The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18
Vardon Recommends Use of Fem
Sticks for Beginners at Colt
Mentions Brassie, Mid-Iron,
Mashie, Putter, Driver, CIeek
and Niblic as important.

matches and medal rounds. It Is wise to
carry two putters-one Of wood or alumni
mum and the other a straight-face iron
putter or a putting cleck. There are
mum instrument just suits the touch.
This is SO IN the case of every golfer.
particularly where the playing OF long
puts In concerned. The nature OF the
ing follow through; the bali does not
need to be hit hard, and when the touch
Is right, I do not know anything better
than one Of these clubs for the delicate
business OF the putting green. But there
be a little bit Jared, and. on those oc-
casions, the putting cleek is often a
savior. Possessing n little loft. II. calls
for harder hitting than the average
Pess Snd s that + relief II double %sen sss
the putting cieek." Ia a wise rule.
There are some veritable treasures
among what are known as "mongrer'
Embellishments with heads that have
been hammered or evolved In some other
way so that they present a loft and
depth and weight that places them in no
particular category IN the standard set.
OFTEN they appeal to some trait In one 9
could do. and I am not ashamed to adj
nit that the pet Of my bag ia mongrel.
Adjusted the Weight.
II Is a cross between a cleek and q
mid-iron. and sufficiently different from
either as to present itself In the nature
of a solution to a problem when one
cannot be quite confident as to which
Of those two clubs TO take. have had
y for more years than ! like to re-
cnme so light from constant cleaning
with stand paper that something had
to tie done to adjust the weight. Con-
sequently I had square piece Of steel
four rivets going through TO tho face.
to me: What's that funny bit stuck
on the back of your club" but there
was nothing else to be done II this
mongrel was to remain In service.
And. upon my word. would not Fart
with II for any amount Of money.
have had II since my early champion
! ships, a quarter of a century ago. and
The sole Is round. and the head, while
being slightly shorter than that Of a
cleek. Is longer than TINT OF mid
iron. II came from America at a time,
perhaps. when manufacturers In the
United States had no particular idea as
To the shapes and weights and sizes
that legitimate golf clubs should as
| sumo. bought II in London soon
inter Its import. being impressed main
ly by Its oddly. and have tried many
Sticks to the Club.
Every attempt has been a failure
And so I am sticking to II, weii-worr
as Il "a. through thick and thin. One
moral Of this little experience In that
II you have an iron club OF which the
loft seems perfect but the weight toe
light. you can safely have q piece oil
metal added to the head. It Ia very
simple matter.
Another mongrel of which am fond
Is my running-up mashie. That de-
scription OF q club may seem a con.
tradiction of terms. because II you dc
anything at all with q mashie, you
pitch with II. But the club in question
has only the depth and weight of a
mashie head. It's face Is nearly straight
and that is exactly Its charm. II Ia
always coming In useful when nc
thoroughbred would meet the situation
II keeps the ball low against the wind
IL Is a beautiful club for running-up
and II delivers a ball from long grass
like nothing else In the bag.
Without hesitation would I advise the
golfer to give heed to a club which hal
no particular denomination. In many
| cases. II Is useless. but sometimes II II
a treasure. He can tell directly wher
he takes II in his hands whether hi
fancies II or dislikes II. and IL he find'
that II has q charm, he Is Ill advised e
allow its mongrelism to prejudice hin
| against II. Nearly every good golfel
has a pet club for which nobody car
think of name.
(copy't. 1915 by the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl