East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-02

(Note-This is the second Of series
Of golf articles written especially t
the East Oregonian by George H, Ed
dy. professional Of the Pendleton Coli
Club
Selection of Clubs.
There are a good many people who
take up golf They go in a store and
select set of clubs or send away and
get them from some department store
which is still worse. This is great
mistake It's alright if they know
what is suited to their style of play
but a new beginner does not know
what is best for him.
This is one reason why good many
make such slow progress in the game
They go on trying to play with clubs
which are not at all suited 10 them,
thus trying to adapt a style TO suit the
club. What must he done is to get a
club which suits the style of play MY
experience is, the new beginner should
go out on the links and employ the
professional and try several clubs and
take "A lesson or two, before selecting
his clubs and let the professional do
this for him, for this reason he wants
TO see the new beginner come on quick
with his game Consequently he Will
do his best and get the clubs which
viii he suited to the player. An old
experienced player can always tell on
seeing a person come on the links
whether he has been started out right
He can usually tell by his clubs
A good golfer as a rule always likes
to see his clubs clean and kept in good
condition 1t has been said many
times that a person can play better
with clean clubs. II helps to keep his
/ eye on the ball.
Now in regard to selecting clubs /
venture to say there are so per cent of
golfers who haven't the clubs that
suit their style of play. The selecting
of clubs is very difficult matter, 1t
takes very close study and years of
experience. To prove this l will leave
il to some of our older players. They
found after two or three years they
had tn change their clubs owing to
not having some one To start them out
with the right clubs. \ player having
found out the right lie Of his club,
one which is most suited to his
stance. must now get the weight
There are a good many who try to
play with clubs which are far too
heavy for them, consequently they are
forever missing their swing. 1t is bet
tel to play with a club which is too
light. 1t will be noticed that all the
best crack players use light clubs,
the driver usually not more than
from II to Is ounces. The clubs
should vary according to persons
weight and length of swing. The
longer the swing the lighter the club
must be otherwise he will find it
very difficult to time his stroke.
There are good many who use the
long swing. 1t seems more natural
to them There are others who
adopt the three-quarter swing and
can use a heavier club than the for
mer. sometimes it will be seen on
the links a small man with heavier
club than Il big man. That is be-
cause the latter has a much longer
swing Besides it is not always the
biggest man is the strongest in the
wrist.
The reason of SO many shots going
wrong is the player over-swinging. l
strongly advocate the threequarter
swing. There are a good many that
have lots Of troAble with their irons.
one reason is they stand too far from
the ball which means their swing is
too flat and only the heel Of the iron
hits the ball. To play an iron sue
cessfully a player must be right over
his han with the sole Of the club
lying close to the ground from the
heel to the toe. have often seen
players using their irons with only
the heel of the club lying on the
ground. Where this happens, one