The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-05-18
Off The Fairway
n, cHAS PETWAY
It's in the bag
It's almost in the cup.
If a blade of grass
Is not in the way.
II will not rim the cup.
By cHAs. PETwAY

Out of the above situation described two outcomes
could possibly be the results 1t is equally likely, per-
chance ones ball hits blade of that it might be
knocked off line but on the other hand might be knock
ed on line However it is Knocked off line the putt is
surely to be missed if is knocked the line in most
it would be made putt Only one possibility can
prevail in any given situation. fate being the determining
factor in the ultimate outcome So nothing Is In the bag
until the final results.
should imagine number of people have heard the
expressonI is in the bagso TO speak concerning cnch
propositions But actually is anything ever in the bag
In golf bag be found number of golf tricks
which naturally be used in playing the game Some
people however never learn to properly use
them.
There are to be found in every set at least three wood
clubs and in some fourth wood They are as fol-
lows namely, driver brasse and spoon The fourth IS
new addition called the bafy. There at least nine
iron clubs every They follows: one IRON two
iron three iron four iron five IRON six iron seven iron
eight iron. and the putter or nine lron
If threw out query concerning the spoon. nine
time often newcomer to the game would associate
it with nblick. A nblck in degree resembles soup
spoon the angle Of the loft of the club which
it used coming out of sand traps and for angling high
shots to the green
Golf being game of angles, it is natural that the
clubs made up from standpoint Of angles loft.
The angle loft in golf set range from ninety degree
that Of thirty degrees The driver the first club
the Of golf round has loft of ninety de-
grees The face is nearly perpendicular The brassle
angles Just little than driver. because its func-
tonary purpos is TO make shot from the farway with
out the aid of tee. say without the aid of ee The
spoon angles that of ortyfve degrees Its purpose
use to make shots the faway from good or bad lies
without the aid of the up The farther away from
the hole clubs with less angle OF slope
loft The closer TO the hole the angle loft becomes
pronounced.
The number the driving iron has a loft Of about
eighty degrees 1t used instead Of the spoon brassie
shooting from bad lies that would make the of the
spoon or brasse too hazardous TO attempt
The number two iron used for the purpose as
the number iron, however the angle of loft little
marked than in the iron. Each club you go
down the list from to nine angle OF loft becomes
and pronounced The angle of loft of the clubs
abes the ball TO rise in the execution of shots
The mashie number five iron one Of the most
ful clubs in the golf One in making shots from
$50 yards from the green The seven iron mashie
nibck another important club because it be put
many The angle OF loft Of this club about forty
five degrees. The niblck. commonly mistaken for the
spoon very useful club which if mastered will save
many puts The nibck. because of the deep angle
Of loft is used IN making high approach shots the
and also in coming out Of sand traps Those yawning
trenches covered with sand that the downfall of many
an aspiring golfer
lne niter or the number nine ten iron in sets
lis me club uses IN putting after reaching the green
Putting delicate and fine art-and the putting touch
Is acquired only after ong practice. Putting in the end
is the deciding factor in golf matches This natural
j. viii become monotonouS 10 the golfer who knows all
about the makeup the golf set But 10 those not quite
familiar hope il Will Shed light of familiarity which
in some degree acquain them with the makeup OF golf
set ard there be found clubs every bag if
does not careeSSy miss the bag putting his her club
back after having used it, Many clubs have been lost this
wav However j is he exception rather than the rule