THE GIST OF GOLF
CHAPTER I
THE DRIVING SWING
WITH SOME ADVICE CONCERNING CLUBS AND
THE GRIP
A GREAT deal of unnecessarily bad golf is
played in this world. The people who go
on playing it, year in and year out, with unquenchable
hope and enthusiasm, constitute the game's
mainstay, for their zeal is complete, and zeal that
remains unabated in the face of long-sustained ad;
versity is the most powerful constituent in the
whole fabric of a prosperotls pastime.
All the same, these chronic sufferers from foozling
would like to play better than they do. And
they could play better. There is no reason why a
physically sonnd individual, who takes up the game
before old age with the determination to succeed at
it, should fail to develop form justifying a tolerably
low handicap-say, 5 or 6. After that, everything
must depend upon the person's inborn faculties
as a golfer. As a rule, it is some very simple
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS; CHAPTER PAGE; I THE DRIVING SWING • 11; II HOW TO USE THE CLEEK 31; III HOW TO USE THE MID-IRON 55; IV HOW TO USE THE NIBLICK 75; V HOV TO USE THE MASHIE • 101; VI A STUDY OF PUTTING • 135
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CHAPTER I
THE DRIVING SWING
WITH SOME ADVICE CONCERNING CLUBS AND
THE GRIP
A GREAT deal of unnecessarily bad golf is
played in this world. The people who go
on playing it, year in and year out, with unquenchable
hope and enthusiasm, constitute the game's
mainstay, for their zeal is complete, and zeal that
remains unabated in the face of long-sustained ad;
versity is the most powerful constituent in the
whole fabric of a prosperotls pastime.
All the same, these chronic sufferers from foozling
would like to play better than they do. And
they could play better. There is no reason why a
physically sonnd individual, who takes up the game
before old age with the determination to succeed at
it, should fail to develop form justifying a tolerably
low handicap-say, 5 or 6. After that, everything
must depend upon the person's inborn faculties
as a golfer. As a rule, it is some very simple
11
Table of Contents
CONTENTS; CHAPTER PAGE; I THE DRIVING SWING • 11; II HOW TO USE THE CLEEK 31; III HOW TO USE THE MID-IRON 55; IV HOW TO USE THE NIBLICK 75; V HOV TO USE THE MASHIE • 101; VI A STUDY OF PUTTING • 135
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to re
