Potted golf

Potted Golf.
of the best amateur players in the his-
tory of the game, and as universally
beloved for his fine sporting qualities
as the late Lieut. F. G. Tait was. I
could produce much more testimony
to the same effect if it were necessary,
but I hope you are convinced : The
cleek is your club, and you can master
it if you will.
The guiding principle in the use of
all iron clubs applies with particular
force to the cleek. Don't, if you can
help it, take a full shot with it. Where
the ball is slightly cupped, and the
green is a long way off, and you dare
not take a brassey, there may be some
justification in going all out for it.
This admission is only made, however,
on the theory that desperate diseases
require desperate remedies. Probably
the safer course would still be a three-
quarter swing, making up for loss of
distance by accuracy of direction. It
is a safe working rule never to play up
to the full strength of your irons. For
instance, your ball is lying a sufficient
distance from the green to make it
necessary that, if you select the mashie
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