Chapter 23

REFLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS 259

Good golf to come--Giants of the past--The amateurs of to-day--The greatness of "Freddy" Tait--Modern professionals--Good sportsmen and good friends--A misconception--The constant strain--How we always play our best--Difficult tasks--No "close season" in golf--Spectators at big matches--Certain anecdotes--Putting for applause--Shovelling from a bunker--The greatest match I have ever played in--A curious incident--A record in halves--A coincidence--The exasperation of Andrew--The coming of spring--The joyful golfer.

APPENDIX (Rules of the Game) 267

INDEX 279

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PORTRAIT _Frontispiece_

PLATE PAGE

I. My set of clubs 48

II. The grip with the left hand 58

III. The overlapping grip 58

IV. The overlapping grip 58

V. The overlapping grip 58

VI. Driver and brassy. The stance 66

VII. Driver and brassy. Top of the swing 66

VIII. Driver and brassy. Top of the swing from behind 66

IX. Driver and brassy. Finish of the swing 66

X. How not to drive 72

XI. How not to drive 72

XII. How not to drive 72

XIII. How not to drive 72

XIV. Driver and brassy. Stance when playing for a slice 86

XV. Driver and brassy. Top of the swing when playing for a slice 86

XVI. Driver and brassy. Finish when playing for a slice 86

XVII. Driver and brassy. Playing for a pull. Stance 90

XVIII. Driver and brassy. Top of the swing when playing for a pull 90

XIX. Driver and brassy. Finish when playing for a pull 90

XX. Driver and brassy. Stance for a low ball against the wind 96

XXI. Driver and brassy. Stance for a high ball with the wind 96

XXII. Full shot with the cleek. Stance 102

XXIII. Full shot with the cleek. Top of the swing 102

XXIV. Full shot with the cleek. Finish 102

XXV. Full shot with the cleek. Finish 102

XXVI. The push shot with the cleek. Stance 106

XXVII. The push shot with the cleek. Top of the swing 106

XXVIII. The push shot with the cleek. Finish 106

XXIX. A low ball (against wind) with the cleek. Stance 106

XXX. A low ball (against wind) with the cleek. Top of the swing 106

XXXI. A low ball (against wind) with the cleek. Finish 106

XXXII. Faulty play with the cleek 110

XXXIII. Faulty play with the cleek 110

XXXIV. Faulty play with the cleek 110

XXXV. Faulty play with the cleek 110

XXXVI. Faulty play with the cleek 110

XXXVII. Full iron shot. Stance 114

XXXVIII. Full iron shot. Top of the swing 114

XXXIX. Full iron shot. Finish 114

XL. Play with the iron for a low ball (against wind). Stance 114

XLI. Play with the iron for a low ball (against wind). Top of the swing 114

XLII. Play with the iron for a low ball (against wind). Finish 114

XLIII. Mashie approach (pitch and run). Stance 122

XLIV. Mashie approach (pitch and run). Top of the swing 122

XLV. Mashie approach (pitch and run). Finish 122

XLVI. Mistakes with the mashie 122

XLVII. Mistakes with the mashie 122

XLVIII. Mistakes with the mashie 122

XLIX. Running-up approach with mashie or iron. Finish, with stance also indicated 122

L. A cut approach with the mashie. Stance 122

LI. A cut approach with the mashie. Top of the swing 122

LII. A cut approach with the mashie. Finish 122

LIII. The niblick in a bunker. Top of an ordinary stroke when it is intended to take much sand 136

LIV. "Well out!" Finish of an ordinary stroke in a bunker when much sand is taken 136

LV. Another bunker stroke. Top of the swing when intending to take the ball cleanly and with a little cut 136

LVI. Finish, after taking the ball cleanly from a bunker 136

LVII. Putting 146

LVIII. Putting 146

DIAGRAMS.

Trajectory of ball when a distant slice is required 89

Trajectory of ball in the case of a quick slice 90

Method and effect of pulling into a cross wind from the right 94

The push shot with the cleek 106

Putting with cut on a sloping green 154

Nails in golfing boots and shoes 167

Points to look at when addressing the ball 170

THE COMPLETE GOLFER