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THE PINE BURST OUTLOOK
STEADY MAN
Sole and Heel of Sturdy White Rubber
The truncated cones on the sole
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the stance comes - - undr the
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Steady Man Soles and Heels
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makes the most
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Camden, South Carolina
MRS. J. L. WELLER WINS some of his members came into his shop,
PUTTING CONTEST saw. the short clubs, felt of them, and de-
cided to try one. The result on their
Mrs. J. L. Weller won the weekly put- game was surprising, and they told their
ting contest for women held at the friends. In less than a month all the
Country Club with a score of 23 for the short clubs were gone and Yeoman had
12 holes. Mis. F. T. Keating, playing to remove the grip and shorten more of
with a plus 1 handicap, registered 24, them to meet the demand. The season's
and tied at that figure with Mrs. A. S. piay proved that the members drove fur
Gilman and Mrs. C. S. Waterhouse for ther and straighter with the short clubs
second place.
The scores:
Mrs. J. L. Weller
Mrs. F. T. Keating
Mrs. A. S. Gilman
Mrs. C. S. Waterhouse
Mrs. E. C. Beall
Mrs. F. E. Now
Mrs. H. S. Philbrick
Mrs. O. A. Blackburn
Mrs. Jansen Noyes
Mrs. J. F. Gilmore
Mrs. G. M. Howard
Mrs. B. V. Covert
Mrs. E. C. Blancke
Mrs. Ingersoll
Mrs. Keed
Mrs. Coleman
Mrs. Parke
Mrs. Hart
Mrs. H. P. Hotchkiss
Miss Lord
Mrs. Horner
than they ever did before, and it is sel
dom now that Yeoman makes a, wooden
23 club longer than 42 inches.
23 Stand Well Over Your Ball
24 The closer that you approach to the
24 hole the more you should stand over your
25 ball. This means that the lie of your
25 clubs used in the short game should be
26 more upright than those for your longer
26 shots. Starting with your putter which
26 should be made so that you can stand
21 directly over your ball in a position so
27 that you could spit on it if necessary,
27 down through your mashie-niblick, mash
27 ie, approach-iron, midiron, spoon, bras-
27 sie and driver the lie of your clubs
28 should bring the grip into your hands
2 without altering their position and, as
29 we said before, short shafts and upright
29 lies will be found easier to play with.
30 Owing to the difference in build it is
32 impossible to lay down any hard and fast
No Card rule as to the length of a player's clubs,
but an outfit which should suit the aver-
THEORY VS. FACT IN GOLF age golfer would be about as follows:
Continued From Page Three) Driver and brassie, 42 inches in length,
ence in the clubs of the amateur and pro weight 13 1-4 ounces; spoon, 41 inches
is in their weight, and1 in nearly every long and 13 1-4 ounces in weight; mid
instance those of the pro are much light- iron, 38 inches in length, weight, 15 1-4
er. An amateur seems to feel that he ounces; approach iron, 37 1-2 inches in
should select as heavy a club as he can length and 15 1-4 ounces in weight;
swing, and this theory is all wrong. ' mashie, 37 inches long and 15 1-2 ounces
A golfer's clubs are just like the pen- in weight; mashie-niblick, 36 1-2 inches
dulum of a clock and the situation can be long, weight 15 1-2 ounces; niblick,. 36
summed up in a few words, "Big man inches long and weight 15 3-4 to 16
big clubs, small man light clubs." A ounces; putter, 34 inches long and from
big, slew-moving man naturally requires 15 1-2 to 18 ounces, depending on the
heavier clubs than a small, quick-mov- style of club and the player's stroke. If
ing fellow, but if you have to err it anything a good pro's clubs would run
should be the side of lightness. Given a lighter than the weights given and some
hot, close, summer day and a heavy club of them might be shafted shorter. A
is an abomination and, regardless of the pro uses his muscles continually and his
day, a heavy club is bad medicine for it hands are far stronger than yours so you
encourages body action and muscular might well take a leaf out of his book
force instead of speed in your swing. and play with clubs which you can con
Short Clubs and Upright Lies trol.
A tall, slow-moving man may use long
clubs to an advantage provided he can THEM GOLFING GUYS LOOK
control them, but most golfers are using WILD
too long clubs. This is due to the theory
that a long shaft gives the player a Who's the stranger, mother, dear?
greater leverage, but experience, has Look! he knows us ain't it queer ! "
proven conclusively that the length of a "Hush, my own, don't talk so wild;
player's club has little effect on the He's your father, dearest child."
length of his drive. Bill Yeoman, for "He's my father? No such thing!
twenty odd years professional at the Father died away last spring."
South Shore Country Club, is ranked as "Father didn't die, you dub!
one of the finest club makers in the Father joined a golfing club."
country, and it is pretty safe to bank on "But they've closed the club, so he
what he tells you. Has no place to go, you see.
Bill is an old-time Scott, and for years No place left for him to roam
he made his wooden clubs up in lengths So that is why he's coming home,
of 42, 43, and 44 inches, but one day he Kiss him he won't bite you, child,
hired a new assistant who was not famil- All them golfing guys look wild!7
iar with the vagaries of Bill 's measuring
stick and the result was that he sawed off
about fifty clubs at lengths which ranged
from 40 to 42 inches. Bill was up in the
air but it was quite a iob to splice each The annual meeting' of the Tin Whis-
shaft so he had the grips put on and ties and election of officers will be held
placed the short clubs in stock hoping to in the Dutch Room of the Carolina Hotel
sell a few of them. In the course of time at 8 o'clock on the evening of March 17.
ANNUAL MEETING
WHISTLES
OF TIN