Chick Evans' Golf Book
Description:... This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXVI CLUBS AND HOW TO USE THEM Brassle play one of judgment -- Jigger a useful club -- Niblick hints from a diary -- Fast ball drives out the niashie -- Champion gets and gives tips on putting. THE BRASSIE The brassie comes next to the driver as a distancegetting club. It receives its name from the brass plate covering its sole, and this covering is necessary because the brassie has much rougher work on the fairway than the driver has on the tee, and for the same reason it has a stiffer shaft. The important difference between the two clubs lies in the pitch and loft of the face, that of the brassie slanting backward and that of the driver being almost straight. This slanting face of the brassie enables it to lift the ball in a way impossible for the driver. The latter club, however, obtains something of the lofting power of the brassie from the tee from which it is played. The stance for the brassie is the stance for the driver. The swing and grip of the club are also the same except that the grip should be firmer because this club comes in frequent contact with rough ground when playing from a bad lie. A brassie player must give a great deal of attention to his manner of hitting the ball. If it has a fairly good lie it can be hit easily and rhythmically without any attempt to dig under it, for you can trust the loft of the face to pick the ball up if the stroke is made as it should be. A great fault in brassie play is a tendency to try to get under the ball and the only result is badly torn-up turf. When the ball is badly cupped the first impulse is to use an iron, but if the situation really requires a brassie shot play it no matter how strong the iron temptation may prove. If the ball is lying fairly well the stroke with the...
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