ed forward some four inches in relation to the ball,
the distances of the right and left toes from the B line being
respectively 19 and 9-1/2 inches in the case of the drive and 15 and 12
in that of the cleek shot. The stance in the case of all iron clubs
should be studied with great care, for a half inch the wrong way seems
to have a much greater power for evil than it does in the case of wooden
clubs.

The handle of the cleek is gripped in the same manner as the driver, but
perhaps a little more tightly, for, as the club comes severely into
contact with the turf, one must guard against the possibility of its
turning in the hands. Ground the club behind the ball exactly in the
place and in the way that you intend to hit it. There is a considerable
similarity between the swings with the driver and the cleek. Great care
must be taken when making the backward swing that the body is not lifted
upwards, as there is a tendency for it to be. When pivoting on the left
toe, the body should bend slightly and turn from the waist, the head
being kept perfectly still. Thus it comes about that the golfer's system
appears to be working in three independent sections--first from the feet
to the hips, next from the hips to the neck, and then the head. The
result of this combination of movements is that at the top of the swing,
when everything has happened as it should do, the eyes will be looking
over the top of the left shoulder--just as when at the top of driving
swing. The body should not be an inch higher than when the address was
made, and the right leg will now be straight and stiff. When the club is
held tightly, there will be practically no danger of overswinging; but,
as with the drive, the pressure with the palms of the hands may be a
little relaxed at the top. The backward swing must not be so rapid that
control of the club is in any degree lost, and once again the player
must be warned against allowing any pause at the top. In coming down the
cleek should gain its speed gradually, so that at the time of impact it
is travelling at its fastest pace, and then, if the toes are right and
the shoulders doing their duty, the follow-through will almost certainly
be performed properly. The right shoulder must be carefully watched lest
it drops too much or too quickly. The club must, as it were, be in front
of it all the way. If the shoulder gets in front, a sclaffed ball is
almost sure to be the result, the club coming into contact wi