preference to the full iron,
because, to my mind, it is easier and safer, and because there is less
danger of the ball skidding off the club. In the same way I prefer a
half iron shot to a full one with the mashie. If the golfer attains any
proficiency with the stroke, he will probably be very much enamoured of
it, and will think it well worth the trouble of carrying a club
specially for the purpose, at all events on all important occasions.

There is another variety of cleek shot which calls for separate mention.
It is played when a low ball is wanted to cut its way through a head
wind, and for the proper explanation of this useful stroke I have
supplied a special series of photographs from which it may be studied to
advantage. As will be seen from them, this stroke is, to all intents and
purposes, a modified half or push stroke, the most essential difference
being in the stance. The feet are a trifle nearer the ball and
considerably more forward, my right heel as a matter of fact being only
2-1/2 inches from the B line. Take a half swing, hit the ball before the
turf as in the case of the push, and finish with the shaft of the club
almost perpendicular, the arms and wrists being held in severe
subjection throughout. The ball skims ahead low down like a swallow, and
by the time it begins to rise and the wind to act upon it, it has almost
reached its destination, and the wind is now welcome as a brake.

Having thus dealt with these different cleek shots separately, I think
some useful instruction may be obtained from a comparison of them,
noting the points of difference as they are set forth in the
photographs. An examination of the pictures will at once suggest that
there is much more in the stance than had been suspected. In the case of
the full cleek shot it is noticeable that the stance is opener than in
any of the others, and that the body is more erect. The object of this
is to allow freedom of the swing without altering the position of the
body during the upward movement. I mean particularly that the head is
not so likely to get out of its place as it would be if the body had
been more bent while the address was being made. It ought not to be, but
is the case, that when pivoting on the left foot during the progress of
a long upward swing, there is a frequent inclination, as already pointed
out, to raise the body, so that the position of the latter at the top of
the swing is altogether wrong, and has to be correct