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Updated: May 14, 2025
But some golfers like taking the fullest mashie stroke that they can, and, when hesitating between the use of an iron or the lofting club, they usually decide in favour of the latter.
After a few minutes' practise he got the hang of them and did really brilliant work. With a mashie at one hundred and twenty yards he dropped ball after ball within a short distance of a stake which served to indicate a cup. He picked them clean from the turf, lofting them with that back-spin which causes them to drop almost dead.
I remember that I bought two new putters and a jolly fine caddie bag." "You could do better than that if you'd try, West. You're awfully smart." "Who? Me?" laughed West. "Pshaw! I can't do any more than pass my exams. Of course I'm smart enough when it comes to lofting out of a bad lie or choosing a good club; but " He shook his head doubtfully, but nevertheless seemed pleased at the idea.
Lofting means shooting through the air, so that your taw does not touch the earth till it hits the object aimed at or a point near it. Knuckling Down means resting the knuckles on the ground while shooting. Histing or Hoisting is holding some distance above the ground. It is not permitted in Bull Ring or in Meg-on-a-string. Roundsters means taking a new position to avoid an obstruction.
Usually a boy accompanies each player to carry his clubs. Such boys are called "caddies." The clubs are peculiarly named and it is optional with each player to have as many clubs as he desires. Some of the more common ones are called "driver," "brassie," "cleek," "iron," "mashie," "niblick," "putter," and "lofting iron."
But if you want to win you must know how to count." I was silent, and for the first time in my life I realized that Munchausen was not so very different from certain golfers I have met in my short day as a golfiac, and then Boswell put in: "You see, it isn't lofting or driving that wins," he continued. "Cups aren't won on putting or approaching.
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