498 ' RUNNING UP THE IRON' 



The swing-back is then made almost entirely by the 

 body turning on the hips and left knee ; the points of 

 the fingers, wrists, arms, and shoulders being all kept 

 rigid. The arms being still kept nearly straight, as 

 when addressing the ball, the club will go back close 

 over the surface of the ground. The club is brought 

 back by a similar reverse turn of the body, and as the 

 ball is struck, it follows on after it by reason of the 

 right shoulder being brought underneath (though rather 

 by the body bending down off the right hip than by 

 any slackening of the shoulder -joints), and by the 

 whole body being allowed to follow on with the in- 

 ward bend of the right knee. The ball thus struck 

 will be sent skimming close over the ground for 

 the earlier portion of its journey, and will then run 

 on up the slope on to the ' putting green,' dead, and 

 perhaps ' in.' 



Half-shot, or Approach off the Left Leg. 



The position is much the same as in the drive, except 

 that the weight is all on the left leg, and the ball oppo- 

 site the left toe. The mashie, being the shorter, is 

 the best approach club to hit a ball close to the 

 player. 



The weight in the stroke does not get shifted to the 

 right leg at all ; the knees are bent, the left more than 

 the right. The main part of the stroke is done with the 

 left hand and wrist, it being necessary that the right 

 wrist should be loose, or otherwise the club cannot get 

 away after the ball. 



Again, if the ball has to be ' lofted,' the left arm 

 must not be allowed to follow on, but the club be 

 allowed to come through by the supple action of the 



