ings like these, when not noticed and attended to, may bother a player
for many weeks; while, on the other hand, he may frequently find out
from a scrutiny of the pictures and diagrams the faults which have
baffled him on the links. In this connection the "How not to do it"
photographs should be of particular value to the player who is in
trouble with his cleek. Look at the faulty stance and address in Plate
XXXII. At the first glance you can see that this is not a natural
stance; the player is cramped and uncomfortable. The grip is altogether
wrong. The hands are too far apart, and the right hand is too much under
the shaft. The body would not hold its position during the swing, and in
any case a correct swing would be impossible. Yet this photograph does
not exaggerate the bad methods of some players. In Plate XXVII. we have
the player in a stance which is nearly as bad as before; but it is
evident that in this case the body has been lifted during the upward
swing, and the left hand is rather too much on the top of the shaft.

[Illustration: _PLATE XXXII._ FAULTY PLAY WITH THE CLEEK

_The stance in this case is very bad. The whole of the weight is on the
left leg instead of being evenly divided. The hands are too far apart,
and the right hand is far too much underneath the shaft. Moreover the
player is bending too far towards his ball. He must stand up to his
work. The almost certain consequence of this attitude is a foozle._]

[Illustration: _PLATE XXXIII._ FAULTY PLAY WITH THE CLEEK

_Some very common and very fatal defects in the swing are illustrated
here. It is evident that both the body and the head have been lifted as
the club has been swung up, and the whole arrangement is thus thrown out
of gear. Both hands are in wrong positions (compare with XXIII) with the
result that the toe of the club is pointing sideways instead of to the
ground. Result--the player is likely to strike anything except the
ball._]

[Illustration: _PLATE XXXIV._ FAULTY PLAY WITH THE CLEEK

_Here at the finish of the stroke the position of the arms is
exceedingly bad. They are bent and huddled up towards the body, plainly
indicating that they did not go through with the ball. There was no
power in this stroke, nothing to send the ball along. Therefore length
was impossible, and a foozle was quite likely. Compare with XXIV._]

[Illustration: _PLATE XXXV._ FAULTY PLAY WITH THE CLEEK

_The mistakes here are numerous, but less pronounce