en by the lower
part of the blade near to the sole and much below the centre where the
impact ought to be. Therefore it is apparent that, in order to take it
from the centre, the blade must be forced underneath, and if the swing
is made in the manner directed and the turf is taken just the least
distance behind the ball--which, of course, means keeping the eye just
so much more to the right than usual--all that is necessary will be
easily accomplished. Apart from the loft, I think a little more accuracy
is ensured by the removal of that inch or two of turf.

Now there is that most valuable stroke, the running-up approach, to
consider. When skilfully performed, it is often most wonderfully and
delightfully effective. It is used chiefly for short approaches when the
ground outside the putting green is fairly good and there is either no
hazard at all to be surmounted, or one that is so very low or sunken as
not to cause any serious inconvenience. When the running-up shot is
played in these circumstances by the man who knows how to play it, he
can generally depend on getting much nearer to the hole than if he were
obliged to play with a pitch alone. It is properly classified as a
mashie shot, but there are golfers who do it with an iron. Others like a
straight-faced mashie for the purpose; and a third section have a
preference for the ordinary mashie, and play for a pitch and run. These
are details of fancy in which I cannot properly interfere. The stance
for the stroke differs from that for an ordinary mashie shot in that the
feet and body are further in front, the right toe, for instance, being
fully six inches nearer to the B line (see Plate XLIX.). The club may
be gripped lower down the handle. Moreover, it should be held forward,
slightly in front of the head. The swing back should be very straight,
and should not be carried nearly so far as in playing an ordinary mashie
stroke, for in this case the ball requires very little propulsion. This
is one of the few shots in golf in which the right hand is called upon
to do most of the work, and that it may be encouraged to do so the hold
with the left hand should be slightly relaxed. With the right hand then
fastening tightly to the handle, it comes about that the toe of the club
at the time of the impact is slightly in front of the heel, and this
combination of causes tends to give the necessary run to the ball when
it takes the ground. The work of the right hand in the case