As the rebound of the ball

is so much more rapid from metal than from wood the ball is actually in contact with the club face a very much smaller period of time. The sharper blow is given by the design of the club as I have explained and the whole distance depends entirely upon the first impulse or sharpness of the blow. This method is by long odds the most difficult way of playing the club, as it gives so little latitude for error and so little time to deliver the power due to the quick rebound from the metal face. As it is the theory of the average golfer I have taken it up here in order to demonstrate how little this way compares with the way a professional plays his cleek.