As for the shape of the head,you should use a bulger with plenty of wood in it. There is a tendency among bad club makers to turn out drivers with a great deal of material in the neck, but too narrow a surface in the face. Just as the shaft should taper toward the bottom, so the part of the head which joins the shaft should be made as fine as possible, in order to impart the requisite spring.

For the purposes of the beginner it is all important to secure a good driver, because he ought to content himself, for a time at least, with practice in driving. And at all stages of the game there is nothing which adds so much to the pleasure of the game, as the possession of a club which gives the player every chance of success in striking from the tee. But a careful selection of the other clubs in the set is really just as important, as soon as the elementary part of the game has been mastered.