As the putter is a short club which requires a different adjustment of the body for the swing than when playing with any other club, the more one's putter resembles an iron the more naturally will one putt.

Putting, therefore, with a cleek or putting cleek, will often give a better command over the ball. With a putter, the club must always meet the ball with a full right angle face ; but with a cleek or putting cleek, by holding the club with the hands well ahead of the ball, one not only has an infinite variety of slopes with which to hit the ball but, as the loft of the cleek puts a drag upon the ball, it can be hit harder than it could be with a putter. Consequently the ball will be kept straighter. The cleek or putting cleek is also a good club to use when the first part of the green is rough and uneven, as there will be enough loft on the club to pitch the ball over the uneven ground. It is also a better club to use on a rolling, undulating green where one has to slice the ball. In playing with a cleek or putting cleek, the essential thing is a well balanced club with a light head so that one can sweep the club far enough back to get a long swing, the stance being the same and the stroke made in the same way as when playing off the right leg with a putter.