It is always hard for the experienced player in any game to sympathize with the difficulties of the beginner. In golf, the only way in which the expert can in any way put himself in the duffer's place is by playing a few holes with a set of clubs such as is usually sold to the unsuspicious novice. He will then come to the conclusion that there is nothing extraordinary in the inability of the struggling beginner to achieve the desired result; on the contrary, it is surprising that with such implements he succeeds in doing anything even passably well. Golf clubs are turned out by the million in these days, and anything short of a broomstick is considered good enough for the young player to go out and break.