Well it has all started, we are in the UK. What a beautiful city Edinburgh is. So much history, the buildings are magnificent.No the scots didn't actually roll out the marching band for us, the Queen of England is in town for the week and this was for her.
After some jet lag discouraging sight seeing in the morning, we made our way to our opening event at Musselburgh Links.
This is a group photo of all the tour just prior to setting out on our hickory club challenge.
We contested 9 holes on the links, the oldest known course in the road. The course weaves in and out of a horse racing track. The race track is only a relatively new addition to the site having been created in 1816!
We were all provided a set of clubs consisting of a Brassie (2 wood), a cleek (3 iron), a mashie (5 iron), mashie niblick (7 iron) a niblick (wedge) and of course a putter. We also used a replica gutta percha golf ball, similar to what was used in the period of these clubs.
We were instructed to swing smoothly as the torque in the hickory shafts is a lot higher than the shafts we use today.
We were also told not to be tentative as the clubs are strong and will not break. As evidenced by the photo, this is not quite the case.
I (Justin) managed to break my brassie on the last hole. Fortunately I found both the clubhead, and the ball.
This was a very enjoyable, and educational start to the tour, and got us in the mood for Friday.
What's it with you 2....first Matt loses the head off his 3 wood just before departure and now Justin? There are no trees at Musselburgh so we cannot accuse you of wrapping your brassie around one of those. It does look like you were getting the guttas percha out of the heel a little, though?
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