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EARLY GOLF IRON
THIS EARLY GOLF IRON IS KNOWN AS A RUT NIBLICK(IRON) CIRCA 1890'S. THE CLUB EVOLVED FROM THE FORST IRONS USED. THEY WERE USED TO HACK THE BALL FROM DIFFERENT LIES (RUTS, CART RUCKS, HOLES). AS TIME PASSED, PLAYERS FOUND THEY COULD LOFT THE BALL TO THE GREEN-NOTABLY-YOUNG TOM MORRIS. THE CLUB IS A CONCAVE FACE WHICH HELPED TO LOFT THE BALL. CONCAVE FACED CLUBS LATER BECAME ILLEGAL.
THIS EARLY GOLF IRON IS KNOWN AS A RUT NIBLICK(IRON) CIRCA 1890'S. THE CLUB EVOLVED FROM THE FORST IRONS USED. THEY WERE USED TO HACK THE BALL FROM DIFFERENT LIES (RUTS, CART RUCKS, HOLES). AS TIME PASSED, PLAYERS FOUND THEY COULD LOFT THE BALL TO THE GREEN-NOTABLY-YOUNG TOM MORRIS. THE CLUB IS A CONCAVE FACE WHICH HELPED TO LOFT THE BALL. CONCAVE FACED CLUBS LATER BECAME ILLEGAL.