His swing was short and often stopped too soon.

His stance was rather awkward, after West's, and even his hold on the club was not according to established precedent.

Yet, notwithstanding all this, it must be acknowledged that Whipple's drives had a way of carrying straight and far and landing well.
Joel followed the play with much interest if small appreciation of its intricacies, and carried West's bag, and hoped all the time that that youth would win, knowing how greatly he had set his heart upon so doing.
There is no bunker between second and third holes, but the brook which supplies the lake runs across the course and is about six yards wide from bank to bank.

But it has no terrors for a long drive, and both the players went safely over and won Academy Hole in three strokes.

West still held the odd.