Afbeelding uit de spelregels, France. 1842

Le Noble Jeu De Mail De Montpellier, Play on the Parcours (course), 1842, lithograph by Boehm.

Play at Montpellier had two variants, the 'Tirage au Globe' (Target game at an elevated glass globe) commonly known as 'Le Tir' and the 'parcours'. The lower social classes played on small roads and paths, while the upper class played on the vast custom-made 'parcours' (course) now recalled only by the name of the college 'Jeu de Mail'.

The mallet illustrated is nearly identical in shape and loft to those depicted 120 years earlier. The 'boule', however, is two-three times the size of the club face. While the grip is identical to that seen in earlier illustrations, the stance has changed. Here we see the left foot advanced, the right drawn back in a closed stance, the ball played off the left toe.

British Golf Museum and Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St. Andrews, Scotland

Literaturer

 Golf through the ages by Michael Flannery, page 166. January 2004