Too many years ago, I was at Dorado Beach where Chi Chi was in residence. He gave an exhibition during which he hit shots with a tree branch shaped like a golf club that was heavily weighted at the toe. He explained that when he was young, he was so poor that this was how he learned to play.
He hit lazy draw after beautiful lazy draw with the stick. “I’ve got to talk to Mr. Nicklaus,” he said ( they were both on the MacGregor staff). “This club is impossible to slice.” I piped up, “I can slice one with that thing,” and proceeded to hit my usual 20 yard “fade.” “I guess I’d better stick to playing, not club design,” Chi Chi observed. A life memory for me. 😀