While they were thus confined the steward was in the habit of taking their meals to them, and they subsequently confessed to him that they had knocked the first mate down with a belaying-pin ...

Pick a hole with very little trouble so if you don’t quite pull off the draw you don’t leave yourself in a poor position. A draw is a great shot when approaching a pin on the left side of the green.

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But first, to whet all our appetites, comes the draw. All eyes will be on this event to see which clubs will be pitted against each other in what should be a hugely entertaining battle royale.

Like all climbing dogma I think knowing this technique and knowing when to employ it is enough (maybe with a very weak partner on a big route), but more importantly it’s vital to know how to escape ...