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 George Nicoll, Leven, Scotland
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Amongst the many and varied experimentation with golf head designs before and after the turn of the 20th century, the George Nicoll leather faced cleek was quite unique, and today a very rare and a highly collectable piece of golfing memorabilia.
driving power. The leather face insert was intended to give a better grip to the ball at impact and to stop it from skidding on hard dry greens as was the norm with smooth faced irons. It also appears to have been successfully used for putting by keeping the hands well forward and de lofting the face loft. The insert would have given a much softer feel at impact than other putters used at the time. How interesting to note that nearly all modern putters used today have an insert fitted to the face. Which just goes to shows that there is nothing new in golf club development. 
Whilst regarded as a patent club, George Nicoll applied for the patent but it was never issued. However he continued to stamp the clubs with the applied patent number during the period of manufacture. Although they seemed to have been produced in quite small numbers he continued making them until the early 1900’s.
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George Nicoll, Leven, Scotland
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Golfer-Today.co.uk6 Broadway, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8AZ |