With a dull thud, the club struck the guard's skull.

He struggled to regain his feet under the weight of what now seemed like half a dozen policemen, and the club struck him again.

She pushed him to the left just enough so that the club struck her and not him.

Then one day all the little clues connected and just before the club struck, Jerome knew it was coming.

The club had suddenly been, so to speak, struck dumb.

Joseph started to shake his head - when the club struck him full in the mouth.

So a shot from off the putting surface can never be scored as a putt, no matter what club strikes the ball.

And a stroke played on the putting surface is always scored as a putt, no matter what club strikes the ball.

The arm came off and the falling club struck his left shoulder a glancing blow.