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Old June 21st, 2006, 05:55 PM
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General Truths & Rules about Golf

Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it.

Never try to keep more than 30 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing.

When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.

If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank a lay-up or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there.

The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing

No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse.

The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the one critical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all of your many other errors.

If it ain't broke, try changing your grip.

Golfers who claim they don't cheat also lie.

Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot.

A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponents luck.

It is surprisingly easy to hole a fifty foot putt .....for an 8.

Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.

Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.

It's not a gimme if you're still away.

The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.

There are two kinds of bounces; unfair bounces and bounces just the way you meant to play it.

You can hit a two acre fairway 10% of the time and a two-inch branch 90% of the time.

If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age.

The game of golf is 90% mental and 10% mental.

Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the beginning of the next group of three.

When you look up, causing an awful shot, you will always look down again at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever want to see it again.

Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.

If you want to hit a 7 iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to layup just short of a water hazard.


A gushy reporter told Jack Nicklaus, "You are spectacular, your name is synonymous with the game of golf. You really know your way around the course. What's your secret?"

Nicklaus replied, "The holes are numbered"
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Old June 21st, 2006, 06:17 PM
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That's good stuff man.
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Old June 22nd, 2006, 10:21 AM
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Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot.

You can hit a two acre fairway 10% of the time and a two-inch branch 90% of the time.

The game of golf is 90% mental and 10% mental.
My favorites..
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Old June 22nd, 2006, 11:11 AM
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No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse.

It is surprisingly easy to hole a fifty foot putt .....for an 8.

You can hit a two acre fairway 10% of the time and a two-inch branch 90% of the time.

Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.

Are my favorites
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Old June 22nd, 2006, 12:53 PM
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what about...
when playing solo all your shots will be straight and long til that 4-some allows you to play through at the tee box at which time you duck hook your driver into the trees and then skull a few more balls on your way to an 8
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Old June 22nd, 2006, 01:12 PM
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The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing

The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the one critical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all of your many other errors.

Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot.
These are my favorites. How about:

You're a good putter until someone says, "you're a good putter."
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Old June 22nd, 2006, 01:21 PM
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Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.

This happened to me Tuesday. i didnt know it was beyond my control! Whew!
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Old June 22nd, 2006, 02:26 PM
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A few more

Brand new golf balls are water-magnetic. Though this cannot be proven in the lab, it is a known fact that the more expensive the golf ball, the greater its attraction to water.

Golf balls never bounce off of trees back into play. If one does, the tree is breaking a law of the universe and should be cut down

Every par-three hole in the world has a secret desire to humiliate golfers. The shorter the hole, the greater its desire.

A golfer hitting into your group will always be bigger than anyone in your group. Likewise, a group you accidentally hit into will consist of a football player, a professional wrestler, a convicted murderer and an IRS agent -- or some similar combination

Golf balls from the same "sleeve" tend to follow one another, particularly out of bounds or into the water

"Nice lag" can usually be translated to "lousy putt." Similarly, "tough break" can usually be translated "way to miss an easy one, sucker."

The last three holes of a round will automatically adjust your score to what it really should be.(Unless, of course, the score is higher than what it should be.)

All vows taken on a golf course shall be valid only until sunset of the same day.

And last but not least: Golf should be given up at least twice per month.
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Old June 22nd, 2006, 02:44 PM
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ThreeFeathers... “My body is here, but my mind has already teed off”


That's it Bro! My old Grandfather taught me that only when I learned the Bow, would I become the Arrow. Thanks for the reminder...!
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You can hit a two acre fairway 10% of the time and a two-inch branch 90% of the time.
So true...only with me it's the cart path. It never fails, that I have all that green grass out there to hit, I might make a bad swing or something and rather than just ending up in the tall stuff, I hit the cart path. It amazes me that I cannot not hit the fairway, yet I somehow hit a stretch of 4 foot wide concrete. I'm thinking about asking a course to just put the cart path right up the middle of the fairway...I would be dangerous.
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Old June 22nd, 2006, 02:58 PM
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So true...only with me it's the cart path. It never fails, that I have all that green grass out there to hit, I might make a bad swing or something and rather than just ending up in the tall stuff, I hit the cart path. It amazes me that I cannot not hit the fairway, yet I somehow hit a stretch of 4 foot wide concrete. I'm thinking about asking a course to just put the cart path right up the middle of the fairway...I would be dangerous.
LOL...Me too...I have a friend that once said:"The only time my shot ever goes exactly where I'm aiming is when I'm aiming at a place I don't want to hit because my shot never goes where I aim." I'm not sure that is good grammar, but it is more true that I like to think about. I once aimed at a limb that was hanging in my path thinking I could never hit something that was two inches around and forty feet away...Can you guess what happened? I knew you could...
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If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank a lay-up or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there.

The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing

Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.

When you look up, causing an awful shot, you will always look down again at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever want to see it again.

If you want to hit a 7 iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to layup just short of a water hazard.

hahahahaaha......so true.
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Old June 28th, 2006, 05:24 AM
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These are great and so painfully true...
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Here's one that I'd add to the list:

The ONLY time that I make a truly great shot is when anybody else on the course is looking the other way!
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These are sooo true it's not even funny. Except they're hilarious!
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