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LAW 1:
No matter how bad your last shot was, you should have Inner Peace knowing that a worse one is yet to come. This law does not expire on the 18th
hole, since it has the supernatural tendency to extend over the course of a tournament, a summer and, eventually, a lifetime.

LAW 2:
Your best round of golf will be followed almost immediately by your worst round ever. The probability of the latter increases with the number of
people you tell about the former.


LAW 3:
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. Expensive clubs have been known to be partly made with this most unusual natural alloy.


LAW 4:
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.


LAW 5
The higher a golfer's handicap, the more qualified he deems himself as an instructor.


LAW 6
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.


LAW 7:
All 3-woods are demon-possessed. Your Mother in Law does not come close.


LAW 8:
Golf balls from the same box tend to follow one another, particularlyout of bounds or into the water. See LAW 3.


LAW 9
The last three holes of a round will automatically adjust your score to what it really should be.


LAW 10
Golf should be given up at least twice per month.


LAW 11:
All vows taken on a golf course shall be valid only until sunset.


LAW 12:
Since bad shots come in groups of three, your fourth consecutive bad shot is really the beginning of the next group of three.



LAW 13:
If it isn't broke, try changing your grip.


LAW 14:
It's surprisingly easy to hole a 50-foot putt when you're lying 8.


LAW 15:
Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.


LAW 16
Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.


LAW 17
It's not a gimme if you're still 4 feet away.


LAW 18:
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.


LAW 19:
You can hit a 2-acre fairway 10% of the time, and a 2-inch branch 90% of the time.



LAW 20:
There are two things you can learn by stopping your back swing at the top and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and
which one is wearing the glove.


LAW 21:
A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.


LAW 22:
Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it.
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I had a tough day today and needed a good laugh. Mission accomplished!
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Could not stop laughing, Ed. Thank you!
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But they are all so true.

If your the furthest from the cup and it's your turn to putt, and after the putt it is still your turn, that is known as a USGA putt. "U suck, go again"

There is only one thing worse then a downhill putt. Two downhill putts.

If some specific club causes you problems during a round, tie it behind the golf cart, drag it around the neighborhood while yelling obscenities at it. It will cure it for the next round. Of course the next round it will be a different club. (my driver has many road scars)

And we play this game because?
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Think about this the next time your on the tee.

Do you inhale or exhale during your back swing?
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Think about this the next time your on the tee.

Do you inhale or exhale during your back swing?
of course many of us will never forgive you for this!
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You're supposed to breath?
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Think about this the next time your on the tee.

Do you inhale or exhale during your back swing?
Oh great.

I used to like you.
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Think about this the next time your on the tee.

Do you inhale or exhale during your back swing?
Interesting that you should ask. We were told in our lessons to inhale, exhale and then take your swing. I assumed we were supposed to hold ur breath, kinda like when you shoot a gun. You don't breathe for the instant you pull the trigger. Did I misunderstand something?
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I hold my breath after I hit the ball especially when it goes left toward someone's birdcage. Then I practice what i am going to say when I approach the homeowner? Thought perhaps something like "is the coffee ready?"
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I hold my breath after I hit the ball especially when it goes left toward someone's birdcage. Then I practice what i am going to say when I approach the homeowner? Thought perhaps something like "is the coffee ready?"
What I have found that works best is when I hit their house or screen I kick around in the grass with my foot and say something like "I SEEM TO LOST MY CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR HERE SOMEWHERE" yes I know its disrespectful but it works every time............

as you were , I be in the area all day !!fumar ...
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What I have found that works best is when I hit their house or screen I kick around in the grass with my foot and say something like "I SEEM TO LOST MY CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR HERE SOMEWHERE" yes I know its disrespectful but it works every time............

as you were , I be in the area all day !!fumar ...
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