The natural laws of golf

golf rules

1)      If you want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at an earlier age

2)      The game of golf is 90% mental and 10% mental

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

4)      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

5)      Any change works for a maximum of three holes – or at a minimum of not at all

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

7)      Never try to keep more than 200 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing

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

9)      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

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

11)   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

12)   If it aint broke, try changing your grip

13)   Golfers who claim they don’t cheat, also lie

14)   Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot

15)   A golf match is a test  of your skill against your opponent’s luck

16)   It’s surprisingly easy to hole a 50-foot putt when you lie 8

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

18)   Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts

19)   It’s not a gimmie if you’re still away

20)   The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course if a straight line that passes directly through the center of a large tree

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

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