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[picrig]

My parents have a family friend, now in his mid-60s, who was formerly a scratch golfer (and played in some state and national tournaments). As he's gotten older and played less, his handicap has gone up (something like a 7 now), but it's mainly from lack of practice in the short game...his ballstriking is still great (in fact, even though he's 40 years older than me, he outdrives me occasionally). The first time I ever played with him, we were on a par 5, about 240 out after our drives (the hole played right around 500), he pulls out an iron, so I assumed he was laying up. Then I noticed it was a long iron. He hits his shot, it lands just on the edge of the green. I asked what he hit. His reply: "A 1-iron." To this day, one of the most impressive shots I've ever seen in person.

[TommyD69]

Where you are going, that man has already been.

Learn from him... you will BOTH be better for it!

That's the beauty of this game...