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A young man, an avid golfer found himself with a few hours
to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played
very fast, he could get in 9 holes before he had to head
home. Just as he was about to tee off an old gentleman
shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could accompany the
young man as he too was golfing alone. Not having any
reason to say no, he invited the old fellow to join him.
To his surprise the old man played fairly quickly. He
didn't hit the ball far, but moved along quite consistently
and didn't waste time.
Finally, they reached the 9th fairway and the young man
found himself with a tough shot. There was a large pine
tree right in front of his ball, directly between the ball
and the green.
After several minutes of debating how to hit the shot the
old man finally said, "You know, when I was your age I
played this course many, many times. Even had a lie
similar to yours. Back then, I hit the ball right over
that tree."
With that challenge placed before him, the younger man
gave it his best. He took a mighty swing, hit the ball up,
and right back down. He'd hit it directly into the top of
the tree trunk and it thudded back to the ground, not more
than a foot from where it had originally been.
Taking a deep breath, he tried again. Same result. Another
deep breath, another try, same result. "Damn," he exclaimed,
"How did you ever get the ball over this freaking tree?"
The old man replied, "Well, when I was your age that pine
tree was only about 7 feet tall."
     
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