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My mentor in
teaching the game of golf is a southern gentleman born near
Augusta Georgia, named Norrie Wright. Not only is he a
legendary instructor, booked months in advance, he is also
an accomplished player. In his prime Norrie was renound as
one of the longest hitters on the planet, yet was only 5'10
and 150 pounds. I recently went down to Jacksonville,
where he currently teaches, with a film crew to document his
life and teachings. During one of the interviews, I
asked him about his length, and where it came from.
It turns out, that when he was a boy, his daddy had a
punishment when Norrie was naughty; he would send him out to
the back 40 with a scythe, and had him cut the hay for long
periods of time. It turns out that Norrie was naughty
quite often, and therefore got real proficient with the
scythe! What eventually happened was that not only did
he develop the golfing muscles, he also learned a very
powerful golf swing, one built on what he calls lag. So if
you want to hit the ball longer, get yourself a scythe, find
an overgrown part of the lawn, and get to work. Not
only will you gain yardage, your backyard will look better.
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