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A young man who was also 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 was golfing alone.
Not being able to say no, he allowed the old gent to join him.
To his surprise the old man played fairly quickly. He didn't
hit the ball far, but plodded along consistently and didn't
waste much 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 -- and directly
between his 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'd hit the ball right over that
tree."
With that challenge placed before him, the youngster
swung hard, hit the ball up, right smack into the top of the
tree trunk and it thudded back on the ground not a foot from
where it had originally lay. The old man offered one more
comment, "Of course, when I was your age that pine tree was
only 3 feet tall."
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