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Play Smart: Lower your expectations for massive putt lengths

Have you ever holed out on a 250-foot putt? Didn’t think so. We gave our 1-handicapper, Luke Kerr-Dineen, 25 tries to make one. Aside from learning to hit the ball hard, our experiment led to some interesting takeaways useful for all golfers.

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