Mystery of golf, etc
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Someninetyorahundredyardsoflevelturf
liebetweenballandhole.Aclubprecisely
madetosuitthatparticularshotishanded
you.Timeandtimeagainyouhavebeen
taughtexactlyhowtostand,exactlyhowto
swing.Andyethowoftenithastakenthree,
four,andevenfivestrokestocoverthosehun-
dredyards!Itwouldbelaughablewereitw
notsohumiliating.Infacttheimpudentspec-Vddoth
tatordoeslaugh—untilhetriesithimself;movede-
then,ah!then,hetoogetsaglimpseintothatrisioun.
miracleofmiracles,thehumanmind,which
atoneandthesametimewillstodoathing
andfailstodoit;whichknowspreciselyand
couldrepeatbyrotetheexactmeansbywhich
itistobeaccomplished,yetisimpotenttoput
theminforce.Andthemeansaresosimple,
soinsanelysimple.Weneednotbesurprised
thattheimpudentspectatordoesnoteven
affecttoconcealhislaughterinhissleeve.—
Butneitherneedwebesurprisedthatthe
experts,theadepts,thosewhohavegone
[a7]
Someninetyorahundredyardsoflevelturf
liebetweenballandhole.Aclubprecisely
madetosuitthatparticularshotishanded
you.Timeandtimeagainyouhavebeen
taughtexactlyhowtostand,exactlyhowto
swing.Andyethowoftenithastakenthree,
four,andevenfivestrokestocoverthosehun-
dredyards!Itwouldbelaughablewereitw
notsohumiliating.Infacttheimpudentspec-Vddoth
tatordoeslaugh—untilhetriesithimself;movede-
then,ah!then,hetoogetsaglimpseintothatrisioun.
miracleofmiracles,thehumanmind,which
atoneandthesametimewillstodoathing
andfailstodoit;whichknowspreciselyand
couldrepeatbyrotetheexactmeansbywhich
itistobeaccomplished,yetisimpotenttoput
theminforce.Andthemeansaresosimple,
soinsanelysimple.Weneednotbesurprised
thattheimpudentspectatordoesnoteven
affecttoconcealhislaughterinhissleeve.—
Butneitherneedwebesurprisedthatthe
experts,theadepts,thosewhohavegone
[a7]
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| Description | More than 230 sports publications from the National Library of Scotland's collections. Featured sports include football, rugby, golf, shinty, athletics, bowls, cricket and hockey. Among the material from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are match programmes, club histories, and handbooks. From the late 20th century are promotional materials to encourage greater diversity in sport. Most items cover sports activities in Scotland. There are also publications relating to the Olympics and international matches. |
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