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The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historial usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary. Called "the athlete phenomenon of our time, man or woman," Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias participated in almost every sport. She excelled as an Olympic athlete and as a golfer. Golf great Robert Tyre Jones won his first match, a neighborhood tournament for kids, when he was only six years old. He went on from there to become America's greatest golfer. All rights reserved.
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For many golfers, one of the biggest goals, and challenges, is to improve overall yardage. However, while a high-tech launch monitor can provide you with accurate data, you still need something to measure up against. And how does your average golf drive compare against other amateurs, or against the top pros? The average golf drive for a year-old man, for example, is generally going to be shorter than that of a year-old, even if the older player is more technically skilled. A younger player with a handicap of 5 or thereabouts should be getting close to the higher end of the range, while an older player or one with a handicap of 20 or over will be closer to the lower end. This makes the average distance of the wedges highly variable.
Nancy Jainchill Longreads April 22 minutes 5, words. The crew with whom we were making a porn movie had just arrived, their footsteps like drum beats as they made their way upstairs to our second floor flat. I stared at the doorway. Their footsteps continued. Maneuvering past me, their tripods were like hulking robots, their metal legs clattering along the wooden floor. Peter stood nearby, lit a joint, and turned to me. My star turn began in a Berkeley flat on a summer morning in Starts immediately. Okay, he was right. We were short on rent money, and Peter solved problems.