Few golfers are born with the natural talent for hitting the ball, but every player is blessed with the God-given ability to throw a club.

A ball will always come to rest halfway down a hill, unless there is sand or water at the bottom.

Advice to anglers: don't take advice from people with missing fingers.

Duffers who consistently shank their balls are urged to buy and study Shanks - No Thanks by R.K. Hoffman, or in extreme cases, M.S. Howard's excellent Tennis for Beginners.

When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.

A driving range is the place where golfers go to get all the good shots out of their system.

If the wind is in your face, you swing too hard just to get the ball through it; if the wind is at your back, you swing too hard just to see how far you can get the ball to go.