"Play it as it lies" is one of the fundamental dictates of golf
Bulb: potential flower buried in Autumn, never to be seen again.
When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.
Advice to anglers: don't take advice from people with missing fingers.
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.
It's often necessary to hit a second shot to really appreciate the first one.