{"id":125,"date":"2012-07-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/?p=125"},"modified":"2013-02-04T15:41:25","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T15:41:25","slug":"chip-shots-musings-of-stinky-golfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/chip-shots-musings-of-stinky-golfer.html","title":{"rendered":"Chip Shots: Musings of a Stinky Golfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/3558406081_8d4c042277_z3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"133\" src=\"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/3558406081_8d4c042277_z2.jpg\" width=\"200\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span><span>All I want to do is hit the ball. But I feel like every shot is like taking the SATs. First you get your club and then you have to grip the club in your hand the correct way. 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