{"id":138,"date":"2012-07-05T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/?p=138"},"modified":"2013-02-04T15:41:29","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T15:41:29","slug":"chip-shots-golf-requires-total","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/chip-shots-golf-requires-total.html","title":{"rendered":"Chip Shots: Golf Requires Total Concentration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/untitled2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/untitled2.png\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span>So we all know that golf requires full concentration.\u00a0 You have to block-out whatever distractions are around you and put 100% focus on what you need to do in order to hit the perfect shot.\u00a0 But this guy is taking it to a new level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>What do you think is going through this guys head?\u00a0 Is it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A. &#8220;I&#8217;ll show\u00a0him.\u00a0 Put down a bogey when he knows it was a double&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>B. &#8220;Hey, no one&#8217;s paying attention to me right now.\u00a0 How will they ever know\u00a0this is my\u00a0fourth putt?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>C.\u00a0 &#8220;Revoke my membership?\u00a0 Ha!\u00a0 We&#8217;ll see&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Or D.\u00a0 &#8220;What fire?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>D. would certainly show the total concentration aspect.\u00a0 But it&#8217;s more fun to think it&#8217;s something else.\u00a0 The question is what that something else could be to keep his round going&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So we all know that golf requires full concentration.\u00a0 You have to block-out whatever distractions are around you and put 100% focus on what you need to do in order to hit the perfect shot.\u00a0 But this guy is taking it to a new level. 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