Golf

A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to

spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could

get in nine holes before he had to head home. Just as he was about to tee

off an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could accompany

the young man as he was golfing alone. Not being able to say no, he allowed

the old gent to join him. To his surprise the old man played fairly quickly. He didn't hit the ball

far, but plodded along consistently and didn't waste much time. Finally,

they reached the 9th fairway and the young man found himself with a tough

shot. There was a large pine tree right in front of his ball - and directly

between his ball and the green. After several minutes of debating how to hit the shot the old man finally

said, "You know, when I was your age I'd hit the ball right over that tree." With that challenge placed before him, the youngster swung hard, hit the

ball up, right smack into the top of the tree trunk and it thudded back on

the ground not a foot from where it had originally lay. The old man offered one more comment, "Of course, when I was your age that

pine tree was only three feet tall."