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Article: SURE, BUT YOU CAN'T ASK A VCR TAPE HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIE.(SPORTS)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- July 14, 1996
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Byline: JIM DUCIBELLA, STAFF WRITER
WILLIAMSBURG -- Golf used to be so simple. Sheep were sheep, goose droppings were goose droppings. Today, they constitute ambiance.
Man played the game with the same trepidation the Soviets had when launching their first satellites. They could get it air-borne, but had absolutely no idea where or when it would come down.
The more obsessed players eventually did the sensible thing and took lessons from trained professionals. You drove to a club, you paid your money, you improved, or you took up jogging.
Then the VCR was invented. It remains to be seen whether the game can survive.
Now, a ...