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Flailin’, flailin’, flailin’; There goes my ball sailin’ Into a trap, the water or the woods. Flailin’, flailin’, flailin’; You can hear me wailin’, “Why won’t that damn ball go where it should? Drives go right. Putts go wrong. I shank my wedges or ‘skull’em’ long. My golf game’s just no damn good. I’m swingin’ too hard & lookin’ up; As if I’ll actually see it go in the cup…. As if it ever really would. My alignment’s too far left or right. My ball can find the only tree or trap in sight, Even if the shot starts out lookin’ good. These days, I carry some special tools: A handheld weed eater with extra spools And a pruning saw, in case I’m in the woods. I’ve even tried to ‘buy’ a better game. No matter. My scores were just as lame. Those new clubs didn’t do what they should. Bogies & doubles...even triples... are common scores. I very rarely get pars any more. Believe me, I’d change it if I could. My buddies said it must be me, A teaching pro I should go see. They said he’d fix my game…..if anybody could. The pro said, “Hit some balls while I watch you. Just set up and hit’em like you normally do. We’ll see if I can do your game any good.” After the first bucket of balls I hit, He calmly said, “Take two weeks off…then quit. Take my advice. You really should.” Now, what really has me vexed, I’m wondering what I’ll try next. That pro’s advice was no damn good. So, I struggle along with my flailin’ game; But, strangely enough, have fun just the same, Finding hope in rare shots that are actually good.
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