putting

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If you want to improve your handicap, improving your putting is the quickest way to have your golf scores come down.

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  1. The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand raised or extended from the shoulder; -- originally, a Scottish game.

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  1. hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

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  • The streak of meanness that runs through these characters can still be off-putting, as is their frequently petty behavior, and I'm resigned to the fact that the endless merry-go-round of Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd will give me a migraine until one of them leaves Seattle.
  • If you want to improve your handicap, improving your putting is the quickest way to have your golf scores come down. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
 

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