"All golfers fear the one-iron. It has..." - Quote by Hunter S Thompson
All golfers fear the one-iron. It has no angle, no loft. The one-iron is a confidence-crusher, a fear trip, an almost guarantee of shame, failure, dumbness and humiliation if you ever use it in public.
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