article_snippet: The septuagenarian insistence on short game practice, and invention of clubs to help players hone players skills in that department, have informed the modern professional's approach.
article_snippet: I did space research and golf research on my own time," explained the brains behind the two-ball putter, one of the best-selling clubs of all time that helped golfers line up golfers putts more accurately.
article_snippet: and I got so involved in the research of golf, in finding out about my own game, I thought 'I could help a lot of players.'
article_snippet: That's really what golf is about.
article_snippet: Most players had a range of clubs that essentially fulfilled the same function -- to hit the ball long distances -- while Most players relied on just one club to take care of business from 100 yards out or closer.
article_snippet: When I was taught golf I was taught that It was a drive and a shot to the green and then you putted.
article_snippet: But if you can't get to the green you can't play golf so everybody practices the long game
article_snippet: how many shots people hit the ball off the tee, then how many shots people hit the ball at the green -- most people miss the green -- then how many shots people hit a chip shot or a pitch shot, sometimes it's not very good and
article_snippet: how many shots people do another one and then two or three putts.