I’ve been covering golf for 15 years, and I’ve developed a theory. Golf is not an athletic body movement. It’s a magic trick.

The secret to golf is what your hands are doing at the moment the clubface impacts the ball. It happens so fast, the untrained eye can not even see it happening. Same thing with a magic trick. Once you learn how to do it, the prestidigitation is difficult for a spectator to pick up on.

Anyone can make a golf swing, so you don’t have to be athletic to do it. Now, if you are skillful in the eye-hand coordination department, then you’ll be better than your average street klutz. Same with magicians.

A poor golf swing produces a bad shot, and anyone watching can immediately tell. Same with a magic trick.

Children love magic tricks, and they love it when they learn to hit the golf ball.

Maybe Tiger Woods is the David Blaine of golf. Or would that be Criss Angel?

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