The Flight of the Golf Ball

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🗓️ 5 June 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Tonight, we’ll read an excerpt from “The Soul of Golf” by P.A. Vaile, published in 1912. Vaile was born in 1866, and wrote many books on the subject of golf. The modern game of golf originated in 15th century Scotland, but it’s ancient origins are unclear and much debated. Versions of the game may harken back to ancient Rome or China. — read by 'M' — Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/snoozecast) Listen Ad-Free on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:55.4	beautifully drawn maps. Tonight we'll read an excerpt from The Soul of Golf
1:02.0	by PA Val.
1:04.0	Published in 1912.
1:06.0	Vale was born in 1866 and wrote many books on the subject of golf.
1:12.0	The Modern game of golf
1:14.9	originated in 15th century Scotland, but its ancient origins are unclear and much
1:21.3	debated.
1:23.0	Versions of the game may hearken back to ancient Rome or China. Let's get cozy.
1:35.0	get cozy.
1:38.0	close your eyes.
1:42.0	Relax your body into the softness of your bed.
1:47.0	Now, take a few deep wreaths.
1:58.7	The flight of the golf ball.
2:02.3	The flight of the ball and particularly of the golf ball exercises a strange fascination for many people to whom the phenomena of flight exhibited by a spinning ball
2:15.1	traveling through the air are not of the slightest practical importance.
2:20.3	That is to say, there is an immense number of people who take merely a scientific, and one might
2:29.3	almost say an artistic interest in the effects produced by the combined influence of spin and propulsion.
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