It is inevitable. I am on the 15th teebox and staring down the fairway at the water hazard on the right. I think about the water. I worry about the water. I evaluate how best to avoid the water. I ponder how to hit away from the water.
I hit the ball and it goes into the water. A law written in the heavens, whatever your eye focuses on, you will follow. Be wary as to what you allow to catch your eye.
Guy
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