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Four Putting Drills That Take Five Strokes Off Your Card

Your wasted shots aren't off the tee. They're the three-putt on 4 and the 4-footer you lipped out on 11. Twenty minutes fixes most of it.

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How Thick the Ice Needs to Be Before You Walk Out On It

Four inches of new clear ice will hold a man. Here's what that number leaves out, and the gear that gets you home if you're wrong.

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

The Cold Comes From Under You, Not Around You

Your sleeping bag isn't the problem. The four inches between your hip and the dirt is, and it's fixable in one shopping trip.

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Fix Your Grip, Stance and Posture Before Buying Another Driver

The three things a teaching pro checks before he ever watches you swing, plus the drills that make them stick in ten minutes a week.

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GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

How to Find Fish on a Lake You Have Never Seen

Ninety minutes of map work and a stubborn willingness to leave dead water will beat local knowledge more often than you'd think.

GuideOutdoorsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The Gym Is Not the Crag

Six months of plastic will get you up the wall. It won't tie the knot that keeps you off the ground.

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GuideSportsAde FisherSep 23, 20266 min

A Scholarship Offer Isn't Real Until It's in Writing

What a coach means when he says "we'd like to offer you," and the seven questions that turn a phone call into an actual number.

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Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Fishing the Walleye Bite From Sunset to Full Dark

Walleye feed when your eyes quit working. Get on the spot early, throw the right jig, and learn the rig for nights when they won't chase.

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Hiking After Sixty Without Trashing Your Knees

The climb isn't what hurts you. It's the walk back down, and a few grams of aluminum in each hand change everything.

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StorySportsSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

Losing Well Is a Skill and These Men Mastered It

A conceded putt, a borrowed bolt, and a kicker who stood in front of 30,000 people. What the great losers teach that trophy cases never will.

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GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Night Catfishing Without Wasting the Whole Night

Set up before dark, match the bait to the species, and let the circle hook do the work. The rest is discipline.

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GuideOutdoorsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Car Camping Kit That Fits in a Trunk and Sleeps Like Home

Spend your money on sleep and light, in that order, and a weekend in a state park stops feeling like an endurance test.

StorySportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Nine Fights That Explain Boxing From Joe Louis to Muhammad Ali

Four decades of heavyweights, middleweights and one undefeated bricklayer, and the film worth watching tonight to understand all of it.

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GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

How to Catch Your First Fish From the Surf or a Pier

Buy less rod than you think, fish the moving water, and stop setting the hook. What a first saltwater trip actually takes.

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Outdoors6 min

How Far Kids Can Really Hike and How to End the Day Happy

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Take the Whole Family to a Ball Game Without Blowing $400

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GuideFishingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Read a Fish Finder Right and Skip the Features You Won't Use

A 20-degree cone in 20 feet of water sees a circle seven feet wide. Everything else you need to know follows from that.

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Hiking Alone as a Woman Starts the Night Before

A trip plan somebody actually reads, a turn-around time you keep, and the gear that earns its weight when the light goes early.

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