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One Hour a Week of Golf Practice, Spent Where It Pays

Forty of those sixty minutes belong inside 40 yards of the hole. Here's the schedule, the drills, and the part most weekend players skip.

GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Kayak Fishing Without Going Swimming

Rig the boat so nothing is loose, dress for the water temperature, and learn the one move that lands a big fish without dumping you.

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GuideOutdoorsNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

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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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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GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Start Fly Fishing With One Rod and Two Casts

A 9-foot 5-weight, a lawn, a pond full of bluegill, and you can be catching fish on a fly by the weekend.

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The First Hour After You Realize You Are Lost

Most search-and-rescue stories are decided before the sun goes down, by what you do in the sixty minutes after the trail stops looking like a trail.

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GuideGolfDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

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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GuideFishingSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

Take a Kid Bluegill Fishing and Be Home in Ninety Minutes

A five-foot rod, a red-and-white bobber, half a nightcrawler, and a hard stop before anybody gets bored. That's the whole program.

GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Leave No Trace Before Somebody Turns It Into a Rule

The fastest way to lose a free, unpermitted, gate-open campsite is to leave it worse than you found it. Here's the practical version.

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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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GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Five Fishing Knots Worth Learning and How to Tie Them

Most lost fish are knot failures wearing a disguise. Learn these five, practice them cold and wet, and quit leaving hardware in fish.

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Ground Steals Your Heat Before the Air Ever Does

Below zero, warmth is a system you build in daylight — pad R-value, a dry sleeping layer, hot water at your feet, and a stove that actually lights.

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

How to Catch Small Stream Trout Without Spooking Them

Wild trout in a creek you can jump across will see you before you see them. Fix your approach first, then worry about the fly.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Outdoors6 min

Read a Topo Map and Shoot a Bearing Before Your Phone Dies

Sports6 min

Nine Fights That Explain Boxing From Joe Louis to Muhammad Ali

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GuideFishingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to Buy Your First Spinning Setup Without Wasting Money

One rod, one reel, one spool of line, and about a dozen pieces of terminal tackle will cover ninety percent of the fishing you'll actually do.

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How to Buy Hiking Boots and Break Them In Before the Trip

Most trail misery starts in the store, with a boot that fit fine on carpet and failed on the descent. Fix it before you leave.

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