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Perfect tee for newbie golfers

By Paul Marks

27 October 2001

HELP is it hand for budding golfers put off the sport by their complete inability to hit the ball in anything close to a straight line. A golf caddie from St Andrews, the home of the game, is developing a tee that he says will almost guarantee your ball will fly straight and true, no matter how awkwardly it’s hit.

“In theory, hitting the ball in a straight line should be the simplest thing to do,” says inventor Duncan Bayne. “But it’s nowhere near as easy as it looks. It puts loads of people off taking up the sport.” So he’s come up with what he…

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