I used to be real good, ten yrs ago in my early twenties...........but over the last few I have been reduced to a guy who is happy breaking 80. It is no fun for me, not being able to play like I used too. I have a busy job and other interests.........Walking the course today I was one over par after 8 holes but I kept telling myself that golf is just no fun anymore. I don't know if Im going through a phase or what, I recently joined a competitive softball league and Im having more fun than I do on the course.
Golf is so time consuming and I dont have the time to practice.............scary thing is my short game is still really good but my iron game is what struggles. i still show flashes of the old me once in a while which gets me excited but it's only a matter of time until I chunk a lob wedge from 80 yrds out and want to snap the club over my leg..............Bad attitude I know. In a way I want to get back into paying tourney golf because that is the only way I will improve but do I want to go through all that again, Im not really sure.
I fell embarrased playing with people who knew how good I was and they see me struggling to break 80. I think im suffering from low golf self esteem. I knifed a sandwege over the green from 110 today and wanted to walk off the course.......
Felt like ranting. Thanks for listening.
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I used to be real good, ten yrs ago in my early twenties...........but over the last few I have been reduced to a guy who is happy breaking 80. It is no fun for me, not being able to play like I used too. I have a busy job and other interests.........Walking the course today I was one over par after 8 holes but I kept telling myself that golf is just no fun anymore. I don't know if Im going through a phase or what, I recently joined a competitive softball league and Im having more fun than I do on the course.
Golf is so time consuming and I dont have the time to practice.............scary thing is my short game is still really good but my iron game is what struggles. i still show flashes of the old me once in a while which gets me excited but it's only a matter of time until I chunk a lob wedge from 80 yrds out and want to snap the club over my leg..............Bad attitude I know. In a way I want to get back into paying tourney golf because that is the only way I will improve but do I want to go through all that again, Im not really sure.
I fell embarrased playing with people who knew how good I was and they see me struggling to break 80. I think im suffering from low golf self esteem. I knifed a sandwege over the green from 110 today and wanted to walk off the course.......
I listened cuz I am in the same spot. Have played professionally for 6 years but lost y sponsor and got into a bad financial situation. I have not played a single individual event outside of qualfiers (Nelson, Open, Texas State Open) and recently when coming down 18 I was 2 over grinding my ass off. Was 4 over thru 11 I was thinking is this realyy what I want to do. I made par and and missed getting into the Texas SatetOpen by 1. (I have finished 30 and 11th the last 2 years) I was pissed and have seriously thought about giving up the game. The problem is 2 out of next 3 days I brke course records. (62 and 66) at 2 different courses. It sucks. I sit on my lazy ass without a sponsor or a job.
I listened cuz I am in the same spot. Have played professionally for 6 years but lost y sponsor and got into a bad financial situation. I have not played a single individual event outside of qualfiers (Nelson, Open, Texas State Open) and recently when coming down 18 I was 2 over grinding my ass off. Was 4 over thru 11 I was thinking is this realyy what I want to do. I made par and and missed getting into the Texas SatetOpen by 1. (I have finished 30 and 11th the last 2 years) I was pissed and have seriously thought about giving up the game. The problem is 2 out of next 3 days I brke course records. (62 and 66) at 2 different courses. It sucks. I sit on my lazy ass without a sponsor or a job.
first off, that is one of the greatest avatars i have seen at covers.
second, if you don't enjoy it anymore then you should give it up and try new things. unless you are going to really commit and try to get your game back, what is the point if you don't enjoy it? Unless you are trying to become a pro, enjoyment is really the only thing that should matter. It is for me at least
I say enjoy softball. get on a competitive team and try to win some big time tourneys. you will love it
first off, that is one of the greatest avatars i have seen at covers.
second, if you don't enjoy it anymore then you should give it up and try new things. unless you are going to really commit and try to get your game back, what is the point if you don't enjoy it? Unless you are trying to become a pro, enjoyment is really the only thing that should matter. It is for me at least
I say enjoy softball. get on a competitive team and try to win some big time tourneys. you will love it
I was not to sure I wanted to weigh in on this question as I have also been a low single digit handicap most of my life and I am now pushing sixty(Friday actually)and carrying an 8 hcp and have seen a slow slide in my game for many years. I understand fully your pain and confusion when the mind seems willing and able and the body does not respond. I also have many times either thought to myself is this really fun anymore or damn this is embarrassing but love of the game has always brought me back.
If you only love the score then you should quit while you have the good memories before you have nothing left but memories of your current up and down game.I played alone for 6 months when I went through my last phase the ability to drop a ball or knock a putt in after I missed it with a jerk stroke that seemed to come from outer space and I all of a sudden seemed to enjoy the walk and the course, the nature and the wildlife that before I seemed to not to notice while grinding it out to make that all important score.I found myself dropping balls in tough spots just to make the shot,impossible short sided lobs to tight pins and long shots that were opposite my natural shot shape and the fun came back I also stopped looking around every time I mis hit a shot to see who saw it and when I hit the shots that were of days gone by and they came off I also stopped looking for support from those I played with the pump up that as golfers we all love so much the adoration of our playing partners to get our name in the paper and have our friends congratulate us. I came back to a golf peace so to speak and that is what the game is all about.Competition is just that competition it does not make you a better or happier person,playing well is just that playing well but the game is always there not matter how you play as is life not matter how you live it.
Today I still compete as vigorously as I can but the game is more my friend now I don't demand of it what I can not achieve and it gave me back the enjoyment.
Best of luck in finding your path, let your youthful ego go a little and you may find a friend you thought you lost..
I was not to sure I wanted to weigh in on this question as I have also been a low single digit handicap most of my life and I am now pushing sixty(Friday actually)and carrying an 8 hcp and have seen a slow slide in my game for many years. I understand fully your pain and confusion when the mind seems willing and able and the body does not respond. I also have many times either thought to myself is this really fun anymore or damn this is embarrassing but love of the game has always brought me back.
If you only love the score then you should quit while you have the good memories before you have nothing left but memories of your current up and down game.I played alone for 6 months when I went through my last phase the ability to drop a ball or knock a putt in after I missed it with a jerk stroke that seemed to come from outer space and I all of a sudden seemed to enjoy the walk and the course, the nature and the wildlife that before I seemed to not to notice while grinding it out to make that all important score.I found myself dropping balls in tough spots just to make the shot,impossible short sided lobs to tight pins and long shots that were opposite my natural shot shape and the fun came back I also stopped looking around every time I mis hit a shot to see who saw it and when I hit the shots that were of days gone by and they came off I also stopped looking for support from those I played with the pump up that as golfers we all love so much the adoration of our playing partners to get our name in the paper and have our friends congratulate us. I came back to a golf peace so to speak and that is what the game is all about.Competition is just that competition it does not make you a better or happier person,playing well is just that playing well but the game is always there not matter how you play as is life not matter how you live it.
Today I still compete as vigorously as I can but the game is more my friend now I don't demand of it what I can not achieve and it gave me back the enjoyment.
Best of luck in finding your path, let your youthful ego go a little and you may find a friend you thought you lost..
I used to be real good, ten yrs ago in my early twenties...........but over the last few I have been reduced to a guy who is happy breaking 80. It is no fun for me, not being able to play like I used too. I have a busy job and other interests.........Walking the course today I was one over par after 8 holes but I kept telling myself that golf is just no fun anymore. I don't know if Im going through a phase or what, I recently joined a competitive softball league and Im having more fun than I do on the course.
Golf is so time consuming and I dont have the time to practice.............scary thing is my short game is still really good but my iron game is what struggles. i still show flashes of the old me once in a while which gets me excited but it's only a matter of time until I chunk a lob wedge from 80 yrds out and want to snap the club over my leg..............Bad attitude I know. In a way I want to get back into paying tourney golf because that is the only way I will improve but do I want to go through all that again, Im not really sure.
I fell embarrased playing with people who knew how good I was and they see me struggling to break 80. I think im suffering from low golf self esteem. I knifed a sandwege over the green from 110 today and wanted to walk off the course.......
Felt like ranting. Thanks for listening.
Struggling to break 80 man 85% of golfers in the world can not break 100. Relax enjoy the game if you have that much talent it will come back. I was a 6 hdcp and balooned to an 11 and my biggest problem was my irons until i watched Sam Sneads you tube video on the forward press. I started to use it and my iron play came back it just gets the takeaway started more smoothly. Give it a try. Anyways your healthy and upright enjoy the game it is the game as they say of a lifetime.
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I used to be real good, ten yrs ago in my early twenties...........but over the last few I have been reduced to a guy who is happy breaking 80. It is no fun for me, not being able to play like I used too. I have a busy job and other interests.........Walking the course today I was one over par after 8 holes but I kept telling myself that golf is just no fun anymore. I don't know if Im going through a phase or what, I recently joined a competitive softball league and Im having more fun than I do on the course.
Golf is so time consuming and I dont have the time to practice.............scary thing is my short game is still really good but my iron game is what struggles. i still show flashes of the old me once in a while which gets me excited but it's only a matter of time until I chunk a lob wedge from 80 yrds out and want to snap the club over my leg..............Bad attitude I know. In a way I want to get back into paying tourney golf because that is the only way I will improve but do I want to go through all that again, Im not really sure.
I fell embarrased playing with people who knew how good I was and they see me struggling to break 80. I think im suffering from low golf self esteem. I knifed a sandwege over the green from 110 today and wanted to walk off the course.......
Felt like ranting. Thanks for listening.
Struggling to break 80 man 85% of golfers in the world can not break 100. Relax enjoy the game if you have that much talent it will come back. I was a 6 hdcp and balooned to an 11 and my biggest problem was my irons until i watched Sam Sneads you tube video on the forward press. I started to use it and my iron play came back it just gets the takeaway started more smoothly. Give it a try. Anyways your healthy and upright enjoy the game it is the game as they say of a lifetime.
I didn't start playing until my late 20's & didn't get serious until my mid-30's. I got tired of beating myself up playing baseball & softball & I found golf to be much more serene...........& it's a lot easier to get up & go to work on Monday after a two day golf tourney as compared to a two day softball/baseball tourney.
I had the semi-typical run of a newbie golfer, starting out as a 15-16 hdcp & working my way down to as low as a 5. But you realize after a while that it's tough to make the time commitment to sustaining your top game. I've drifted back to being a 9-10 hdcp...........but you know what? I can live with it. Considering how little I get to practice, & how shitty the playing conditions are in the NW (wet until at least mid-July.....maybe even later this year), I'd be naive to think I should be better. Oh I still manage to shoot a great round now & then & it's still feels great. But I'm now at peace with myself & my expectations.
I know from your past postings, life, that you're a pretty good stick. Maybe you need to step away for a while to really gain an appreciation for the talent you have for one of the greatest games there is. I had to step away for a year due to multiple injuries.........& I missed the hell out of it. I was literally depressed. I think that was the turning point for me. During that time off I realized I was too focused on results & not really enjoying the game. If I started a round out with b2b bogies I would almost consider my round over & mentally run the white flag up. Now when that happens, I consider it a challenge to go get those shots back.........& sometimes I do.
Like Otter said in "Animal House"............."don't think of it as work, the whole point is just to enjoy yourself".
Bluefin said a lot
I didn't start playing until my late 20's & didn't get serious until my mid-30's. I got tired of beating myself up playing baseball & softball & I found golf to be much more serene...........& it's a lot easier to get up & go to work on Monday after a two day golf tourney as compared to a two day softball/baseball tourney.
I had the semi-typical run of a newbie golfer, starting out as a 15-16 hdcp & working my way down to as low as a 5. But you realize after a while that it's tough to make the time commitment to sustaining your top game. I've drifted back to being a 9-10 hdcp...........but you know what? I can live with it. Considering how little I get to practice, & how shitty the playing conditions are in the NW (wet until at least mid-July.....maybe even later this year), I'd be naive to think I should be better. Oh I still manage to shoot a great round now & then & it's still feels great. But I'm now at peace with myself & my expectations.
I know from your past postings, life, that you're a pretty good stick. Maybe you need to step away for a while to really gain an appreciation for the talent you have for one of the greatest games there is. I had to step away for a year due to multiple injuries.........& I missed the hell out of it. I was literally depressed. I think that was the turning point for me. During that time off I realized I was too focused on results & not really enjoying the game. If I started a round out with b2b bogies I would almost consider my round over & mentally run the white flag up. Now when that happens, I consider it a challenge to go get those shots back.........& sometimes I do.
Like Otter said in "Animal House"............."don't think of it as work, the whole point is just to enjoy yourself".
I used to be real good, ten yrs ago in my early twenties...........but over the last few I have been reduced to a guy who is happy breaking 80. It is no fun for me, not being able to play like I used too. I have a busy job and other interests.........Walking the course today I was one over par after 8 holes but I kept telling myself that golf is just no fun anymore. I don't know if Im going through a phase or what, I recently joined a competitive softball league and Im having more fun than I do on the course.
Golf is so time consuming and I dont have the time to practice.............scary thing is my short game is still really good but my iron game is what struggles. i still show flashes of the old me once in a while which gets me excited but it's only a matter of time until I chunk a lob wedge from 80 yrds out and want to snap the club over my leg..............Bad attitude I know. In a way I want to get back into paying tourney golf because that is the only way I will improve but do I want to go through all that again, Im not really sure.
I fell embarrased playing with people who knew how good I was and they see me struggling to break 80. I think im suffering from low golf self esteem. I knifed a sandwege over the green from 110 today and wanted to walk off the course.......
Felt like ranting. Thanks for listening.
hey buddy hang in there by the way where can i find a tourney that i can play in for money is there a website for that can you help me find out i am from north carolina not a real good golfer i play about a ten handicap thanks
[Quote: Originally Posted by lifemisspent]
I used to be real good, ten yrs ago in my early twenties...........but over the last few I have been reduced to a guy who is happy breaking 80. It is no fun for me, not being able to play like I used too. I have a busy job and other interests.........Walking the course today I was one over par after 8 holes but I kept telling myself that golf is just no fun anymore. I don't know if Im going through a phase or what, I recently joined a competitive softball league and Im having more fun than I do on the course.
Golf is so time consuming and I dont have the time to practice.............scary thing is my short game is still really good but my iron game is what struggles. i still show flashes of the old me once in a while which gets me excited but it's only a matter of time until I chunk a lob wedge from 80 yrds out and want to snap the club over my leg..............Bad attitude I know. In a way I want to get back into paying tourney golf because that is the only way I will improve but do I want to go through all that again, Im not really sure.
I fell embarrased playing with people who knew how good I was and they see me struggling to break 80. I think im suffering from low golf self esteem. I knifed a sandwege over the green from 110 today and wanted to walk off the course.......
Felt like ranting. Thanks for listening.
hey buddy hang in there by the way where can i find a tourney that i can play in for money is there a website for that can you help me find out i am from north carolina not a real good golfer i play about a ten handicap thanks
I am really trying to " find myself " there is a Canadian tour stop coming soon close to where I live and I would love to go to the monday qualifying just to compete again..............but then I might get really down if play very poorly............I have a small club tuorney tomorrow that i will participate in.
The way I see it I have a few choices............I can totaly rededicate myself with a new instructor go back to my old golf swing, go out in the morning before work 3-4 times a work to practice and play nine.................I can totally quit, or I can continue doing what Im doing ( the less desireable )
Most importantly I want to start having fun and confidence out there, two things that are missing. I think the two go hand in hand...............Man Im just trying to find myself.
If anyone wants to see what I used to swing like 3 yrs ago here it is
Ok, so I had a slight flying elbow but I was able to play well with it...........My swing this days does not look anything like this imho.
Thanks
Guys, thanks for the great words.
I am really trying to " find myself " there is a Canadian tour stop coming soon close to where I live and I would love to go to the monday qualifying just to compete again..............but then I might get really down if play very poorly............I have a small club tuorney tomorrow that i will participate in.
The way I see it I have a few choices............I can totaly rededicate myself with a new instructor go back to my old golf swing, go out in the morning before work 3-4 times a work to practice and play nine.................I can totally quit, or I can continue doing what Im doing ( the less desireable )
Most importantly I want to start having fun and confidence out there, two things that are missing. I think the two go hand in hand...............Man Im just trying to find myself.
If anyone wants to see what I used to swing like 3 yrs ago here it is
Ok, so I had a slight flying elbow but I was able to play well with it...........My swing this days does not look anything like this imho.
This sounds like me except I was never that good. I worked on a course for 5 years from age of about 17-22 in the summer. Best job I ever had free golf, free range and free lessons(the Pro was one of the best people I have ever met). I would stay every day after work either playing, chipping and putting or hitting range balls. I got down as low as maybe 6-7 but it mostly due to my short game. Now as sad as it is I struggle to break 90. I was playing in a tourney last week at a Greg Norman design called Wyndance, I played day before not bad then get to range and hit 25 shanks in a row. Needless to say I steered it around a very tough course and that is no fun for me.
I have been on holidays for last 2 weeks and after that day with the shanks I got home and my wife ask me if I was going to play the next day. My answer was "No I dont have any fun and I think I bring the other guys down with my anger and bad attitude, I think I am going to quit for awhile."
She responsed with" Well that sounds like a fun".
I know where you are coming from but can't see me not playing at all, I think it just comes down how much time you have to play and practise. As we get older, kids, careers, etc.. it becomes harder to find time.
What other sport can you find a beautiful young lady bring you pints?
We should stop eating bananas.
This sounds like me except I was never that good. I worked on a course for 5 years from age of about 17-22 in the summer. Best job I ever had free golf, free range and free lessons(the Pro was one of the best people I have ever met). I would stay every day after work either playing, chipping and putting or hitting range balls. I got down as low as maybe 6-7 but it mostly due to my short game. Now as sad as it is I struggle to break 90. I was playing in a tourney last week at a Greg Norman design called Wyndance, I played day before not bad then get to range and hit 25 shanks in a row. Needless to say I steered it around a very tough course and that is no fun for me.
I have been on holidays for last 2 weeks and after that day with the shanks I got home and my wife ask me if I was going to play the next day. My answer was "No I dont have any fun and I think I bring the other guys down with my anger and bad attitude, I think I am going to quit for awhile."
She responsed with" Well that sounds like a fun".
I know where you are coming from but can't see me not playing at all, I think it just comes down how much time you have to play and practise. As we get older, kids, careers, etc.. it becomes harder to find time.
What other sport can you find a beautiful young lady bring you pints?
One of the finest human beings I have every met I still see and visit with on occasion on the practice green at my club he is 98 years old and has been playing golf for 82 years, find me one other sport where this is possible. This gentlemen comes to the golf course now just to putt and chip and visit with folks he wears a scottish cap.knickers the whole outfit knows everyone in club by first name and always has a smile and a good word for everyone,he know all the kids in the club how old they are where they go to school and what sports they play and he remembers all the same information about their parents and in many cases their grandparents. The kids in club love to putt with him in his famous 10c putt offs many times I have come in from playing to see him on the green with 3 or 4 kids embattled in putting contests.There are many ways to stay involved in the game and one does not have to be a par golfer to make a huge contribution.
One of the finest human beings I have every met I still see and visit with on occasion on the practice green at my club he is 98 years old and has been playing golf for 82 years, find me one other sport where this is possible. This gentlemen comes to the golf course now just to putt and chip and visit with folks he wears a scottish cap.knickers the whole outfit knows everyone in club by first name and always has a smile and a good word for everyone,he know all the kids in the club how old they are where they go to school and what sports they play and he remembers all the same information about their parents and in many cases their grandparents. The kids in club love to putt with him in his famous 10c putt offs many times I have come in from playing to see him on the green with 3 or 4 kids embattled in putting contests.There are many ways to stay involved in the game and one does not have to be a par golfer to make a huge contribution.
very similar story. Used to be a 2 and now about an 8 or 10, just don't have time to practice or play anymore. Those chunked and bladed wedges sound way too familiar. I could totally quit tomorrow and it wouldn't bother me any. It is more fun watching my kids compete now. Find what makes you happy, no shame in doing something else.
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very similar story. Used to be a 2 and now about an 8 or 10, just don't have time to practice or play anymore. Those chunked and bladed wedges sound way too familiar. I could totally quit tomorrow and it wouldn't bother me any. It is more fun watching my kids compete now. Find what makes you happy, no shame in doing something else.
same issues here...I was even a scholarship player in college, played the Jr. circuit regularly....had a top 10 or two along the way in a couple of big events including the Future Masters in Dothan, AL. (talk about hot and gnats!), two-time MVP on high school team, etc, etc. 30-years later, a business to run, wife, two young children...game is gone and it's not from being out of shape...stayed in good condition physically or lack of practice time....I can find the time. Mine is mainly off the tee and now it's mental....I can hang with mid to short irons and putting...chipping is very rusty, but with the big stick....head case! I can go from couple of long balls with slight draws in first few holes to an over the top smother hook and the next hole hit a no release block that normally lands on someones roof and where I play....the houses are not right up on the rough line...think further back than that! After that, I am done for the day....can't ever get it back with the big stick. Just saying....don't quit cause you got loads of company...we're all hooked, but I definitely feel the pain of not wanting to play after having had a taste of being scratch or close to it, regardless if it was last year, or in my case 30-years ago. Anyone got any sure fire solutions for hitting the big stick straight for a guy who knows the game, but at the moment has no clue where it's going...all ears. Will give up 20-30 yards in exchange for straight and being able to find my pellet. I know my back swing is too long and it has a little hitch in it at the end that I just can't seem to stop which I know throws all my shit way off trying to get back down to the zone. just came in here looking for 3rd round ideas....saw this post and figured I would chime in. Pie
same issues here...I was even a scholarship player in college, played the Jr. circuit regularly....had a top 10 or two along the way in a couple of big events including the Future Masters in Dothan, AL. (talk about hot and gnats!), two-time MVP on high school team, etc, etc. 30-years later, a business to run, wife, two young children...game is gone and it's not from being out of shape...stayed in good condition physically or lack of practice time....I can find the time. Mine is mainly off the tee and now it's mental....I can hang with mid to short irons and putting...chipping is very rusty, but with the big stick....head case! I can go from couple of long balls with slight draws in first few holes to an over the top smother hook and the next hole hit a no release block that normally lands on someones roof and where I play....the houses are not right up on the rough line...think further back than that! After that, I am done for the day....can't ever get it back with the big stick. Just saying....don't quit cause you got loads of company...we're all hooked, but I definitely feel the pain of not wanting to play after having had a taste of being scratch or close to it, regardless if it was last year, or in my case 30-years ago. Anyone got any sure fire solutions for hitting the big stick straight for a guy who knows the game, but at the moment has no clue where it's going...all ears. Will give up 20-30 yards in exchange for straight and being able to find my pellet. I know my back swing is too long and it has a little hitch in it at the end that I just can't seem to stop which I know throws all my shit way off trying to get back down to the zone. just came in here looking for 3rd round ideas....saw this post and figured I would chime in. Pie
[Quote: Originally Posted by Bluefin] One of the finest human beings I have every met I still see and visit with on occasion on the practice green at my club he is 98 years old and has been playing golf for 82 years, find me one other sport where this is possible. This gentlemen comes to the golf course now just to putt and chip and visit with folks he wears a scottish cap.knickers the whole outfit knows everyone in club by first name and always has a smile and a good word for everyone,he know all the kids in the club how old they are where they go to school and what sports they play and he remembers all the same information about their parents and in many cases their grandparents. The kids in club love to putt with him in his famous 10c putt offs many times I have come in from playing to see him on the green with 3 or 4 kids embattled in putting contests.There are many ways to stay involved in the game and one does not have to be a par golfer to make a huge contribution. [/Quot
I know a very similar guy. Always tells me he cant wait to see me on tv. One of the most upstanding people I know. I had a stroke while driving a couple years back but he is ok now and always upbeat. I cant wait untill I have that much appreciation for this game.
[Quote: Originally Posted by Bluefin] One of the finest human beings I have every met I still see and visit with on occasion on the practice green at my club he is 98 years old and has been playing golf for 82 years, find me one other sport where this is possible. This gentlemen comes to the golf course now just to putt and chip and visit with folks he wears a scottish cap.knickers the whole outfit knows everyone in club by first name and always has a smile and a good word for everyone,he know all the kids in the club how old they are where they go to school and what sports they play and he remembers all the same information about their parents and in many cases their grandparents. The kids in club love to putt with him in his famous 10c putt offs many times I have come in from playing to see him on the green with 3 or 4 kids embattled in putting contests.There are many ways to stay involved in the game and one does not have to be a par golfer to make a huge contribution. [/Quot
I know a very similar guy. Always tells me he cant wait to see me on tv. One of the most upstanding people I know. I had a stroke while driving a couple years back but he is ok now and always upbeat. I cant wait untill I have that much appreciation for this game.
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