Extreme Testing: We Used a Coehorn Mortar on the Golf Course

By Will Dabbs, MD

Golf has got to be one of the stupidest game on the planet. Otherwise normal adults whacking a little plastic ball around a big open field while declaring it to be high art just seems inane. Perhaps I harbor such unvarnished animosity because I suck at it so badly. Or maybe it is indeed a stupid little game. Regardless, I have finally found a way to transform golf into the manly pursuit it was always meant to be. This involves a Civil War-era artillery piece, your favorite black gun and some really broad-minded groundskeepers.

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Origin Story

Most professional golf historians (likely not a real job) theorize that the modern game of golf arose from an Ancient Roman sport called paganica. Romans playing paganica used a bent stick to smack around a stuffed leather ball. The Romans subsequently conquered the known world (because of their indefatigable legions, not paganica) and brought their pastimes along with them.
The ancient Chinese played a game called chuiwan …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life