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Ping Man
He has four feet and no head. Connected to his one arm are two hands, each with three fingers. He has neither hair nor eyes nor mouth.
Five feet high, six feet wide and seven feet thick, he weighs close to 1,100 pounds.
Voice lessons aren't scheduled until next year, so his only sounds are occasional beeps.
No, he is not some Jurassic Park mutant or War of the Worlds alien. He is Ping Man, the world's best golfer. He can make holes-in-one practically on cue.
At an exhibition in Phoenix last March, Ping Man made an ace using a wedge from 80 yards on his fifth attempt. The ball landed in the hole. A few days earlier, in a practice session, he required eight swings for an ace. And who sprang for the customary celebratory cocktails? No one. Ping Man doesn't drink.
He does, however, provide the Phoenix-based Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, maker of Ping brand clubs, with some incredibly sophisticated and accurate research on golf equipment and performance.
Ping Man in Action