Kentucky windage
Americannoun
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Using "Kentucky windage," Vang Pao made another adjustment.
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Slowly he stretched out into a prone firing position; he rested his rifle barrel on his helmet and sighted through the scope, allowing just enough Kentucky windage to compensate for the breeze.
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Taking Kentucky windage on the oceanside 18th, Palmer sent a No. 3 wood angling out to sea, smiled happily as the ball blew back right in line with the flag.
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"Kentucky windage," he called it �"aiming a little higher than what you are actually shooting at."
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Often problems are best solved by using "Kentucky windage."
From Sequential Problem Solving A Student Handbook with Checklists for Successful Critical Thinking by Lozo, Fredric
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