Teeing Off From A Sand Mound

Field Golf
Went Obsolete 1920s
Made Obsolete By Golfers using manufactured tees, first patented in 1899
Knowledge Assumed Proper height, shape, and addition of water to form a proper mound
When useful When this skill could still be used in the real world

Golfers formed mounds of sand or wet sand in a tee area to provide elevation for their first shot. While the first golf tee was patented in 1899, it wasn't until the 1920s that the art and practice of creating sand mounds faded away.

 
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