After a particularly poor game of golf, a club member skipped the clubhouse and headed for the parking lot. A policeman stopped him.
"Did you tee off on the sixteenth hole about twenty minutes ago?" the officer asked.
"Yes," the golfer replied.
"Did you happen to hook your ball over the trees and off the course?"
"Yes, I did. How did you know?"
"Well," said the policeman seriously, "your ball flew onto the highway and smashed through a car's windshield. The car went out of control, hitting five other cars and a fire truck. The fire truck couldn't reach the fire, and a building burned down. So, what are you going to do about it?"
The golfer thought it over and responded, "I think I'll close my stance a bit, tighten my grip, and lower my right thumb."