spray and pray

spray and pray
 v. phr.— «The match is to be played at Old Orchard Beach Country Club, where wide parallel fairways are calculated to keep Dick’s “spray and pray” shots out of serious trouble.» —“Maine-ly Sports” by Blaine Davis Portland Press Herald (Maine) Dec. 26, 1947. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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