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Heika: What the Stars can learn from Happy Gilmore to get better on the ice

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Adam Sandler stars as HAPPY GILMORE, a short tempered working stiff whose outrageous antics on the golf course turn him into a blue-collar hero.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- There's a great scene in the movie "Happy Gilmore" when the hockey player turned golfer turns to his rival Shooter McGavin and says, "Happy learned to putt. Uh-oh."

It's a key turning point, as the big-hitting sideshow began to understand the intricacies of golf and became a real threat to McGavin for the tour championship. But it's an even deeper lesson when you really study it.