Is golf a sport tom watson wears depends and a 14 year old ?
 

Non sport

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Or is thAt to hard to read buddy

Looks like we have a late entry for Douche of the Year.

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Lol well i guess yall are confused youve been watching chiefs football the defintion of sport must be confusing

What is this I don't even

you dont what? Finish thoughts

It may cause butthurt, but he's right.

No its a game. Nascar isnt a sport either, and all you redneck hillbillies that disagree can eat a dick.

golf is a sport. youre moving your body, using your brain, burning calories, and competing against other people. convince me golf is not a sport

Exactly

Man is 63 shitting himself on course and a 14 year old 8th grader do you need me to speak slower to you

And what 100 calories every 18 holes

I once joined.a dart league competion calorie burn

...and thats why you think golf is not a sport? wow we got a genius over here

san marcos texas is breeding some winners

So basically you're saying to qualify as a sport, the participants must be age 18-35 and still shit in a toilet. Let me call Merriam-Webster, we have a new definition here.

I actually heard some moron on the radio yesterday say Tiger Woods is a better athlete than Michael Jordan was. LMAO

whats YOUR definition of an athlete?

They have some fine women down there as well...:drool:

Is that an Ecto-Cooler av?

I was thinking about the stuff and bout made a joke the other day about it, heh.

This guy is high AF

Someone that's athletic. My definition of athletic is: Physically strong, fit, and active. Do you think Tiger Woods is more athletic than Michael Jordan was? Do you think golf is as physically demanding as basketball or any other "real" sport is?

Technically golf is a sport, but technically bowling is too.

Ban hammer.

Yeah I made a thread about it a few years ago. Stuff was great. I want some right now.

well id say tiger is strong fit and active.
obviously no hes not more athletic than mike lol
and no, golf is no where as physically demanding.
Id still rather live tigers life than micheals.

Whose the bigger winner in their respective sport?
Micheal or Tiger?

Pretty close as I see it. They're both the face of their sports. It's kinda like asking which Olsen twin you'd rather bang. Sure, there might be an answer, and people may have different opinions and arguments, but really it's about the same.

Must be that Ecto dude that made it fresh in our minds.

Jordan and its not even close. But even if Tiger was, do you think that qualifies him as a better athlete?

You know what...I didn't even think of that. Probably saw his name and subconsciously started thinking about it.

Jordan is hands down the greatest basketball player ever, not many would argue that. Tiger is still looking up at Jack.

Are horse jockeys and race car drivers athletes?
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Save Our Chiefs single handedly rescued this team from reeruns and bad GM's. They are the reason the future is bright for the team.

Nope and nope.

First time I read the title im like daahh ****??

Well yeah, if I had to pick I'd go with Jordan. Right now anyway. In 20 years who knows.

Id base whose the better athlete on who would win in a decathlon and mike would definitely beat tiger.
Id still rather live Tigers life over Micheals. thats just my opinion.
Fly all over the world on a private jet playing golf at the best courses in the respective countries staying at 5 star resorts being paid millions of dollars. and oh yeah tigers a billionaire. well used to be until his divorce lol

Lebron would beat Jordan in a one on one to 11

I could beat Lebron at horse. I'd just shoot free throws.


Nah...he'd still probably beat me.

Tony Siragusa was on Howard Stern a few months ago. Pretty funny. Talked about one game, playing for the Colts (white pants), and how he was so hungover he had the shits. Tried to tape his ass cheeks shut... Didn't work.

It's more of a sport now than it has ever been dumbass.

I guess my 300 lb boss and his uncle (the owner) who is pushing 400 that go golfing every weekend are athletes since they play a "sport". And no, they aren't built like lineman. They breathe heavy walking from their desk to the cooler for a snack.

lol that reminds me of this

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A Texas guy that loves a Detroit team, but mainly a guy from Kansas and Oklahoma. I think I know enough about you to never open your threads again.

Anyone can play a sport, but not everyone is an athlete. There is a distinct line that you're missing.

No, I get it. Like I said, technically by Webster definition it is a sport...but so is bowling. Anyone with any common sense doesn't consider it one though.

More of just a common perception really. And I agree.

As an avid golfer, here's the line of demarcation:

If you walk while you play, then yes, golf is a sport. If you're like the thousands of pussies riding carts and smoking cigars while shooting the shit and drinking beer during mens' leagues, then no, that's not a sport.

What if you ride a cart and smoke cigars but can drive the ball 500 yards?

Is shopping a sport if you walk instead of ride one of those little scooter things? :D

Disagree.

Golf is a sport no matter what. Anyone who is good at golf is an athlete, plain and simple.

Is basketball not a sport when a bunch of fat dipshits play a pickup game and can't dribble the ball, shoot with two hands, and have no concept of the game?

The only "sport" that I'm willing to debate about whether or not it is a sport is bowling. I'm a 185 bowler...and I learned how to do that in 1 week. My friend was like, "dude, you have to throw a hook or you'll always suck." So I learned how to throw a hook without a thumb...and then once I was comfortable to use my thumb I was suddenly a decent enough bowler.

But yeah...if you can break a 90 playing golf honestly (no cheating), and consistently...you're an athlete, and that takes talent, and it's a sport.

but you could play the whole "If you're like the thousands of pussies riding carts and smoking cigars while shooting the shit and drinking beer during mens' leagues" for each and every sport there is

It is if you're racing one of those scooters against someone else.

as someone who has an uncle that is a golf pro and a father who is a 3 handicap...

I'm absolutely ****ing baffled by how they are so damn good. I have tried to learn, and have excelled at times on the range...I feel like my swing is perfect.

But I just get ****ing worse with age. I just find golf to infuriating to play now. I have always excelled at sports so when I don't excel at something I get infuriated...but 3 years ago I started hitting my driver a consistent 250 and I hit it straight.

I played one round of golf with my dad that summer and he tweaked something, and his friend tweaked something...and now I'm all ****ed in the head...and for the first time in my life I slice the shit out of the ball and it's insane. It's unfixable. I used to pull the ball...now I slice it. I don't get it.

I am pretty weird though. I played baseball my whole life and couldn't bat right handed...I hit lefty, I played hockey lefty...did everything else righty. Threw, everything. And I was a good hitter...

I golf right handed. My dad taught me as a kid that golfing lefty was ****ing reeruned and made me golf right handed and it feels 100% natural to me. There have been years where I was a 90-100 golfer...

but last year...****, I was horrible. My drives were CONSISTENTLY out of bounds to where I had to stop using my driver. There was nothing I could do to fix it on the range, either. It was like a true tin cup experience for me and it made me want to never play golf again. And I probably won't.

Unfortuately with my recent knee injury that doesn't want to get better I can no longer play flag football or softball (competitively) either...

so I'm down to ****ing bowling.

Yeah golf is just hard and frustrating for me. I enjoy going out to the driving range occasionally though.

How in the **** did this thread actually beget real sports discussion?

Some of us just decoded the reerun language and tried to treat it like any other thread I guess.

Here's the difference:

Walking while playing takes stamina. As you lose steam walking a course over the course of the day it affects your swing, making it harder for you to stay down through shots, fire your body through the ball, and maintain a consistent coil in your backswing.

Even though people may **** it up and play terribly, the aerobic part of basketball is also taxing and necessary to actually play the game.

Walking golf actually does take a great deal of stamina. Being outside in 90+ degrees for 4.5+ hours in a tournament is not for the meek. Then do that for 4 days straight. Conversely, playing in bad weather is just as tough. You have to shut out the heat/cold, sweat/rain, annoying galleries at times, slow play of other golfers, etc. To maintain focus for that long is one of the toughest things I've ever had to do. I've played in many a tournament and when I've been in my best physical form I've played the best. But any golfer will tell you that its just as mental.

I'm your typical white boy basketball player. I'm super fast (well...used to be) but my stamina is shit and I can't jump and am not a great ball handler. But god damn I can shoot. We played a 5 on 5 full court game a couple years ago, and in warmups my teammates were like "god damn that white boy can shoot" but then after a couple sprints up and down the court my legs were gone and I couldn't shoot worth a shit. Anyway, sorry for the story. Carry on.

First of all, everyone has a "this is how you fix a slice" thought, but 90% of golfers slice, so take all with a grain of salt, this one included.

The difference between a pull and a slice is the face angle of the club at impact. In both cases the swing path (the arc the club travels0 is the same, but with a cut the face is open and with a pull its closed.

That said:

It's happening for two reasons:

1) You're throwing your right shoulder at the ball, which ****s up your swing plane.

2) Your clubface is open.

Focus on two things:

1) Strengthen your grip. The V formed by your thumb and forefinger should point at your right shoulder as you address the ball

2) Feel like you are holding your right shoulder back as you begin the downswing. If you can do this without losing your spine angle you'll put the club in the slot and hit it from the inside. If you have the same grip that used to cause a pull, it will now be a draw.

I realize I'm in better shape than most people in this lazy world...

but I've walked 36 holes in summer heat and I don't feel like it has ever effected me a bit...

I just don't think it's fair to say people who ride a cart aren't playing a sport because they are riding a cart...that doesn't make sense to me. I'm no better in a cart than I am when I'm walking. In fact, I'm probably better when I walk but my fat lazy friends don't ever want to walk.

If your point is that fat lazy people aren't athletes than for the most part I'll agree with you...but you see them play softball, basketball and golf so I don't think anyone tries to argue that the first two aren't sports because of that.

My dad and uncle are avid golfers and both played hockey at MSU...once my dad's hockey career was over he shifted to golf and is an amazing golfer...I find it hard to believe someone with no athletic ability to could pick up a golf club and, with practice, become a good golfer...

you have to have athletic ability to be able to swing a golf club and make that piece of shit ball do what you're trying to do

not confused. yer a douche.

The one thing I do have is a fantastic grip. That has been perfected over the years by two family members who make me have 50001023402 swing thoughts before I swing the club which has probably done way more god damn damage than good.

as for 2)

Man, I'll certainly try. I love golf. I just hate sucking at it. It infuriates me because my whole life I've watched people be good at it.

I'm going to have to try some things at the range this year...

If I entered this thread knowing nothing about it and read these two sentences.....

haha that is funny

What a ****ing dumbass! Your poor ****ing keyboard!

I'll certainly admit that my stance is out of the mainstream. I personally think that when riding a cart they are removing an essential element of what makes difficult. The mental tax is still there, but the physical element isn't.

I routinely went out and walked during the dog ass days last summer, and by the end of the round I was definitely fatigued and it affected my game. I think walking makes golf more physically demanding, but mentally easier.

Your dad's success in hockey helped make him a great golfer, as the action of a slapshot is the best analogue for a correct golf swing.

If you are the more hard-headed type, just put a 2x4 just to the outside of your ball. You'll either fix your swing plane or break your wrist.

Depending on the course it can be even worse too...i remember walking Augusta when I went there and just walking it I thought I was going to keel over. I can't even imagine what it'd be like to caddy there.

There is a course in CoMo called A.L. Gustin. Aside from being a sack of shit golf course, it is the hilliest mother****er imaginable. Every hole is like a goddamned Stairmaster.

I was in Scotland two years ago w/ my brother-in-law and for one round he wore Footjoys that have wood built into the sole's support structure. Since the ground over there is like concrete, he wanted to kill himself at the end of the round.

Alright **** nut

Sports are as much about finesse and accuracy as they are about shear power. Golf is a sport, and one of the most difficult sports to master. Get you handicap below 10, and then grunt/groan/bitch/moan.

Tell you what, 20 dollar Nassau, any golf course in KC, your choice. Week of April 22nd.

Ok then, go out and play golf. When you can play 18 holes and shoot par, only then can you come back here and say it isn't a sport. And IF you ever manage to shoot par you will understand why it is a sport. Until then STFU !!!!!!

Go play Call of Duty. Play 18 whole matches of Team Deathmatch and IF you manage to get a kill death ratio of 2.0 or higher come back here and say it isn't a sport. Until then STFU !!!!!! (but really I agree with you that golf is a sport)