Pro Bowling: Athletes or just an Elite learned skill?
 

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Do you consider these guys athletes?

Bowlers are to athletes what curling is to sport.

Archery or throwing darts...

Non athletes for sure.

any "sport" that has a bar that's accessible to the players during a match is not a sport.

Is golfing?

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Richard Sherman eat your heart out.

LMAO definitely.

I have the high score on both Jezzball and Mahjongg2 over in the arcade. I believe that my skill set is similar to those of pro bowlers.

To master anything, whether it is a cello, bowling, cooking, football, etc., it is estimated that a person must put in around 10,000 hours of practice, participation, game time, or whatever.

Pro golfers have to be jn reasonably good shape because they have to walk.

The actual art of hitting a golf shot is up for debate of it just being a learned skill or being athletic enough to make a shot.
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My definition applies to golfing as well.

Indeed. I like forward to seeing you on Espn 8, The Ocho.

Agreed.

Not really, but being in decent shape has made the very best more consistent.