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Originally Posted by FRCDFED
Bowlers are no more athletes than chess players. I once had a teenager tell me that chess was a sport because he was "exercising" his brain. 
It seems that some people categorize an activity that requires some skill as a sport just to help out their own ego. Both are games. Same as golf.
Any activity is going burn calories. That doesn't make you an "athlete."
Bowling is something someone does when their spouse/significant other tells them to get off the couch and go do something. Same as mowing the yard. |
To do it well, and compete, you have to be pretty athletic. Not so with Chess.
I quit league bowling two years ago, after my third injury and second to my wrist. (my shit is getting old) I had a 199 average, but not on the lane conditions and pressure the pros face.
It would get my heart rate higher than 4 miles on a treadmill in an hour.
Like some golfers, a lot of bowlers have a fat gut and man tits, but they possess a lot of power and strength as well as mental toughness to get the job done.