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01-27-2014, 07:18 AM | #51 |
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01-27-2014, 07:44 AM | #52 |
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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. Last edited by FRCDFED; 01-27-2014 at 07:51 AM.. |
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I think they are due to the usage of the full body and focus on timing.
Those are all athletic things. I would also consider dart throwers athletes. JMO, I can certainly see the argument. |
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CP has some Bowling ass ballers. Wasn't it Pink Floyd that was basically a club pro level bowler?
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When I last bowled, I bowled finger tip (the only way to score well, IMHO). There is an element of conditioning involved that most non-bowlers don't think about and that is the arm/hand/finger strength needed to throw a 16 lb. ball down the lanes for at least three games consistently.
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The word "athlete" comes from the Greek (and Latin via Greek) for "contest" or "competing for prizes".
In that sense, professional bowlers are absolutely athletes. |
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So spelling bee kids are athletes? Awesome
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