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re: What is the most mentally challenging sport?
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:00 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:00 am to UFownstSECsince1950
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What is the most mentally challenging sport?Golf duh.
That was easy. Tennis is more phisicaly challange, But the mental aspect of golf put tennis to shame.
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Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:02 am to dukke v
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But the mental aspect of golf put tennis to shame.
Care to explain?
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:03 am to PhiTiger1764
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I get mad when people say "and it's not even close" because generally when arguing about something it must be close.
This is one of the rare times I will ever say it. It's golf, and it's not even close.
I get mad when people say "and it's not even close" when arguing about something that is most definitely close.
It's tennis, but it is close.
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:04 am to GonePecan
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Care to explain?
He probably won't explain. But he may angrily reply with all caps and exclamation points.
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:05 am to GonePecan
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With golf you have a caddy to tell you things, calm you down and carry your shite. Even how to hit the ball. Golf is also not physically exhausting, which is dealt with mentally. Hell, they're only walking and swinging a club about 45 times and then putting. I agree golf is mentally challenging, but I watched some of that tournament yesterday. That guy in the last group's caddy was telling him everything to do.
This is foolish. First, the player always makes the final call. And when guys get under the gun, they are listening to the caddy because they've played and grinded for 4 days. And every shot at the time is thought out. When you finish a tournament, you just want to go to sleep and not think about a damn thing.
And I don't understand how tennis is mentally challenging. I'd say pitching is more mentally challenging than tennis. Anything that's not a reaction sport is going to be more mentally challenging
This post was edited on 7/2/12 at 10:06 am
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:05 am to GonePecan
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Care to explain?
Tiger Woods has won 14 majors and by your logic his caddy did most of the work for him. Every single shot in Golf matters. You have nobody against you but the course and the elemnts. I agree that tennis is the rougher sport as far as physical, But golf is 90% mental and 10% physical.Tennis.....not so much.
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:06 am to bobbyray21
The thing about golf and tennis is you get to reset every weekend. Yea you can have a bad year but if you still managed to do well or win a few tourneys it can turn around your season. Baseball is one continuous season. Going 4-4 a few times isn't gonna help if your still hitting .230 on the season.
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:06 am to hehateme2285
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This is foolish. First, the player always makes the final call. And when guys get under the gun, they are listening to the caddy because they've played and grinded for 4 days. And every shot at the time is thought out. When you finish a tournament, you just want to go to sleep and not think about a damn thing
Still, somebody is there. Tennis players are on an island.
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:06 am to bobbyray21
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He probably won't explain. But he may angrily reply with all caps and exclamation points.
Hey Go bite a donkeys dick.
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:06 am to hehateme2285
In tennis, your moves are generally reactionary and you don't have time to think
In golf, you have a 4-5 hour round where 95% of that time is thinking
In golf, you have a 4-5 hour round where 95% of that time is thinking
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:07 am to GonePecan
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What is the most mentally challenging sport?
Baseball and golf.
A lot of time in between the action that keeps your mind consistently getting in the way.
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:07 am to dukke v
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You have nobody against you but the course and the elemnts
Right...in tennis you have an opponent trying to exploit your weaknesses. I don't think this helps your argument.
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:07 am to GonePecan
Golf
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:08 am to bobbyray21
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Right...in tennis you have an opponent trying to exploit your weaknesses
And the elements in golf don't do this????
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:08 am to bobbyray21
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Right...in tennis you have an opponent trying to exploit your weaknesses.
You just described essentially every sport
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:09 am to LSUAlum2001
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Baseball and golf.
A lot of time in between the action that keeps your mind consistently getting in the way.
I think that it is completely absurd to say that baseball is remotely as mentally challenging as golf or tennis.
Tennis players: is it more mentally challenging to return serve or serve?
All tennis players will reply: to serve, because when returning serve, you are reacting.
In baseball, players are reacting.
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:09 am to hehateme2285
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And when guys get under the gun, they are listening to the caddy because they've played and grinded for 4 days.
Tennis majors last for 2 weeks.
To be fair, I can see how people who have never played tennis competively would think that tennis is not as mentally challenging by just watching it.
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:09 am to hehateme2285
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You just described essentially every sport
Except golf.
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:10 am to bobbyray21
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All tennis players will reply: to serve, because when returning serve, you are reacting. In baseball, players are reacting.
Which is why I said pitching. Every pitch you throw in a game serves a purpose
Posted on 7/2/12 at 10:11 am to bobbyray21
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In baseball, players are reacting.
I'm talking more about the pitching and hitting aspects.
If you're struggling and you have several thoughts in your head, you will continue to struggle.
Serve and volley is mentally challenging?
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