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Is gymnastics proof that golf and tennis players are babies?
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:01 am
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:01 am
I've always been annoyed that the precious geniuses who play tennis and golf insist on having utter silence from the audience in order to ply their craft. Meanwhile, you see these gymnasts performing insane feats - say, on the balance beam - all while another athlete is doing a floor routine in the background - set to both music and periodic applause.
They should make golf and tennis more like the Phoenix Open atmosphere instead of like high tea with the queen.
They should make golf and tennis more like the Phoenix Open atmosphere instead of like high tea with the queen.
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Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:05 am to Big Scrub TX
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They should make golf and tennis more like the Phoenix Open atmosphere
I agree with you, I would like to see more stadium type enviroments on some tournaments.
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instead of like high tea with the queen.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:05 am to Big Scrub TX
I can't disagree with this.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:08 am to Big Scrub TX
U know the difference of the three? Two are careers and one is an activity.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:08 am to Big Scrub TX
I also think that players on the course are more prone to noises that are short and sharp over the silence. I've seen plenty of people play golf with music playing in the background (while not blaring).
I remember Bubba Watson cheering on the crowd asking them to be loud during the Ryder Cup opening tee shots a few years back. Was pretty cool.
I remember Bubba Watson cheering on the crowd asking them to be loud during the Ryder Cup opening tee shots a few years back. Was pretty cool.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:09 am to Big Scrub TX
Idk how comparable the two are, but I do think its incredible that they can knock out perfection on the beam, while the craziness of the floor routine is going on in the background. That would be so distracting.
I like silence in my backswing, but I suck, so it doesn't make much of a difference.
Completely agree absolute silence in tennis isn't necessary.
I like silence in my backswing, but I suck, so it doesn't make much of a difference.
Completely agree absolute silence in tennis isn't necessary.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:11 am to Big Scrub TX
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:11 am to Big Scrub TX
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:13 am to BallChamp00
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U know the difference of the three? Two are careers and one is an activity.
wut
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:14 am to Pitch To Johnny
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I like silence in my backswing, but I suck, so it doesn't make much of a difference.
But I wonder if you were conditioned to noise/activity in your backswing if you would even notice it at all.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:15 am to SBvital
I think that was Boo Weekley, can't imagine Bubba doing that
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:15 am to Big Scrub TX
Guys are playing for a million dollars compared to a worthless medal. A mess up from a golfer can cause him to lose hundreds of thousands. That's why it's quiet.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:15 am to Big Scrub TX
Yes u are. Tiger use to back off mid swing.
Not about being a baby. It's about what's at stake.
Not about being a baby. It's about what's at stake.
This post was edited on 8/10/16 at 11:17 am
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:19 am to BallChamp00
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Guys are playing for a million dollars compared to a worthless medal. A mess up from a golfer can cause him to lose hundreds of thousands. That's why it's quiet.
a)Both Olympic golf and Olympic tennis will have the same absurd "quiet" requirements
b)The smaller tours (where the golfers are basically struggling journeymen and competing for way less than a million dollars) are identical in their quiet requirements
c)gymnasts on the Olympics and Worlds stage absolutely are competing for millions of dollars
This post was edited on 8/10/16 at 11:21 am
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:19 am to Big Scrub TX
quote:golf is hard enough without scumbags trying to screw with your concentration
precious geniuses who play tennis and golf insist on having utter silence
the result would be worse scores-- but the trashier fans are happy. brilliant idea, commish!
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:20 am to BallChamp00
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Yes u are. Tiger use to back off mid swing.
I'm aware of when Tiger was a teenager, his dad toughened him up by screwing with him mid-swing, but that does not mean that Tiger was not absolutely conditioned in his playing career to silence.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:22 am to Big Scrub TX
Ha! Pretty good point.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:22 am to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
quote:you're trying to hit a tiny little ball that is not in motion...
golf is hard enough without scumbags trying to screw with your concentration
yeah, you're just proving that golf is ridiculous
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:22 am to Big Scrub TX
quote:Why is that an absurd requirement?
a)Both Olympic golf and Olympic tennis will have the same absurd "quiet" requirements
This post was edited on 8/10/16 at 11:23 am
Posted on 8/10/16 at 11:22 am to LSUTIGER in TEXAS
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golf is hard enough without scumbags trying to screw with your concentration
That's only because they are disturbing the silence. If the norm were no limits on crowd noise ever, I don't think it would affect concentration all that much.
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the result would be worse scores-- but the trashier fans are happy. brilliant idea, commish!
So, are you arguing that gymnastics scores would be higher if all events were done separately and with no distractions? Or are you arguing that setting up triple-flip passing runs on a 4-inch wide beam doesn't require as much concentration as swinging at a ball?
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