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re: Professional golfers arent human
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:30 pm to JamalMurry27
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:30 pm to JamalMurry27
All top-tier professional athletes do things that are unfathomable.
the reaction time alone needed in most sports is insane let alone the endurance, strength, hand-eye coordination, etc.
the reaction time alone needed in most sports is insane let alone the endurance, strength, hand-eye coordination, etc.
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Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:33 pm to Madking
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Anybody who says different never played golf and probably never played any other sport either. It’s by far the most difficult.
Give me all the time in the world to train, and I’d get good at golf. Give me all the time in the world to train, and I’d be crushed in my first NFL practice.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:50 pm to biglego
NHL hockey players, especially a goalie. That's the peak.
I've played them all, and am an avid golfer and former college football player. I played college football because I wasn't good enough to play college hockey, and I was a dang good hockey player. NHL and world class hockey players are on another level for hand/eye skill, fitness, explosiveness, and toughness.
I've played them all, and am an avid golfer and former college football player. I played college football because I wasn't good enough to play college hockey, and I was a dang good hockey player. NHL and world class hockey players are on another level for hand/eye skill, fitness, explosiveness, and toughness.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:53 pm to JamalMurry27
Shooting world class pool/billiards is the toughest sport.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:56 pm to LSUHeights
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Pro golfers are crazy good, its one of the few sports that immense genetic gifts of size and athleticism are not required which makes competition so much harder.
But a lot of potential golfers are eliminated for time and financial reasons, as well as a lack of incentive. It’s a hell of a lot cheaper to work on your jump shot in the summer than play a bunch of golf. Golf also isn’t a glamorous sport to anyone who isn’t among the absolute best of the best in the world. All else being equal, there aren’t a lot of golfers slaying poon and making headlines like a Heisman quarterback or Final Four hero.
The “most competitive” sport is actually the most fundamental: sprinting. It’s an easy talent to identify and is widely (and relatively cheaply) developed around the world because running fast is an important part of so many games and sports.
Usain Bolt could have been born in nearly any household in the world and still could have ended up a world class sprinter because someone would have noticed his speed along the way. Speed doesn’t fall through the cracks anywhere that sports are important. But an innate ability to hit a golf ball well? Or swim the butterfly? Or skate on ice? These are very specific skills in secondary sports that could easily go undeveloped in capable athletes. A Wayne Gretzky clone born in Birmingham, Alabama, will probably never touch a hockey stick.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 11:40 pm to saintsfan92612
This post was edited on 4/20/25 at 3:07 am
Posted on 4/10/25 at 11:57 pm to biglego
Wrong
Posted on 4/11/25 at 5:45 am to dukke v
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Power Slap is by far the hardest thing to be good at. As far as sports go. The practice and having to hit hundreds of the same shots over and over. Focus has to be sharp at all times. There is no defense in Power Slap except the elements and yourself.
FIFY
Posted on 4/11/25 at 6:09 am to JamalMurry27
Is this a joke? You are saying it is harder to be great at golf than being an NFL quarterback? How about being a champion boxer?
Try either one and get back to me. You will be begging to get back on the golf course.
Try either one and get back to me. You will be begging to get back on the golf course.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 8:35 am to SoDakHawk
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NHL hockey players, especially a goalie. That's the peak. I've played them all, and am an avid golfer and former college football player. I played college football because I wasn't good enough to play college hockey, and I was a dang good hockey player. NHL and world class hockey players are on another level for hand/eye skill, fitness, explosiveness, and toughness.
I can see that. Hockey is a true mix of skill and athleticism. Lacrosse also, to a lesser extent.
Baseball takes extreme coordination to hit high level pitching, and also the physical ability to whip a bat around quickly.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 8:38 am to biglego
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Give me all the time in the world to train, and I’d get good at golf. Give me all the time in the world to train, and I’d be crushed in my first NFL practice.
Good at it as in shooting mid 80s-90s regularly at the local country club? Sure. But you would never even dream of approaching pro level, just like you'd never dream of approaching NFL. I've seen plus handicap players who are just jaw droppingly good and they are still miles away from the worst pros. Go to a pro event, even if its the Zurich, and listen to the sound it makes when they hit. It's just different
Would it be more feasibly attainable to become a golf pro than NFL/NBA? Of course. You don't need 4.4 speed and a 35"+ vertical. But it's still beyond the realm of possibility for essentially everyone
This post was edited on 4/11/25 at 8:44 am
Posted on 4/11/25 at 8:38 am to Kraut Dawg
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I've never thrown a 95 mph fastball. Nor have I dunked a basketball on a 10' rim because I lack the ability. But I have stuck it two feet from the cup from 175 yds out, just like on TV. I guess that's why golf is so frustrating for many. Because the ability to execute every shot on the course is there for anyone who plays. It's just the ability to do it almost every time.
Right—golf needs mental toughness for sure but it’s obviously less physically demanding. Just about Any person with the means and desire could get really good. That can’t be said for other sports.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 8:39 am to Globetrotter747
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The “most competitive” sport is actually the most fundamental: sprinting. It’s an easy talent to identify and is widely (and relatively cheaply) developed around the world because running fast is an important part of so many games and sports.
Usain Bolt could have been born in nearly any household in the world and still could have ended up a world class sprinter because someone would have noticed his speed along the way. Speed doesn’t fall through the cracks anywhere that sports are important. But an innate ability to hit a golf ball well? Or swim the butterfly? Or skate on ice? These are very specific skills in secondary sports that could easily go undeveloped in capable athletes. A Wayne Gretzky clone born in Birmingham, Alabama, will probably never touch a hockey stick.
Yes
Posted on 4/11/25 at 9:42 am to JamalMurry27
Golf is not that hard to become good at. There’s a reason why it’s the most popular sport for people who can no longer compete in athletics anymore. I mean shite, if I can go out on a golf course only 2-3 times a year, get shitfaced, and play decent for 18 holes, then there’s nothing that crazy about professional golfers.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 9:48 am to Carson123987
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Would it be more feasibly attainable to become a golf pro than NFL/NBA? Of course. You don't need 4.4 speed and a 35"+ vertical. But it's still beyond the realm of possibility for essentially everyone
Fair enough
Posted on 4/11/25 at 9:54 am to biglego
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Give me all the time in the world to train, and I’d get good at golf.
I guess that depends on your definition of “good.”
I’ve played a lot with college golfers to pros who never made it, to a few pros who have. The difference between a bona fide pro and even a plus handicap is insane. The ability of those guys to NEVER hit a bad shot is truly amazing. 6-8 millimeters off on your strike is huge in golf, and obviously a minuscule amount.
The argument going on in this thread is kind of dumb. There’s obviously physical limitations that can disqualify you from being elite in some sports (height in NBA), but professional golfers skill, regardless, is absolutely incredible
Posted on 4/11/25 at 9:56 am to sta4ever
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Golf is not that hard to become good at. There’s a reason why it’s the most popular sport for people who can no longer compete in athletics anymore. I mean shite, if I can go out on a golf course only 2-3 times a year, get shitfaced, and play decent for 18 holes, then there’s nothing that crazy about professional golfers.
Your definition of being "good" at golf is the the equivalent of me playing catch with my kids in the backyard.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 10:04 am to MrSpock
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Your definition of being "good" at golf is the the equivalent of me playing catch with my kids in the backyard.
I don’t think hitting at worst a triple bogey, through an entire game, is the equivalent to playing catch with the kids in the backyard.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 10:07 am to sta4ever
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I don’t think hitting at worst a triple bogey, through an entire game, is the equivalent to playing catch with the kids in the backyard.
You’d be lucky to make triple of every hole at Augusta in these conditions.
You’d also have several 15+
Posted on 4/11/25 at 10:08 am to JamalMurry27
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