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Serious question Is golf really a sport?
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:14 pm
Or is it just a skill set?
I don't play so I wanna know from those who do.
I don't play so I wanna know from those who do.
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Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:15 pm to tbabino
It’s the most difficult sport that I’ve ever taken on.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:16 pm to tbabino
You keep a score and determine a winner
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:17 pm to tbabino
I think it's a game but real athletes now play it. You can still be a midget weighing 135 lbs ala Justin Thomas and still ball out though.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:17 pm to tbabino
Does it take a judge to determine the winner? Then yes, it is a sport
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:19 pm to tbabino
Since you don't play I will give you a set of sticks with a flat portion on the end and have you walk 18 holes and see how things turn out, you can make your own judgement from there!
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:20 pm to tbabino
I would say no. Skill, yes. Physical exertion, no
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an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
This post was edited on 8/4/21 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:20 pm to tbabino
Yes
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Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:21 pm to High C
It's only difficult because you're poor
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:21 pm to Packer
What about that quote rules out golf?
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:22 pm to tbabino
The skill required in golf is enormous. Is it physically exhausting, not often. But I don't think that's a requirement of sport.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:23 pm to fightin tigers
Physical exertion AND skill. I don't consider golf physically demanding. I'm sure others will beg to differ
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:23 pm to tbabino
quote:
Or is it just a skill set?
What does this mean?
Every sport requires a certain skill set.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:26 pm to Packer
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I don't consider golf physically demanding.
Walk 18 holes for four days straight while hitting a golf ball 70+ times with absolute precision and tell me how that works out for you.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:28 pm to Packer
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Physical exertion, no
So strength, flexibility, fatigue etc play zero part in how good a person is? Those seem like physical characteristics to me.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:28 pm to MrJimBeam
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It's only difficult because you're poor
Likely
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:29 pm to lsufball19
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Walk 18 holes for four days straight
Only physically demanding for the fat
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hitting a golf ball 70+ times with absolute precision
Sounds like a skill
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:30 pm to lsufball19
quote:I'm a 40-something year old dude with a typical Dad bod and could do 3 out of 4 of those things fairly easily.
Walk 18 holes for four days straight while hitting a golf ball 70+ times with absolute precision and tell me how that works out for you.
The precision thing being the one that gets me lol.
It's the middle of the summer here in North Texas, temps or feels like temps often well up over 110-115, and I'll go and hit, I don't know, I guess 200 or so golf balls over the course of 2-2.5 hours a couple of times a week, sometimes multiple days in a row. It's really not difficult even with the heat.
But I still suck royally, no question there.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:35 pm to Packer
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Only physically demanding for the fat
false. Walking 5-6 miles on varying terrains and also maintaining the capacity to then be able to swing a club perfectly every time is physically demanding for anyone
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Sounds like a skill
So is throwing a baseball
Posted on 8/4/21 at 1:38 pm to Packer
Where did you get physically demanding out of physical exertion?
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