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12/14/12 12:00 pm | #1441

Quote by Detroit:

AJ, im sure with a enough tries anyone will figure out the best way to get the ball into the hole...

Golf doesnt even compare to our four major sports IMO. I mean I get that it takes a great amount of "skill" and having a high IQ of the game, but thats it. There is no true raw athletic ability involved in Golf lol. Thats why old people make up half the players. You learn what clubs to use and when, learn the terrain, manage the wind, and hit the ball accordingly. Thats boring as shit, and I'd go as far to say that Golf isnt even a sport. By definition it is... but really c'mon. If we follow the definition then paper football is a sport, mini put is a sport, skee-ball, etc.

Like I said, I get that Golf is difficult, and takes TONS skill, but its just not "sportsy" If that makes sense. Is the best golfer as good an all around athlete as RGIII or LeBron James? Fuck no. They are hardly athletes if you ask me. It takes a beast to play a game like football or basketball with broken bones or the flu (especially at the pro level). Could RGII and LBJ take the time and learn to play the other major sports, and be on par? Yes, because of their actual athletic ability.

So in short, golf sucks. Not a sport. Boring as fuck. Just an activity that doesnt take top level atheltic ability, just knowledge of the activity. Sorta like how im good at bouncing paper balls into a the trashcan from all angles of my room.

took the words out of my mouth, Jordan/Tom Brady could become professional golfers easier than tiger going pro in basketball and football. half the time the caddy is suggesting what club they use for what situation anyway.

Re: Random Sports Talk

12/14/12 1:02 pm | #1442

But Tom Brady and Jordan AREN'T professional golfers, do you understand that, Snapple?

I'm standing by my argument that golfers have to have more skill to play than most professionals in other sports. To say that an obese linebacker has more "natural talent" and "athletic ability" is just plain stupid. They get winded from eating.

Natural talent and athletic ability doesn't define how much skill it takes to play a sport. The most athletic person in the world defined by the Olympics is whoever gets the gold in the Decathalon. He's not the best at any event, but put him up against all the world record holders for each event and he'd still come out on top.

But according to you guys, if he can't play football well, he's got no natural talent or athletic ability. 60 year olds can play golf, you know why? Because it's a game of skill, not mindlessly holding a ball and running in one direction. Put a 60 year old in a football game or baseball game, where's all his athletic ability and natural talent now? He may still have it, but it won't do much for him.

This is my last post on the topic.

Re: Random Sports Talk

12/14/12 2:18 pm | #1443

Linebackers arent obese LOL. Ray Lewis, Brian Urlacher, AJ Hawk, and all the others are the farthest thing from fat. I think youre trying to say linemen. Every single linemen in the NFL is probably in better shape than you lol.

Football (or any other sport) isnt just mindless running the ball. Football is like chess. Offensive schemes and defensive schemes and TONS of other shit. Thats why they study film just like a Golfer would study a course. Baseball has schemes based off probabilities, and hockey operates like football.

Like you said, Golf is a game of skill. But they arent athletes.... and I barely call golf a sport.

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12/14/12 2:41 pm | #1444

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12/14/12 2:57 pm | #1445

Insults from Skankee fans hold no weight here. Sorry.

12/31/69 7:00 pm | #1446

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Re: Re: Random Sports Talk

12/14/12 8:44 pm | #1448

Quote by AJ:

But Tom Brady and Jordan AREN'T professional golfers, do you understand that, Snapple?

I'm standing by my argument that golfers have to have more skill to play than most professionals in other sports. To say that an obese linebacker has more "natural talent" and "athletic ability" is just plain stupid. They get winded from eating.

Natural talent and athletic ability doesn't define how much skill it takes to play a sport. The most athletic person in the world defined by the Olympics is whoever gets the gold in the Decathalon. He's not the best at any event, but put him up against all the world record holders for each event and he'd still come out on top.

But according to you guys, if he can't play football well, he's got no natural talent or athletic ability. 60 year olds can play golf, you know why? Because it's a game of skill, not mindlessly holding a ball and running in one direction. Put a 60 year old in a football game or baseball game, where's all his athletic ability and natural talent now? He may still have it, but it won't do much for him.

This is my last post on the topic.

LOL just no. I bet Jordan and Brady play with less of a handicap when golfing then you do though!

I never said football or basketball means your athletic, and if you don't play them you aren't as athletic stop putting words in my mouth and twisting what I said. Golf is a 90% mental sport, you could be 300 pounds and 65 and be one of the best golfers in the world. You see tons of older people play golf because it's not as physically demanding and they have more leisure time to practice and hone their skills.

In football those OL and DL players are in better shape then you, they can run faster longer, lift more, and are better all around athlete's then you could ever dream of becoming. just think about that for a second. I doubt you can run a 40 yard dash under 5 seconds and that's being EXTREMELY generous, you're probably closer to a 5.5-6. These guys are doing it in 4.8 seconds.

You're right natural talent and athletic ability aren't everything, but they are difference makers in professional sports.You can see players who have raw talent that under develop and never live up to the hype, when there's players that didn't have high expectations (Tom Brady) who become GOAT at their position and the face of a franchise. Athleticism is still required for sports, and that's why there's such rigid competition in the Olympics and sports leagues, skill isn't always the determining factor.

Golf is also a singular sport, there is no team just what you can do and that's great you know when you're the best and when you have an off day. But then you see people like Barry Sanders who had an AWFUL team and still was able to carry them into the playoffs, in a sport that is team based. There are a lot less intangibles and other things to worry about in golf opposed to other sports. You are not directly versing people who can limit or hinder your ability with their own, you are shooting your best versus their best to see who did better, that's it. That is why team sports take more skill. Not only is your skill a factor, but so is overcoming the opponents strength's and weaknesses to make sure your team wins.

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In regards to all the sports talk
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and who cares about your sports opinion? you lost credibility along time ago, especially by including yourself in a discussion then going lol herp derp who gives a fuck.

Re: Random Sports Talk

12/14/12 9:54 pm | #1449

Actually Jordan's handicap is around 4-6 depending on the course. Mine is 2-4 on a pro course. I've played behind Jordan when he was at Medinah Country Club about a year ago when he was playing with Woods on a warmup day before the Ryder Cup, which I also attended. He was terrible. He had a double bogey on every hole I watched him play except one.

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12/15/12 12:08 am | #1451

Quote by Detroit:

Linebackers arent obese LOL. Ray Lewis, Brian Urlacher, AJ Hawk, and all the others are the farthest thing from fat. I think youre trying to say linemen. Every single linemen in the NFL is probably in better shape than you lol.

Second that, have you ever seen Patrick Willis or any other good linebacker? Those dudes are fucking chiseled and pure muscle, probably less than a percent of fat on their body, and offensive lineman HAVE to be in shape to survive blocking the quick pass rush off the end the entire game.

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12/15/12 12:35 am | #1452

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Quote by Detroit:

Linebackers arent obese LOL. Ray Lewis, Brian Urlacher, AJ Hawk, and all the others are the farthest thing from fat. I think youre trying to say linemen. Every single linemen in the NFL is probably in better shape than you lol.

Second that, have you ever seen Patrick Willis or any other good linebacker? Those dudes are fucking chiseled and pure muscle, probably less than a percent of fat on their body, and offensive lineman HAVE to be in shape to survive blocking the quick pass rush off the end the entire game.

My mistake. Shows how much I care about Fagball. Oops, Football.

Re: Random Sports Talk

12/15/12 12:53 am | #1453

This guy is more of an athlete than anyone you guys are talking about!!

12/31/69 7:00 pm | #1454

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12/15/12 11:04 am | #1455

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Cant beat the Richard.

Oh, you can! Just not in public!

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