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In response to "I can't cuz for 2 reasons A) He didn't become tennis god till 2003. Tiger was all 10 years." by Will Hunting

but there's no physical exertion in golf. "oh dear, the sun is beating down on me pretty hard today. caddie, give me my visor." puh-lease -- nm

Posted by Fednog (aka fedup) Dec 16 '09, 08:05

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I take it you haven't played the game then. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:07 1
- I'm sore as balls after the first round of the year. Golf uses muscles that you don't use on a day-to-day basis. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:19
Half of most sports is hand-eye coordination. Golf takes it to an extreme. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Dec 16, 08:07 10
- When someone is out there guarding the hole on the golf course... - Jim Dec 16, 08:08 9
  - by that reasoning, should we put a linebacker in the middle of a 100m dash, then? -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:11 1
    - I'd be more impressed. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:12
  - thank you! -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:09 6
    - And that's not to take away from Tiger or any other world class golfer. I'm just saying, I'll take Pujols, Manning, Sid the Kid, Lebron over the - Jim Dec 16, 08:12 5
      - BTW: did you see Matthew Berry's take on Houston's D I posted last night? -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:13 2
        
        I did now...Thanks. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:15 1
        
        he had teh stats to back up my thoughts :) -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:19
      - Sid isn't even the best player on his team... -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:12 1
        
        Psst...not a big hockey guy. Sub Crosby for whoever is the best. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:13
you try swinging a golf club with any type of precision or consistency. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:06 16
- yes it's a skill and it's very mental...but i can't compare it to swimming or tennis or basketball, etc. -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:08 15
  - it's more than just mental. it's about physical control. - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:09 14
    - i suppose...but i feel like athletes from other sports could play golf...but that's not necessarily true when you reverse it. doesn't that say someth - Fednog Dec 16, 08:11 13
      - To play golf at a world class level? No way. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:15 6
        
        Just look at those club-pros who qualify for the PGA Championship...these guys shoot 65 at home...shoot 80 at this tourney. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:17 5
        
        question: could that be because they have more opportunities to practice on their home (what is called?) turfs? -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:19 4
        
        Partly. But it goes to show that the elite get ridiculous scores on whatever course they play. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:24
        
        More that the big boys play on courses mortals aren't familiar with. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:24 1
        
        Plus most tour players get 1 shot a year at any given course so shooting 68 anywhere is insanely great. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:25
        
        sure, it would make sense that they know every in and out, nook and cranny of their home course. - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:21
      - Sure, just not very well. Have you ever seen Michael Jordan play golf? -- nm - mara Dec 16, 08:14 1
        
        or Charles Barkley? -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 08:17
      - No...that speaks to specialization. Michael Jordan, best ever at his game couldn't perform as well as a modest Double-A baseball player. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:13 1
        
        but there was a tennis pro (lleyton hewitt's coach) i think his name was andrew draper...he was a pro on the ATP and now he's a pro on the PGA...i don - Fednog Dec 16, 08:17
      - could they play golf? sure. could they do it at a professional level? doubtful. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:12 1
        
        good point. never looked at it like that. i kind of put physical exertion (like feats of human anatomy) very high up when ranking sports, but your r - Fednog Dec 16, 08:15

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