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In response to "yes it's a skill and it's very mental...but i can't compare it to swimming or tennis or basketball, etc. -- nm" by Fednog

it's more than just mental. it's about physical control.

Posted by merry xmas and happy znu year (aka znufrii) Dec 16 '09, 08:09

just because it doesn't get your heart rate up, doesn't mean it's not a sport.

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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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it's more than just mental. it's about physical control.

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