My excuse for missing DOVW...

[Kiel_GTI]

Racing cars requires ALOT more physical endurance and performance than most other sports. Have a go at a corner at 120 and see where your guts end up, now try and do that over and over for an hr.

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and golf just requires a lot less exertion for a lot more money if you're decent. plus a lot less chance of dying on a golf course, i know which one i would pick if i was decent at either.

oh and great work on the pics by the OP. most i got to see was on the TV

[dubbed]

Dont be stupid dude, since when has a great sportsman been defined by the amount of money they make? I dunno what my bank account has to do with anything here but im sure it tops yours.




Racing cars requires ALOT more physical endurance and performance than most other sports. Have a go at a corner at 120 and see where your guts end up, now try and do that over and over for an hr.

Ali was a great sportsman, Jordan was a great sports man, Schumacher was a great sports men. Tiger woods...not so much. He's good at Golf but you cant realy call that a sport, i mean damn, the only way they will brake a sweat is if its 35 degress and even than they have a caddy holding an umbrella for them haha.

Sports is defined as an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. Golf does not require any significant physical exertion and should therefore not be considered a sport. A person who plays Golf is a Golfer not a sportsman. FFS they dont even walk to the ball.

Bowls is a sport! Hell, darts is even considered sport! It's got nothing to do with breaking a sweat. Whether you like it or not, it's a sport, and he's a sportsman!

Most people wouldn't even come close to making par on an easy course. There's a **** load more to it than smashing a ball. But if you don't understand that then I'm not even going to bother

PS: You need a new dictionary.

[static1800]

I used to play golf in comps when i was a junior, takes loads of practice to get good. if you miss the sweet spot on a driver by the tiniest of margins the ball hooks off into the scrub. Golf is a very precise sport its not a physical sport that makes them no less sportsman and like I said before Tiger is the highest paid sportsperson ever his earnings are no over 1 billion USD.

[Tim]

i used to play golf every second weekend for years. I was never really able to become consistent. So frustrating!
In my opinion its a great sport to get involved in but watching it makes me ZZZZZzzzZZZzzZZzzzzzz

[Spyda]

Bowls is a sport! Hell, darts is even considered sport! It's got nothing to do with breaking a sweat. Whether you like it or not, it's a sport, and he's a sportsman!

Most people wouldn't even come close to making par on an easy course. There's a **** load more to it than smashing a ball. But if you don't understand that then I'm not even going to bother

PS: You need a new dictionary.

LOL @ you and everyone else who thinks these games can be called sports. I understand it takes skill and all that but so does chess and scrable. Just because its hard doesnt make it a sport either. For some people changing a tyre is hard but thats not a sport is it?

If you actualy look it up you will see that the majority of hte time is called a game and not a sport, even pro commentators argue that its not a sport.

Its this:


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If you cannot see the difference then there is realy somthing wrong with you and everyone eles who cannot tell the difference between and acutal athlete and someone who wears slacks and a polo shirt to hit a ball with a $10k club across a green.

[Tim]

for people that dont think golf is a sport. Go and argue with your dictionary.

sport  /spɔrt, spoʊrt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [spawrt, spohrt]

–noun 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
2. a particular form of this, esp. in the out of doors.
3. diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.
4. jest; fun; mirth; pleasantry: What he said in sport was taken seriously.
5. mockery; ridicule; derision: They made sport of him.
6. an object of derision; laughingstock.
7. something treated lightly or tossed about like a plaything.
8. something or someone subject to the whims or vicissitudes of fate, circumstances, etc.

[Spyda]

You guys are a larf. Makes me wonder how many of you have actualy played a noraml sport.

got a source for that Tim?

[Tim]

You guys are a larf. Makes me wonder how many of you have actualy played a noraml sport.

How do you define "normal" sport? The two most popular sports in Australia are probably Golf and Netball.

[static1800]

Spyda you have clearly never played golf in your life, if it were so easy and not a real sport why isn't every single person playing off of par and a pro? It is such an exact sport that you have to be mentally and to some extent physically fit to play well as it requires lots of concentration to play consistently.

This is a pretty ridiculous argument that this thread has gotten to.. far out debating whether a sport that has been around since the 15th century which is a lot longer than Rugby, auto racing etc. is an actual sport.

[Big Yellow]

the perfect example of a fit and conditioned sportsman!!!






PS I play Golf as well and have 2 sets of clubs.

[Spyda]

It is such an exact sport that you have to be mentally and to some extent physically fit to play well as it requires lots of concentration to play consistently.

I have only played mini golf but that doesnt realy count. I do hope to play the game one day but it will be mainly for socialising with business types and a relaxing day.

You dont have to be physically fit, take the fat guy who played pro with a smoke in his mouth. You can say a level of physical fitness, even if it is very little, is required to play well but not anywhere near the level needed to play soccer, basketball, tennis....even netball.

I take it you have never played basketball? Give it a go. It requires speed, endurance, strenght, agility, concentration,the ability to think fast etc. Can you do all of thouse things, has golf taught you any of thouse things?

Lets get something stright though, i understand it takes a great deal of skill to play golf, after all it is a bloody tiny ball on a masive bit of grass. You dont have to be very strong, you dont have to be very fast, you dont have to think fast, your body doesnt have to endure alot.

Can you see what i am saying? If you cant then thats unlucky, ill just leave you with your delusion and hope that one day you can undertake a real sport without passing out.

[Big Yellow]

^^

LOL if you'd actually played Golf, you will realise how much strain swinging a club can do to your elbows, back and knees.

no strength required?? Tiger is not one of the longest drivers of a golf ball for no reason. He might not be a ripped mofo like some of the pro basketballers, but he has strength.

btw, i also play real sports like b-ball, soccer and tennis competitively. golf is a sport like all of them.

[static1800]

You are comparing chalk and cheese Spyda and also I have played basketball I played pretty much every junior sport except baseball, started soccer when i was 5 and played indoor up until a couple of years and started racing when i was 15 etc.

Also, any sport is also considered a game and you don't have to physically fit to play any sport but you might be good at a lot of them.

But this is a silly argument that we are all having

[Tim]

someone has a superiority complex

[Jayse]

DAYAM....who woulda thought a couple of photos could cause all this!!

Maybe this is why cameras were banned from the Masters...i shoulda read the fine print which states photos of golfers will start heated online debates and someone will get their feelings hurt! (not that anyone has)

Spyda,

I play ball 2 nights a week still(at my advancing age) and occaisionly get out for a round or 2 of golf every now and again, so i can appreciate both sports.
Golf is up there as a sport, all sport comes down to is skill...the ability to perform a skill better than someone else will get you higher/further in that chosen sport. Having better fitness will help you, but the higher skill level of someone helps more. Gripping the club to get the perfect shot for 18 holes is like using your arm/other muscles to steer a racing car...sure g's are different/non existent, but the skill level is there.
The reason Tiger is so ahead of everyone else is cos of his crazy skill level and his fitness levels as well. He gets up 5am everyday, hits the gym at 5.30am everyday, even during tournaments. I reckon, his level of fitness will flow onto future players trying to make it big in the world of golf. The problem might be that they might lack the skill level of Tiger.

Even John Daly is getting into the fitter is better for golf regime as shown by this recent pic of him. (NB:I don't intend to show this photo to cause further debate on the golf = sport)(woman with Long John Daly is his new fiance, ex Hooters manager...NICE!! ) Daly had lap band surgery.


Now if you want to tackle GOLF = BAD FASHION SENSE..i'm with you on that one!!

Cheers,

Jayse.

p.s. Charles Barkeley was a big fella, who used his weight well but also had alot of skill.. sweet shot.