Is golf the only game in which it's participants can come straight off the street in warm, everyday clothing and play all day without perspiring? Golf should be compared not to complex, high-energy sports like tennis but to low-energy games like bowling, pool, darts and curling.
Like the players involved in those games, golfers could never be described as athletes.
It is no mere coincidence that high-energy sportsmen of declining skills and fitness retire to the quiet, stress-free, physically undemanding game of golf.
2007-01-31 17:06:00 · 11 answers · asked by Braveheart 1 in Sports ➔ Golf
So, what's your point?
I've found that people that have tried to play golf, but are lousy at it, often have the same reaction that you have. If you don't like golf, stay away. If you feel that you need to wear some special uniform and build up a big sweat, have at it, I don't hear people ripping those sports.
Golf is more of a mental control game than a physical and reaction game (which probably explains why you have difficulty with it). Who said that all sports should be the same? How boring would that be?
Personally, I'm a heart attack survivor, which limits my physical activities. Golf is perfect for me. I can walk and still participate in a pastime that I enjoy.
So, go get all dressed up and sweaty, enjoy yourself and those of us that like golf will enjoy ourselves.
2007-01-31 21:47:34 · answer #1 · answered by x-15a2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, you have never played or walked 18 or even 9 holes before. To play golf well you need to have flexibility, endurance, and yes strength. You do get a decent walk in even just playing 9 holes like close to a 2 mile walk, 3-5 if playing 18. The pros on the tour do work out almost everyday to keep themselves in decent shape. So if it requires physical condtioning, and mental training, how can golf not be a sport?
2007-02-01 10:11:51 · answer #2 · answered by emt_dragon339 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow. You're pretty tough on golfers. I just took up the game last year. I'll admit that I'm not an athlete. I'm really not even good enough to call myself a golfer yet. But, go out and walk 18 holes carrying a bag and then come back and tell me you didn't break a sweat.
2007-02-01 01:42:09 · answer #3 · answered by penhead72 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Generally I agree with you. But there are an elite few golfers that probably have the skills, fitness and mental strength to be considered "athletes." But for most of us who golf just to get to the beer holes, it's not so much a sport as a past time.
2007-02-01 01:11:40 · answer #4 · answered by Pinhead 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You may not call it a sport,but tiger made a little over 90 million last year alone.How many people you know that work 4 days a week and have a salary like that.not very many i bet..
2007-02-04 21:48:13 · answer #5 · answered by cliff g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes golf is a sport .Becuase, well if golf wased a sport than what would old men play down in the south were I am at.
2007-02-01 08:38:53 · answer #6 · answered by here is your answer!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are sports beyond endurance sports. Just because you don't run for an hour when you play, doesn't make it less of a sport. I mean... it's not like it's Nascar or something...
2007-02-01 01:10:17 · answer #7 · answered by ChshreCat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go away with this question. If you don't like golf, just go away. I hate to even spend the energy saying this. Go away.
2007-02-01 17:24:49 · answer #8 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If breaking a sweat is your criteria, can you explain horse racing as a sport? Who is doing all the work there?
2007-02-01 09:52:12 · answer #9 · answered by zudmelrose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mental discipline needed in golf is very high. Perhaps that is why it confuses you.
2007-02-01 01:13:05 · answer #10 · answered by Haven17 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋