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Tigro Woods
Topic Started: Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:57 pm (795 Views)
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Spiderpig
Dec 16 2007, 06:03 PM
golf isnt even a sport

Nice to know that you are the one to determine if golf is a sport of not... :sarcasm: Golf may not be popular like basketball or football but it's still a sport. Also it is a lot harder than it looks.

And also it's Tiger not Tigro :rotfl:
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Pinoy Dynasty
Dec 17 2007, 02:19 PM
Spiderpig
Dec 16 2007, 06:03 PM
golf isnt even a sport

Nice to know that you are the one to determine if golf is a sport of not... :sarcasm: Golf may not be popular like basketball or football but it's still a sport. Also it is a lot harder than it looks.

And also it's Tiger not Tigro :rotfl:

and it requires zero athleticism.

i dont give a shit what tigro looks like, anyone can sit at home and do bicep curls all day.
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Spiderpig
Dec 17 2007, 07:00 PM
Pinoy Dynasty
Dec 17 2007, 02:19 PM
Spiderpig
Dec 16 2007, 06:03 PM
golf isnt even a sport

Nice to know that you are the one to determine if golf is a sport of not... :sarcasm: Golf may not be popular like basketball or football but it's still a sport. Also it is a lot harder than it looks.

And also it's Tiger not Tigro :rotfl:

and it requires zero athleticism.

i dont give a shit what tigro looks like, anyone can sit at home and do bicep curls all day.

So now you have to be athletic for something to be determined a sport?

*see Shaun Rodgers*
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Gaylord
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Spear
Dec 17 2007, 03:02 PM
Spiderpig
Dec 17 2007, 07:00 PM
Pinoy Dynasty
Dec 17 2007, 02:19 PM
Spiderpig
Dec 16 2007, 06:03 PM
golf isnt even a sport

Nice to know that you are the one to determine if golf is a sport of not... :sarcasm: Golf may not be popular like basketball or football but it's still a sport. Also it is a lot harder than it looks.

And also it's Tiger not Tigro :rotfl:

and it requires zero athleticism.

i dont give a shit what tigro looks like, anyone can sit at home and do bicep curls all day.

So now you have to be athletic for something to be determined a sport?

*see Shaun Rodgers*

so? who the hell was comparing rodgers to tigro?

basically what im trying to say is, anyone can swing a golf stick and then run around like he's a big cock.
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Spear
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Spiderpig
Dec 17 2007, 07:05 PM
Spear
Dec 17 2007, 03:02 PM
Spiderpig
Dec 17 2007, 07:00 PM
Pinoy Dynasty
Dec 17 2007, 02:19 PM
Spiderpig
Dec 16 2007, 06:03 PM
golf isnt even a sport

Nice to know that you are the one to determine if golf is a sport of not... :sarcasm: Golf may not be popular like basketball or football but it's still a sport. Also it is a lot harder than it looks.

And also it's Tiger not Tigro :rotfl:

and it requires zero athleticism.

i dont give a shit what tigro looks like, anyone can sit at home and do bicep curls all day.

So now you have to be athletic for something to be determined a sport?

*see Shaun Rodgers*

so? who the hell was comparing rodgers to tigro?

basically what im trying to say is, anyone can swing a golf stick and then run around like he's a big cock.

:lmao:

The man who will come into a thread with a completely random point is questioning my use of Shaun Rodgers.

Seriously though, try golf. Try it. Once you do that, then you can talk. It's a helluva lot more than just swinging a stick. May not look that difficult on TV, but like I said, try it.
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Dec 17 2007, 06:05 PM
Spear
Dec 17 2007, 03:02 PM
Spiderpig
Dec 17 2007, 07:00 PM
Pinoy Dynasty
Dec 17 2007, 02:19 PM
Spiderpig
Dec 16 2007, 06:03 PM
golf isnt even a sport

Nice to know that you are the one to determine if golf is a sport of not... :sarcasm: Golf may not be popular like basketball or football but it's still a sport. Also it is a lot harder than it looks.

And also it's Tiger not Tigro :rotfl:

and it requires zero athleticism.

i dont give a shit what tigro looks like, anyone can sit at home and do bicep curls all day.

So now you have to be athletic for something to be determined a sport?

*see Shaun Rodgers*

so? who the hell was comparing rodgers to tigro?

basically what im trying to say is, anyone can swing a golf stick and then run around like he's a big cock.

It's golf club not golf stick...yeah anyone can swing a golf club...but hitting a small white ball and making sure it goes where you want it to is easier said than done. Plus hitting the ball with strong wind makes it even harder...

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Golf is very, very demanding. I've only played a couple of times, and each time I came away with more respect for those who play it professionally.

Also, the game is more mental than anything. The biggest part of passing Q-school is not the physical part, but the mental part. I've spoken with several guys playing professionally and they all say the same thing: it's not the swinging or physical talent that separates the good from the best (or even those on tour versus amateurs); it's the stuff between the ears.
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yankee242B
Dec 17 2007, 06:46 PM
Golf is very, very demanding. I've only played a couple of times, and each time I came away with more respect for those who play it professionally.

Also, the game is more mental than anything. The biggest part of passing Q-school is not the physical part, but the mental part. I've spoken with several guys playing professionally and they all say the same thing: it's not the swinging or physical talent that separates the good from the best (or even those on tour versus amateurs); it's the stuff between the ears.

Care to elaborate? I've never played a round of golf or anything (just hit the driving range once or twice) so I dunno anything about golf. But I can tell you that hitting the ball a good distance is pretty easy. It's not physically demanding at all and after a few hours of hitting off a tee, a good drive shouldn't require much effort. I know nothing about hitting off the rough or out of a bunker... I'm sure that's a lot harder than hitting off a tee but there still isn't a whole lot of athleticism needed. I'm assuming that all pros can hit the ball 300+ and putt from 20ft away so I've always attributed the "skill" difference to the type of equipment or to the pre-match preparation. The only mental part of golf that I could imagine is the scouting of the course prior to playing on it.

I find it funny that golfers need absolute quiet when teeing off or putting. You probably shouldn't be pro if you can't handle a little noise/ heckling.
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Lakers008
Dec 17 2007, 06:55 PM
yankee242B
Dec 17 2007, 06:46 PM
Golf is very, very demanding.  I've only played a couple of times, and each time I came away with more respect for those who play it professionally.

Also, the game is more mental than anything.  The biggest part of passing Q-school is not the physical part, but the mental part.  I've spoken with several guys playing professionally and they all say the same thing: it's not the swinging or physical talent that separates the good from the best (or even those on tour versus amateurs); it's the stuff between the ears.

Care to elaborate? I've never played a round of golf or anything (just hit the driving range once or twice) so I dunno anything about golf. But I can tell you that hitting the ball a good distance is pretty easy. It's not physically demanding at all and after a few hours of hitting off a tee, a good drive shouldn't require much effort. I know nothing about hitting off the rough or out of a bunker... I'm sure that's a lot harder than hitting off a tee but there still isn't a whole lot of athleticism needed. I'm assuming that all pros can hit the ball 300+ and putt from 20ft away so I've always attributed the "skill" difference to the type of equipment or to the pre-match preparation. The only mental part of golf that I could imagine is the scouting of the course prior to playing on it.

I find it funny that golfers need absolute quiet when teeing off or putting. You probably shouldn't be pro if you can't handle a little noise/ heckling.

Sure. As for the quiet, you have to remember, this game originated as a gentlemen's sport. It's a courtesy and has been carried through to today's game.

For the mental part, it's less about scouting the course and more about blocking the pressures and other factors. Beleive it or not, there is a tremendous amount of thought that goes into each stroke. Hitting off a tee is very easy. I said the same thing you did when I tried it, "Hey, this is easy."

Then I played an actual 18-hole course. During the summer. It's rough. And I wasn't playing on TV for a million dollars and a sponsorship deal. Sure, the pros get good equipment. But they don't start like that.

Like I said, each stroke has a mental aspect that goes along with it: what kind of lie do I have (in the rough, fairway, bunker, light/heavy rough, etc...)? Where do I want to hit the ball (where are you aiming)? How do I get the ball there? Are there any obstacles (people, trees, bunkers, etc...) between me and my target? Do I want to use draw or fade? How much? Backspin or forespin? How much?

All that and more goes into each swing. A lot more than you think when you're shooting free throws.

By the end of the day my first excursion my body was beat. I felt like I played three baseball games. And I had a golf cart between holes. It's a rough sport and I certainly have respect for anyone that plays it professionally.
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Lakers008
Dec 17 2007, 12:17 AM
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Dec 17 2007, 12:19 AM
Kavorka
Dec 16 2007, 07:04 PM
Tiger is the greatest individual athlete ever.

He's the most successful athlete ever.

You can't say he's the best though. There's a barrage of skills that go untested in golf in comparision to other sports that you can't make that claim.

You don't think that Lance Armstrong is the most successful individual athlete ever? Even in golf, you'd probably have to put Jack Nickalaus ahead of Tiger Woods. In team sports, it's not fair to judge a player based on how much he/ she has won, but that's the basis of evaluation when determining who is the greatest in an individual sport. If Tiger were put out of commission today, he would rank second behind Nickalaus. He's probably the most talented golfer ever... but not the most successful, yet. You've also got Pete Sampras and Roger Federer in tennis who both give Tiger a run for his money.

Lance Armstrong roided it up.
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