Brandon Rice
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John_Hudson said:
LOL! You should play against me and my bro sometime... we get freakin' competitive... lol
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LOL! You should play against me and my bro sometime... we get freakin' competitive... lol
J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
competitive isn't a sport
My bro and I are the same way ....
Golf is an activity (I love it)
But not a sport
My bro and I are the same way ....
Golf is an activity (I love it)
But not a sport
Brandon Rice
Distributed Producer
J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
(Damn you Briceman)
You're no fun
You're no fun
Brandon Rice
Distributed Producer
Ah... and you are a ton of fun my friend 
I just know what hills NOT to die on
I just know what hills NOT to die on
J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
LOL
Well said
Let us toast too:
SHARAPOVA
Well said
Let us toast too:
SHARAPOVA
Brandon Rice
Distributed Producer
John_Hudson said:LOL
Well said
Let us toast too:
SHARAPOVA
Ok... Who's Sharpova? I am assuming some tennis chick
rogar-BigGrin(DBG) A toast... :beer:
Tom Marshall
Actor!!!!!!
John_Hudson said:LOL
Well said
Let us toast too:
SHARAPOVA
I'll drink to that! :beer:
Tom Marshall
Actor!!!!!!
Brandon Rice said:Ok... Who's Sharpova? I am assuming some tennis chick
A toast... :beer:
snodart
Veteran
John_Hudson said:Shiitet
Im not gonna take ESPN's word on it
Even ESPN airs bowling and poker
Anyways
Golf a sport? hahahahahahahha
Riiiiight
John, I'm suprised that you didn't notice Wikipedia's definition....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport
wikipedia.com said:
J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
And that means golf ? (Because someone logged into Wiki and typed it?)
Any serious person who engages in sport knows that golf is not a sport.
It's simple.
It falls under the category of fishing; surely you wouldn't call fishing a sport ?
Any serious person who engages in sport knows that golf is not a sport.
It's simple.
It falls under the category of fishing; surely you wouldn't call fishing a sport ?
snodart
Veteran
LOL.
I know what you are saying, but I don't know John.
I think I would categorize golf as a sport just as much as I would diving, bobsled, table tennis, nascar, power lifting, bowling, skateboarding, and on and on. Baseball is not too far off from golf. Both are swinging at a ball. Baseball has short bursts of running (followed by extended periods of sitting/standing and spitting) and golf has extended periods of walking and waving. Granted the ball is moving 90mph in baseball.
That being said, I hate golf (because I suck at it).
Tennis is physically demanding and competitive, but I don't know that would use it as a gauge to define what is and isn't a sport.
:love4: (please don't ban me)
(I'm just bitter you won't take my $5 bet)
Fishing... that might be pushing the limit. Now, put the guy on some ski's doing 35 knots with a spear, then I would consider it.
I know what you are saying, but I don't know John.
I think I would categorize golf as a sport just as much as I would diving, bobsled, table tennis, nascar, power lifting, bowling, skateboarding, and on and on. Baseball is not too far off from golf. Both are swinging at a ball. Baseball has short bursts of running (followed by extended periods of sitting/standing and spitting) and golf has extended periods of walking and waving. Granted the ball is moving 90mph in baseball.
That being said, I hate golf (because I suck at it).
Tennis is physically demanding and competitive, but I don't know that would use it as a gauge to define what is and isn't a sport.
:love4: (please don't ban me)
(I'm just bitter you won't take my $5 bet)
Fishing... that might be pushing the limit. Now, put the guy on some ski's doing 35 knots with a spear, then I would consider it.
This conversation again. We had this debate last year. Golf is a pretty difficult game. While it may not require the same muscles as tennis, it requires a totally different muscle set that requires training.
You could just as easily post a picture of fat linebackers and say football isn't a sport, or sumo wrestling for that matter. Golf may not meet your personal definition of a sport, but it's competitive, and difficult, and not everyone can do it.
You could just as easily post a picture of fat linebackers and say football isn't a sport, or sumo wrestling for that matter. Golf may not meet your personal definition of a sport, but it's competitive, and difficult, and not everyone can do it.
J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
Thats a solid take Isaac, but even lineman have to run and do something. At least in Sumo, another dude is attacking you and physically making you do something ....
Golf is played against a course, requires little to none physical conditioning and or strengh and or endurance, does not elevate the heart rate or makes one perspire (Exertion) .....
Golf does require training (More repetetive motion really)
1. Walks up to Tee
2. Swing club a ball
3. Walks doen fairway
Hell, these guys have someone else carrying their bag of clubs.
Dictionary.com:
"An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively." It is the first part of the definition that precludes golf from being a sport: "An activity involving physical exertion..."
Here is a bite I agree with. If one can get off the couch after several years of inactivity and complete a round without breaking a sweat, it's not a sport.
A highly demanding, damn near impossible it seems game that requires some serious skill it is. I used to play a ton, love the game and will play again; but for leisure activity; it's about demanding as croquet or bowling
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http://poly.rpi.edu/article_view.php3?view=2755&part=1
It must be some bizarre crusade of mine; but I wonder when someone let golf be tagged a sport ? But again, poker is now on ESPN so who knows.
Golf is played against a course, requires little to none physical conditioning and or strengh and or endurance, does not elevate the heart rate or makes one perspire (Exertion) .....
Golf does require training (More repetetive motion really)
1. Walks up to Tee
2. Swing club a ball
3. Walks doen fairway
Hell, these guys have someone else carrying their bag of clubs.
Dictionary.com:
"An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively." It is the first part of the definition that precludes golf from being a sport: "An activity involving physical exertion..."
Here is a bite I agree with. If one can get off the couch after several years of inactivity and complete a round without breaking a sweat, it's not a sport.
A highly demanding, damn near impossible it seems game that requires some serious skill it is. I used to play a ton, love the game and will play again; but for leisure activity; it's about demanding as croquet or bowling
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http://poly.rpi.edu/article_view.php3?view=2755&part=1
It must be some bizarre crusade of mine; but I wonder when someone let golf be tagged a sport ? But again, poker is now on ESPN so who knows.
Ah, here's the definition I see on dictionary.com
sport 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.
Golf requires precision. You train your body to repeat a motion, a repetition. Tennis too requires precision, and you also train your muscles to repeat a motion. Both sports require good form.
I see how it doesn't meet your personal definition of a sport. You prefer active sports, where you sweat and exert yourself. Golf requires a different exertion. Besides the repetitive nature it requires immense concentration and control.
sport 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.
Golf requires precision. You train your body to repeat a motion, a repetition. Tennis too requires precision, and you also train your muscles to repeat a motion. Both sports require good form.
I see how it doesn't meet your personal definition of a sport. You prefer active sports, where you sweat and exert yourself. Golf requires a different exertion. Besides the repetitive nature it requires immense concentration and control.
J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
:laugh: Like chess ?
mikkowilson
Steadi-Guru
oh here we go again...
I stand firm with my post in the previous thread:
"Sport is a test of physical superiority"
I quote the Olympic Motto: "Citius, Altius, Fortius" ("Faster, Higher, Stronger.")
Golf is not a spot.
Hunting, as it is known today, is not a sport - unless you are the animal.
"Sportfishing" makes me sick. How woudl you like to be dragged off your feet by a big hook for a picture only to then be released. You catch it, you eat it.
Chess is not a sport. (Damn right JH.) Either is Poker or Risk.
Football (Soccer as some like to call it...) IS a sport. So is anything that tests how far, fast or hard you can run, kick, throw, etc..
Curling, is not a sport in my oppinion. If it is, then so should be bowling and croquet. And they arn't.
Cricket is a sport.
Motorsports are only sports for the motor ("Engine", actully). The drivers are not athletes.
- Mikko
I stand firm with my post in the previous thread:
"Sport is a test of physical superiority"
I quote the Olympic Motto: "Citius, Altius, Fortius" ("Faster, Higher, Stronger.")
Golf is not a spot.
Hunting, as it is known today, is not a sport - unless you are the animal.
"Sportfishing" makes me sick. How woudl you like to be dragged off your feet by a big hook for a picture only to then be released. You catch it, you eat it.
Chess is not a sport. (Damn right JH.) Either is Poker or Risk.
Football (Soccer as some like to call it...) IS a sport. So is anything that tests how far, fast or hard you can run, kick, throw, etc..
Curling, is not a sport in my oppinion. If it is, then so should be bowling and croquet. And they arn't.
Cricket is a sport.
Motorsports are only sports for the motor ("Engine", actully). The drivers are not athletes.
- Mikko
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J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
Great post !
And I love this:
"Sport is a test of physical superiority"
I quote the Olympic Motto: "Citius, Altius, Fortius" ("Faster, Higher, Stronger.")
And I love this:
"Sport is a test of physical superiority"
I quote the Olympic Motto: "Citius, Altius, Fortius" ("Faster, Higher, Stronger.")
John and Mikko you should petition the dictionary to change their definition. See what they say. :evil:
But in golf it does make a difference how far you drive the ball, along with how precise you can hit it. In the same way that in tennis you need both power and precision. A tennis player who can hit really hard but with no precision is useless, just as a golfer who can't even hit the ball won't get anywhere.
It's more than that. It's also a test of mental agility/superiority too. I think you guys have a caveman definition of sports, meaning that if you don't bleed and sweat then it's not a sport. In tennis you can have two players evenly matched, or even one player much stronger than the other, and the more mentally tough player could come out on top on both counts.
I think sports are a mix of the physical and mental. Chess has less physical demands on the body, but it requires a tremendous mental exertion.
Tennis is a blend of both. You look at Michael Chang who was a great physical player but lacked the mental toughness and agility to dominate and make his mark. And above the mental and physical elements, sports are about competition.
But in golf it does make a difference how far you drive the ball, along with how precise you can hit it. In the same way that in tennis you need both power and precision. A tennis player who can hit really hard but with no precision is useless, just as a golfer who can't even hit the ball won't get anywhere.
It's more than that. It's also a test of mental agility/superiority too. I think you guys have a caveman definition of sports, meaning that if you don't bleed and sweat then it's not a sport. In tennis you can have two players evenly matched, or even one player much stronger than the other, and the more mentally tough player could come out on top on both counts.
I think sports are a mix of the physical and mental. Chess has less physical demands on the body, but it requires a tremendous mental exertion.
Tennis is a blend of both. You look at Michael Chang who was a great physical player but lacked the mental toughness and agility to dominate and make his mark. And above the mental and physical elements, sports are about competition.
snodart
Veteran
I agree that there are some activities that have fallen under the umbrella of "sports" that might have a better home elsewhere. Perhaps things like sport fishing should be called competitive fishing, or better yet, silly.
Badminton, table tennis, shooting, curling, archery... all olympic "sports".
The offical SnodArt definition af "sport":
1) Involves organized competition
2) Requires physical prowess
3) Requires Mental awareness to complete the physical activity with skill and according to a given set of rules or standards.
honestly, golf is borderline IMO, but I have no problem calling it a sport as it meets my official definition. Chess however does not since it does not require physical prowness. Anybody can move a chess piece, but not anybody can hit a ball 3 times and make it land in a hole 400 yards away. To me, that requires physical prowness and skill... just at a different level of intensity.
I would call golf a sport that requires a low level of physical intensity.
Crossfit only meets all three parts of my definition if John takes my $5 bet. It then becomes an organized competition and thus a sport.
Badminton, table tennis, shooting, curling, archery... all olympic "sports".
The offical SnodArt definition af "sport":
1) Involves organized competition
2) Requires physical prowess
3) Requires Mental awareness to complete the physical activity with skill and according to a given set of rules or standards.
lol. Nice point.John_Hudson said:
honestly, golf is borderline IMO, but I have no problem calling it a sport as it meets my official definition. Chess however does not since it does not require physical prowness. Anybody can move a chess piece, but not anybody can hit a ball 3 times and make it land in a hole 400 yards away. To me, that requires physical prowness and skill... just at a different level of intensity.
I would call golf a sport that requires a low level of physical intensity.
Crossfit only meets all three parts of my definition if John takes my $5 bet. It then becomes an organized competition and thus a sport.