Does playing a sport make you an athlete?

[mofome]

does playing golf make you an athlete?

[hoopster42]

yes, playing golf means you must be an athlete, signed craig stadler and john daly

[Sportsgirl]

It does after 6 beers if I can still find my ball

[mofome]

yes, playing golf means you must be an athlete, signed craig stadler and john daly

golf isn't a sport, but if you play a real sport, professionally, i believe it makes you an athlete.

[mofome]

It does after 6 beers if I can still find my ball

after 6 beers you should be making your way to the 2nd hole. On the course, SG, on the course.

[swede96]

Come on now, Mo. Golf is a sport. It may not be as intense phsycally as football, basket ball, etc...but it requires a lot of practice and skill to be any good.

[mofome]

Come on now, Mo. Golf is a sport. It may not be as intense phsycally as football, basket ball, etc...but it requires a lot of practice and skill to be any good.

so do chess, nascar, and connect 4.

[rake922]

if golf is a sport, then poker is

[mofome]

if golf is a sport, then poker is

agreed. chris moneymaker and john daily should open their own fitness center and turn us all into athletes.

[raydog]

golf is as much of a sport as any. you folks who think john daly or craig stadler have no athletic ability, dont know what an athlete really is

[mofome]

golf is as much of a sport as any. you folks who think john daly or craig stadler have no athletic ability, dont know what an athlete really is

as much of a sport as any? how so? you dont have to move at more than 1 mph at any point.

[raydog]

haha, im sure ive argued this one with mo before.

[mofome]

haha, im sure ive argued this one with mo before.

[raydog]

so your saying that in order to be an athlete, you must move at a fast pace???

[mofome]

so your saying that in order to be an athlete, you must move at a fast pace???

to be an athlete you have to be able to do something athletic that the average person can not. not something 'skillful' that the average person can not.

[raydog]

i read somewhere that wrestling is the first documented sport. i wonder if thats true. i woulda thought some sort of soccer or somethin. anyone got google talent?

[Quebb Diesel]

anybody can play a sport...so no...

[raydog]

so how does john daly hit a golf ball 50 yards further than any baseball player can but probably cant get a baseball 300 ft.? speaking of him, i saw him a few weeks ago at one of our local co.clubs..he must be doing commercials for slim slow now. cus the slim fast shit aint workin

[mofome]

so how does john daly hit a golf ball 50 yards further than any baseball player can but probably cant get a baseball 300 ft.? speaking of him, i saw him a few weeks ago at one of our local co.clubs..he must be doing commercials for slim slow now. cus the slim fast shit aint workin

because he mastered a skill. there are guys on tv who hit the golf ball like 500 yards, they have a skill. im sure daly couldnt hit a baseball 48 feet.

[raydog]

good golfers can hit a thousand different shots. i know. without athletic ability, this would be impossible. damnit gotta run out. debate to continue later. have a good day homies

[mofome]

good golfers can hit a thousand different shots. i know. without athletic ability, this would be impossible. damnit gotta run out. debate to continue later. have a good day homies

how do you figure? all a pantload has to do is stand somewhere else and hit it. stand at the tee, stand in the sand, stand in tall grass, stand on the green and give one swing and walk to where ever you ball ends up. skill, then walking. its like if a chess player had to walk 200 yards between moves.

[Panic]

What an "athlete". You get to have someone stand next to you after every shot and tell you what club to use, how far it is to the pin, and how hard and from what direction the wind is blowing. And on top of all that, they carry all your heavy shit for you.

[mofome]

What an "athlete". You get to have someone stand next to you after every shot and tell you what club to use, how far it is to the pin, and how hard and from what direction the wind is blowing. And on top of all that, they carry all your heavy shit for you.

[BadNina]

does playing golf make you an athlete?

I can sit in my driveway but I'm still not a car.

[mofome]

I can sit in my driveway but I'm still not a car.

sweetheart, you shouldn't be drinking at 2 in the afternoon.

[BadNina]

sweetheart, you shouldn't be drinking at 2 in the afternoon.

Why not?

[BigLee55]

Its like saying that NASCAR is a Sport. I would list poker, NASCAR, Golf all under Competition, Like Curling. IMO sports are when there is 2 teams that can determine the outcome of a game when both teams are on the field/court at the same time, i.e. baseball, football, hockey.

[BigLee55]

to be an athlete do you have to be getting paid? I play Slowpitch Softball but by no means am I an athlete.

[mofome]

Why not?

Nina, i was out of line, i shouldn't have said that.

[BadNina]

Nina, i was out of line, i shouldn't have said that.

Not at all, my dear. Not at all.

[mofome]

Its like saying that NASCAR is a Sport. I would list poker, NASCAR, Golf all under Competition, Like Curling. IMO sports are when there is 2 teams that can determine the outcome of a game when both teams are on the field/court at the same time, i.e. baseball, football, hockey.

track and swimming are sports.

[BigLee55]

track and swimming are sports.

yeah you got me on that, there are exceptions to every rule i guess. but is skiing a sport? snowboarding? or just competitions...hmmmm

[mofome]

yeah you got me on that, there are exceptions to every rule i guess. but is skiing a sport? snowboarding? or just competitions...hmmmm

those are sports. i think if you are at risk of losing your breath due to the effort you are putting out (physical exertion), and this event is being scored by an outside party, you are playing a sport.

horse racing is a sport, but the horses are the athletes, not the midgets on top of them.

[Sportsgirl]

the "sport" of golf has a new element to the game apparently:

Golfer faces charges in hawk killing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — PGA Tour golfer Tripp Isenhour was charged with killing a hawk on purpose with a golf shot because it was making noise as he videotaped a TV show
Isenhour was with a film crew for "Shoot Like A Pro" on Dec. 12 at the Grand Cypress Golf course. The 39-year-old golfer, whose real name is John Henry Isenhour III, was charged Monday with cruelty to animals and killing a migratory bird.
According to court documents, Isenhour got upset when a red-shouldered hawk began making noise, forcing another take. He began hitting balls at the bird, then 300 yards away, but gave up.
Isenhour started again when the hawk moved within about 75 yards, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer Brian Baine indicated in a report.
Isenhour allegedly said "I'll get him now," and aimed for the hawk.
"About the sixth ball came very near the bird's head, and (Isenhour) was very excited that it was so close," Baine wrote.
A few shots later, witnesses said he hit the hawk. The bird, protected as a migratory species, fell to the ground bleeding from both nostrils.

[mofome]

the "sport" of golf has a new element to the game apparently:

Golfer faces charges in hawk killing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — PGA Tour golfer Tripp Isenhour was charged with killing a hawk on purpose with a golf shot because it was making noise as he videotaped a TV show
Isenhour was with a film crew for "Shoot Like A Pro" on Dec. 12 at the Grand Cypress Golf course. The 39-year-old golfer, whose real name is John Henry Isenhour III, was charged Monday with cruelty to animals and killing a migratory bird.
According to court documents, Isenhour got upset when a red-shouldered hawk began making noise, forcing another take. He began hitting balls at the bird, then 300 yards away, but gave up.
Isenhour started again when the hawk moved within about 75 yards, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer Brian Baine indicated in a report.
Isenhour allegedly said "I'll get him now," and aimed for the hawk.
"About the sixth ball came very near the bird's head, and (Isenhour) was very excited that it was so close," Baine wrote.
A few shots later, witnesses said he hit the hawk. The bird, protected as a migratory species, fell to the ground bleeding from both nostrils.

oh man