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Originally posted by grinch
anybody under the age of 40 with good ability in their arms/legs owes it to themselves to play a real sport that requires activity of some kind (basketball, football, soccer, etc.).
to me, golf is as much of a sport as billiards, video games, darts, etc. |
The meaning of
real sport you take on is a very narrow one. The examples you mentioned are only contact sports, aerobic sports. And that's just not what golf is.
Golf is a non-contact sport, but it doesn't take away the competitiveness of the sport. The competitiveness comes in part from the pressure intimated by your partner, however, golf is really a sport about a competition between the player and the environment (golf course, weather, etc).
Golf is also non-aerobic; There's no running, but it doesn't mean you don't need strength to play. On a contrary, it requires tremendous explosive power to swing the golf clubs, just watch Tiger Woods plays if you need to be convinced.
Golf is not a sport about speed. It doesn't matter how fast your reflex is, but it doesn't make it less a sport. It's a sport about strength (both physical and mental).
To be good in golf, one requires good ability in his arms/legs. If one waits beyond the age of 40, I'd say he already missed his prime time to be really good at it.
I'm sorry if you don't appreciate this, but calling golf not a real sport is plain wrong.