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Golf a "sport??"

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Powdahound
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i say no, what do you guys think. to me its more of a lifelong hobby
Mar 22 2006 9:31PM
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willbro466
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sure why not
Mar 22 2006 9:33PM
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jcoccagna
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Once you get to the level of golf in which you shoot around even par every round, and realize that you have to practice every day, you will know how much of a sport golf is. It is a never ending process in which to maintain a great level of play, you must bust your ass to get/stay there. Believe me, I know.
Mar 22 2006 9:34PM
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Powdahound
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alright i guess if your going to tournaments and stuff i would consider that a sport but.. 1 season get your varsity letter for it?... i dont think so
Mar 22 2006 9:37PM
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marsland
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stop complaining about 1 year and getting a varsity letter. i say it is a sport, it is hard, and it does take alot of practice to get good at it. i think it is one of the harder sports to play
Mar 22 2006 9:40PM
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thedutchmayn
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ahhhhh thank god someone feels how i feel. i play everyday of the summer and do everything i can to keep it together. its one of the hardest sports out there. when your at that high level where your in tournaments and stuff whoever practices the most will win which is what it's all about. once your really good you can't go long without playing. even a few days can mess your timing or swing plane up. not to mention putting and all the other mechnaics of a proper golf swing.

to note, i do know what im talking about and play in the VPGA junior tour.
Mar 22 2006 9:40PM
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jcoccagna
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Ya, my varsity letter in golf does not mean shit when looking for D1 scholarships. The national tournaments you play in, such as the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Amateur Pub Links, AJGA, etc are where its at
Mar 22 2006 9:41PM
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Powdahound
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alright how bout this one.. (feel free to still comment on the golf) Nascar or thoroughbred racing.. whats more of a sport/ do you condside either a sport?
Mar 22 2006 9:44PM
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willbro466
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nascar isnt a sport. everyone can drive. a sport implies doing something that not everyone else can do. thus horse racing is a sport
Mar 22 2006 9:45PM
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thedutchmayn
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im sure nascar is similar to golf in the way that most people look past all the mechanics of it but i dont know anything about thoroughbread racing. but yeah, ill say that nascar is a sport.
Mar 22 2006 9:45PM
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willbro466
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and so is golf
Mar 22 2006 9:45PM
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Powdahound
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(not that i think nascar is a sport but..) they have to drive for really long periods of time at 200ish mph and its like 130 F. in the cars.. i dont think everyone could do that
Mar 22 2006 9:46PM
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Alpine3
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POWDAHOUND yousss a hoe
Mar 22 2006 9:47PM
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willbro466
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that may be, but they get paid millions of dollars to drive a fast car that heats up while wearing protective body suits and such
Mar 22 2006 9:48PM
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snoopy
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golf is pretty much my main sport, and it takes sooo much work. Requires more practice then football, hockey, baseball etc, to keep playing at your highest level. Tournaments are way more preasure, because your a one man team.
Mar 22 2006 9:49PM
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Powdahound
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i dont see how much money they make factors into if its a sport or not..? and you only get money if you win races
Mar 22 2006 9:49PM
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willbro466
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nascar isnt a sport
Mar 22 2006 9:51PM
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Powdahound
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way to have a solid argument
Mar 22 2006 9:52PM
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willbro466
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then what makes it a sport
Mar 22 2006 9:53PM
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Powdahound
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how would you know that..? have you played all those sports.. i highly doubt it. and just because its an individual sport doesn't make it harder... usually individual sports are easier because you dont have to rely on the preformance of other people so there are less variables to factor into if you suceede or not
Mar 22 2006 9:54PM
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Alpine3
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GOLF is a sport lol its settled.. u get an exercise from it, you learn shit, and its something u can get better in with practic, it has equipment, matches, and palyers... what the fuck else u want?
Mar 22 2006 9:55PM
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Forum*
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Are you serious, gold's a sport, and is deffinatly sick.
Mar 22 2006 9:56PM
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VTfreeskier
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of course its a sport...if you consider golf a "hobbie" then so is skiing
Mar 22 2006 9:56PM
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Powdahound
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by that deffinition skateboarding is a sport.. its physcially exerting, you have equipment and other skaters and you can go to competitions and you get better through practice..
Mar 22 2006 9:56PM
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thedutchmayn
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ok? skateboarding is a sport then.
Mar 22 2006 9:57PM
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Powdahound
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if you read the thread.. i said i condsidered golf a sport if you attend tournaments which is the same as my view on skiing, if you attend races or competitions then its a sport.. skiing is also in the olympics and i dont believe golf is
Mar 22 2006 9:59PM
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Alpine3
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yoo is football in the olympics?
yeaaaa eactly
Mar 22 2006 10:02PM
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willbro466
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baseballs not in the olympics anymore either
Mar 22 2006 10:04PM
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Powdahound
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that might cary weight if anywhere i had said that my deffinition of a sport was something in the olympics.. but i didn't i only used that as circumstantial evidence
Mar 22 2006 10:06PM
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GhostfaceKillah
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straight from dictionary.com

sport:

1.
1. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
2. A particular form of this activity.
2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
3. An active pastime; recreation.
4.
1. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks.
2. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport.
3. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport.
5.
1. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport.
2. Informal. One who accepts rules or difficult situations well.
3. Informal. A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip.
6. Informal.
1. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life.
2. A gambler at sporting events.
7. Biology. An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation.
8. Maine. See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater.
9. Obsolete. Amorous dalliance; lovemaking.
Mar 22 2006 10:09PM
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nychka
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i consider it a skill-oriented GAME
Mar 22 2006 10:17PM
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liukangkid
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no
Mar 22 2006 10:33PM
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VTfreeskier
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to go sports authority/ Dicks sporting goods....they are filled with golf shit in both.

And your definition of a sport by weather you compete in it is bullshit. Boronowski, Morrison, Pollard don't compete...so does that mean they dont do a sport (even tho skiing is what pays thier bills)
Mar 22 2006 10:35PM
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MitchPee
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You are a complete moron if you don't think golf is a sport...
Mar 22 2006 10:45PM
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Powdahound
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maybe a girly sport
Mar 22 2006 10:56PM
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hucker22
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yes. a sport i exell at
Mar 22 2006 10:57PM
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1440ski
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Of Course golf is a sport are you kidding me.
Mar 22 2006 10:57PM
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SkiMN
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It sure is a sport, its a competitve activity that takes some measure of physical skill, if that isnt a sport somebody fill me in on what a sport is. It doesnt have to be competitive but does basketball? Thats a sport w/o a question, why isnt golf?
Mar 22 2006 10:57PM
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bmxican_89
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go over 200 MPH with 42 other cars surrounding you. then tell me its not a sport.


and id say golf is a sport. look at MOST of the top guys. they are all fairly old. i mean youve got tiger woods and whatnot, but for themost part everybody on the tour is pretty old and has been golfing their whole life.
Mar 22 2006 11:00PM
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