Member of the Month

KilaTsunami
October, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Playing Snow Golf

profile picture
SpinesGroped
Posts: 8 - Karma: 13
Hi there,

I think most of us should be able to make our own mind up about wearing a helmet or not, but I have friends who always bang on at me for not wearing one. I was playing golf with one of these yesterday and he nearly got hit in the head with a golf ball. I said jokingly he needs to wear a helmet as it was such a dangerous sport and he was like "don't be so ridiculous, nobody wears helmets for golf".

I cant see the reason on why he is so concerned about wearing a helmet snowboarding yet would never consider one for golf which I'd imagine is actually more dangerous than snowboarding (I have certainly come a lot closer to getting hit in the head than when I am skiing)

Any snowheads out there who golf and religiously wear a helmet? why for one and not the other?
Aug 16 2016 9:46PM
0 0
profile picture
.Hugo.
Posts: 17360 - Karma: 28,484
Ya i always wear a helmet when i golf
Aug 16 2016 10:49PM
0 0
profile picture
JAHpow
Posts: 7282 - Karma: 17,175
Wait, people don't wear helmets golfing?
Aug 16 2016 11:04PM
0 0
profile picture
BedBugDoug
Posts: 590 - Karma: 2,253
my doctor says i have to wear one all the time
Aug 16 2016 11:05PM
0 0
profile picture
.squirrely.
Posts: 7563 - Karma: 7,545
http://www.aans.org/%20Patient%20Information/Conditions%20and%20Treatments/Sports-Related%20Head%20Injury.aspx

Head injuries per year
Skiing/ snowboarding- 16,948
Golf- 10,035
Aug 17 2016 7:50AM
0 0
profile picture
cornholio
Posts: 3952 - Karma: 3,057
They won't let you on the local courses here without one
Aug 17 2016 8:39AM
0 0
profile picture
arnie_grape
Posts: 3451 - Karma: 11,678
only selfish dicks don't wear helmets for golf.

think about your family.
Aug 17 2016 11:57AM
0 0
profile picture
OregonDead
Posts: 6881 - Karma: 24,483
.squirrely.http://www.aans.org/%20Patient%20Information/Conditions%20and%20Treatments/Sports-Related%20Head%20Injury.aspx

Head injuries per year
Skiing/ snowboarding- 16,948
Golf- 10,035


Interesting list. Shows way more incidence of head injuries in basketball and soccer though. That's where I've experienced the most dingers.

Golf is pretty dangerous. I used to work on a course and had a few close calls. Got hit by a drive right in the cheek one time. That one could have easily been a concussion if it hit my head someplace else.

My understanding of physics is why I wear a helmet for biking and skiing and not for golf. Kinetic energy is affected by both mass and speed so there is a lot more energy in the situation when I am moving fast. If I am moving 20 miles per hour the kinetic energy is 28 times that of a golf ball traveling 150 miles per hour. More energy increases the chance of a catastrophic injury.
Aug 17 2016 12:37PM
0 0
profile picture
fries
Posts: 2978 - Karma: 7,518
yeah golf is dangerous d00d rip in pieces to everybody who lost their life to the sport.

#GIP (golf in peace)
Aug 21 2016 1:48AM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)