Blimey! some people don't half over-think things
I work at Imperial College that may explain things.
I'm very much one of the more laid back, anything goes type round here.
Also I've been reading this
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Golf. Losing popularity?
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Posted 4 months ago #
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A sport is something you need to have a shower after.
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Definately in decline, people has less time to commit now and also prefer more instant 'gratfication'. The FIL is a keen golfer and a number of his local clubs are struggling. Its not fashionable now and the majority of players are now physically incapable or dead.
I think it is a bit more of a physical and mental challenge than we give it credit for but its unlikely I will be found swinging a golf bat in the future.
Apologies for the clarksonism.
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The difference between a sport and a game is a sport is a physical activity where as a game manly mental.
Golf is a physical activity with a far high degree of precision required than mountain biking.
If the physical side was easy then everyone would be shooting par scores, wouldn't they?
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fees have dropped 400%!
maths fail
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Isn't it basically just a bit of a stroll? With a few beers and some right-wing conversations afterwards?
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I played on the 27 th of December for the first time in just over two years, it cost me £14 to play on the tower course which is a 9 holer as I couldn't face all full 18! I rode my bike the day before, it was free! Golf takes up so much time, probably 4/5 hrs for a full 18 in the summer! That, the cost, and the lack of fitness it was giving me in those 4 hrs are why I stopped playing. I did really enjoy it tho but not as much a the blast out on boxing day!!!
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but then I met him one day walking about Safeways with a golf glove on. That's just not on.
As much as agree with that being all kinds of wrong
It says nothing at all about golf,
It just proves your mate is a total Numpty
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fees have dropped 400%!
maths fail
He he, that's some discount
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At the risk of feeding the trolls.................anyone who has played golf at a reasonable level will tell you that it is physically demanding. To compare it to darts and snooker is, quite frankly, ridiculous!
One of the reasons Tiger Woods came to the fore (pardon the pun) was due to his strength and level of fitness which forced others to follow suit in order to remain competitive. If anyone is in doubt about that, try playing 36 holes of competitive golf in a day and hitting up to 500 balls every day on the practise ground in order to gain and maintain that sort of level.
There are obviously examples which disprove the rule eg. John Daly but equally there are others who would put many on here to shame. Nice article on the fitness regime of Gary Player HERE
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maths fail
fees have dropped 400%!
maths failNot necessarily, they could be paying you three times the annual membership fee to be a member. Can I sign up?
Whilst I don't play, the last round of the Masters or US open is compulsive viewing and a genuine sporting occasion. The social side has a lot in common with mountain biking. And each hole could be a section of singletrack...
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Did I read that correctly????
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And each hole could be a section of singletrack...
Yes, it could ... but instead they've runied it by turning it into a golf course
(yes, I know what you were actually meaning)
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There are lots of different types of holders around.
There are the stereotype Jag owning retired lawyers etc.
But there are also other types.
I used to play once in a while with a load of Builders/Sparkys/Plumbers/Joiners etc from the local pub.
Organised days away at different clubs on a coach with food at the club, two rounds of golf, lots of booze and a great night in the pub when we got back.Busts the usual stereotypes, but shows that it's not just a game for the Middle class Audi drivers ?
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Ahh classic Faux Pas. Used golf trouser material for the jacket.
And yes it is a sport, it's a game. And you 'play' games. You don't play a bike race.
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