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http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/18/henrik-stenson-us-open-course-dangerous-caddies
There's a remarkable difference in the perception of the risk of injury between these two sports.
How many of you have had to tone it down a little, following injury, advancing years or taking on new responsibilities, and so on?
Wasn't cycling at the time, but after I broke my hip and got diagnosed with osteoperosis I got a wee bit more risk-averse, the big difference was I never really enjoyed the motorbike the same after that. But then I took up mountain biking a couple of years after so I don't know what [i]that[/i] says. Maybe that I'm a moron.
TBH we're bad at perception of risk... Mountain biking isn't really all that dangerous, you're fairly likely to pick up minor injuries but not that likely to suffer a lifechanger.
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It's our annual golf match next week,I is terrified 🙂
So man falls over whilst walking in long grass, Never knew Golf was so hardcore, Totally rad!
[i]How many of you have had to tone it down a little, following injury, advancing years...[/i]
Definitely. Although mountain biking, not golf 😆
The course is very undulating and rough in areas, and the bags they carry are between 30 and 50 lbs normally, so a small slip or missed foot placement can be amplified by that weight on your back.
And they might be carrying it for 6 days of the week...
“It’s tricky out there. You’ve got to be careful. You see that yellow grass laying down? It’s dangerous.”
😆 brilliant! I love the daily mash. Wait,wut!?!
Yes, but great scope for more tales of golfing daring-do amongst the Golf Bore community..
Damian Moore fell when walking in rough on the 6th hole and twisted an ankle.
Megalol. That's newsworthy?!
Megalol. That's newsworthy?!
it probably is if it is a story about the golf...
That's happened at the start/before the tournament, so if the injuries continued and more pros lost their usual caddies then it might well affect the tournament results, often the caddie plays a significant role in managing the player.
Plus twisting your ankle with 50lbs of bag on your back might not be very funny.
[i]The course is very undulating and rough in areas[/i]
I bet there are holes in the damn grass in places too!
But it's not like it's their well-paid everyday job to carry heavy bag of golf stuff over rough ground is it? If it was you'd think they'd be a bit better prepared re kit and training wouldn't you?
oh...
I used to work at a well known Golf Resort and there were many injuries over the years; slips, trips and falls, oh and heart attacks a few of them too.
the bags they carry are between 30 and 50 lbs
Or they could splash out some of their 'Hard earned' and treat there caddies to one of these.
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Even comes with a bird feeder 😆