A poll to gauge the popularity of golf

[tarannau]

I challenge you to play a full round and still say that you don't need to be physically fit. Jon Daley notwithstanding, 'cos he's clearly a freak (and doesn't have to carry his clubs either).
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I think your definition of phyically fit markedly differs from mine.

You walk, carry something (optional) and swing a stick from time to time. Pensioners manage that down the blinking shopping centre.

 

[kabbes]

It's what we have instead of personality and character these days, when being interesting is equated with what you hate, whether that be marmalade or advanced capitalism. See, for example, some recent advert in which the narrator is defined by the fact that he always has brown sauce, never red, and other similar foibles that are dressed up as quirky and interesting and not at all banal.

 

[kabbes]

I think your definition of phyically fit markedly differs from mine.

You walk, carry something (optional) and swing a stick from time to time. Pensioners manage that down the blinking shopping centre.

They walk 10km up and down hills? Blimey. Well done them.

Have you ever tried it?

 

[isitme]

tarranau you nob I don't really care either way about golf, i've never seen it as a particularly middle class thing, (definetely not posh enough for me, I'm a lawn darts man myself.) it just struck me as a bit boring.

 

[tarannau]

No, I've only ever run marathons and represented my country in a couple of physical sports. I think walking up a hill or two may be beyond me.

Fuck's sake, there are some things to defend golf with, but judging by the average player fitness isn't one of them.

PS: My gran was more than capable of walking 10km, indeed she often did that to carry water home. In humid conditions and all

 

[tarannau]

tarranau you nob I don't really care either way about golf, i've never seen it as a particularly middle class thing, (definetely not posh enough for me, I'm a lawn darts man myself.) it just struck me as a bit boring.

PSSST. I'm not being entirely serious.

(But golf is mainly a game for cunts)

 

[kabbes]

No, I've only ever run marathons and represented my country in a couple of physical sports. I think walking up a hill or two may be beyond me.

Fuck's sake, there are some things to defend golf with, but judging by the average player fitness isn't one of them.

PS: My gran was more than capable of walking 10km, indeed she often did that to carry water home. In humid conditions and all

Well if running marathons and representing your country in physical sports is the benchmark to decide whether you are fit or not, I would say that we're pretty much ALL fucked.

 

[isitme]

(But golf is mainly a game for cunts)

so is running

 

[marty21]

i'll watch the majors if i'm at home, or the ryder cup (although i had to listen to it this year) but can't be arsed with actually playing

i do play golf on my mobile phone though

 

[tarannau]

Well if running marathons and representing your country in physical sports is the benchmark to decide whether you are fit or not, I would say that we're pretty much ALL fucked.

Oh come on, let's not play daft. There's loads of ground between that and walking around some green land with a bag.

Golfing is not a sport that needs physical fitness. It helps a little, but there are some right porkers in the professional game, let alone in the average clubhouse.

 

[kained&able]

yeah one up from darts in the physicality stakes.

dave

 

[strung out]

the porkers in the amateur game only play the front 9 and the 19th though!

 

[kabbes]

Oh come on, let's not play daft. There's loads of ground between that and walking around some green land with a bag.

Golfing is not a sport that needs physical fitness. It helps a little, but there are some right porkers in the professional game, let alone in the average clubhouse.

I have never played golf with any regular player that has not had a reasonable minimum level of fitness. Certainly way above the average population.

If you really think that walking 10km up and down hills once a week has no physical benefits, you are one fucking freak.

 

[tarannau]

Jesus, has your doctor told you to take more exercise or something Kabbes? You don't need to desperately convince me,.

FWIW any improvement to aerobic fitness in walking comparatively slowly once a week is pretty minor, by any measure. Twice a week and briskly, elevating your heart rate for a sustained 20mins+ would make a genuine difference.

 

[kabbes]

Me? God, no. I frequently do an 8 mile run in our local woods, which is also very hilly. I'm no Bakele, but I'm definitely on the "fit" side of the fence. I just think it is ridiculous to say that playing golf has no physical benefits. Obviously, it does also depend how you play it. But the people I play it with always play as quickly as possible, which means getting about at a fair lick. Frankly, if you've never tried it you really aren't qualified to say what effect it has, regardless of how fit you are.

And now you're saying that it has to be twice a week to do it? How do you know that people don't play twice a week? I know some guys that play at least three times a week. Does that count for you?

And how does it fit in with your previous claims for the benefits of football? Not to mention the times that I've seen people put far less effort into their 90 minutes of football than into 4 hours of golf.

 

[tarannau]

And now you're saying that it has to be twice a week to do it? How do you know that people don't play twice a week? .

If you really think that walking 10km up and down hills once a week has no physical benefits, you are one fucking freak

<ahem>

Bloody golfers getting their badly patterned pants in a twist. Far be it from me to mention that you could get a far better workout by dumping the clubs and indulging in a proper sport. Hell you could even play darts and walk round the pub carpark a few times inbetween arrows to simulate the golf effect if you so wish.



PS: I have played a couple of rounds of golf. It's not tiring. Boring and frustrating perhaps.

 

[JTG]

Of all the things that they do in Dubai and Saudi Arabia, this is the thing that you want to raise as an issue?

The thread's about golf, why would any other issue affecting Saudi Arabia be raised?

 

[kained&able]

I'm suprised and happy at how definitive the result of this is so far.

golf is shit. FACT!

dave

 

[kabbes]

The thread's about golf, why would any other issue affecting Saudi Arabia be raised?

Why would what they do in Saudi Arabia be raised at all? Is it raised in football threads? Gardening threads?

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

It's shite, but pay vague attention when the Ryder is on.

That said, I've only played it once, but really enjoyed that. Definitely a doing not watching sport.

 

[N_igma]

I like to watch golf, used to play it a few years ago but stopped that.

 

[kabbes]

I'm suprised and happy at how definitive the result of this is so far.

golf is shit. FACT!

dave

According to 55% of people? That's definitive?

 

[Yossarian]

I voted 'all aspects of golf are shite' because there was no option for 'every golf course in the world should be mined.'

 

[kabbes]

I voted 'all aspects of golf are shite' because there was no option for 'every golf course in the world should be mined.'

Is that so that they can find my golf balls? You're going to need the frogmen as well as the miners.

 

[gentlegreen]

totally pointless activity - the most amazing thing for me is that so many people like to watch other people doing it.

 

[tarannau]

Oh, and the Ryder cup's shite.

A load of podgy competitors with dodgy haircuts, dullard commentary and frightening stepford wives. One side sounds peevish and hard done by (European), the others retarded, graceless and boorish. It's like the worst of middle age Europe vs the equivalent American stereotypes.

And is Nick Faldo the least inspiring 'captain' ever seen in a modern 'sport?' For fuck's sake, the man wouldn't command attention round a domino table.

 

[gentlegreen]

The other annoying thing is how the courses make parts of the coast inaccessible - trying to find my way (legally) over the course at Trevose was nightmare.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

I like going to the driving range and whacking balls, but I'm not sure about actually going onto a course, and doing the full spectrum.

 

[N_igma]

totally pointless activity - the most amazing thing for me is that so many people like to watch other people doing it.

I'm sure there's plenty of things you like enjoying that most people would find boring and shite.

Golf isn't just about hitting a ball down a course and putting it into a hole. Though that's what it looks like to someone who doesn't know the game.

 

[mattie]

It's worth reinforcing that it's one of the few sports that people of all ages can play together, and there's no upper age limit on participating.

I can't see me going with my father-in-law for a quick game of rugby before sunday lunch.