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What The Fark 5: I Can't Believe This Happened!
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dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
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I really don't know how to explain it. I really don't. This falls back on the obscenity argument of "I know it when I see it." I will agree it's not the soundest point, it's all a matter of opinion. Therein lies the eternal debate. To some, anything competitive is a sport, even Tiddlywinks. To others, it's only the "Big Four" sports. *shrug*
I really don't know how to explain it. I really don't. This falls back on the obscenity argument of "I know it when I see it." I will agree it's not the soundest point, it's all a matter of opinion. Therein lies the eternal debate. To some, anything competitive is a sport, even Tiddlywinks. To others, it's only the "Big Four" sports. *shrug*
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I don't think anyone would agree with you regarding golf. In fact, I've never even heard anyone try to make a logical argument that it's not.
I don't think anyone would agree with you regarding golf. In fact, I've never even heard anyone try to make a logical argument that it's not.
bigblue_dl
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Brent might be the only person in the world with that opinion. I've certainly never seen anyone else trying to make that argument about golf.
Brent might be the only person in the world with that opinion. I've certainly never seen anyone else trying to make that argument about golf.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
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That definition automatically removes football.
First, it's pretty hard to say football is not harmful to any living creature. Second, it's overtime rules are specifically designed around the luck of a coin flip.
That definition automatically removes football.
First, it's pretty hard to say football is not harmful to any living creature. Second, it's overtime rules are specifically designed around the luck of a coin flip.
bigblue_dl
Armed
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Yeah, I don't agree with the "not harmful to a living creature" part, I don't see how that has any bearing on whether something is a sport. You could argue that most sports can be harmful to humans at times. Football, Boxing, Hockey, all can be very harmful to humans. Even baseball can be harmful if you get a 100mph fastball thrown towards your head, or a knee to the head ala Justin Morneau.
A sport is a physical activity that is competitive and utilize at least one of the following: strength, speed, agility, flexibility, physical endurance.
Yeah, I don't agree with the "not harmful to a living creature" part, I don't see how that has any bearing on whether something is a sport. You could argue that most sports can be harmful to humans at times. Football, Boxing, Hockey, all can be very harmful to humans. Even baseball can be harmful if you get a 100mph fastball thrown towards your head, or a knee to the head ala Justin Morneau.
A sport is a physical activity that is competitive and utilize at least one of the following: strength, speed, agility, flexibility, physical endurance.
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You mean like a hockey game, a football game, a baseball game?
You mean like a hockey game, a football game, a baseball game?
bigblue_dl
Armed
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I'd argue that golf meets my criteria from my previous post, while billiards does not.
I'd argue that golf meets my criteria from my previous post, while billiards does not.
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I think most common definitions define sport as anything involving physical exertion and skill done by an individual or team for competition or enjoyment.
I think most common definitions define sport as anything involving physical exertion and skill done by an individual or team for competition or enjoyment.
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Don't be dumb. K thanks...
Because you walk further than around a table in between the times you hit a ball?
Don't be dumb. K thanks...
Because you walk further than around a table in between the times you hit a ball?
bigblue_dl
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Because high level golf requires strength, flexibility and precision to play. How strong do you need to be to play pool? How flexible? The golf swing is more athletic than anything in billiards, by a pretty large margin.
Because high level golf requires strength, flexibility and precision to play. How strong do you need to be to play pool? How flexible? The golf swing is more athletic than anything in billiards, by a pretty large margin.
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I would argue that neither golf nor billiards requires much of that to play recreationally. To play professionally, I would say that they both require all of those.
I would argue that neither golf nor billiards requires much of that to play recreationally. To play professionally, I would say that they both require all of those.
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Stop making stupid posts and I'll stop embarrassing you.
You've fallen into the same trap that as the handful of others who try to make the argument, "golf is not a sport."
It's always the same arguments. You can do it when you're 80. You can do while drinking or smoking. You can be out of shape and still do it. Same nonsense.
Either that, or it's the red herring argument where you try to compare it to billiards, darts, or video games.
Everyone who has tried before you has been steamrolled. Feel free to continue, if you must, but I don't see the point.
Stop making stupid posts and I'll stop embarrassing you.
You've fallen into the same trap that as the handful of others who try to make the argument, "golf is not a sport."
It's always the same arguments. You can do it when you're 80. You can do while drinking or smoking. You can be out of shape and still do it. Same nonsense.
Either that, or it's the red herring argument where you try to compare it to billiards, darts, or video games.
Everyone who has tried before you has been steamrolled. Feel free to continue, if you must, but I don't see the point.
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Golf is not a sport, and just as I am sure it isn't and you are sure it is, there is no definitive answer. You can't steamroll me, because there is no right or wrong answer. It is opinion, plain and simple. Like Brent said, I know a sport when I see one, and to me golf isn't one. Prove me wrong.
Golf is not a sport, and just as I am sure it isn't and you are sure it is, there is no definitive answer. You can't steamroll me, because there is no right or wrong answer. It is opinion, plain and simple. Like Brent said, I know a sport when I see one, and to me golf isn't one. Prove me wrong.
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Now you're just being silly. I don't have to prove anything to you.
You have every right to your opinion. You can be of the opinion that Sidney Crosby is one of the ten worst hockey players in the NHL. No one can "prove you wrong" because it's just your opinion. Instead, the rest of us just roll our eyes, like we're doing with your present opinion.
Now you're just being silly. I don't have to prove anything to you.
You have every right to your opinion. You can be of the opinion that Sidney Crosby is one of the ten worst hockey players in the NHL. No one can "prove you wrong" because it's just your opinion. Instead, the rest of us just roll our eyes, like we're doing with your present opinion.
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So you got nothing is what your saying? If I said Syd was one of the ten worst you could use things like facts to show otherwise, but golf being a sport doesn't have that.
So you got nothing is what your saying? If I said Syd was one of the ten worst you could use things like facts to show otherwise, but golf being a sport doesn't have that.
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The definition of sport, as I posted earlier, is an activity involving physical exertion and skill, performed by an individual or team, in a competition or for entertainment.
I assumed you understood enough about golf to realize it falls within that definition. Sorry for granting the benefit of the doubt.
Obviously it involves physical exertion. As I recall, the golf swing involves something like 15-20 individual muscles working in coordination to produce the arc of the golf club to propel the ball forward. This is repeated multiple times over the course of a round.
It goes without saying (or it should) that it requires a degree of skill to perform, and that the more skill you acquire at the sport the higher you will achieve.
Golf is played as both an individual sport (standard golf tournaments) and a team competition (ex: Ryder Cup, President's Cup). It is played for both entertainment and competition.
The definition of sport, as I posted earlier, is an activity involving physical exertion and skill, performed by an individual or team, in a competition or for entertainment.
I assumed you understood enough about golf to realize it falls within that definition. Sorry for granting the benefit of the doubt.
Obviously it involves physical exertion. As I recall, the golf swing involves something like 15-20 individual muscles working in coordination to produce the arc of the golf club to propel the ball forward. This is repeated multiple times over the course of a round.
It goes without saying (or it should) that it requires a degree of skill to perform, and that the more skill you acquire at the sport the higher you will achieve.
Golf is played as both an individual sport (standard golf tournaments) and a team competition (ex: Ryder Cup, President's Cup). It is played for both entertainment and competition.
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