Originally Posted By wahooskipper Boy, when is summer over? I can't wait until the kids get back to school. Do a Google search on the Senior Games Flint. That is a hugely popular event here in Florida where seniors play a plethora of sports at a pretty competitive level. And, what you just described was neither sport nor appropriate for LP.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 <<<I got caught using the guest house again for some afternoon fun with a lady neighbor who is married to a cardiologist(whom my wife has seen before!, talk about a small world) and my legal lady is none too amused over this again.>>>> ^^^ That's not classified as a sport either.
Originally Posted By jonvn Wow. This got a lot of fast posts. Anyone ever try to do 18 holes of golf, then you'd know it was a sport. It's exhausting.
Originally Posted By jonvn Wow. This got a lot of fast posts. Anyone ever try to do 18 holes of golf, then you'd know it was a sport. It's exhausting.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Yep - play 18 holes ( walk ) at any one of the tough WDW courses in August at say Noon -- between the heat and humidity - it will gas you
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I have never been any good with sports...not athletic at all. I have played golf for over 30 years now and have never been any good at that either. Therefore, my conclusion would have to be the golf is a sport. I'm thinking it could not be just a coincidence, so, sport it is!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<How many elderly and retirees play basketball, football, tennis, baseball, racketball, handball, diving, motorcross, Lacrosse, rugby football, rock climbimg or soccer>>> There are NO elderly people who play golf at the level of Tiger, just as you cannot play football at the level of Terrell Owens, not basketball at the level of Shaq, nor... I used to think that tennis was not a sport and that golf was not a sport...until I took them up. eat crow
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I have given a lot of thought, as well as several laughs, to this thread. Here is the baseline fact. Tiger is most certainly a great athlete. Even if he did not play golf, in fact let us say he quit tomorrow. Still, he is a great athlete. He is as fit as a fiddle, and his workouts are insane. So, I'll give you this much, golf is somewhat a quasi sport, but we all have to admit that Tiger Woods is certainly a fantastic athlete regardless of golf. But let's not stop there... The original argument is flawed. He isn't on the news because he is a great athlete. The networks sportscasters don't talk about him constantly because he is a great athlete. They talk about him because he is a great golfer. We all have to admit he is a great golfer, sport or no sport, and that's why he is in the news constantly. So, golf isn't a sport? Ok, so what? That is really not the issue. Tiger is a great athlete, and even if you say he isn't, he is a great golfer even if golf isn't a sport. I'm afraid we have many years to go before his name fades from ESPN News and SportsCenter.
Originally Posted By ClintFlint2 I am back now to respond and thanks for your patience. First things first. May I take a ///mulligan/// on that dumb tennis comment I made, it should have never been with the list of activities which have extremely few elderly participants. dad55 was correct to point out my mistake.
Originally Posted By ClintFlint2 ///and I could kick yours, what's your point daddy O ?/// singleparkpassholder, this was directed to dvcdad who ///out of left field ///said Tiger could kick my butt.
Originally Posted By ClintFlint2 ///Put it this way, Clint, if it's not a sport, then how would you catagorize it?/// I would say a game, hobby, interest, recreation, event or all of the above.
Originally Posted By ClintFlint2 Let's try this again. Extremely rare will you find the elderly participate in football, kick boxing, rugby, basketball, baseball, fencing, wrestling, high diving, cycling, track and field events, ect, ect. But we see them get out and play golf, often. Why????? because of two things maybe three. it is fun to play! many can afford it since the older one gets typically they amass more wealth. *****and here is the punch line,, it doesn't take any special physical movements or endurance so the elderly gravitate towards it 1000 fold more than the other activities I listed.**** Now I would like to comment on tennis and why you will find elderly on the courts but I don't feel like typing for an hour so I will leave it out(((( but I definitely deem it a sport)))
Originally Posted By ClintFlint2 Why is golf not a sport. Players don't need to jump, run, dodge or elude, throw, kick, lift anything heavy, possess extensive stamina(((sorry waking in the sun 4 or more miles WITHOUT carrying anything substantial does not pass the smell test to me)))). The physical part of golf is swinging an extremly light item mulitple times in a day at a stationary object. Hell, even on the tour the players wear dress slacks for gods sake!, do I have to keep going on here? Furhtermore how often do you see golfers gasping for breath or sweasting like a pig do to exertion. Yes you will see some sweat beads on hot days where they will wipe their forheads and underarm wetness but nothing like boxing, spriters or any other activities I named. Thus, this is one big reason the elderly do it. Look, The game is very fun The game is very challenging The game is not a sport ((((I would definitely say however that golf is much closer to being a sport than archery, darts and bowling though))))
Originally Posted By Mr X It just comes down to where you draw the line between "sport" and "game". On point for golf is the fact that it is COMPETETIVE and SCORED. So, that could be one way to characterise sport vs. game (yes, games have winners too...it's more the intensity of the competition to a point...otherwise monopoly could qualify as a sport). It's an interesting excersise, but not more than that. It's a sport because people consider it a sport. What about race car driving? People consider that a sport too, but all you are doing is controlling a machine that does all the work. Sail boat racing...that's a sport right? But, aside from the riggors of the rigging, again it's the boat doing the work...the "athelete" is just steering. Is shuffleboard a sport? Anywho, it's nothing but semantics. Oh, and one more thing...I suppose you could characterise the difference between game and sport by the fact that with sports you can "go pro" and make a career of it. Although there are pro monopoly players, not to mention chess grand masters...and I don't think anyone would consider them "atheletes".
Originally Posted By ClintFlint2 ///It just comes down to where you draw the line between "sport" and "game".//// yes, ///On point for golf is the fact that it is COMPETETIVE and SCORED/// yes again, but how about one point against golf because there is no DIRECT human opponent. What I mean is that it is the player against the course and elements or it is the player against himself or maybe both. In fencing, boxing, karate and wrestling ect., it is human directly competing against another human. But to be fair to this discussion high diving is very much a sport but there is no direct human opponent either. It is just the diver against himself and the potential elements like a gust of wind to disrupt his dive slightly. ///It's a sport because people consider it a sport./// yes ///Is shuffleboard a sport?/// hell no, nor is billiards, skeet shooting((sp.)), spelling bees or poker. now race car driving I can honestly say that I don't know and if I don't know that one then I don't know about sailing either. But race car driving is more sport like than boating or sailing. which brings me to rowing. Yes, rowing is absolutely a sport because of the sheer power and conditioning, endurance needed to row competitively.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Archery, badminton, basketball, golf, powerlifting, racquetball, softball, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, tennis, track & field, volleyball, 5K and 10K runs. All sports offered in the Sunshine State Games (in Florida). Oh...and the prerequisite is you must be OVER 50 years old as these are the Senior games. Personally...I like my crow bar-b-q'd.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder My responses in this thread have been short and to the point because the premise is illogical, not to mention just plain wrong. It's the OP's theory, and not too many other people's. To illustrate, a quick trip to Dictionary.com yields this: sport /spɔrt, spoʊrt/ Pronunciation[spawrt, spohrt] –noun 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. While Dictionary.com is not the authority of the universe, it is representative of overall opinion in this matter. There's doesn't need to be hitting, or direct human competition (where in hell did you come up with THAT one). I'm sorry you likely are no good at golf, Clint, but no matter what convoluted and twisted argument you may waste bandwith over trying to say otherwise, golf is a sport.
Originally Posted By ClintFlint2 ///Golf is a sport, son. Deal with it./// first thing I am not your son, nobody is. second, your ///briefs/// are showing.
Originally Posted By ClintFlint2 ///I'm sorry you likely are no good at golf, Clint,//// Actually for the amount of times that I play I am actually pretty decent. My drives are straight and 200 yards but my fairway game needs improvement. My putting and short game is jusk ok nothing special, nothing bad either.
