+Matthew Herzog I like to golf mainly to relax and get out doors and hang out with my friends. But yeah there are plenty of people who use it as a status symbol. lol Some people use there disposable income in different ways.
Greatest athlete of all time, Michael Jordan, loves playing. Multiple rounds in a day. It doesn't require low body fat, but that doesn't make it easy to play.
That was one of the funniest things I've ever heard, haaa haaaa! I be lying if I said I wasn't gonna use that next time I've having the golf talk from hack! Love it, keep up the great work Bill.
Honestly though, the "pointless who gives a shit" argument applies to all the organized sports. NBA- "You wanna watch a bunch of richie millionaires fight over which direction the ball goes?" NFL- "You wanna watch a bunch of richie millionaires fight over which direction the 'ball' goes?"
I agree with what you said. I kept waiting for you to mention the mental aspects of football, with it's strategies as well as the mental fortitude to handle the giant monsters trying to crush you. It's like chess if you were to occasionally get sucker-punched while you're thinking or moving a piece. Martial Arts is definitely mental/psychological with the research you need to do to find out what moves are available, you gotta read the Tao Te Ching, The Art of War, The Teachings of Buddha and Sun Tzu's Art of War. Unless you're in MMA, then you just gotta take a weekend of kickboxing, learn to use your knees and elbow (the n tell people you learned Muy Thai) and learn to wrestle (which is the bulk of the action) and you're done. The only mental/psychological aspects of golf is plotting your course (which will typically be obvious) and not psych yourself into knocking it into a hazard. Love your stuff Bill; plus, now that I live in the Midwest, it's nice to hear an east coast accent from time to time.
Try playing competitive golf in high school where the winners are shooting high 60's. Then, go on to competitive golf in college where the winners are shooting low-mid 60's. I bet he would have a different perspective on golf then.
In PA we have a special archery golf event. Compound bows and targets as the holes. We use blunt tips and switch when your close enough to hit the target. Pull, aim in the air, and fire. Actually great fun. Regular golf though... Kill me. Or just take me to a mini golf corse instead.
its about having to stay in the zone for every shot for 72 holes in tournaments....and try throwing a golf ball over 50 yards, it's hard...but you can hit a hold ball over 200 yards easily.... golf for life
What the fuck. Golf is the fucking perfect sport to get a little tipsy and laugh your ass of while your trying to compete against your friends for bragging rights.
I think he was saying golf is more mental because you have to calculate how hard and what angle to hit the ball, then again you do the same thing in most other sports.
Sami Villsten True that...in Formula 1 what you need to bring to the table to be considered at the very least a 'decent' driver surpasses most sports. It truly is mentally demanding and the pressure is unbelievable if you consider the miniscule margin of error.
Some really nice old guys like golf, my uncle loves meeting up with his friends and spending the day, sometimes the whole weekend down at the most beautiful course, gorgeous clubhouse, it’s a great way to live. Personally I don’t play it because for one I’m on the dole, so I’m nowhere near a Mercedes, and a lot of snobby fucks like golfing and so there’s that. But Adam Sandler likes golfing, Bill Murray, Alice Cooper, Christopher Lee liked golf. It’s a strange thing, some places are riddled with snobs, others are just rich but good guys enjoying themselves. I think it’s probably the most enjoyable game in the world, out in the fresh air, great clubhouse, delicious food, trees and plants and ponds everywhere, good atmosphere to the place. it’s a game, not a sport.
Yes, to play golf amateurly you dont need an athlete body, if we talk pro right now theres so much competition that you have to anyway. But what it lacks in physical preparation it has times and times more in mental development. I played golf for ten years from my childhood into my teens and I can say it changed me, it showed me how life works, how to succeed in it. Something I dont see in my friends that played soccer, basket, rugby...my mind is seriously so much older than all my same-aged friends. I dont know how to explain, sorry english is not my first language. Bill was funny as always but not that much because he just ranted on something he doesnt know and like, hes truly funny when he talks about stuff he knows, like women. Probably he'll never truly discover golf
I love golfing - but the one thing I always said was: If my 75 year old Grandpa is hittin the links and playing better than a kid in the prime of their life, it ain’t a sport, it’s a hobby. 😂
As one of what we called The Dogs of Golf, I feel obligated to put in my 2 cent's worth. First, one must use one of the golf bag compartments to hold Golf Fluid, consisting of a pint of one's favorite whiskey. Next, one must drive the golf cart as it's meant to be driven, leaping over rises, etc. One must also avoid losing the grip on the club, to avoid ending up with the club hung up in a tree. The score? Who cares? Most importantly, one must hone the skills for finding lost balls, to replace all of the ones you've bought used, and lost in the woods. All in all, knowing one sucks at golf, just have fun, aim at the gophers, not the hole, at least in the first five whacks. This concludes the ways of the Dogs of Golf.
Bill I love you mang! I have played Basketball, Football and Baseball. Walked on to my D1 team in college. While I agree you don't need to be an athlete to play golf it is to me the most humbling sport I have ever played. I tore my ACL MCL and Meniscus playing ball in college. That injury ended my career in contact sports. I picked up golf at 29 to scratch that itch of competition. I can say honestly and humbly that golf is without the most difficult thing revolving sports I have ever done. The fact that the ball is still is why it is so incredibly difficult. Come play with me and I can show you what an athletic individual can do with those sticks!
Golf is the most addicting game ever, and after getting into it, I'd say the most fun and challenging game ever. Bill sort of made the challenging point in this rant. Rip on Bubba and Phil for days but they can hit it better than 99.9999% of all humans
By your definition Bill, something like pro skiing isn't a sport. I understand why golf isn't a real sport, but there are intensive things you can do that don't involve other teams or people in general trying to fuck you up.
Much as I love Bill, this applies to the sports he loves as well. Football? That shit is the most fucking boring, mind numbing garbage where 99 percent of the positions require zero talent or athletic ability. The quarter back needs to have a decent amount of arm strength, and that's pretty much it. The only ones who need a good amount of athleticism are the receivers and MAYBE the running backs. That's fucking it. Everyone else all you need to do is be big and lift weights. You can be fucking fat and be a great football player. How many fat Olympic wrestlers or MMA fighters do you see?
As a golfer i think this is hilarious. However i would like to point out golf is the hardest sport out there. Its soooooo hard to hit the ball 400yards and put on a spot smaller than your bedroom insanely difficult.
+Leeon Cohen There is no correct answer. How would you define "physically challenging"? There are many variations. Gymnasts, weightlifters, swimmers, triathletes. All operate under different specializations of physical capacity.
***** hahaha no only cycling, i used to run, and i SUCK at swimming, but if you look up ironman triathalons, youll know what im talking about, look up the vice video for john joseph of the cro mags training for an ironman, dudes fuckin FIT
I was a pure natural at golf the first time I played at 10 years old. But I also played soccer and went to an athletics club. Had to ditch one. So golf could go fuck itself lol. Injury ended me going pro at soccer at 18. Should have took up golf again. It was fucking easy. By 18 I much preferred pub games. Pool and darts are awesome. And there is beer. Easy decision.
What is it with Comedians against Golf? I've heard rants from Burr, Carlin, Williams, Black and I'm sure there are others. I love Golf playing and watching and try working out with Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Tiger Woods in his day, they would kick your ass in the gym. You walk 72 holes in 90 degree heat with millions of people watching on TV and thousands watching u live with Millions of dollars on the line and tell me it's not a sport.
Bill, next time someone tries to tell you how mantal Golf is, as them how it compares to Eienstein's theory of TWO spheres set in motion; like in Pool and Snooker ( also not "sports"; games, yeah).
I used to spend 4-6 hours a week on the golf course and all I had to show was an average handicap, pear-shaped body and a false sense of accomplishment. Now I spend 4-6 hours a week doing real athletic activities (weight training, biking, running, kayaking, etc). I'm at 9% body fat and more fit than I was in my early 20s. Golf? No thank you...
