I Don't Understand Golf

glauciaregina9

1. Hit a ball

2. DRIVE to where it landed

3. SOMEBODY ELSE carries your kit for you


That's like Wiggins riding the first 5 miles of a race stage, being driven the next 150k or so, then cycling the last 500 yards over the line...


Golfists are soooo lazy


Heh

Bunneh

Played golf for a short while, admitedly it was on a private golf course on summer evenings with a 4 iron and a cheap putter - we'd sneak on when all the poshies had gone home. It's surprisingly addictive and I got pretty good at it - sadly we got chased off a lot so I quit and never became Pro, nor did I seduce lots of women

shouldbeinbed

to paraphrase Oscar Wilde

the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable.

BigG67

Or from someone who literally grew up with it all around him.

The finest game/sport known to man, that challenges the mind, emotions and skill like no other. Play golf with someone and you see the real person within 3 holes.

Not the greatest in terms of fitness but that's not what all sport is about and it's certainly better than watching TV.

Ben6899

So I've got a ball. And I've got to get it into a hole (not much bigger than the ball) 400yds away. I have to do this using a club which has a face, again, not much bigger than the ball which will only work if I bend my knees, keep my week arm straight and bend my strong arm but only at the right moment.

All the while, squeezing my [soon to be through lack of exercise] fat @rse into a pair of chinos.

No thanks.

Pross

BigG's quote is spot on with that quote. I've played golf (badly) in the past. The one thing I would say is that whilst it's easy to pigeon hole it as a game for overweight middle aged business men it can be quite physically demanding. I used to play while I was still fit and racing regularly but walking close on 4 miles (assuming you hit straight - more like 5 or 6 for me!) whilst lugging a gold bag around on hilly terrain plus the use of a lot of muscle groups in the swing used to leave me stiffer the next day than cycling ever did. Of course it's not as much of an aerobic exercise but if you walk and carry your clubs (as opposed to using a golf cart or even a trolley) it is more demanding than non golfers like to make it out to be. I didn't play for fitness, I played for the enjoyment of the game (it can be enjoyable on those rare shots you catch just right ) and it is also good for socialising / business networking. I doubt many people do it for a physical challenge.

keef66

"walking close on 4 miles ... whilst lugging a gold bag around on hilly terrain"


So it is a game for rich b@stards then!

sampurnell

its one of the most similar sports to cycling :!:

snobbery about what you should wear and not (the pro team jersey debate?)
the fact that those with the most expensive / pro level kit are usually S*it,
people who have 10 year old kit will usually beat you.
and every one offers advice that they actually have no idea about.

golf is a great game and its a myth its just for rich people.

Polo is a game for rich people and thats just cack.

Pross

Nah, just my personal preference for a nice lame golf bag

Bunneh

You can get a decent set of clubs from a charity shop. We sold a really nice set for around £10 not so long ago, along with the bag. Most large towns/cities have a public course and it costs next to nout to give it a whirl. There is a dress code on the big private ones, but for the public courses you can usually turn up in a thong and skin tight crop top.

daviesee

Golfers don't understand cycling.

Why would anyone want to put all that effort into getting back to where they started?

Each to their own.

Ben6899

daviesee wrote:

Golfers don't understand cycling.

Why would anyone want to put all that effort into getting back to where they started?

Each to their own.

Much like golf (start at the clubhouse/finish at the clubhouse), but without the soul destroying element inbetween. And more importantly; without the CHINOS!

legin

to coin a phrase "golf is a good walk spoilt"

daviesee

Ben6899 wrote:

daviesee wrote:

Golfers don't understand cycling.

Why would anyone want to put all that effort into getting back to where they started?

Each to their own.

Much like golf (start at the clubhouse/finish at the clubhouse), but without the soul destroying element inbetween. And more importantly; without the CHINOS!

Lycra is a much better look right enough.

bails87

sampurnell wrote:

its one of the most similar sports to ROAD cycling :!:

snobbery about what you should wear and not (the pro team jersey debate?)
the fact that those with the most expensive / pro level kit are usually S*it,
people who have 10 year old kit will usually beat you.
and every one offers advice that they actually have no idea about.

golf is a great game and its a myth its just for rich people.

Polo is a game for rich people and thats just cack.

Well you would say that. Peasant!

Ben6899

daviesee wrote:

Lycra is a much better look right enough.

Yup. Chinos were invented for blokes who are too fat for jeans.

Pross

Bunneh wrote:

You can get a decent set of clubs from a charity shop. We sold a really nice set for around £10 not so long ago, along with the bag. Most large towns/cities have a public course and it costs next to nout to give it a whirl. There is a dress code on the big private ones, but for the public courses you can usually turn up in a thong and skin tight crop top.

When did you see me play? :shock:

Stewie Griffin

Pross wrote:

BigG's quote is spot on with that quote. I've played golf (badly) in the past. The one thing I would say is that whilst it's easy to pigeon hole it as a game for overweight middle aged business men it can be quite physically demanding. I used to play while I was still fit and racing regularly but walking close on 4 miles (assuming you hit straight - more like 5 or 6 for me!) whilst lugging a gold bag around on hilly terrain plus the use of a lot of muscle groups in the swing used to leave me stiffer the next day than cycling ever did. Of course it's not as much of an aerobic exercise but if you walk and carry your clubs (as opposed to using a golf cart or even a trolley) it is more demanding than non golfers like to make it out to be. I didn't play for fitness, I played for the enjoyment of the game (it can be enjoyable on those rare shots you catch just right ) and it is also good for socialising / business networking. I doubt many people do it for a physical challenge.

Agree with all of the above apart from the gold bag bit Would often take a flexi afternoon off in the Summer and play on a Pay and Play that we can see our office block from, lovely 8)

The Mechanic

I play golf regularly and enjoy it. You don't haveto be good at it. Just like in cycling, not everyone can get under 20 mins for a 10 nor under par for 18 holes.

And what is wrong with chinos. Have I missed something here?

Ben6899

The Mechanic wrote:

And what is wrong with chinos. Have I missed something here?

No, chinos are fine.

greasedscotsman

I went to the National Road Race Champs a few years ago at Celtic Manor near Newport, were using the golf course club house for the riders to sign on. One of my friends asked to use the toilets and was refused as it was "Men only". I suggested she take a dump in one of the bunkers instead...

BigG67

daviesee wrote:

Golfers don't understand cycling.

Why would anyone want to put all that effort into getting back to where they started?

Each to their own.

Is that about golf or cycling? Both need effort that eventually results in being back where you started.

Actually there's a few of the tour pros that ride road. Paul Casey (9th in the world) is a fan has as Scott CR1 and carts a fixie around to events though he prefers the rocks and mud; Camilo Villegas (16th in the world) is pretty good and I've been told races when he's back in Columbia and David Feherty who is now a commentator is a massive roadie.

And they're just the ones I know of.

Ben6899

greasedscotsman wrote:

I went to the National Road Race Champs a few years ago at Celtic Manor near Newport, were using the golf course club house for the riders to sign on. One of my friends asked to use the toilets and was refused as it was "Men only". I suggested she take a dump in one of the bunkers instead...

I hope that anyone one here who reads that will be p1ssed off by such outdated practice... however, I'm sure it's deemed perfectly normal at a lot of Golf clubs.

Mccaria

I am a 9 handicap golfer (which means I am supposed to go around a course in 9 shots more than the par for the course) as well as a keen leisure cyclist.

There are actually many similarities between the two. It is primarily you against the course, although you can also have a competitive edge (a £5 wager with your mates on an 18 hole game is not that much different in bragging rights from sprinting for the town sign or first up the hill). You can get also get pretty obsessive with training and kit.

There are as many golfing forums analysing the kick point of graphite shafted drivers and swing speeds as there are biking forums analysing bottom bracket stiffness and sprint kcik. Each subject totally bemusing to a non-afficionado

Pross

greasedscotsman wrote:

I went to the National Road Race Champs a few years ago at Celtic Manor near Newport, were using the golf course club house for the riders to sign on. One of my friends asked to use the toilets and was refused as it was "Men only". I suggested she take a dump in one of the bunkers instead...

Strange, I live near the Celtic and go to the clubhouse regularly with my wife. I also know quite a few female members including one who is the ladies captain and they are regulars at all parts of both the clubhouses there. Someone was wrong or deliberately winding you up. Alternatively they didn't want people using the club as a public toilet which is pretty reasonable. Should have just gone to the hotel :?

greasedscotsman

Pross wrote:

greasedscotsman wrote:

I went to the National Road Race Champs a few years ago at Celtic Manor near Newport, were using the golf course club house for the riders to sign on. One of my friends asked to use the toilets and was refused as it was "Men only". I suggested she take a dump in one of the bunkers instead...

Strange, I live near the Celtic and go to the clubhouse regularly with my wife. I also know quite a few female members including one who is the ladies captain and they are regulars at all parts of both the clubhouses there. Someone was wrong or deliberately winding you up. Alternatively they didn't want people using the club as a public toilet which is pretty reasonable. Should have just gone to the hotel :?

Maybe your wife looks like a man

Ben6899

greasedscotsman wrote:

Pross wrote:

greasedscotsman wrote:

I went to the National Road Race Champs a few years ago at Celtic Manor near Newport, were using the golf course club house for the riders to sign on. One of my friends asked to use the toilets and was refused as it was "Men only". I suggested she take a dump in one of the bunkers instead...

Strange, I live near the Celtic and go to the clubhouse regularly with my wife. I also know quite a few female members including one who is the ladies captain and they are regulars at all parts of both the clubhouses there. Someone was wrong or deliberately winding you up. Alternatively they didn't want people using the club as a public toilet which is pretty reasonable. Should have just gone to the hotel :?

Maybe your wife looks like a man

Oof! Lol.

Pross

greasedscotsman wrote:

Pross wrote:

greasedscotsman wrote:

I went to the National Road Race Champs a few years ago at Celtic Manor near Newport, were using the golf course club house for the riders to sign on. One of my friends asked to use the toilets and was refused as it was "Men only". I suggested she take a dump in one of the bunkers instead...

Strange, I live near the Celtic and go to the clubhouse regularly with my wife. I also know quite a few female members including one who is the ladies captain and they are regulars at all parts of both the clubhouses there. Someone was wrong or deliberately winding you up. Alternatively they didn't want people using the club as a public toilet which is pretty reasonable. Should have just gone to the hotel :?

Maybe your wife looks like a man

No but she punches like one so watch out

greasedscotsman

Pross wrote:

No but she punches like one so watch out

Oh blimey, I'm in trouble now!

But getting back to the clubhouse, I'm pretty sure they were letting guys use the toilets there, but even so, why put on a bike race and then not let people use the facilities? It's not like there was a huge number of people around. And yes, she could have walked over to the hotel, but I don't really see why she should have to do that. Maybe they treat their own members a bit differently?

Anyway, I don't like golf. I appreciate that it's difficult to play well, but all seems a bit pointless and boring to me. And I particularly hate the whole dress code thing, the captain's parking space, that they spray paint the grass green, argyle and plus fours, I can feel myself getting angry already!

Ben6899

greasedscotsman wrote:

Pross wrote:

No but she punches like one so watch out

Oh blimey, I'm in trouble now!

But getting back to the clubhouse, I'm pretty sure they were letting guys use the toilets there, but even so, why put on a bike race and then not let people use the facilities? It's not like there was a huge number of people around. And yes, she could have walked over to the hotel, but I don't really see why she should have to do that. Maybe they treat their own members a bit differently?

Their own members are not stinking peasants so of course they treat them differently.

symo

Golf is a good walk ruined.

It really is boring, played a few times as it's the 'corporate' thing to do, but it is so boring, and the people who play it are so dull.