If golfers are athletes so are...

[BullFrog Dad]

...bowlers.

[District303aPastPlayer]

Pete Weber is...

[themsu97]

and nascar drivers...
how about those curling guys... that takes a lot of skill

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by themsu97
and nascar drivers...
how about those curling guys... that takes a lot of skill

so are cheerleaders....

[Adidas410s]

Only the ignorant can make such statements.

[themsu97]

dude, some of the cheerleaders are very athletic... flip flops are very difficult...

[themsu97]

and only the ignorant get offended...

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
Only the ignorant can make such statements.

hah.. trust me, cheerleaders ARE athletes...

[JasperDog94]

...then so are fishermen. It takes a ton of skill to place that bait right where you want to and to fish in weather conditions ranging from 10 degrees to 120 degrees.

[BuffyMars]

I look at golf as a leisurely activity....much like bowling. There is skill involved in the 2, but not so much athleticism.

So no. I don't call them sports. My opinion.

[Macarthur]

There is a difference in someone being an athlete and performing an athletic feat.

Tiger is a great athlete, but golf is a skill; not a sport.

Is video gaming a sport?

[themsu97]

what about ping pong players... that ball is moving fast... as it does in foosball

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
hah.. trust me, cheerleaders ARE athletes...

I was talking more about some of the other comments being made ;)

[Txbroadcaster]

Originally posted by BuffyMars
I look at golf as a leisurely activity....much like bowling. There is skill involved in the 2, but not so much athleticism.

So no. I don't call them sports. My opinion.

Is Skill and athletic abilty not the same thing

[themsu97]

not really... it takes skill to hit a bullseye on a dart board repeatedly... but that does not take athletic ability

[Macarthur]

Originally posted by themsu97
what about ping pong players... that ball is moving fast... as it does in foosball

ping pong would be a skill. Similar to playing the piano, guitar, race car driving or video games.

[themsu97]

I skill I cannot master... I hate ping pong... foosball is fun to play because they are at bars and I like to drink at bars and then get my but kicked at foosball... what about air hockey?

[Emerson1]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
hah.. trust me, cheerleaders ARE athletes...
I think he was saying the original guy is ignorant.

I don\'t think anyone here could pull a girl up above their head and hold them with 1 arm.

[Snyder_TigerFan]

Originally posted by Macarthur
ping pong would be a skill. Similar to playing the piano, guitar, race car driving or video games.

According to the olympic committee, Table tennis is a sport.:)

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by Emerson1
I think he was saying the original guy is ignorant.

I don\'t think anyone here could pull a girl up above their head and hold them with 1 arm.

i could pull it off with both arms... at one arm i fail...

[HM33]

I say that cheerleadering is not a sport, but they are athletes.
Bowling is a sport but you don't have to be an athlete to be good.

[BILLYFRED0000]

After further review, I will call golf a sport. It takes athleticism to strike a ball with power and accuracy that is obvious. But what most people forget is that golf courses are 7300 yards tee to green. Then another 1700 yards green to tee. And that is if you go in straight lines. Then you play 4 rounds in 4 days. 36000 yards covered in four days and still being able to execute the golf shot. So you walk 21 miles in four days and try to compete. And in varying weather conditions. And most golfers now are in weight training and cardio training improving their bodies to perform at optimal levels. I think you have to stick with sport. There is enough rigor and athletic skill displayed to keep it so.

[BILLYFRED0000]

Any questions class????? Bueller, Bueller....... Bueller........:D

[pancho villa]

baseball is NOT a sport, it is for non-football players!

[sinton66]

Originally posted by BullFrog Dad
...bowlers.

and so is Minnesota Fats.