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Do you think GOLF requires natural athleticism? I see more like a game of skill

Precision like darts or trick basketball shots. It's not rea...
charismatic laser beams office
  02/04/26
it does
self-centered theater
  02/04/26
it definitely requires natural athleticism
heady dopamine nursing home
  02/04/26
It definitely helps, but relatively unathletic nerds can tra...
fiercely-loyal swashbuckling theatre
  02/04/26
cr not much athleticism required at all. look at rory mcilro...
Canary National Boltzmann
  02/04/26
cr also explains why all those pro football and basketball p...
self-centered theater
  02/04/26
...
heady dopamine nursing home
  02/04/26
Mike Trout basically did that https://www.reddit.com/r/g...
offensive travel guidebook boistinker
  02/04/26
holy shit https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2F...
submissive histrionic stage brethren
  02/05/26
It's almost as if it depends on how we define "athletic...
startling useless brakes faggot firefighter
  02/04/26
not raw athleticism per se, but technique, skill, etc. yes. ...
razzle-dazzle turquoise sanctuary
  02/04/26
You need to walk nearly 6 miles in the course of the day. Yo...
vivacious erotic cruise ship
  02/04/26
not all golfers are like Kenny
submissive histrionic stage brethren
  02/04/26
Of course. Does the average golfer look that much less athle...
electric marketing idea
  02/04/26
Daly is a freak of nature athlete in terms of his combo of f...
submissive histrionic stage brethren
  02/04/26
more like tiger was training as if he's going to literally j...
Canary National Boltzmann
  02/04/26
The average PGA pro is far less athletic than Sam DArnold or...
fiercely-loyal swashbuckling theatre
  02/04/26
Yeah the putting part (50% of golf) is obviously just like d...
offensive travel guidebook boistinker
  02/05/26
Most pro golfers were/would have been dominant in another hi...
Cowardly fuchsia piazza
  02/05/26
If John Daly is one of the best athletes of all time…
brass soggy home
  02/05/26
Someone like Tom Watson or Craig Stadler is a better counter...
offensive travel guidebook boistinker
  02/05/26
golf exists so that old men and beta males can pretend they ...
Glassy library cuckoldry
  02/05/26
yep, true alphas spend 20+ hours a day on reddit and twitter...
submissive histrionic stage brethren
  02/05/26
Good athletes pick up golf way quicker and have higher ceili...
Supple Dragon
  02/05/26


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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:03 PM
Author: charismatic laser beams office

Precision like darts or trick basketball shots. It's not really athletic it's just honed in micro muscle tweaks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647230)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:03 PM
Author: self-centered theater

it does

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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:04 PM
Author: heady dopamine nursing home

it definitely requires natural athleticism

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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:05 PM
Author: fiercely-loyal swashbuckling theatre

It definitely helps, but relatively unathletic nerds can train/practice/coach their way to plus handicap golf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647237)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:08 PM
Author: Canary National Boltzmann

cr not much athleticism required at all. look at rory mcilroy. total twink yet hits the ball far as hell and won the grand slam

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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:12 PM
Author: self-centered theater

cr also explains why all those pro football and basketball players just naturally start striping 300 yard drives down the middle of the fairway a month into playing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647252)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: heady dopamine nursing home



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:18 PM
Author: offensive travel guidebook boistinker

Mike Trout basically did that

https://www.reddit.com/r/golf/comments/1d8c0dy/mike_trout_hits_a_golf_ball/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647529)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 9:39 AM
Author: submissive histrionic stage brethren

holy shit

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fmike-trout-hits-a-golf-ball-v0-mgd2zpcmqo4d1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D1290%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Dc6c8e556b106d45607868460bbf4d05ba82d306d

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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:58 PM
Author: startling useless brakes faggot firefighter

It's almost as if it depends on how we define "athleticism"

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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:04 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle turquoise sanctuary

not raw athleticism per se, but technique, skill, etc. yes. they way you know this is fat people can be good at golf. this is the same as fat ppl being good at hitting a baseball. also, azns can be good at golf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647484)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:06 PM
Author: vivacious erotic cruise ship

You need to walk nearly 6 miles in the course of the day. You need to shop a lot for perfect clubs if i read xo correctly. Golf threads are mainly about shopping

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647494)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:39 PM
Author: submissive histrionic stage brethren

not all golfers are like Kenny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647572)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: electric marketing idea

Of course. Does the average golfer look that much less athletic than Messi at 5'7''?

To me, golfers look about as athletic as a QB - which makes sense because they're both functions where you have to have amazing athletic ability but your mind, thinking and percision is more important than your measurables (as opposed to a WR or a cornerback where you're in a literally running race 30 times a game).

Look at Tiger Woods - he was never able to dominate after his injuries.

And as much as everyone mocks John Daly, at his peak he actually was pretty in shape.

It's kind of like arguing that football OL players aren't athletic - like they weigh 300 pounds and can outsprint 95% of all men....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647520)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:44 PM
Author: submissive histrionic stage brethren

Daly is a freak of nature athlete in terms of his combo of flexibility, coordination and strength/being fat.

Tiger also was a freak natural athlete in the early days and messed it up by overtraining trying to be an actual on paper athlete.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647577)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:48 PM
Author: Canary National Boltzmann

more like tiger was training as if he's going to literally join the navy seals but cr

completely right about daly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647588)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:46 PM
Author: fiercely-loyal swashbuckling theatre

The average PGA pro is far less athletic than Sam DArnold or some middling athleticism NFL QB in terms of strength, speed, agility, etc. but the golf swing is incredibly technical and sort of non intuitive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647584)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 1:10 AM
Author: offensive travel guidebook boistinker

Yeah the putting part (50% of golf) is obviously just like darts and billiards

The rest of it (walking 40k feet and swinging a 450 gram metal stick 30 times) probably requires less athleticism than snowboarding down a black diamond with moguls or free climbing some basic bitch mountain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49647874)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 10:01 AM
Author: Cowardly fuchsia piazza

Most pro golfers were/would have been dominant in another high school sport, but not D1 level.

That’s the kind of athleticism it requires to be the best. Then you also need 99.999 percentile hand eye coordination.

The naturally unathletic people (kids always picked last growing up) will never get to single digits.

Its no different than asking if baseball sluggers are athletic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49648180)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 10:47 AM
Author: brass soggy home

If John Daly is one of the best athletes of all time…

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49648284)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 12:10 PM
Author: offensive travel guidebook boistinker

Someone like Tom Watson or Craig Stadler is a better counter-factual than Daly

I don't get why people use Daly as the example of golfers being unathletic. Shaq's BMI during his peak Lakers days was definitely higher than Daly's BMI during his PGA wins

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49648457)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 10:49 AM
Author: Glassy library cuckoldry

golf exists so that old men and beta males can pretend they play a sport

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49648294)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 4:04 PM
Author: submissive histrionic stage brethren

yep, true alphas spend 20+ hours a day on reddit and twitter rage obsessing over a man they've never met who's taller, richer, and fucks hotter women than they ever will

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49649165)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 2:35 PM
Author: Supple Dragon

Good athletes pick up golf way quicker and have higher ceilings.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310744#49648930)