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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...
cheese-eating faggot firefighter
  02/04/26
it does
Buck-toothed Charismatic Corner
  02/04/26
it definitely requires natural athleticism
Deranged doctorate
  02/04/26
It definitely helps, but relatively unathletic nerds can tra...
cerise blathering cumskin
  02/04/26
cr not much athleticism required at all. look at rory mcilro...
Mahogany Thriller Site Cuckoldry
  02/04/26
cr also explains why all those pro football and basketball p...
Buck-toothed Charismatic Corner
  02/04/26
...
Deranged doctorate
  02/04/26
Mike Trout basically did that https://www.reddit.com/r/g...
burgundy titillating french chef
  02/04/26
holy shit https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2F...
adulterous wonderful digit ratio gas station
  02/05/26
It's almost as if it depends on how we define "athletic...
bull headed motley chad blood rage
  02/04/26
not raw athleticism per se, but technique, skill, etc. yes. ...
Khaki orchestra pit puppy
  02/04/26
You need to walk nearly 6 miles in the course of the day. Yo...
Dull glittery office coffee pot
  02/04/26
not all golfers are like Kenny
adulterous wonderful digit ratio gas station
  02/04/26
Of course. Does the average golfer look that much less athle...
Irradiated Hunting Ground
  02/04/26
Daly is a freak of nature athlete in terms of his combo of f...
adulterous wonderful digit ratio gas station
  02/04/26
more like tiger was training as if he's going to literally j...
Mahogany Thriller Site Cuckoldry
  02/04/26
The average PGA pro is far less athletic than Sam DArnold or...
cerise blathering cumskin
  02/04/26
Yeah the putting part (50% of golf) is obviously just like d...
burgundy titillating french chef
  02/05/26
Most pro golfers were/would have been dominant in another hi...
Talented Locus
  02/05/26
If John Daly is one of the best athletes of all time…
sticky stag film background story
  02/05/26
Someone like Tom Watson or Craig Stadler is a better counter...
burgundy titillating french chef
  02/05/26
golf exists so that old men and beta males can pretend they ...
canary up-to-no-good resort
  02/05/26
yep, true alphas spend 20+ hours a day on reddit and twitter...
adulterous wonderful digit ratio gas station
  02/05/26
Good athletes pick up golf way quicker and have higher ceili...
Passionate point round eye
  02/05/26


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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:03 PM
Author: cheese-eating faggot firefighter

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=5310796#49647230)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:03 PM
Author: Buck-toothed Charismatic Corner

it does

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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:04 PM
Author: Deranged doctorate

it definitely requires natural athleticism

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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:05 PM
Author: cerise blathering cumskin

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=5310796#49647237)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:08 PM
Author: Mahogany Thriller Site Cuckoldry

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310796#49647245)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:12 PM
Author: Buck-toothed Charismatic Corner

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=5310796#49647252)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: Deranged doctorate



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:18 PM
Author: burgundy titillating french chef

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=5310796#49647529)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 9:39 AM
Author: adulterous wonderful digit ratio gas station

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: bull headed motley chad blood rage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310796#49647357)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:04 PM
Author: Khaki orchestra pit puppy

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=5310796#49647484)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:06 PM
Author: Dull glittery office coffee pot

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=5310796#49647494)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:39 PM
Author: adulterous wonderful digit ratio gas station

not all golfers are like Kenny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831071&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310796#49647572)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: Irradiated Hunting Ground

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=5310796#49647520)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:44 PM
Author: adulterous wonderful digit ratio gas station

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=5310796#49647577)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:48 PM
Author: Mahogany Thriller Site Cuckoldry

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=5310796#49647588)



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Date: February 4th, 2026 9:46 PM
Author: cerise blathering cumskin

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=5310796#49647584)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 1:10 AM
Author: burgundy titillating french chef

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=5310796#49647874)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 10:01 AM
Author: Talented Locus

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=5310796#49648180)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 10:47 AM
Author: sticky stag film background story

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=5310796#49648284)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 12:10 PM
Author: burgundy titillating french chef

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=5310796#49648457)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 10:49 AM
Author: canary up-to-no-good resort

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=5310796#49648294)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 4:04 PM
Author: adulterous wonderful digit ratio gas station

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=5310796#49649165)



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Date: February 5th, 2026 2:35 PM
Author: Passionate point round eye

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=5310796#49648930)