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British Open 2006

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jwinslow said:
I'm sure millions of dollars and people were riding on your shots too, right? Like most of us, you severely lack the talent or mental strength (for golf) of tiger... but still enjoyed yourself b/c it was for fun.
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Jdub, you said that Triathlon was not as mental as GOLF. NOT Triathlon is not as mental as Tiger having millions of people watching him win the Open.

RACE with your HR at 150+ for over 10 hours and then tell me that it isn't mentally tough to keep going. It is like doing self dentristry for hours at a time.
 
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I would have liked to see Demarco win. He has been in second place to many times in the majors not to win.

John Daily???that was really sad to see that happen to him on 18 Friday. All he had to do is bogey or better and would have been in the cut. For someone like daily to triple to last hole and not make that cut, it is really disappointing.

David Duval, made a cut in a major. he is starting to play better agian, that is also good to see.
 
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actually I didn't say anything, but asked mili how he can prove 'running, biking and swimming' are as mentally demanding as golf.
StadiumDorm said:
Golf most certainly isn't as physically demanding. But running, biking and swimming aren't nearly as mentally demanding as golf.
MililaniBuckeye said:
You couldn't be more wrong...
jwinslow said:
how exactly do you prove that telling yourself to "keep going" requires as much mental strength as all of the technicalities of precision sports like golf?
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jwinslow said:
I'm sure millions of dollars and people were riding on your shots too, right? Like most of us, you severely lack the talent or mental strength (for golf) of tiger... but still enjoyed yourself b/c it was for fun.
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Yeah, and even if Tiger doesn't win the tournament he still gets a ton of loot in prize money, not to mention his king's ransom in endorsements. Funny, but I didn't see a single golfer out there drop out due to mental/physical fatigue. As for "fun", trust me, it wasn't "fun" when I had to stop to rest just short of the 4-mile mark of the run because my vision went dark and saw spots...that was some scary shit.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Yeah, and even if Tiger doesn't win the tournament he still gets a ton of loot in prize money, not to mention his king's ransom in endorsements. Funny, but I didn't see a single golfer out there drop out due to mental/physical fatigue. As for "fun", trust me, it wasn't "fun" when I had to stop to rest just short of the 4-mile mark of the run because my vision went dark and saw spots...that was some scary shit.
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Uh, and if you finish in 400th or 500th place, it's the same deal. Your life goes on. Tiger may be a rich man either way, but it certainly makes a huge difference if he wins 5 majors versus 15 or 20.
Based on your logic no professional athlete ever has it as tough as you because, hey, they are rich either way. But in fact, they have it tougher because their livelihood depends upon it.
 
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Yeah, and even if Tiger doesn't win the tournament he still gets a ton of loot in prize money, not to mention his king's ransom in endorsements.
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yeah I'm sure that stuff means a lot to Mickelson when he was the punching bag of sports radio for a while. Better let John Cooper know he need not worry about all of his failures either.
Funny, but I didn't see a single golfer out there drop out due to mental/physical fatigue.
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you mean like tiger's partner?
As for "fun", trust me, it wasn't "fun" when I had to stop to rest just short of the 4-mile mark of the run because my vision went dark and saw spots...that was some scary shit.
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??? I was talking about golf in that entire quotation, especially the part about "fun".
 
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jwinslow said:
actually I didn't say anything, but asked mili how he can prove 'running, biking and swimming' are as mentally demanding as golf.
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I assume you've played a round of golf, yet haven't run a triathlon. So how can you say golf is mentally more taxing?

I can't "prove" to you that chopping a finger off hurts, unless you do it yourself.
 
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I play golf (last handicap was a 6) and run marathons, so I am not very good at either but have an idea what is involved. In my mind, this thread got lost in an apples and oranges debate.

I honestly did not realize that there were different kinds of triathalons but I think what we witnessed in the British Open are two kinds of sporting talent not witnessed in a triathalon. First, assessment of trajectory within the context of distance, wind, and topography. Golf at that level is not recreational golf and it requires incredible abilities to plan a correct shot. It is very difficult, under the pressure of competition, to focus the mind on all of the environmental cues and assess these correctly. Second, control of fine motor movement. Golf is a bit like ballet in that it requires precise control of movement and repetition. The slightest error in repetition has dramatic consequences for where the ball will land and its final position. Remember, these guys are playing your slice on every shot. They are crafting individual shots, shaping them left to right, right to left, with or without backspin, etc.

Ernie Els was on television here recently outlining the demanding exercise program he had been through to get back into shape to play golf after his surgery and it was not light work. It wasn't triathlon training either.

In my mind, golf requires very different skills to what it takes to complete a triathalon or marathon. Personally, I can't handle the swimming in a triathalon and stick to the road instead. These races require a very different kind of mental control and toughness.

There is a reason why the marathon is the closing event of the Olympics. And you will never see anyone, even in moderate condition, die from the exertion of playing a game of golf. Just completing one of these or a demanding Triathalon, especially at or near 50 years of age, is one hell of an accomplishment.

It is noteworthy that less than one-tenth of one percent of Americans at 50 can complete a marathon or triathalon, while golf is the sport of choice for the over 60s. Quite frankly, as someone who takes part in both sports, I think that about says it all.
 
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Anyone in good physical condition can set aside two or three hours a day for six months to a year and finish a tri-athalon. A scratch golfer can practice three hours a day for ten years and not even get on tour let alone play at the level of tiger woods. so to say that finishing a triathalon puts one on an equal level as tiger woods makes no sense at all. If you want to compare the best triathalon runner in the world to the best golfer in the world... that's a different story. With a few months training Tiger could finish a triathalon without a doubt. He already has the mental aspect (that milli referred to earlier) of running, he ran track and x-country in high school, and he's in great shape to begin with.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
You couldn't be more wrong...
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Well, I guess that's a response...

If your definition of mental taxation is telling yourself to keep going in the face of physical anguish, then you couldn't be more wrong.

Chess is a game, and we all can admit that, because it doesn't carry with it any physical capabilities. But it requires far more mental ability than running, and that is not debatable in my opinion. The physical is different from the mental. To overcome muscle pains and fatigue requires guts, but not logic or calculation.

From my experience running and cycling, the only calculation I need to do is determine what pace I can maintain. Other than that, it's just guts.
 
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fourteenandoh said:
Anyone in good physical condition can set aside two or three hours a day for six months to a year and finish a tri-athalon. A scratch golfer can practice three hours a day for ten years and not even get on tour let alone play at the level of tiger woods.
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We're talking constant mental pressure and focus, not simple physical abilities. As someone who is in pretty damn good physical condition for his age, I can attest that it's far more mentally taxing to finish a triathlon than to play a round of golf. Hey, I can no more become a world-class triathlete than I can a pro golfer...my abilities at both are at about the same relative level. However, anyone who truly thinks that playing a round of golf is more mentally taxing than doing a triathlon (at the same relative levels) has either not done both or needs serious rehab.
 
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