It is a stereotype..... but still.... not athletes. Yes there have been some athletic dudes play.. Tiger, Brooks... and they generally do very well. I dont think DJ is an athlete... just because he is tall and not fat golf bois think he is some freak of nature.... he isnt. I watch golf pretty regularly it isnt like I just pulled this out of nowhere. Golf is like bowling or darts... it is a skill... a hard skill to develop that requires tons of practice... the thing about golf though is very limited kids have access to it at a level that would allow them to advance. It is like skiing or snowboarding...
This is such nonsense.
Golf...how many driving ranges are around today? I'll answer that for you. Many. As in a lot more today than yesteryear. If someone is hitting the ball there making the line stop and look....someone is going to start talking, then talking to the kid, and so on. Whether or not the kid even has an interest in the sport to begin with is a different subject. There are open fields all over North America and places to start throwing a baseball or a football but that doesn't mean it appeals to everyone. Golf...the equipment has improved over the years as well but you're either a tremendous ball striker or not. Sure some drivers or the right driver can net you a little bit more distance but they do NOT turn someone who can't see 200 yards driving into a 350 yard driving champion.
Access has to golfing has become a lot easier present day but what hasn't changed is appeal. If you don't like the sport your heart just isn't into it.
As far as athletes go....yet again you're not just wrong but way off. Why are you calling a golfer a non athlete? Because they don't run? Because some aren't in the greatest shape? Well now...I guess pitchers aren't athletes in the American league. Hell they don't even have to run at all. They don't hit. They do one thing. Throw a ball. Are we going to call a pitcher in the National league athletes because they have to hit and possibly run but they don't in the American league? What about the DH? He does one thing. Hit and possibly run. He doesn't even have to throw. Once every nine at bats he comes to the plate and gets to contribute. Swinging a stick at a moving ball and then running...in some cases lumbering down the baseline. Are they not athletes?
Did Tom Brady stop being an athlete 10 years ago? Was Dan Marino ever a true athlete to begin with? Marino may have only run to the bathroom. Does that mean he wasn't really an athlete?
What about Ray Guy? Not an athlete? The guy could punt the ball out of the stadium. That was all he did...not an athlete?
What about NHL goalies? They don't have to skate for speed. Matter of fact they're only allowed to go so far away from the net. Are we going to say the skaters on the roster are athletes but the goalies are not?
Racing? They don't run, throw, hit, or catch anything. They not athletes? They only have to endure insane heat for long periods of time while keeping cat like reflexes whilst their body defying in some cases 4 times the force of gravity. Multiple times on one lap mind you the G forces could make a lot of humans close to passing out. Just on one corner let alone several corners on one single lap.
Anything that requires a physical skill while competing at the highest levels against others is an athlete. Chess, checkers and Poker players are not athletes. They require a mental skill and competition can be fierce but an activity that anyone CAN do definitely is NOT an athlete. Obviously there are better players than others but anyone can do the above non physical activity.
All of those examples I've listed above have different degrees of athleticism but athletes none the less. Things that require physical coordination, strength, endurance, balance, motion, sense of feel and if done in a contest, game or otherwise are all athletes. Varying degrees of athleticism yes, but athletes none the less.
