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Personally, I think golf is probably the most mental of the other sports played in the US. Who agrees or disagrees?
Chronos said:Of course there is strategy in golf. Like when you tell your opponent 'You can make it over that lake easy with a 3 wood'.
Chrono said:Personally, I think golf is probably the most mental of the other sports played in the US. Who agrees or disagrees?
How strange- I was thinking about bowling too. Just because it's another solitary sport.Moonbear said:I thought people played golf to relax, not to concentrate. But, if golf is a mental sport, maybe bowling is too.
honestrosewater said:What's snooker?
Grogs said:For me, the options on any given shot are something like 'hit it as hard as I can' -or- 'don't hit it quite as hard.'
honestrosewater said:Oh, well I don't watch golf- that's why I asked.
What's snooker?
Isn't chess quite mechanical? I guess if you have time limits or something it would be harder...
Grogs said:For me, the options on any given shot are something like 'hit it as hard as I can' -or- 'don't hit it quite as hard.'
Yes, I guess pool could be difficult- I've only ever played for fun.dextercioby said:Snooker is a sport similar to pool,but played on a bigger table,with white ball,15 red balls (one point each) and colored balls:yellow 2 points,green 3 points,brown 4 points,blue 5 points,pink 6 points & black 7 points.
The rules are complicated.I can't really explain them.It's definitely a brain-requiring sport.And "touch"...
Chess is pure maths,ergo genius...
Daniel.
Okay, fair enough.Bartholomew said:You think about what you might do, and what your enemy can do, and who can bring force where, and what tactics might stay available for a few moves, and how "together" your position is... there are books on this kind of thing.
Bartholomew said:Anyway, chess isn't a "sport"... you have to do something with your body for it to be a sport.
dextercioby said:P.S.Oh,and to answer your question:chess.
sounds like me on a king sizeMoonbear said:Something like billiards, but with smaller balls and a much bigger table. I've never seen it, just been told about it, so I hope I remembered that right.
Chrono said:Yeah, I'm sure chess is a lot more mental than golf. I really should learn how to play.
There is strategy in golf. Knowing what club to hit at what distance. Using the wind to your advantage. Mentally calculating the distance between the ball and the hole.
franznietzsche said:Thats not strategy. Thats physics. Strategy is a bit more subtle than that. Strategy would be planning how your tee off on the first hole sets you up ton win in the 18th hole. Except golf doesn't work that way. Its not strategy.