I'm not sure sitting down and moving your hands back and forth on a circle is "physical toughness."
- jmatchett383

moving your hands back and forth while pulling 2-3 G's 1500 times in about 3 hours

You have to be real athletic to be a golfer.


- Lexington Flyer

john kruk dot jpgeg

You have to be real athletic to be a golfer.


- Lexington Flyer

Yeah, unlike those beacons of fitness like Matt Stairs, David Wells, John Kruk, Pete Incaviglia, and Lew Dunlap.

moving your hands back and forth while pulling 2-3 G's 1500 times in about 3 hours
- YuenglingJagr

So it's like being on a really long, really fast rollercoaster?

You have to be real athletic to be a golfer.


- Lexington Flyer

I mean....for every John Daly there's five Mo Vaughns.

I personally think golf is a sport. I don't feel like wading into this too much, but many of the players are ripped and work out a ton to improve their drives and stuff.

So it's like being on a really long, really fast rollercoaster?
- jmatchett383

:water spew: lol!!!!

So it's like being on a really long, really fast rollercoaster?
- jmatchett383

Yeah, while John Kruk and Matt Stairs take turns sitting on you

Yeah, while John Kruk and Matt Stairs take turns sitting on you
- YuenglingJagr

Why do you say that? There are several roller coasters nationwide that pull upwards of 5Gs (El Toro at Great Adventure, for instance).

Yeah, unlike those beacons of fitness like Matt Stairs, David Wells, John Kruk, Pete Incaviglia, and Lew Dunlap.
- jmatchett383

prince fielder

Why do you say that? There are several roller coasters nationwide that pull upwards of 5Gs (El Toro at Great Adventure, for instance).
- jmatchett383

The Stormrunner at Hershey Park is among my favorite sports

prince fielder
- funmaster18

David Ortiz, Cecil Fielder, HOFer Babe Ruth, CC Sabbathia

Why do you say that? There are several roller coasters nationwide that pull upwards of 5Gs (El Toro at Great Adventure, for instance).
- jmatchett383

Vertical and lateral G's are different....and you experience 5Gs for an extremely short period of time....and have you actually rode on one of those roller coasters for anything longer than about 2 minutes?

prince fielder
- funmaster18

His dad wasn't exactly what one might call slim either.

Masturbation. Yes or no.
- Mononoke

Vertical and lateral G's are different....and you experience 5Gs for an extremely short period of time....and have you actually rode on one of those roller coasters for anything longer than about 2 minutes?
- YuenglingJagr

No, I haven't. I would, and want to. But on El Toro, you pull Gs on the drop as well as on twists, so I'm sure you pull them at several angles both laterally and vertically (well, with angles). So, okay, being an astronaut is a sport.

moving your hands back and forth while pulling 2-3 G's 1500 times in about 3 hours
- YuenglingJagr

Most people who are not NASCAR fans have never seen incar and post race footage from Bristol during 100 degree heat in August. If you don't think it's Phyically demanding to drive in NASCAR. Look for it it's scary what those guys come out of those racecars looking like after 3-4 hours of a race.

Most people who are not NASCAR fans have never seen incar and post race footage from Bristol during 100 degree heat in August. If you don't think it's Phyically demanding to drive in NASCAR. Look for it it's scary what those guys come out of those racecars looking like after 3-4 hours of a race.
- dragonoffrost

Jeff Gordon would win a race and climb out of his car with his perfect hair without a bead of sweat on his gorgeous southern face.

And I'm sure it's scary as hell to be doing around 180 MPH along with 20 other guys on a closed track for 4 hours...but that's doesn't make it physically demanding more than riding a rocket ship to outer space. So astronauts are athletes.

Most people who are not NASCAR fans have never seen incar and post race footage from Bristol during 100 degree heat in August. If you don't think it's Phyically demanding to drive in NASCAR. Look for it it's scary what those guys come out of those racecars looking like after 3-4 hours of a race.
- dragonoffrost

so if I speed over to my gym and sit in the steam room for 3-4 hours I'm an athlete?

(this is my jmatchette impression, which is also a sport)

No, I haven't. I would, and want to. But on El Toro, you pull Gs on the drop as well as on twists, so I'm sure you pull them at several angles both laterally and vertically (well, with angles). So, okay, being an astronaut is a sport.
- jmatchett383

Funny because the forces on a NASCAR driver are often equated to a shuttle launch. F1 is even more extreme.

Auto racing is my second favorite sport after hockey...and it's certainly not the first time I've had this discussion with someone....but I have no doubt you'd sing a different tune if you tried it

I think you need to watch them some more if you think thatll change much
- YuenglingJagr

Schenn ≈ Palat/Hertl/Nelson

Schenn < Palat/Hertl/Nelson + Cap Savings

Funny because the forces on a NASCAR driver are often equated to a shuttle launch. F1 is even more extreme.

Auto racing is my second favorite sport after hockey...and it's certainly not the first time I've had this discussion with someone....but I have no doubt you'd sing a different tune if you tried it
- YuenglingJagr

So then yes, being an astronaut is a sport?

Jeff Gordon would win a race and climb out of his car with his perfect hair without a bead of sweat on his gorgeous southern face.

And I'm sure it's scary as hell to be doing around 180 MPH along with 20 other guys on a closed track for 4 hours...but that's doesn't make it physically demanding more than riding a rocket ship to outer space. So astronauts are athletes.
- jmatchett383

Jeff Gordon is from northern California, btw...but I agree his hair is perfect

so if I speed over to my gym and sit in the steam room for 3-4 hours I'm an athlete?

(this is my jmatchette impression, which is also a sport)
- BulliesPhan87

You're not very good at that sport. I have way more hyperbole than you.

So then yes, being an astronaut is a sport?
- jmatchett383

If we are willing to call gravity defense

Vertical and lateral G's are different....and you experience 5Gs for an extremely short period of time....and have you actually rode on one of those roller coasters for anything longer than about 2 minutes?
- YuenglingJagr

The Voyage-Holiday World, in Indiana for 3 consecutive laps .... UNCLE!

for anyone who may be interested... here's and on ride video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtUj-sEq3JE