It's always comes down to bad definitions of what's an athlete I guess.

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Jan 27, 2023
10:48:18pm

Plato All-American

It's always comes down to bad definitions of what's an athlete I guess.

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Plato

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And people think Golfers aren't athletes. Mike Trout's ball speed while swinging has hard as he can only got up to 184

RdF3 Inactive user

1/27/23 8:18am

In all fairness...top golf has dead balls and overused crappy drivers

Tmoney1969

1/27/23 8:20am

This. You can't compare the ballspeed of something hit at Top Golf to real ball speed

crimedog

1/27/23 8:22am

Sure you can. I guarantee all those dudes have higher ball speeds on a course than a Trout would.

RdF3

1/27/23 8:28am

Are you sure?? I think we get similar ball speed numbers at Top Golf as we get in our sim at home. Perhaps they adjust

HarlemCoug

1/27/23 8:24am

Anecdotally my speed I'd 20 to 25 slower at TG. There balls are not PGA

Tmoney1969

1/27/23 8:26am

I recorded similar numbers as with normal clubs and balls at top golf.

RdF3

1/27/23 8:27am

A baseball swing is not the same as a golf swing. Golfers play a sport but

Plato

1/27/23 8:28am

lol oh boy. Tony would wipe the floor with you athletically. Golf is a different type of athleticism as are different

RdF3

1/27/23 8:33am

He posts videos of himself working out. Love the guy. Not an athlete.

Plato

1/27/23 8:36am

So a guy who couldn’t even make his HS bball team just called a kid that started as a sophomore and can dunk “not an

RdF3

1/27/23 8:38am

Odd. I made the Bball team. I accept that you are probably

Plato

1/27/23 11:34am

Do you consider the ability to shoot a basketball well being “athletic”?

RdF3

1/27/23 11:15pm

No. An 88 yr old at the gym shoots great. Walks very slow. Wins shooting

Plato

1/28/23 9:08am

Casual golf is definitely more of a skill and anyone can pick it up

boorad

1/27/23 8:43am

Patrick Reed? John Daly? Phil Mickelson?

Plato

1/27/23 11:35am

Yep all athletes. Only good at one sport but supremely good at it

boorad

1/27/23 2:01pm

It's always comes down to bad definitions of what's an athlete I guess.

Plato

1/27/23 10:48pm

Not surprising that guys who play the sport every day professionally hit the

califcougar

1/27/23 8:31am

The swings aren’t that different. It’s still about generating speed & power with a stick.

RdF3

1/27/23 8:35am

Golf swing has way more back swing and a baseball swing is parallel. They have

califcougar

1/27/23 8:42am

I bet some golfers could even make a free throw!

shimmy

1/27/23 8:41am

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