Why Cycling Really, Really Is The New Golf...

[boydj]

I dislike 'golfy' types. It's irritating that a lot of 'golfy' types are moving to cycling, but there's naff all I can do about it, so meh.

What's a 'golfy' type?

Like cycling, I took up golf in my mid-teens and I still play regularly - though old age has taken my handicap up to 11 over the last couple of years. Golf may not require great physical effort, but that's more than compensated by the mental attributes required to play the game to a reasonable level. Golf is a great way of getting outdoor exercise and mental stimulation - and a lot safer than commuting in rush-hour traffic on a bike. The only thing that's missing is the endorphin hit that makes cycling so much fun.

 

[Drago]

^^^ GOLFIST ALERT!!! ^^^

Someone stop him before he starts talking about his bats.

 

[Smokin Joe]

All sports are equal. Just because certain disciplines don't appeal in no way lessens their worth.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

The new golf is, in fact, the old golf; played with hickory shafts.

 

[Dan B]

In my book you can't call it sport if there aren't endorphins. No pain, no game

 

[Smokin Joe]

In my book you can't call it sport if there aren't endorphins. No pain, no game

In my book if it's on the back pages of the newspapers it's sport.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Cycling is so much more than a sport, you can't golf to work or golf along the canal

 

[Dan B]

In my book if it's on the back pages of the newspapers it's sport.

Last time I looked, the only activities to count as sport by that definition were football and Wimbledon

 

[Dogtrousers]

In my book if it's on the back pages of the newspapers it's sport.

Crosswords.

You know the endorphin rush you get after a good anagram...

 

[Drago]

Golf is about as much a sport as darts.

 

[flyingfish]

Oi I like darts

 

[andyfraser]

I used to play darts and cribbage for a local pub. I had to stop when I realised darts and cribbage get me very drunk.

 

[TheJDog]

I understand all those words just not necessarily in that order.

I think he meant permeated.

 

[Drago]

See, in my book golf is simply billiards played outdoors.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I think he meant permeated.

I don't think he knows what he means. The whole article is drivel written in an irritatingly affected style.