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| # Posted 2008-06-19 06:02:34 | |
| kupackman: | I think golf parallels orienteering more than any other sport.
A pre-determined quantity of legs, where you have to get from one exact point to another exact point, but how you get from one to the other is up to you. The lengths of the legs vary, and within those legs, you'll need to adjust your speed/tempo accordingly. You have an array of tools and techniques, but it's up to you how and when to use them. Despite having a good plan, you still have to execute. A good course will have obstacles, for which you have to consider the options for best dealing with them. Staggered starts! When you make mistakes, it's maddeningly frustrating because you know you can do better. It's all about minimizing the mistakes. |
| # Posted 2008-06-19 06:57:57 | |
| DInglis: | ... except that physical fitness has almost no bearing on how you'll do in golf. The only things that really matter are how much time and money you've spent towards training and getting lessons. |
| # Posted 2008-06-19 07:17:56 | |
| HKuestner: | I agree with Drew, although Andy's tried to make the same argument as Patrick :-). Golf drives me crazy because there's no running, I think. |
| # Posted 2008-06-19 07:36:37 | |
| kupackman: | Well, you could say that trail-running, while having the physical fitness + outdoors elements, has practically zero thinking elements.
What about speed golfing? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_golf Too bad they have less events than orienteering. Maybe someday I'll do a speed golfing "sprint" at the Green Lake course. |
| # Posted 2008-06-19 07:48:10 | |
| DInglis: | Haha, I tried to get my family to speed golf, but they wouldn't go for it. I won't disagree that comparisons can be drawn between orienteering and golfing, but I don't think that golfing is a real sport, and because there's little to no physical fitness involved in golfing, I don't think that it is the sport that most closely parallels orienteering.
Also for golf, except for putting, there isn't a whole lot of decision making involved, so technique is more important than intellectual ability, so I'm not sure that particular comparison holds. |
| # Posted 2008-06-19 07:49:56 | |
| DInglis: | Also, apparently I am sunburned on the back of my neck and nowhere else, despite the fact that I didn't put sunscreen on any part of my my body above my shoulders. WTF nature? |
| # Posted 2008-06-19 07:59:53 | |
| kupackman: | I think there are a lot of non-putting decisions to be made. Which club to use and how hard to swing? What type of stance and swing? Should I draw or fade? Should I play aggressive or lay-up?
If golfing had easy decisions, why do the pros use caddies? (besides carrying the clubs, of course). I was watching the US Open last weekend and the golfers and caddies were discussing all sorts of strategies. --- The same sunburn thing happens to me. We're rednecks. |
| # Posted 2008-06-19 09:37:31 | |
| HKuestner: | haha speed golfing actually sounds like fun. Maybe I'll try it sometime :). |
| # Posted 2008-06-19 20:25:26 | |
| catherineols: | Speed golfing looks AMAZING! I would totally do that.
... except for the part where I've placed myself under a strict moratorium on running until I come back from Galapagos at the very least. Meh. =/ |
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