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re: Tennis vs Golf
Posted on 4/18/23 at 10:10 am to BK Lounge
Posted on 4/18/23 at 10:10 am to BK Lounge
This is easy. Golf is so popular because the fatties can still play. People are lazy, you barely have to walk because of golf cart use. There is time off between shots to drink a few sips of beer. You can smoke all you want
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Posted on 4/18/23 at 10:11 am to TomJoadGhost
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My tennis club has college girls that run beer and wine to the courts and sometimes join in
Sounds amazing
Posted on 4/18/23 at 10:19 am to BK Lounge
I can go play golf alone if I want. Sometimes it’s nice to go out and still be able to compete even though no one is there.
Tennis you hit some balls alone against a big wall.
Tennis you hit some balls alone against a big wall.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 10:56 am to BK Lounge
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tennis is an afterthought and barely anyone pays attention to i
I think one aspect is because there haven't been any top men's players from the US since Andy Roddick.
While Tennis had the Big 3, none of which were American or even remotely identified with American culture. Golf had Tiger.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:15 am to BK Lounge
Not sure - I grew up playing tennis, I don’t know a thing about golf 
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:21 am to lsupride87
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This has to be a joke
If you were to take a complete novice at both sports, I’d wager that one could teach someone to return a few shots a lot quicker than you could teach someone enough to make a triple bogey or less on 9 straight holes.
I played tennis as a young kid. It was a lot easier to learn than golf.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:32 am to BK Lounge
The grunting
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:36 am to DivotBreath
quote:Hitting a few shots isn’t playing tennis. That’s the equivalent of just knocking a few balls on the range
If you were to take a complete novice at both sports, I’d wager that one could teach someone to return a few shots a lot quicker than you could teach someone enough to make a triple bogey or less on 9 straight holes.
Playing tennis is hitting shots while running, dead tired, and trying to get it last the opponent
That’s the thing people do with golf. They compare playing real golf, to Simply hitting one shot in tennis, or making one catch in baseball, etc, so of course they think it’s harder
The truth is golf feels harder becasue it allows completely out of shape unathletic individuals the opportunity to play for real. Those same individuals can’t actually play real tennis or other sports
This post was edited on 4/18/23 at 11:37 am
Posted on 4/18/23 at 12:11 pm to DivotBreath
There’s a vast difference in returning a few shots in tennis and actually excelling at tennis. Can you serve consistently? Can you handle shots coming at you at varying pace and spin? Can you anticipate what your opponent is going to do with your ball? Can you run down a ball and get it back over the net and in play?
They’re also a lot more to golf than just hitting a good drive or tee shot, or putting well.
It depends entirely on the person and his/her skill set which one is easier to learn. I found golf much easier to learn and be decent at than tennis, but I played most of my golf in my younger days. And as a kid I played several times a week in the summers. I didn’t pick up tennis until I was almost 50 and out of shape. It humbled me pretty quickly, and nearly 4 years later I’ve barely progressed past the beginner stage - I’m a USTA 3.5 player for those familiar with the rating system.
They’re also a lot more to golf than just hitting a good drive or tee shot, or putting well.
It depends entirely on the person and his/her skill set which one is easier to learn. I found golf much easier to learn and be decent at than tennis, but I played most of my golf in my younger days. And as a kid I played several times a week in the summers. I didn’t pick up tennis until I was almost 50 and out of shape. It humbled me pretty quickly, and nearly 4 years later I’ve barely progressed past the beginner stage - I’m a USTA 3.5 player for those familiar with the rating system.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 12:25 pm to BK Lounge
I play both some. Prefer tennis. More exercise and more athletic. Doesn’t take as long. Within 2 hours we can be finished and sitting around drinking beer after work. Golf is more of an all day commitment. Since Covid though, I have seen a lot more people playing tennis.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 12:53 pm to BK Lounge
Tennis - Most people haven’t been exposed to a match or played in one. It’s also difficult to differentiate a good, bad or great tennis shot.
Golf - Almost everyone walking the planet can name 1 or 2 golfers. Tournaments like the Waste Management Open appeal to the masses too. And anyone who has played can attest to hitting 100+ bad/not great shots but can all tell you about the handful of great shots they hit, which keeps you coming back to chase that feeling.
Golf - Almost everyone walking the planet can name 1 or 2 golfers. Tournaments like the Waste Management Open appeal to the masses too. And anyone who has played can attest to hitting 100+ bad/not great shots but can all tell you about the handful of great shots they hit, which keeps you coming back to chase that feeling.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 1:54 pm to Dragula
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Because with golf you can play well despite being obese and drunk
John Daly seal of approval
Posted on 4/18/23 at 8:24 pm to TitleistProV1X
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I do feel like Pickleball has been the death knell for tennis. Pickleball is a lot easier to play at a decent level and their numbers is crushing tennis numbers.
Disagree .
To me, pickleball is a fad.. it’s like saying 30 or 40 years ago that Putt-Putt Golf will signal the end of the sport of golf as we know it… When i was a kid, Putt-Putt was hugely popular, but it never encroached on the popularity of actual golf, or of the PGA .
Posted on 4/18/23 at 8:33 pm to DivotBreath
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I’d wager that one could teach someone to return a few shots a lot quicker than you could teach someone enough to make a triple bogey or less on 9 straight holes.
There is a big difference between 'return a few shots' and playing 9 holes triple bogey or less on each hole.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 9:05 pm to BK Lounge
Tiger Woods. He made golf popular for every age bracket in America right around the time all the American tennis stars were ending their careers. America hasn’t had a dominant male tennis star this century really. The 70s-90s had tennis stars all over tv. When the Agassi, Sampras, Courier, Chang era fizzled out America really never found its next male star. As great as the Williams sisters are and the Nadal/Federer rivalry has been they didn’t exactly draw attention to the sport for kids like the decades before.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 9:07 pm to BK Lounge
Tennis is a Great sport
This post was edited on 4/19/23 at 12:34 am
Posted on 4/18/23 at 9:19 pm to lsupride87
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Playing tennis is hitting shots while running, dead tired, and trying to get it last the opponent
Playing tennis is hitting shots while running, dead tired, and trying to hit a shot to your opponent’s weakness to win the point or set up the next shot for a win.
Tennis isn’t just getting the ball back more than your opponent. Most players are thinking 3-5 shots ahead to set up the win on every point.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 9:25 pm to LSUGrrrl
Can you recommend a good ball machine for under 1,000? 
Posted on 4/18/23 at 9:29 pm to tiger2180
Pay a pro. It’s worth it. Rent the ball machine at a facility. Never buy a ball machine unless you have a home tennis court. That’s my goal for our next house.
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