Hitting a little ball with a crooked stick. Walking after it.
And then hitting it again.
That is how golf is described by comedian by George Carlin. I call it just a plain stupid waste of time. If you’re looking for something to satisfy your need to find your Scottish ancestry, take up Single Malt Whiskey: It costs less, causes no stress to you and in an hour to hour comparison, makes for a much better time.
So I believe it is now time for the corporate boardroom to give up golf as their “powermeeting†sport of choice and switch to Skeet.
Hunting, Shooting Gear Tops Golf in Sales
Hunting- and shooting-related equipment has out-driven golf in sales, according to data released by the National Sporting Goods Association.
New statistics show that hunting gear and firearm sales topped $3.7 billion in 2006, up 4.1 percent from the previous year. Only exercise equipment performed better, with sales of $5.22 billion, according to NSGA’s most recent “Sporting Goods Market” report. Golf equipment, which claimed the No. 2 spot the previous year, fell into the third spot with $3.66 billion in sales.
“These statistics not only further demonstrate the willingness of America’s 40 million hunters and shooters to spend big bucks to enjoy their lifestyles, but also show our industry’s success in continuing to develop new products to meet their needs,” said Doug Painter, president of the firearm industry’s trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
So a guy can bend over and whack a ball father and straighter than I can. Like I give a rat’s asshole.
Can he bust clays?
Move over Tiger Woods. Make way for Vincent Hancock.
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My theory of golf is that it was started by bored Scot sheepherders. They started knocking sheep turds into gopher holes with a stick while they were standing around, and then developed it into a game.
Robin Williams on the origins of golf: “not with a little straight stick, with little f*cked up stick”
I think it’d be interesting to combine golf with shooting.
Can you imagine how challenging it would be to hit a golf ball in flight with a .22/.223/.308/etc.
Or, you could shoot it from the tee, then keep shooting it until you get it into the hole.
Either way it would be challenging. Might have to design tougher balls, though…
Unless you drink a LOT, good whiskey is less expensive than golf; ever looked at the price of those balls lately? Jeez. And club fees, and green fees, etc.