David Meyers - Latest Comments on Women vs. Men part II

Amelia [Visitor] in response to: Women vs. Men part II

Amelia [Visitor] — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:51:08 +0000

mike, you're wrong. golfers are athletes. there's no comparing golf to baseball
im terms of the weights of the baseball and the golf ball.

Mike [Visitor] in response to: Women vs. Men part II

Mike [Visitor] — Thu, 04 May 2006 19:53:24 +0000

Golf doesn't take any physical skill. A baseball weigh's 5 pounds while a golf ball weigh's 1.3 pounds. So a baseball that is hit 400 ft(5 div 1.3)=1538/3 with wood is the same as hitting a golf ball 512 yards. Next a golf shot is determined where the ball rolls to and not where it lands. So hitting a golf ball with the same but opposite formula as above is the same as hitting a baseball with wood at 234 ft on a roll, so these golfers are not super athletes.

Finally, getting into professional golf tournaments requires nothing more then a $3,000 entry fee. So this is not like Arod joining the Yankees.

Under Par [Visitor] in response to: Women vs. Men part II

Under Par [Visitor] — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 06:51:57 +0000

Johnny N.,

What you've observed is that Alex and I have directed comments at each other, and why shouldn't we? Common sense is very uncommon, and the few people who possess it will have a tendency to gravitate toward each other.

What fellowship hath light with darkness?

Alex [Visitor] in response to: Women vs. Men part II

Alex [Visitor] — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 04:17:30 +0000

Johnny N, There is only one thing on which we differ. In your opinion, there are very few women who can compete with men on the highest levels of golf. In my opinion, there are no women who can compete with men on the highest levels of golf. That is a minor difference of opinion, but it is significant nonetheless. I will go further and state that barring a major miracle, no one alive today will live to see a woman compete with men on the highest levels of golf.

Johnny N. [Visitor] in response to: Women vs. Men part II

Johnny N. [Visitor] — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:26:04 +0000

Actually Alex, go between those posts and it is already getting off topic.
Sorry if I offended you, I just thought you were looking to Under Par for reassurance, a little too much in your comments.

As regards the women versus men thing, men will dominate the top level of golf. There are very few women capable of playing the game at that level.
Furthermore, at my local club, men far outnumber women, so that simply stat displays how difficult it is for women, not to mention physical disadvantages.

There may be some women on the pga tour at some stage, but probably not that many.
As regards competing for titles, that sounds ambitious.

Alex [Visitor] in response to: Women vs. Men part II

Alex [Visitor] — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:27:36 +0000

Johnny N, if you want to know how this blog got off subject, check out the post I made 03/02/06 at 12:08, and the one you made at 15:42 on the same date.

Johnny N. [Visitor] in response to: Women vs. Men part II

Johnny N. [Visitor] — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 19:24:45 +0000

David Meyers,

Are you happy with the discussion on your blog.
It's not so close to the original blog, is it?

Alex [Visitor] in response to: Women vs. Men part II

Alex [Visitor] — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:49:59 +0000

John Z, you nailed my age pretty good. I'll hit the big six-0 on Sept 16. Yes, I am an attorney in corporate law here in the Chicago area. I have two, maybe three years until retirement. For twelve years I've been a member of a private golf club in Barrington Hills. That will probably send some of the posters here into a tizzy. I don't get to play much, maybe 20 times a year. Most of this has been already mentioned in passing on these blogs. I think that the reason our young friend, Brian J, thought that we might be the same person is that we both have made references about the Marine Corps in the past. I believe your service was in Korea. My service didn't begin until 1967. I was 18 months in country in Vietnam with most of the heavy stuff being around Hue and ,of course, Khe Sanh. Semper Fi! Brian J, God bless you, son.