Another stupid thread from me: golf is harder than pool

middleofnowhere said:
They are not really comparable. One is a individual sport and one is a direct competive sport like tennis or boxing.
They both use balls but that is about it.
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That's Not it!

I've played both, (Golf 2 handicap & World class 3C!

The 2 Most Difficult 'Single Player' games are Golf and Cue games!

The Reason: "They are the Only 2 games where a single player propels a ball with a stick"!
 
mr3cushion said:
That's Not it!

I've played both, (Golf 2 handicap & World class 3C!

The 2 Most Difficult 'Single Player' games are Golf and Cue games!

The Reason: "They are the Only 2 games where a single player propels a ball with a stick"!
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It is funny, while different many games also have similar challenges. One of the hardest things to do is hit a fast ball. It is because like cue sports, you are hitting a round object with a round object.
 
middleofnowhere said:
It is funny, while different many games also have similar challenges. One of the hardest things to do is hit a fast ball. It is because like cue sports, you are hitting a round object with a round object.
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I don't think You understand the 'Physics'!

Once again! "They are the Only 2 games where a single player propels a ball with a stick"!

Baseball, Tennis are 'Reactionary' games!

A huge percentage of the effect of the Bat & Tennis Raquet' come from the ball towards the player at a high rate of speed!

In Golf & Cue games, the player has to 'Generate' every 'mph' of speed to the ball!

BTW, which is More difficult. There is really No 'One on one defense in Golf! IMPO, the 'Elements' are the Defense!

But, In Golf the player always has '14 tools' to help with Most every shot that comes up!

Now days, in Pool the players have '3-4 Tools' at their disposal! In 3C, we Only get one!

Some days in Golf as in Cue games every shot can look/feel very difficult, the other days no shot looks/feels that way!
 
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David in FL said:
Where in Wisconsin? That's where I grew up...

We play every day of the year down here, but none of them can match that very first round of the year after a long, cold winter. 👍
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Seems like I always play my best that first time out and think I'm really going to make some strides this year.... and then I go downhill from there 🙁 Maybe my expectations are lower and I'm not thinking too much during that first round. 🤷‍♂️
 
Both games are highly mind-focused games. Golf is of course way more physical. They are some similarities but they are still way different.
 
David in FL said:
Fun little backstory...

My Grandpa ran a small Brewery in Appleton, Wisconsin.

At 10, I worked part time that summer sweeping up around the brewery.

Across the street was a small tavern owned by Bob and Ellen Bleier, parents of Rocky Bleier, of Pittsburg Steelers fame.

After work, to my mother's great distress, grandpa would take me over to Bliers and we'd play a few games of pool and have a beer. Back then, if your grandpa said it was ok, they'd give you "a little beer for a little guy"...

That was the first place I ever shot pool and drank a beer in a bar. You don't forget memories like that!
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Same story for me, except I was a democrat at the time and didnt have a job 🤣
 
I would say an .800 Fargo is roughly the equivalent of a +4 handicap golfer.

For those that have knowledge of golf, what Fargo would roughly equal a scratch golfer? I know that is hard to define because so few play pool compared to golf, but I think that is a relevant question considering that the average handicap of a male golfer that plays somewhat regularly is around 20.
 
Nature Boy said:
I would say an .800 Fargo is roughly the equivalent of a +4 handicap golfer.

For those that have knowledge of golf, what Fargo would roughly equal a scratch golfer? I know that is hard to define because so few play pool compared to golf, but I think that is a relevant question considering that the average handicap of a male golfer that plays somewhat regularly is around 20.
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From what I have briefly researched, if you want to compare true scratch or better in golf to pool the Fargo number would be around 730 and above.
 
Nature Boy said:
I would say an .800 Fargo is roughly the equivalent of a +4 handicap golfer.

For those that have knowledge of golf, what Fargo would roughly equal a scratch golfer? I know that is hard to define because so few play pool compared to golf, but I think that is a relevant question considering that the average handicap of a male golfer that plays somewhat regularly is around 20.
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I think you're over-estimating the +4 hcp. 800 Fargo is top 70 in the entire world. A +4 hcp might get you on a decent D1 college team, but not anywhere near a PGA tour card these days.

I'd guess scratch to be somewhere in the 650ish range. Admittedly based on nothing more than my own observations.

FWIW and for perspective, I played to an index of 3.9 until about age 60, and at 68 my current Fargo is 560. Decent, but neither anything special.
 
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