Which game is harder: pool or golf?

Which is more difficult: pool or golf

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I've been playing both pool and golf for over 20 years. I can play much better pool than I can play golf, because I like pool more. I am rated a 7 here in Tulsa which equates to being rated an 8 or 9 in other areas. I was at once a 5 handicap and an assistant teaching pro at Glen Eagles.

There is absolutely no doubt that you need to know what you're talking about in order to talk about this subject.

Gabe plays real good golf and so does Corey, and we all know what kind of pool game they have. Just to prove a point, I would ask one of those guys. I really don't even have to ask Gabe cause I know what his answer would be....... GOLF!

If you ask me, golf is more difficult just because of the size of the ball you are making contact with, and the distance you have to hit the ball in relation to the lie, and the weather factors and movement of the body.

The one good thing about both games is this. Once you become good in one, it will become much easier to become good at the other because you have learned mind control. Those who have confidence in one thing become confident in all things.
 
I voted for pool.

I've golfed maybe 5 times in my entire 62 year life and I played pretty well... didn't break a 100 but not too far away. I believe that I could get down in the lower 80s without much of an investment in my time.

For a newbie to get to a comparable level in pool requires much more of an investment in his time spent on a pool table.

For that reason, I believe that pool is the more difficult game to learn to play at a comparable level.

For those of you who regularly play both, think about the number of pool shots that you have shot in your life... and compare that to the number of golf shots you have attempted... I would think that the number of pool shots attempted is FAR greater than the number of golf shots attempted.

And here's another way of looking at it... Pool involves controlling the ending location of a ball after a collision with another ball... while golf only involves controlling the ending location of the ball you are striking. For this reason, pool gets my vote as well.
 
cigardave said:
I voted for pool.

I've golfed maybe 5 times in my entire 62 year life and I played pretty well... didn't break a 100 but not too far away. I believe that I could get down in the lower 80s without much of an investment in my time.
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If you have only golfed 5 times... you have no idea how hard the game is. Almost breaking 100 and shooting in the low 80's is like the difference between running 15 balls in 14.1 compared to running 150. Just sayin'....
 
I voted for pool.

I have had this discussion many times, most often with myself. I think what people get hung up on it the fact that the golf swing has more moving parts than the pool swing does. Therefore, we all agree that the golf swing is more difficult to master. However, this does not necessarily mean that the game of golf itself is more difficult.

Think about this - when played at the highest level pool needs to be played nearly perfect, i.e. it is an extremely precise sport. Golf on the other hand, it much less precise (well maybe not much less but at least a smidge). Many golfers are considered great because they can overcome these bad shots by hitting it good out of the weeds or the bunker. Now I ask when do golfers need to be the most precise? When they are putting of course. Now is anyone going to tell me that putting is more difficult than playing pool??? I THINK NOT!!!

POOL IS THE GREATEST!!! HOORAY FOR POOL!!!
 
This discussion is always fun. For one, in golf, your opponent is the course designer....think if Brunswick and Diamond PURPOSELY made the slate wavy. Then had fans attached that at one moment blew one direction at 15 mph (a light breeze really), and the next in a different direction at 30 mph. Oh, and mix in an occasional shower or heat index of 120 degrees.

You all know how finicky poolplayers are about playing conditions....lol

come to think of it, I've played in places where heat and humidity were off the boards outrageous, and table conditions (roll-off, dead rails etc.) were more than a little below par. lol But I have yet to see or hear of anyone getting struck by lightning playing pool. :p

I still think playing on HORRIBLE equipment in pool would be easier than playing a US OPEN course (under tourney conditions) with inclement weather or a good wind blowing. :cool:
 
I shot a 67 in my club championship, but pool just kicks my a$$. If I had my choice, I would rather play great pool, but unfortunately I am a much better golfer.
 
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