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TigerOrPhil
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| There is an element of chance or luck in everything. The idea is to put yourself in position to take advantage of the best chance/luck. |
I agree. You do not win purely on luck. There are opportunities in golf, those which good players will take advantage of and bad players won't. Sorry if that sounds like a cliche but it is true.
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rick
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| Posted: 3/6/2005, 2:45 am Post subject: |
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| There is an element of chance or luck in everything. The idea is to put yourself in position to take advantage of the best chance/luck. |
dude:
name the element of luck involved in kicking a field goal...or the element of luck in a boxing contest....
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Patrick
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Well, in most or a lot of things, anyway. Everything is a bit inclusive.
At any rate, I don't know if there is ever "the" element of luck, but maybe small elements of it. Field goals... like golf, roll of the ball. In this case, through the air. The best take that factor out of it as much as possible, but that seems like something. In outdoor games, not getting a last second gust or stoppage of wind to blow the ball away.
In boxing, I don't know. That your shoes don't come untied.  That the lights don't get in your eyes and you get blinded and then flattened.
Luck is a tricky thing, though. What I am talking about is also thought of as making things happen or performing, as well. Sometimes it is a factor and sometimes it is not, depending on what you are doing.
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paully600
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well in boxing if their wasnt luck or chance involved then ROy JOnes JR. wouldnt have gotten robbed of a gold medal. ANd Ali would have beaten frazier 3 outta 3 times.
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Patrick
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mustbesix
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| I don't think that there is any more luck in golf than in any other sport. I don't think it is luck though, it's just the result of not playing in a vacuum. Pretty much every sport requires that players interact with their enviornment while competing. |
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justgolf
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| Posted: 5/29/2005, 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| their is a little luck in every sport, especially golf. |
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eli317e
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| Posted: 6/7/2005, 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I think you could call "luck" another word for all those factors that change the way things turn out. Plus, it's an easy word to say: "It's your lucky day!" is easier to say than, "The intangible forces that change the way things turn out are incredibly with you today!". Say that and watch the people slooooowly back away from you... |
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Patrick
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the agent
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golf i say is 3/4 skill and the rest is luck. a all can sit right on top and not roll over, i say thats luck.
tigers master shot at the end was luck.
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