+Matthew Herzog I like to golf mainly to relax and get out doors and hang out with my friends. But yeah there are plenty of people who use it as a status symbol. lol Some people use there disposable income in different ways.
Greatest athlete of all time, Michael Jordan, loves playing. Multiple rounds in a day. It doesn't require low body fat, but that doesn't make it easy to play.
That was one of the funniest things I've ever heard, haaa haaaa! I be lying if I said I wasn't gonna use that next time I've having the golf talk from hack! Love it, keep up the great work Bill.
Honestly though, the "pointless who gives a shit" argument applies to all the organized sports. NBA- "You wanna watch a bunch of richie millionaires fight over which direction the ball goes?" NFL- "You wanna watch a bunch of richie millionaires fight over which direction the 'ball' goes?"
What the fuck. Golf is the fucking perfect sport to get a little tipsy and laugh your ass of while your trying to compete against your friends for bragging rights.
Try playing competitive golf in high school where the winners are shooting high 60's. Then, go on to competitive golf in college where the winners are shooting low-mid 60's. I bet he would have a different perspective on golf then.
its about having to stay in the zone for every shot for 72 holes in tournaments....and try throwing a golf ball over 50 yards, it's hard...but you can hit a hold ball over 200 yards easily.... golf for life
In PA we have a special archery golf event. Compound bows and targets as the holes. We use blunt tips and switch when your close enough to hit the target. Pull, aim in the air, and fire. Actually great fun. Regular golf though... Kill me. Or just take me to a mini golf corse instead.
I think he was saying golf is more mental because you have to calculate how hard and what angle to hit the ball, then again you do the same thing in most other sports.
Sami Villsten True that...in Formula 1 what you need to bring to the table to be considered at the very least a 'decent' driver surpasses most sports. It truly is mentally demanding and the pressure is unbelievable if you consider the miniscule margin of error.
Yes, to play golf amateurly you dont need an athlete body, if we talk pro right now theres so much competition that you have to anyway. But what it lacks in physical preparation it has times and times more in mental development. I played golf for ten years from my childhood into my teens and I can say it changed me, it showed me how life works, how to succeed in it. Something I dont see in my friends that played soccer, basket, rugby...my mind is seriously so much older than all my same-aged friends. I dont know how to explain, sorry english is not my first language. Bill was funny as always but not that much because he just ranted on something he doesnt know and like, hes truly funny when he talks about stuff he knows, like women. Probably he'll never truly discover golf
I agree with what you said. I kept waiting for you to mention the mental aspects of football, with it's strategies as well as the mental fortitude to handle the giant monsters trying to crush you. It's like chess if you were to occasionally get sucker-punched while you're thinking or moving a piece. Martial Arts is definitely mental/psychological with the research you need to do to find out what moves are available, you gotta read the Tao Te Ching, The Art of War, The Teachings of Buddha and Sun Tzu's Art of War. Unless you're in MMA, then you just gotta take a weekend of kickboxing, learn to use your knees and elbow (the n tell people you learned Muy Thai) and learn to wrestle (which is the bulk of the action) and you're done. The only mental/psychological aspects of golf is plotting your course (which will typically be obvious) and not psych yourself into knocking it into a hazard. Love your stuff Bill; plus, now that I live in the Midwest, it's nice to hear an east coast accent from time to time.
Some really nice old guys like golf, my uncle loves meeting up with his friends and spending the day, sometimes the whole weekend down at the most beautiful course, gorgeous clubhouse, it’s a great way to live. Personally I don’t play it because for one I’m on the dole, so I’m nowhere near a Mercedes, and a lot of snobby fucks like golfing and so there’s that. But Adam Sandler likes golfing, Bill Murray, Alice Cooper, Christopher Lee liked golf. It’s a strange thing, some places are riddled with snobs, others are just rich but good guys enjoying themselves. I think it’s probably the most enjoyable game in the world, out in the fresh air, great clubhouse, delicious food, trees and plants and ponds everywhere, good atmosphere to the place. it’s a game, not a sport.
I love golfing - but the one thing I always said was: If my 75 year old Grandpa is hittin the links and playing better than a kid in the prime of their life, it ain’t a sport, it’s a hobby. 😂
As one of what we called The Dogs of Golf, I feel obligated to put in my 2 cent's worth. First, one must use one of the golf bag compartments to hold Golf Fluid, consisting of a pint of one's favorite whiskey. Next, one must drive the golf cart as it's meant to be driven, leaping over rises, etc. One must also avoid losing the grip on the club, to avoid ending up with the club hung up in a tree. The score? Who cares? Most importantly, one must hone the skills for finding lost balls, to replace all of the ones you've bought used, and lost in the woods. All in all, knowing one sucks at golf, just have fun, aim at the gophers, not the hole, at least in the first five whacks. This concludes the ways of the Dogs of Golf.
By your definition Bill, something like pro skiing isn't a sport. I understand why golf isn't a real sport, but there are intensive things you can do that don't involve other teams or people in general trying to fuck you up.
Golf is the most addicting game ever, and after getting into it, I'd say the most fun and challenging game ever. Bill sort of made the challenging point in this rant. Rip on Bubba and Phil for days but they can hit it better than 99.9999% of all humans
Much as I love Bill, this applies to the sports he loves as well. Football? That shit is the most fucking boring, mind numbing garbage where 99 percent of the positions require zero talent or athletic ability. The quarter back needs to have a decent amount of arm strength, and that's pretty much it. The only ones who need a good amount of athleticism are the receivers and MAYBE the running backs. That's fucking it. Everyone else all you need to do is be big and lift weights. You can be fucking fat and be a great football player. How many fat Olympic wrestlers or MMA fighters do you see?
As a golfer i think this is hilarious. However i would like to point out golf is the hardest sport out there. Its soooooo hard to hit the ball 400yards and put on a spot smaller than your bedroom insanely difficult.
What is it with Comedians against Golf? I've heard rants from Burr, Carlin, Williams, Black and I'm sure there are others. I love Golf playing and watching and try working out with Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Tiger Woods in his day, they would kick your ass in the gym. You walk 72 holes in 90 degree heat with millions of people watching on TV and thousands watching u live with Millions of dollars on the line and tell me it's not a sport.
Somethings are sports and games like soccer, football, basketball, somethings are sports and not games, like MMA, boxing, wrestling and powerlifting. Golf however- like pool, darts and fucking scrabble- is a game, not a sport.
I used to spend 4-6 hours a week on the golf course and all I had to show was an average handicap, pear-shaped body and a false sense of accomplishment. Now I spend 4-6 hours a week doing real athletic activities (weight training, biking, running, kayaking, etc). I'm at 9% body fat and more fit than I was in my early 20s. Golf? No thank you...
I was a pure natural at golf the first time I played at 10 years old. But I also played soccer and went to an athletics club. Had to ditch one. So golf could go fuck itself lol. Injury ended me going pro at soccer at 18. Should have took up golf again. It was fucking easy. By 18 I much preferred pub games. Pool and darts are awesome. And there is beer. Easy decision.
+Leeon Cohen There is no correct answer. How would you define "physically challenging"? There are many variations. Gymnasts, weightlifters, swimmers, triathletes. All operate under different specializations of physical capacity.
***** hahaha no only cycling, i used to run, and i SUCK at swimming, but if you look up ironman triathalons, youll know what im talking about, look up the vice video for john joseph of the cro mags training for an ironman, dudes fuckin FIT
Bill I love you mang! I have played Basketball, Football and Baseball. Walked on to my D1 team in college. While I agree you don't need to be an athlete to play golf it is to me the most humbling sport I have ever played. I tore my ACL MCL and Meniscus playing ball in college. That injury ended my career in contact sports. I picked up golf at 29 to scratch that itch of competition. I can say honestly and humbly that golf is without the most difficult thing revolving sports I have ever done. The fact that the ball is still is why it is so incredibly difficult. Come play with me and I can show you what an athletic individual can do with those sticks!
Doing things that require coordination [hit a golf ball] and the ability to repeat a motion is athleticism. Regardless of the fact that it does not require good cardio or low body fat. See: "Baseball players."
Matthew Herzog Take 10 guys who've never played either golf or pool. Have them try and hit a pool ball with a cue ball. Then ask them try and hit a golf ball with a golf club. The results will be instructive.
Imo stuff like ping pong, darts, bowling, pool and golf (not what the the average joe might think of as 'athletic endeavours') are sports whereas stuff like bodybuilding, gymnastics, ice-skating and ballet aren't. I think of the latter category as art. The former is judged objectively (i.e. get the ball in the hole in as few strokes as possible) whereas the latter is judged subjectively and is purely opinion based.
rollotwomassey So you're saying golf is harder? I'd guess you're right. I mainly don't like golf because it's a sport favored by corporate suits and working class people who have come into a little money and want to make sure everyone knows it. It's a status thing for most people.
I can’t even begin to imagine having Bill Burr as a caddy 😂
Golf is partly about telling the world, "I have disposable income" or "look how not poor I am."
+Matthew Herzog I like to golf mainly to relax and get out doors and hang out with my friends. But yeah there are plenty of people who use it as a status symbol. lol Some people use there disposable income in different ways.
+Matthew Herzog Or "Look how much time I have to waste."
+Timothy Hyer It's an activity I associate with corporate cunts. I imagine Lumbergh (from Office Space) is obsessed with golf.
Exactly. My parents do it for that reason
Or "look how physically disabled I am"
I love golf. And Love Bill. Love his rants. The end.
Agreed
yep.. i love golf.. but, i laughed my butt off, here..
Cool story
You love golf? Tell me how do you wipe off the man-tit sweat when you're swinging your club?
Love golf. Still hilarious.
Nothing better than a Bill Burr rant
The even bigger Bertha... Ahahahaha
I agree with Bill..never got the thing with golf
Golf is jogging for rich assholes.
***** running is waaaaaaaay more of a workout
***** And assholes who aren't rich but want to let people know they have "a touch of class."
I love Golfing, which makes this even funnier.
Finally someone shared my feelings about golf.... Thank you Bill Burr
Was your name supposed to be Joshua?
I mean your name in American is Joshua Adam.
@@jokerboi526 what is “American”? You mean English you fool
Can’t wait to play this podcast next time I’m on the golf course
Greatest athlete of all time, Michael Jordan, loves playing. Multiple rounds in a day. It doesn't require low body fat, but that doesn't make it easy to play.
+canefreak12 Don't give a lackluster fuck about Jordan.
Chess. Far more mental than golf and just as little athletic ability required.
xD
Yeah, in chess you can play until your hands bleed and walk 5 miles while playing. Not to mention the trauma incurred on your back and joints.
Yeah, but golf is mental AND psychological!
That's like saying poker, black jack or fckn uno is a sport.
Chess probably requires more skill and strategy tbh 😭
'and-away-we-go-pants'
hahahaaaa..
good 'ol billy blue balls never dissapoints
bill burr, youre my hero
"RICH VOS IS GOOD AT GOLF!"
lmao
He's right about the "giving planes a place to land" part!
I was a caddy when I was 14,I learned how to speak around rich white people,it was a hustle.
Golfing ⛳ was created for gambling 😅
"I know I'm gonna get a ton of shit for this, but I don't care" I'm glad you don't Bill, I'm glad you don't...
I agree. And I even watch darts.
That was one of the funniest things I've ever heard, haaa haaaa! I be lying if I said I wasn't gonna use that next time I've having the golf talk from hack! Love it, keep up the great work Bill.
Honestly though, the "pointless who gives a shit" argument applies to all the organized sports. NBA- "You wanna watch a bunch of richie millionaires fight over which direction the ball goes?" NFL- "You wanna watch a bunch of richie millionaires fight over which direction the 'ball' goes?"
RICH VOS is good at golf!
Perfect description of golf
That part about the knee-high whore socks made me fall over laughing! Thanks Bill ahahaha
What the fuck. Golf is the fucking perfect sport to get a little tipsy and laugh your ass of while your trying to compete against your friends for bragging rights.
Try playing competitive golf in high school where the winners are shooting high 60's. Then, go on to competitive golf in college where the winners are shooting low-mid 60's. I bet he would have a different perspective on golf then.
"AND as mental-Virzi
Golfing is a glorious game, one of the hardest technical games about
LMAO at the chopsticks....
Golf is awesome though. So much fun.
I don't mind golf. It's more about hanging with the guys than the actual game to me
100% not to mention taking your frustration out on the ball boy, but always buy him a beer at the end of day
Everyone hating on golf has probably never shot under 100 or played a full round of 18
Classic Bill ! This is hilarious and true.
Three stooges😂😂😂😂😂 im dying!!
its about having to stay in the zone for every shot for 72 holes in tournaments....and try throwing a golf ball over 50 yards, it's hard...but you can hit a hold ball over 200 yards easily.... golf for life
+Fletchy you can say the same for a bowling tournament
In PA we have a special archery golf event. Compound bows and targets as the holes. We use blunt tips and switch when your close enough to hit the target. Pull, aim in the air, and fire. Actually great fun.
Regular golf though... Kill me.
Or just take me to a mini golf corse instead.
Golf is a socially acceptable way for alcoholics to drink a booze at 6 am without been judged.
Golfing beats climbing El Capitan any day lol!
I think he was saying golf is more mental because you have to calculate how hard and what angle to hit the ball, then again you do the same thing in most other sports.
Formula 1 is 100 times more mental than golf :D
Sami Villsten True that...in Formula 1 what you need to bring to the table to be considered at the very least a 'decent' driver surpasses most sports. It truly is mentally demanding and the pressure is unbelievable if you consider the miniscule margin of error.
Yes, but do you need a clock in yer head?! Don't think so.
Im huge fan of golf since its so relaxing, but this is hilariousxD
Yes, to play golf amateurly you dont need an athlete body, if we talk pro right now theres so much competition that you have to anyway. But what it lacks in physical preparation it has times and times more in mental development. I played golf for ten years from my childhood into my teens and I can say it changed me, it showed me how life works, how to succeed in it. Something I dont see in my friends that played soccer, basket, rugby...my mind is seriously so much older than all my same-aged friends. I dont know how to explain, sorry english is not my first language.
Bill was funny as always but not that much because he just ranted on something he doesnt know and like, hes truly funny when he talks about stuff he knows, like women. Probably he'll never truly discover golf
Golf is not a sport. It is an activity.
A fake sport like golf makes all us bowlers look like olimpians.
Hahahah
Tandyman You're both of the O'Blimp clan.
Lamanamaloco Especially when you misspell Olympians.
Lol bowlf
And you spell like you belong in the Special Olympics.
I agree with what you said. I kept waiting for you to mention the mental aspects of football, with it's strategies as well as the mental fortitude to handle the giant monsters trying to crush you. It's like chess if you were to occasionally get sucker-punched while you're thinking or moving a piece. Martial Arts is definitely mental/psychological with the research you need to do to find out what moves are available, you gotta read the Tao Te Ching, The Art of War, The Teachings of Buddha and Sun Tzu's Art of War. Unless you're in MMA, then you just gotta take a weekend of kickboxing, learn to use your knees and elbow (the n tell people you learned Muy Thai) and learn to wrestle (which is the bulk of the action) and you're done. The only mental/psychological aspects of golf is plotting your course (which will typically be obvious) and not psych yourself into knocking it into a hazard. Love your stuff Bill; plus, now that I live in the Midwest, it's nice to hear an east coast accent from time to time.
Golf and bowling are on the same level
Some really nice old guys like golf, my uncle loves meeting up with his friends and spending the day, sometimes the whole weekend down at the most beautiful course, gorgeous clubhouse, it’s a great way to live. Personally I don’t play it because for one I’m on the dole, so I’m nowhere near a Mercedes, and a lot of snobby fucks like golfing and so there’s that. But Adam Sandler likes golfing, Bill Murray, Alice Cooper, Christopher Lee liked golf. It’s a strange thing, some places are riddled with snobs, others are just rich but good guys enjoying themselves. I think it’s probably the most enjoyable game in the world, out in the fresh air, great clubhouse, delicious food, trees and plants and ponds everywhere, good atmosphere to the place. it’s a game, not a sport.
good one Bill! thanks for the rant..
I like watching golf.
Bill laughs like Chucky
"It's exercise for nerds" haha
FOOOOOORE!
I play golf, and my uncle says "Golf ruins a good walk"
Is Mark Twain your uncle? 😝 Or did your uncle steal that one from him?
0.44 thank you Paul lmao
I love golfing - but the one thing I always said was:
If my 75 year old Grandpa is hittin the links and playing better than a kid in the prime of their life, it ain’t a sport, it’s a hobby. 😂
6:44 Rugby
this was good
I like mini golf
just a bunch older outta shape men
Played golf yesterday for you. How do you like that.
Try smith grinding a 12 stair hand-rail
Now that takes balls!
Thought the same thing
Bill “Sugarish” Burr
Just wait till Bill sees "E-Sports"... I'm a video gamer, and I can tell you, video game sports, aren't sports. =D
As one of what we called The Dogs of Golf, I feel obligated to put in my 2 cent's worth. First, one must use one of the golf bag compartments to hold Golf Fluid, consisting of a pint of one's favorite whiskey. Next, one must drive the golf cart as it's meant to be driven, leaping over rises, etc. One must also avoid losing the grip on the club, to avoid ending up with the club hung up in a tree. The score? Who cares? Most importantly, one must hone the skills for finding lost balls, to replace all of the ones you've bought used, and lost in the woods. All in all, knowing one sucks at golf, just have fun, aim at the gophers, not the hole, at least in the first five whacks. This concludes the ways of the Dogs of Golf.
By your definition Bill, something like pro skiing isn't a sport. I understand why golf isn't a real sport, but there are intensive things you can do that don't involve other teams or people in general trying to fuck you up.
Sonofa Preacherman You are right, pro skiing is not a sport, its a pastime, an athletic pastime, but not a sport.
Golf and bowling are similiar in the sense that you can smoke and drink while you play.
Golf is the most addicting game ever, and after getting into it, I'd say the most fun and challenging game ever. Bill sort of made the challenging point in this rant. Rip on Bubba and Phil for days but they can hit it better than 99.9999% of all humans
Ruthless haha
Skiing is not a sport? Mountain climbing is not a sport? Track and field? Figure skating? None of these sports have someone trying to stop them.
Golf is not a sport, it's a game.
Golf is good, go out drink beer, smoke a couple J’s, hit a ball hard as you can, chase it into the ruff (in a golf cart). How’s that not enjoyable
Your opponent in golf is the course.
Golf comes with a personal slave, they call em caddies..
I'm beginning to think that bill doesn't like golf.
Much as I love Bill, this applies to the sports he loves as well. Football? That shit is the most fucking boring, mind numbing garbage where 99 percent of the positions require zero talent or athletic ability. The quarter back needs to have a decent amount of arm strength, and that's pretty much it. The only ones who need a good amount of athleticism are the receivers and MAYBE the running backs. That's fucking it. Everyone else all you need to do is be big and lift weights. You can be fucking fat and be a great football player. How many fat Olympic wrestlers or MMA fighters do you see?
Have you seen the 500 pound linemen run 4.5s? It's insane. Don't bash the athleticism of these guys just because you sucked at it in high school.
+Schakalicious I didn't play football nor did I have any interest. Are you going to regale us all with your amazing sprint time from high school?
Google Phil Mickelson's calves... dudes an athlete
0:32 hahahaha
The shit show aspect of golf is the best part. If you suck nobody cares!
The same with fucking curling!!
My friends aunt is a PGA pro and was centered in Playboy magazinand shes ripped.
Women's volleyball is more of a athletic sport than men's golf.
Just to poke the bear a bit, by you're own logic Bill, that makes Chess more of a sport than Golf.
As a golfer i think this is hilarious. However i would like to point out golf is the hardest sport out there. Its soooooo hard to hit the ball 400yards and put on a spot smaller than your bedroom insanely difficult.
What is it with Comedians against Golf? I've heard rants from Burr, Carlin, Williams, Black and I'm sure there are others. I love Golf playing and watching and try working out with Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Tiger Woods in his day, they would kick your ass in the gym. You walk 72 holes in 90 degree heat with millions of people watching on TV and thousands watching u live with Millions of dollars on the line and tell me it's not a sport.
Not only drinking but legal to drink and drive for the most part
Alice Cooper is a top-tier golfer, believe it or not
He is confusing golf as being a sport when it is more like a drinking game.
Somethings are sports and games like soccer, football, basketball, somethings are sports and not games, like MMA, boxing, wrestling and powerlifting. Golf however- like pool, darts and fucking scrabble- is a game, not a sport.
The only athletic looking golfer I ever saw was tiger
I used to spend 4-6 hours a week on the golf course and all I had to show was an average handicap, pear-shaped body and a false sense of accomplishment.
Now I spend 4-6 hours a week doing real athletic activities (weight training, biking, running, kayaking, etc). I'm at 9% body fat and more fit than I was in my early 20s.
Golf? No thank you...
I was a pure natural at golf the first time I played at 10 years old. But I also played soccer and went to an athletics club. Had to ditch one. So golf could go fuck itself lol. Injury ended me going pro at soccer at 18. Should have took up golf again. It was fucking easy. By 18 I much preferred pub games. Pool and darts are awesome. And there is beer. Easy decision.
Golf-A nice walk ruined.
lets be honest, the most mentally and physically challenging sports are cycling, running, and swimming.
+Leeon Cohen
There is no correct answer. How would you define "physically challenging"? There are many variations. Gymnasts, weightlifters, swimmers, triathletes. All operate under different specializations of physical capacity.
i guess i mean to say the time spent moving your body and the intensity of the workout (to your heart)
***** hahaha no only cycling, i used to run, and i SUCK at swimming, but if you look up ironman triathalons, youll know what im talking about, look up the vice video for john joseph of the cro mags training for an ironman, dudes fuckin FIT
The best thing about golf is Caddyshack.
Always has been
Golf is an excuse to get some fresh air and pound a few beeeeahs!
Bill I love you mang! I have played Basketball, Football and Baseball. Walked on to my D1 team in college. While I agree you don't need to be an athlete to play golf it is to me the most humbling sport I have ever played. I tore my ACL MCL and Meniscus playing ball in college. That injury ended my career in contact sports. I picked up golf at 29 to scratch that itch of competition.
I can say honestly and humbly that golf is without the most difficult thing revolving sports I have ever done. The fact that the ball is still is why it is so incredibly difficult. Come play with me and I can show you what an athletic individual can do with those sticks!
Doing things that require coordination [hit a golf ball] and the ability to repeat a motion is athleticism. Regardless of the fact that it does not require good cardio or low body fat. See: "Baseball players."
rollotwomassey So by that measure, pool or billiards is a sport. Feh.
Matthew Herzog Take 10 guys who've never played either golf or pool. Have them try and hit a pool ball with a cue ball. Then ask them try and hit a golf ball with a golf club. The results will be instructive.
Imo stuff like ping pong, darts, bowling, pool and golf (not what the the average joe might think of as 'athletic endeavours') are sports whereas stuff like bodybuilding, gymnastics, ice-skating and ballet aren't. I think of the latter category as art. The former is judged objectively (i.e. get the ball in the hole in as few strokes as possible) whereas the latter is judged subjectively and is purely opinion based.
rollotwomassey So you're saying golf is harder? I'd guess you're right. I mainly don't like golf because it's a sport favored by corporate suits and working class people who have come into a little money and want to make sure everyone knows it. It's a status thing for most people.
Matthew Herzog
I'm neither and I like golf :-) Not that I'm good at it...
I don't hate golf as much as I hate the people who play it.
It's certainly more psychologically demanding and mentally engaging to fight in a cage or a ring.