I'm shooting for the Olympics, advice? Dont shoot me down

[David in FL]

Kickstarter of the month? Not again. Over and out on this one.

But can he drive it 300 yds?!

[Paradox]

If I wanted to qualify for the olympics I'd try to go for Archery or shooting of some kind.

[tiger187126]

Originally Posted by Paradox

If I wanted to qualify for the olympics I'd try to go for Archery or shooting of some kind.

i think a legally blind guy set a record this year in archery.

not exactly a cakewalk either.

[TourSpoon]

Originally Posted by jamo

I'd shoot for team handball.

Seriously. Unless you can beat Tiger, Webb Simpson, Jason Dufner, Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler, any number of superstars that'll debut between now and 2016, etc. (getting the point yet?), you're not making the team.

This isn't like one of those "I'm Making the PGA Tour, and That's That!" threads. You legitimately have to be one of the best 15-20 players in the entire world to make the U.S. Olympic golf team. 250 (or thereabouts) play on the PGA Tour every year (in one event or another) and another few hundred play on the Web.com Tour. The amount of people making the U.S. Olympic golf team will be in the single digits.

To use nevrino's example right above mine, even KJ Choi wouldn't make the U.S. Olympic team (if he was American), and he's about the most extreme "picked up the game late and turned into a star" example you could come up with. Here's another one: Ian Poulter would struggle to make the British team.

Originally Posted by Shorty

Man, you are such a hater. Stop killing the kid's dreams.

Seems to me that he's got what it takes and I wouldn't bet against him making the team.

Shorty, I was thinking the same thing. Once Jamo changed his avatar from the Jim on The Office, he became a hater and crusher of dreams. Where did Jim go?

[jamo]

Shorty, I was thinking the same thing. Once Jamo changed his avatar from the Jim on The Office, he became a hater and crusher of dreams. Where did Jim go?  [IMG]https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQwbUHw_70s0_Lpre-zQZZNg1qnkR1nYyJFJVJbNumNDyXjrXMUBA[/IMG]

I actually didn't change it, Erik did. He did this to me! :-P :-D

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by tiger187126

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paradox

If I wanted to qualify for the olympics I'd try to go for Archery or shooting of some kind.

i think a legally blind guy set a record this year in archery.

not exactly a cakewalk either.

Somehow that doesn't seem like a combination that would pass a safety audit.

[iacas]

Originally Posted by jamo

I actually didn't change it, Erik did. He did this to me!

Bwah ha ha ha ha.

[tiger187126]

Originally Posted by sean_miller

Somehow that doesn't seem like a combination that would pass a safety audit.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/27/sport/london-2012-archery-im/index.html

it reminds me of wherever that phrase "deaf in one ear and can't hear out of the other"

sometimes humans are capable of ridiculous things.

[bwdial]

Here's your plan:

• Get a USGA handicap of 0.0 or better.
• Qualify for the U.S. Amateur or U.S. Public Links Championship.
• Win U.S. Amateur or U.S. Public Links Championship.
• Get Masters invitation.
• Make cut at Masters.
• Win Masters.
• Use status from Masters win to become a PGA Tour professional.
• Win a lot of tournaments on the PGA Tour to get highly ranked.
• Book tickets to Rio.
• Don't have too much sex in the Olympic Village to sap strength.
• Win Gold Medal
• Tickertape parade.

[bplewis24]

Originally Posted by bwdial

Here's your plan:

Get a USGA handicap of 0.0 or better...

.... aaaaaand STOP!

Because if you make it there, you already win the thread.

[Paradox]

I'm from Kentucky..no dang blind man is gonna show me up in a shootin' competition!