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If you were a natural athlete, and had Butch Harmon as a coach since you were four years old, what are the chances of you becoming pro?

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Originally Posted by MEfree

Had Charles Barkley played a lot of golf as a kid, I bet he would be a single digit handicap now...obviously he has some mental issues with the game now, but he might have avoided this had he started earlier and not ended up thinking about things so much.

If they made clubs to scale with his body, I think he would do much better.

One day my kids and I replaced our clubs with randomly picked clubs (old ones and alternate hand ones) from our garage. Well, I picked a 7 iron for little kids (not for my kids). It was about a foot too short for me, and it was really hard to hit. Fun day, okay golf. Makes you REALLY appreciate fitted clubs.

I can more than image what Charles Barkley feels like for every shot.

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I think the perception of a "natural athlete" is over-rated.  There are plenty of naturally, highly athletic people who probably would have never made a decent golf swing.  Randy Moss may have been on

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Originally Posted by MEfree

I'd bet he has better than average hand/eye coordination.  He might not have a good jump shot, but I bet he could have been an 80+% free throw shooter had he worked at it as a kid.

Had Charles Barkley played a lot of golf as a kid, I bet he would be a single digit handicap now...obviously he has some mental issues with the game now, but he might have avoided this had he started earlier and not ended up thinking about things so much.

I had no idea who C.Barkley was until I just searched his name, first thing that popped up was his golf swing.. What a painful painful thing to watch..

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Originally Posted by RetroJFrancisco

I had no idea who C.Barkley was until I just searched his name, first thing that popped up was his golf swing.. What a painful painful thing to watch..

lol.  Watching his golf swing has been known to add a full stroke to your handicap.

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Originally Posted by bplewis24

lol.  Watching his golf swing has been known to add a full stroke to your handicap.


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