Golf Persuasive Speech

Persuasion Essay

Imagine walking 4 miles with a 100 pound bag full of metal sticks, balls, tees, towels and other equipment. Anyone would have a good cardio workout for the day. Golf I believe is one of the most misunderstood sports of all time. A lot of people tell me, “Golf is not a sport.” When they claim that I ask them, “Have you ever walked over 7,000 yards carrying a heavy bag on your back, and try to get the ball up in the air and into the hole?” The response I get most often is, “no.” How can someone claim that golf is not a sport and had never played it? Golf actually meets the definition of a “sport” found in a lot of dictionaries. Merriam-Webster defines a sport as “physical activity engaged in for pleasure: a particular

The golf swing takes in total of 17 muscle groups in the coordinated movement of hands, wrists, arms, abdomen, and legs according to the study in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). Playing golf on a professional level requires ability to be able to walk long distances (on average 4.5 miles) and hit the ball long and straight with consistency.

Golf’s demand for physical use often results in injuries. Since golf demands so much physical movements up to 62 percent of amateur golfers and approximately 88 percent of professional golfers end up with injuries each year. Playing golf can lead to injuries in the lower back, wrist, hand, shoulder, or head. More than half of professional golfers have had to stop playing, because of their injuries. One third of the PGA (Professional Golf Association) players have felt lower back injuries that has lasted for two weeks.

In conclusion Golf is a sport, because of the injuries you can get from the sport, and it applies to the definition of a sport in the dictionary, and finally golf requires 17 different muscle groups to complete a golf swing. Next time if someone say, “Golf is not a sport!” Then you will have evidence to back up why golf is a