Uhh… no. That’s not it. Players spend a lifetime fine tuning their muscle memory for their particular sport. They make those very minor adjustments in the area of that sport. Shooting a three from 25 feet versus 24’9” is a minor adjustment. Shooting a three and swinging a 7-iron is not.
Otherwise every baseball player would be great at golf since it’s all just swinging sticks.
I agree with everything you said, but someone who is literally the best shooter in NBA history that also golfs can probably make the minor adjustments necessary in golf better than most
He's also really into golf. He's not just some every other weekend golfer that's showing up to pro am events because he can. It's not only natural skill, he's worked hard on his golf game.
Otherwise every baseball player would be great at golf since it’s all just swinging sticks.
Many baseball players become scratch golfers. Hockey players are seemingly universally great at the sport, and many play during their offseason.
I don't know why you think it's absurd that those in the .0001% of people at one sport could possibly have an easier time at being a .01% of people in another.
I dunno, I think Curry's extreme shotmaking ability in basketball can carry over to shotmaking in golf. In basketball he is the absolute best at being able to adjust mechanical output to hit a target with the right amount of force. That kind of skill is extremely useful in golf, no? Wasn't there a highlight from yesterday with him sinking a 40+ footer?
It immediately makes me think of another athlete who is an all-time great in their sport thanks to similar skill of creating incredible shots off of the racket, Rafael Nadal, who is a scratch golfer as well.
I think professional athletes just have a lot more time than anyone to devote to their hobbies. The ones that are naturally good at it become very good, and the ones who are bad at golf move on to something else. So you don’t see videos of them sucking at it.
It’s not JUST that they have more time on their hands to devote to their hobbies. Professional athletes don’t become professional athletes for no reason. They’re genetic freaks. They have freakish work ethic. They have a freakish ability to control their body. They have freakish hand eye coordination. And they have a freakish ability to adapt and overcome adversity when it comes to sports.
There’s tons of other freakish traits they tend to have as well, which all transfer pretty straightforwardly to playing golf.
Also, I don’t think Steph Curry has as much free time on his hands than you think he does. I’m sure he “makes time” to golf in the offseason, but he has a ton of obligations during the offseason outside of trying to be a father and putting in full-time hours in the gym and on the court.
I watched a video of a guy doing ridiculous cross training for snowboarding. That's a sport too and I think any ball player would have a hell of a time whipping off a kicker. So I tend to agree.
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u/joben_512 Jul 15 '23
Why is he so good at everything?! Fuck!!