| Show Frenzy bad form fours formon fourson on green Gerald Narciso Globe Weekly News I am proud to sa say that I am a Tiger Woods fanatic Not only do I marvel at the fact that he can drive a ball yards but butI I even dress up as him hum every year on Halloween seriously However the one thing that bugs me about about him as well as others in his sport is how upset they get if someone distracts them while they're about to swing their club or putt The fact that golfers cant can't handle distractions is is the one thing that separates golf from other sports Yeah yeah I know about golf etiquette and all that but why do they have to be so soft Ive I've seen Tiger throw some little temper-tantrums temper when somebody somebody somebody some some- body flashed a camera during his I mean you are supposed to be a professional athlete and you are supposed to have superior concentration Let me explain In basketball fans will heckle you the whole game and even get so personal that they'll talk about your family or your personal personal personal per per- problems And the majority yes I said majority of the time the ball player takes it When a basketball player is shooting a free throw there are people screaming while waving their arms anns or towels And not once did I see seea a J f.-J II er jUi like jike 7 1 Michael ji c Jordan ii i b break rea kj down down an and d pout that L aL he Ii e ewas was distracted Every time Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller stepped in New Yorks York's Madison Square Garden he had hostile fans booing and heckling him for 2 hours In football the field goal kicker is under a lot of pressure every time he has to kick the ball Obviously the pressure is isa isa isa a lot higher when it is a game winning kick And does having having having hav hav- ing a loud rowdy crowd add to the pressure of the kick Absolutely And if there was football etiquette where the crowd would politely sit in silence would the field goal kick be a little easier Absolutely So if a kicker can suck it up why in the world cant can't a golfer Golf is a civilized sport and changing that tradition might be a little awkward awk Judging by the movie Happy Gilmore I can see how allowing allowing allow allow- ing mg crowds to act as drunken fools can ruin the game Its It's just that I cannot completely put golfers in m in the same category ry as other athletes because of their cuddled environment Being able to block everything out is is one of the greatest skills an athlete can have As ex- ex Calgary Flames goalie Mike Vernon once said Being a good hockey player is 90 percent percent percent per per- cent mental and 10 percent p physical With that being said Tiger take ake a deep breath and just chill After all its it's only a J camera |
