Author: Graham Laight
Date: 03:42:55 11/19/03
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On November 19, 2003 at 06:13:27, José Carlos wrote: >On November 19, 2003 at 06:03:20, Graham Laight wrote: > >>On November 19, 2003 at 05:30:13, Amir Ban wrote: >> >>>Why not hold golf tournaments over the internet ? What's the point of everyone >>>being on the same green ? >> >>The fact that there are no golf tournaments played over the internet (AFAIK) >>indicates that chess players are more flexible and adaptive than their luddite >>golfing counterparts. >> >>-g > > All chess boards are equal regarding the game. Golf greens are definetly >different, so no comparison is possible. > Let's not mix apples to oranges, please. Chessboards vary as well! Is a game really fair if the two players are using different sizes and types of pieces? No - of course it isn't! Here's a short selection of products one could use in an internet golfing tournament: http://partypals.com/Rentals_ProductDetail_1.asp?RentalProductID=215 http://www.golfindoor.com/swing.html http://www.optigolf.com.au/pages/systemworks_content.htm The REAL problem is not technical - but rather that golfers tend to be a prissy, self-righteous lot who hold narrow views about what's right and wrong (apologies to anybody reading this who plays golf and who is not like this at all). -g > José C.
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