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Posted: 8/15/2022 11:50:27 PM EDT
PGA tour pros crushing it 330+ yards splitting the fairway
or MLB pros crushing 90+ MPH fastballs to 400+ ft? I know a golf ball isn't flying toward you at 90+ mph but that isn't the question. Who is the more powerful hitter? Ever hear the sound of a tour pro hitting a driver? just a different sound in person.  Bubba Watson records 424-yard drive at Bridgestone Invitational baseball pros are crazy powerful  Ridiculously Long Home Runs |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:03:10 AM EDT
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Not easily comparable but there are a lot of baseball players that can hit a golf ball a long long ways. And probably not many golfers that can hit a baseball very far.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:06:29 AM EDT
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MLB hitter.
Look at someone like Julio Rodriguez vs Tiger Woods and tell me who is the more powerful man. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:06:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not easily comparable but there are a lot of baseball players that can hit a golf ball a long long ways. And probably not many golfers that can hit a baseball very far. Or at all, not that this is what we're talking about but regardless. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:08:06 AM EDT
[#4]
Mike Tyson.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:08:09 AM EDT
[#5]
Barry Bonds.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:08:49 AM EDT
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Not even close, MLB hitter.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:15:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not even close, MLB hitter. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:19:38 AM EDT
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Has to be baseball players. Are there any high level golfers to compare to beasts like Mark McGwire, Giancarlo Stanton, or Frank Thomas?
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:20:41 AM EDT
[#9]
MLB steroid era
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:23:15 AM EDT
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I'm going MLB hitters.
I saw a documentary film about a semi-pro ice hockey player who impetuously switched to golf using a running start swing and pretty much beat the pants off the best golfers on the PGA tour. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:24:04 AM EDT
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When you miss a fastball no one laughs at you. When you miss a golf ball they don't give two more free tries at it either.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:24:59 AM EDT
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Imagine being Will Cordero’s phone.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:25:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm going MLB hitters. I saw a documentary film about a semi-pro ice hockey player who impetuously switched to golf using a running start swing and pretty much beat the pants off the best golfers on the PGA tour. That was Happy Gilmore.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:29:18 AM EDT
[#14]
Hunter Biden.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:31:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That was Happy Gilmore. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm going MLB hitters. I saw a documentary film about a semi-pro ice hockey player who impetuously switched to golf using a running start swing and pretty much beat the pants off the best golfers on the PGA tour. That was Happy Gilmore. Ah yes, Sorry... Forgot his name. He was pretty good though, yes? You think Happy Gilmore could hit a home run? |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:36:58 AM EDT
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Matt Holliday hit a home run ball hard enough to make a dent in the metal scoreboard in Milwaukee, that's over 400 feet away and something like 100 feet up.
He also hit a line drive home run into "Big Mac Land" in St Louis which is probably a similar distance, it hit hard enough to break the (thankfully) empty seat that it impacted. If you could make a baseball bat with the kind of technology that's in a golf club, the power MLB hitters would be hitting 650 foot home runs. Try giving a pro golfer a solid wood club and see how far he can hit a ball. Golf is a lot more about finesse and physics than raw power. These MLB hitters getting 110mph off the bat, on a ball that hits their bat less than a foot from their hands... that's power. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:37:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: MLB hitter. Look at someone like Julio Rodriguez vs Tiger Woods and tell me who is the more powerful man. When is comes to ball striking? Some of those string bean tour players create a shit ton of leverage |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:39:56 AM EDT
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I play golf with a guy who was a AA minor league baseball player. He flat out crushes the ball.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:42:24 AM EDT
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It takes skill to hit a ball into a tiny hole that is hundreds of yards away, any schmuck of the street can hit a baseball.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:43:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It takes skill to hit a ball into a tiny hole that is hundreds of yards away, any schmuck of the street can hit a baseball. You think you could even hit a foul on a 100moh fastball from a MLB pitcher? Serious question. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:44:59 AM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm going MLB hitters. I saw a documentary film about a semi-pro ice hockey player who impetuously switched to golf using a running start swing and pretty much beat the pants off the best golfers on the PGA tour. 
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:47:20 AM EDT
[#22]
Baseball for sure.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:47:28 AM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm going MLB hitters. I saw a documentary film about a semi-pro ice hockey player who impetuously switched to golf using a running start swing and pretty much beat the pants off the best golfers on the PGA tour. I remember that. His short game was the initial struggle. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 12:56:20 AM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You think you could even hit a foul on a 100moh fastball from a MLB pitcher? Serious question. The only way I make contact with that ball is if I step in front of it.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:02:22 AM EDT
[#25]
A golf ball is small and designed to fly.
A baseball is bigger and designed to be thrown. So I’m going with baseball player. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:08:50 AM EDT
[#26]
I would look at physiques… who looks more powerful?
It’s an easy answer. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:09:47 AM EDT
[#27]
imagine following mlb
phallic objects men running smh |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:10:17 AM EDT
[#28]
As far as power,
MLB hitter. Not even debateable in my opinion. Golfers are swinging a lighter object with a much longer and flexible shaft to really increase club speed. The golf ball is much lighter too. Then you add in the challenge of the ball being thrown at you at different speeds and movement |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:13:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I would look at physiques… who looks more powerful? It’s an easy answer. You’d be surprised how big some golfers are. You’d also be surprised how small some baseballs players are. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:14:37 AM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: imagine following mlb phallic objects men running smh Imagine making a stupid fucking post and saying you see a dick shaped object when there isn’t one. SMH. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:15:59 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Imagine making a stupid fucking post and saying you see a dick shaped object when there isn’t one. SMH. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: imagine following mlb phallic objects men running smh Imagine making a stupid fucking post and saying you see a dick shaped object when there isn’t one. SMH. clubs and bats are representations of dicks fam² i don't make the rules, that just how it be |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:16:43 AM EDT
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According to Google a baseball bat contacting a fast ball generates 6000-8000 psi, while a golf club is generating 4000 psi.
Of note though, is a golf ball is stationary, and a golf club weighs a lot less. A golf club is also swung faster than a baseball bat. So to answer your question, Happy Gilmore wins. (Golf club wins if we’re going psi to a fixed object, baseball bat wins if we’re comparing them as played. Everything else is entirely dependent on the person doing it.) |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:18:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The only way I make contact with that ball is if I step in front of it. Honestly, even that would be hard unless you started moving to the plate before the release. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:19:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I remember that. His short game was the initial struggle. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm going MLB hitters. I saw a documentary film about a semi-pro ice hockey player who impetuously switched to golf using a running start swing and pretty much beat the pants off the best golfers on the PGA tour. I remember that. His short game was the initial struggle. Apparently he was coached up by a pro at a mini-golf range. One session even! How hard could golf even be? Sheesh. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:19:28 AM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You think you could even hit a foul on a 100moh fastball from a MLB pitcher? Serious question. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: It takes skill to hit a ball into a tiny hole that is hundreds of yards away, any schmuck of the street can hit a baseball. You think you could even hit a foul on a 100moh fastball from a MLB pitcher? Serious question. I’d get a hit. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:23:10 AM EDT
[#36]
Squatdog
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:23:20 AM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Not even close, MLB hitter. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:25:30 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I’d get a hit. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: It takes skill to hit a ball into a tiny hole that is hundreds of yards away, any schmuck of the street can hit a baseball. You think you could even hit a foul on a 100moh fastball from a MLB pitcher? Serious question. I’d get a hit. Maybe or maybe not? If you have some sort of experience playing baseball at any pro level, I can see it. I mean SOME people can do it, as we see throughout the MLB season. If not...LOL come on, man... It's me saying since I can throw a football 60 yards, I can hit a covered receiver at 30 yards against an NFL pass rush. It ain't happening for me or probably anyone here. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:26:46 AM EDT
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In my younger days I saw Mark McGwire turn around a Randy Johnson fastball at the Kingdome. It left so fast and so far we though it could bore through the concrete.
Got to go with baseball, and I enjoy golf. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:33:37 AM EDT
[#40]
MLB players
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:35:20 AM EDT
[#41]
Baseball players, and it isn't even close. PGA tour players are playing with the absolute pinnacle of current technology, while MLB players are still swinging wooden bats...imagine the HR numbers if they were allowed to use aluminum or composite bats.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:36:51 AM EDT
[#42]
Mike Tyson.
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:36:58 AM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Not easily comparable but there are a lot of baseball players that can hit a golf ball a long long ways. And probably not many golfers that can hit a baseball very far. If we're talking MLB pitches... you could take off the "very far" and that would still be true. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:44:41 AM EDT
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I don't follow either sport... but when was the last time you heard about a major golfer being busted for steroids or PEDs?
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:45:29 AM EDT
[#45]
Baseball players.
That said, If you’ve never heard it, PGA players make a sound striking their ball off the tee that is something you’ll never hear at your local course. Those dudes are something else. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:47:25 AM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Maybe or maybe not? If you have some sort of experience playing baseball at any pro level, I can see it. I mean SOME people can do it, as we see throughout the MLB season. If not...LOL come on, man... It's me saying since I can throw a football 60 yards, I can hit a covered receiver at 30 yards against an NFL pass rush. It ain't happening for me or probably anyone here. When I was a kid I had a tee that had a ball attached to a string and I could get it to wrap all away around the shaft of the tee like 90% of the time I hit it. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:51:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't follow either sport... but when was the last time you heard about a major golfer being busted for steroids or PEDs? Do they even test? PEDs don't help you hit a baseball. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:51:34 AM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm going MLB hitters. I saw a documentary film about a semi-pro ice hockey player who impetuously switched to golf using a running start swing and pretty much beat the pants off the best golfers on the PGA tour.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:53:31 AM EDT
[#49]
In order for this to be a fair comparison, if MLB uses a wood bat then the golfers also have to use a club made from wood.
Or let the MLB players use an aluminum bat. |
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Posted: 8/16/2022 1:57:27 AM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: In order for this to be a fair comparison, if MLB uses a wood bat then the golfers also have to use a club made from wood. Or let the MLB players use an aluminum bat. There is no pro golfer that can do this.  Yordan Álvarez - 2019 Rookie of the Year Highlights But there are plenty of MLB players that can hit a golf ball 300+ yards. |
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