[uptin]

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Amy Acuff, 6ft 4 inches, 38, blonde high jumper vs Michele Wei, 6ft, 22. brunet golfer.  What do you think?

[al2468]

Michele Wie v Maria Sharapova would be a good match.

[Ginny38]

Michele Wie v Maria Sharapova would be a good match.

Sadly, no! Wie is a golfer; Sharapova a tennis player. Golfers are (barely) athletes - they don't need much stamina to "stroll" around 18 holes in 4-5 hours; nor do they have to be that strong to swing a golf club (it's all about swing plane!). Tennis players, on the other hand, run (stop-start) back and forth almost (well, I said ALMOST) non-stop for a couple of hours. Their legs are strong and powerful; they are agile; (one arm) is very, very strong - and the mental approach to tennis is much more adaptable to a fight scenario than is the one for golf. (Tennis requires you to not only instantaneously calculate angles and vectors, but to anticipate opponents moves. Golf you pretty much just have to pay attention so as not to step in her lie!)

Of course, a Wie-Acuff-Sharpova-??? round robin tournament would be terrific. We just need to 'fill in the blank' with someone of similar stature (preferable NOT a golfer/track-field/tennis player to broaden the appeal to readers). A model, singer, actress, etc around 5'10" to 6'1" would be great. Any suggestions.....   

[sinclairfan]

Michele Wie v Maria Sharapova would be a good match.

Sadly, no! Wie is a golfer; Sharapova a tennis player. Golfers are (barely) athletes - they don't need much stamina to "stroll" around 18 holes in 4-5 hours; nor do they have to be that strong to swing a golf club (it's all about swing plane!). Tennis players, on the other hand, run (stop-start) back and forth almost (well, I said ALMOST) non-stop for a couple of hours. Their legs are strong and powerful; they are agile; (one arm) is very, very strong - and the mental approach to tennis is much more adaptable to a fight scenario than is the one for golf. (Tennis requires you to not only instantaneously calculate angles and vectors, but to anticipate opponents moves. Golf you pretty much just have to pay attention so as not to step in her lie!)

Of course, a Wie-Acuff-Sharpova-??? round robin tournament would be terrific. We just need to 'fill in the blank' with someone of similar stature (preferable NOT a golfer/track-field/tennis player to broaden the appeal to readers). A model, singer, actress, etc around 5'10" to 6'1" would be great. Any suggestions.....   

Wie is NOT am Amazon.  She intentionally competes against men and not women.