Disagree that Augusta blows it. They add something new every year.
First it was expanded coverage of more holes. Then the par 3 contest . Then Internet feeds of a couple of groups and amen corner.
Augusta gets it.. My only request for them now is to start the coverage on Thurs and Fri around 1 pm. Not 3.
as far as the ADD goes......i dont know if bubba take Ritalin or Adderrall or whatever they take for it....my question is, if you are diagnosed with ADD, would the PGA tour allow Ritalin/Adderall (narcotics i think) on their drug testing policy???
Ive never taken ritalin before, but ive had popped a couple Adderrall in college. I know that stuff would help my golf game
I have ADHD, those who suffer from ADHD for the most part have trouble with say staying with a novel for 4 chapters for 90 minutes or so before becoming distracted, or disinterested.
However, those with ADHD retain trivial facts at amazing rates, are much better than most with stuff like that doesn't require long spans of attention.
Here are a few examples of people with ADD or ADHD
Terry Bradshaw
Babe Ruth
Bruce Jenner
Carl Lewis
Greg Louganis
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Nolan Ryan
Jason Kidd
Michael Phelps
Pete Rose
Agatha Christie
Charlotte and Emily Bronte
Edgar Allan Poe
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
George Bernard Shaw
Hans Christian Anderson
Henry David Thoreau
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Beethoven
Georg Frederic Handel
Not to mention 40 or so of Hollywood's heavy hitters have ADD/ADHD
This is a good post and very accurate. It is amazing that as terrible as Tiger has played this last year or so, he is still right there in the top 10 in World Rankings. This is what separates Tiger and even a guy like McIroy from the rest of the players. Even when they are playing terrible, they can still compete with most on tour. Everyone else that played terrible this week went home Friday night or ended their weekend at plus double digits. Will Tiger ever get back to where he was years ago? Of course not, there is no way he can get back to that form again at this point in his career. But he is still a very capable player and still the most feared player in any tournament he plays.
For me, this was one of the most exciting Masters I have seen in years. Obviously, it would have been even more exciting if Tiger and Rory had been in the mix. However, fans do need to get off Tigers bandwagon and start showing more interest in these new players that are taking over or golf will go back to being a secondary sporting event on TV again like Choptalk said.
pretty important folks on that list. I have heard when people that have ADD/ADHD can get their focus on something that they really really focus. if you have heard many of Bubba's interviews, there is no doubt he has it.....so are the athletes that have it allowed to take ritalin/adderall?
Yes, when ADHD sufferers get locked in, they are like pit bulls.
In 2006 there were 28 major league players who had diagnoses for ADHD, and were receiving treatment withstimulant medication during the season. Theywere permitted to receive such treatmentwith stimulants through MLB's "TherapeuticUse Exemption" program.
Then, players got wind that ritalin helps your game, so the number of players that had ADD surprisingly went up lol
You can still use ritalin, etc. in MLB, however, you need to prove yourself to not just doctors, but MLB, you pretty much have to jump through hoops to prove you need the drug.
there are aprox 1300 MLB players. if there are only 28 with ADHD, than that would mean that having ADHD means you are less likely to become a MLB player than someone who who does NOT have ADHD.
ADHD affects aprox 4.7% of the genral adult population which would mean there should be aprox 60 MLB players with ADHD.
ADHD affects aprox 4.7% of the genral adult population which would mean there should be aprox 60 MLB players with ADHD.
