BlitzburghRockCity
04-09-2012, 09:34 AM
Read this other day and laughed to myself a bit but I guess it makes sense to some degree. It will keep his mind sharp I suppose; I'm not much of a golfer so I can't speak to it that much. I do play mini golf though :whistle:
I'd rather see him out doing workouts with his wide receivers and tight ends but that will come in time. I hope he reports to all the OTA's since those aren't usually mandatory for veterans.
Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.nfl.com/teams/pittsburghsteelers/profile?team=PIT) quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.nfl.com/players/benroethlisberger/profile?id=ROE750381) is trying a different approach to his offseason conditioning.
Rather than committing himself fully to gridiron work, Roethlisberger recently told Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ro-rogers_ben_roethlisberger_steelers_golf_ireland_04 0612) that he plans to tee off at a dozen courses during a marathon golf trip that he says will keep him sharp for the upcoming football season.
"Golf is such a mental challenge, and as frustrating as it can be sometimes, it can definitely make you stronger," Roethlisberger said. "Playing some great courses in a setting like Ireland and Scotland will be pretty awesome, but it is also a great way to keep your mind sharp."
Roethlisberger will visit both countries in June.
"It is going to be pretty hardcore," Roethlisberger said. "I will be playing something like 12 courses in 10 days and they are some of the very best ones that you can find. I'm going to the K Club, St Andrews and a bunch of others."
Of the 12 courses, several have hosted either the British Open or European Tour events. Roethlisberger is an avid golfer and once dated LPGA star Natalie Gulbis.
Last season, the Steelers lost in overtime to the Denver Broncos (http://www.nfl.com/teams/denverbroncos/profile?team=DEN) in the AFC wild-card game, a game in which Roethlisberger played on a badly injured ankle, among other ailments.
"Normally, you finally start to feel good physically, and then training camp starts and it begins all over again," Roethlisberger told the website. "This time it has been a bit tougher to get myself right but I will be good and ready to go."
I'd rather see him out doing workouts with his wide receivers and tight ends but that will come in time. I hope he reports to all the OTA's since those aren't usually mandatory for veterans.
Pittsburgh Steelers (http://www.nfl.com/teams/pittsburghsteelers/profile?team=PIT) quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (http://www.nfl.com/players/benroethlisberger/profile?id=ROE750381) is trying a different approach to his offseason conditioning.
Rather than committing himself fully to gridiron work, Roethlisberger recently told Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ro-rogers_ben_roethlisberger_steelers_golf_ireland_04 0612) that he plans to tee off at a dozen courses during a marathon golf trip that he says will keep him sharp for the upcoming football season.
"Golf is such a mental challenge, and as frustrating as it can be sometimes, it can definitely make you stronger," Roethlisberger said. "Playing some great courses in a setting like Ireland and Scotland will be pretty awesome, but it is also a great way to keep your mind sharp."
Roethlisberger will visit both countries in June.
"It is going to be pretty hardcore," Roethlisberger said. "I will be playing something like 12 courses in 10 days and they are some of the very best ones that you can find. I'm going to the K Club, St Andrews and a bunch of others."
Of the 12 courses, several have hosted either the British Open or European Tour events. Roethlisberger is an avid golfer and once dated LPGA star Natalie Gulbis.
Last season, the Steelers lost in overtime to the Denver Broncos (http://www.nfl.com/teams/denverbroncos/profile?team=DEN) in the AFC wild-card game, a game in which Roethlisberger played on a badly injured ankle, among other ailments.
"Normally, you finally start to feel good physically, and then training camp starts and it begins all over again," Roethlisberger told the website. "This time it has been a bit tougher to get myself right but I will be good and ready to go."