I think the ladies had the same problem with the golf that they had with the gong - not having a lot of brute strength combined with not applying enough leverage to get the maximum force out of what strength they do have. I think they were also the smallest out of any of the competitors; the two remaining women definitely appear more athletic.
On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 06:46, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think this season of The Amazing Race is the best they've had in a > long time. Oddly enough, there were no major villains to root against, > only minor ones with the last for me eliminated last night. > It started with an immediate elimination. Last week you had a team > unable to finish a challenge because of one person's fear of water. > Height and sharks didn't help either, I'm sure. This week the > all-female team faced some significant difficulty when they couldn't > ring the bell. And they didn't have the strength to hit the golf balls > any significant distance so they could finish a hole in eight strokes. > The previews show next week they again have the challenge with the > rolls of hay. That's the one that ended the competition for the female > team a few seasons ago when Phil walked into the field at dark and > Philiminated them. > It seems like these tasks might prove exceptionally difficult for > women teams and maybe for teams of seniors. I"m not complaining. Maybe > the tasks have not been challenging enough before. > The gong was doable by the female teams, by the way. The big problem > had to do with leverage, as was often demonstrated by Maria when she > keep one hand near the top of the handle and the puck hardly moved > towards the gong. Also, neither of them put their legs into the swing. > In short, they swung like girls. > > > > -- David J. Lynch [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
