It's my experience that in order to tip a golf cart over, you have to be moving really fast or on a really sloped incline. Otherwise, it's relatively difficult to actually flip one, even in a wet patches.
But perhaps I don't play on the same golf courses as Jason Collins, who injured himself while golfing recently.
The team said Thursday that Collins was injured in a freak golf accident when his cart skidded on some wet ground and tipped over.Oh, sure. That makes total and complete sense. A golf cart, on damp ground, is really a hazard that no one wants to expose themselves to. It's roughly the equivalent of turning a four wheeler's steering handle as sharply as you can while driving on sand coated pavement.
Actually, it's not. First of all, you drive through the water. Unless you're going too fast and want to stop suddenly and turn the wheel really sharply and try and spray your buddy with water and you're the only guy in the cart and you weigh over 250 pounds and the whoe thing flips. Which is not what I'm saying happened, just a possibility.
Weird Sports Injuries
Jason Collins will be sidelined for about eight weeks with an elbow injury after his golf cart skidded and tipped over. Click through to see other bizarre sports injuries that have happened over the years.
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Talk about adding insult to injury: Real Salt Lake forward Fabian Espindola thought he had scored a goal in a Sept. 6 game, so he launched into a celebratory backflip. But Espindola landed wrong, severely spraining his ankle - and then an offside call wiped out the goal.
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His team in the thick of a pennant chase, Carlos Quentin broke his wrist when he angrily slammed his bat with his hand.
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This one is still currently a mystery. Warriors guard Monta Ellis sprained his ankle and tore a muscle playing offseason hoops ... or so he said. Ellis also had cuts and abrasions on the injured leg not consistent with a basketball injury.
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Oakland first baseman Daric Barton needed eight staples after smacking his head while diving into a pool during the 2008 All-Star break.
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Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder suffered a fate no man wants to endure in June when a Corey Hart foul tip caromed off his groing, breaking one of Snyder's testicles.
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As if the 2008 season wasn't miserable enough for the Tigers, Brandon Inge landed on the 15-day DL after suffering an injury while moving a large pillow for his young son.
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Arizona Cardinals tackle Gabe Watson can chase down quarterbacks, but apparently has trouble with treadmills. The Cardinals' lineman fractured his kneecap during a clumsy fall.
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Cubs' outfielder Felix Pie found himself under the knife last Spring Training after trying -- and failing -- to play through a twisted testicle injury.
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Brandon Marshall can certainly spin a tale. The Broncos wideout admitted he was seriously injured by wrestling with family members, replacing his original claim of slipping on a fast food wrapper.
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Whoe thing flips?
Oh, well...at least it wasn't in a brawl while out clubbing at 3AM.