referencing the "what skills would you consider essential"? (paraphrase).
i was thinking of this recently:
you do wonder what someone like colt knost has that makes him so good. probably great hand-eye and very strong wrists.
golf and other sports like hockey are different from alot of other sports. seems like you watch it and think maybe i could do that with a ton of practice/work.
but watch jj watts or adrian wilson doing box jumps (or gymnasts doing their thing) and i think you would NEVER ask whether you could do that. or a defensive tackle (who doesn't get drafted) doing a standing back flip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu7W71aUr5s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0gsgyY_QW0
sorry for the unformattted links... but very few would think they could do that.... but golf/hockey/bowling/nascar i would think many think they might be able to do it because the skillset isn't really obvious.
before i get pounced on for hockey i know so many guys who played elite hockey to age 15 or so who think they could maybe have got to the NHL..... i think basketball (for instance) is different as someone's superior play becomes obvious very very fast (must more continuously scored game).
i would also add that someone like rory mac probably has freakishly fast hips but again it's not obvious from human eye and it doesn't seem that likely from looking at him (someone like dustin johnson it's alot more obvioius)