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re: What is the perfect sport?
Posted on 2/18/14 at 12:37 pm to Hester Carries
Posted on 2/18/14 at 12:37 pm to Hester Carries
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4)Golf-Hit the ball in the hole, count your strokes, dont touch it unless you hit it.
This is the way I play golf. But I'm the only person in Shreveport who plays this way.
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Posted on 2/18/14 at 12:41 pm to Hester Carries
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I define the perfect sport as one where the objective is simple and intuitive, and the nature of the game is so logical that the sport doesn't require a ton of seemingly arbitrary rules to keep the game moving along. In otherwords, after a five minute explanation of the sport, would you have to keep saying "you cant do that"?
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1)Rugby-I feel like this is the basis of all sports. ... Get the ball over there. So simple.
As a current rugby player and 14 year veteran, I can say I haven't had any two refs have the same interpretation of what's right and wrong in the scrum or at the breakdown.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 1:21 pm to medtiger
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I agree. I can't think of a sport that is as straightforward as tennis. Stand behind the line, hit the ball into the cross court box, and keep going until it goes beyond the boundary lines, into the net, or bounces twice.
I like this reasoning. If i could go back, I might put tennis as high as 2nd.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 3:06 pm to Hester Carries
Golf.
The simplicity, yet utter difficulty in getting a 1.6 inch diameter ball into a slightly larger hole hundreds of yards away, using only fashioned metal clubs.
The simplicity, yet utter difficulty in getting a 1.6 inch diameter ball into a slightly larger hole hundreds of yards away, using only fashioned metal clubs.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 3:08 pm to HempHead
Jenner Aniston surfing
No bathing suits needed
No bathing suits needed
Posted on 2/18/14 at 3:13 pm to Hester Carries
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Hester Carries
I saw you put he correct answer in #1 and did
. No need to read further.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 3:39 pm to More beer please
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Basketball to me shows more true athleticism than any other sport.
Please.
Soccer requires the best athletes. Those guys/gals are amazing. Most basketball players wouldn't last 10 mins on a soccer field.
Every sport has amazing athletes, but I'd be willing to bet a lot more soccer players could cross over to other sports than other sports to soccer.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 3:41 pm to Hester Carries
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1)Rugby-I feel like this is the basis of all sports. Its football without 100 years of rules additions. all you need is a ball which is a huge factor. Get the ball over there. So simple.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 3:45 pm to medtiger
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I love golf, it's my favorite sport, but it would be more "perfect" if the rules were loosened a bit since most of them wouldn't change the outcome very often.
I'd say that golf has to be pretty far up there, as far as perfection is concerned.
Name another sport where people of various skill levels can compete on the same field? One where a 20 handicapper can get as much enjoyment out of it as a 2 handicapper?
On any given day, even an amateur could compete with the greatest professional golfers. Not to say they could do it consistently, but you get my point.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 4:04 pm to elprez00
Tag FTW.
Honorable mention: Global Thermo Nuclear War
Honorable mention: Global Thermo Nuclear War
Posted on 2/18/14 at 4:08 pm to Mahootney
Tennis is the answer. With the addition of the cameras and review system, there is no way you could ever say someone got screwed by an official. The sport is as black and white as it gets and highly entertaining.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 4:09 pm to elprez00
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Every sport has amazing athletes, but I'd be willing to bet a lot more soccer players could cross over to other sports than other sports to soccer.
No.
Soccer players need little to no upper body strength for their sport compared the major athletes in other sports. Would love to see them block on a run, or attempt to tackle a running back, or even spend an entire game keeping their arms up and shooting a basketball.
They would never have to be substituted out though, which is sorta a plus.
This post was edited on 2/18/14 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 2/18/14 at 4:47 pm to elprez00
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Soccer requires the best athletes. Those guys/gals are amazing. Most basketball players wouldn't last 10 mins on a soccer field.
Physicality is lacking in soccer.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 7:35 pm to slackster
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Maybe not for a pro with the advances in technology
I assumed we are talking about pro sports?
As for my original statement, I love playing tennis. Hate watching it with a passion. I still go with my opinion that the perfect sport should have no judgement calls.
One of the reasons why I hate watching college football so much these days. Pro football is becoming just as worse. My team doesn't even have to be playing and I get infuriated over bad calls or only one team getting calls. How fricking hard is it to call a fair game where the best team wins?
Posted on 2/18/14 at 7:40 pm to elprez00
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Soccer requires the best athletes. Those guys/gals are amazing. Most basketball players wouldn't last 10 mins on a soccer field.
Every sport has amazing athletes, but I'd be willing to bet a lot more soccer players could cross over to other sports than other sports to soccer.
god you soccer fans suck.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 7:46 pm to Hester Carries
The answer is baseball. It is the only perfect sport.
If you wanted to go with simplicity, then track & field, swimming, cycling, weight lifting, etc all make sense. Who is the fastest? Who is the strongest? Who can jump the highest? Those sports and events measure the core of athleticism.
If you wanted to go with simplicity, then track & field, swimming, cycling, weight lifting, etc all make sense. Who is the fastest? Who is the strongest? Who can jump the highest? Those sports and events measure the core of athleticism.
This post was edited on 2/18/14 at 11:26 pm
Posted on 2/18/14 at 7:50 pm to Tactical1
Rugby. Hockey, basketball
Posted on 2/18/14 at 7:58 pm to Zach
Pardon?
Posted on 2/18/14 at 8:01 pm to Hester Carries
Basketball
Football
Curling
7s rugby
Football
Curling
7s rugby
Posted on 2/18/14 at 8:10 pm to BeaverPRO
Soccer...kick the ball in the goal.
Boxing...hit your opponent/don't let him hit you.
Rugby...the way football should be played
/thread
Boxing...hit your opponent/don't let him hit you.
Rugby...the way football should be played
/thread
This post was edited on 2/18/14 at 8:13 pm
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