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Which sports require the highest level of “clutch-ness”?
Posted on 2/26/20 at 8:26 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 8:26 pm
I’m talking about having the most pressure-filled situations requiring players to remain cool while doing something difficult with heavy implications on the outcome.
Some sports have specific positions that are pretty intense, like field goal kickers and goalies, but generally the significance of the average play isn’t that big (if a QB fails to complete a last gasp TD pass it’s not a huge deal as the odds are low and nobody really judges him for it, whereas for a basketball player taking a last shot with the game on the line it’s considered a measure of their ability as a player much more.
My top 3 would be basketball, golf, and gymnastics
Some sports have specific positions that are pretty intense, like field goal kickers and goalies, but generally the significance of the average play isn’t that big (if a QB fails to complete a last gasp TD pass it’s not a huge deal as the odds are low and nobody really judges him for it, whereas for a basketball player taking a last shot with the game on the line it’s considered a measure of their ability as a player much more.
My top 3 would be basketball, golf, and gymnastics
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Posted on 2/26/20 at 8:29 pm to SD Tider
Baseball. 9th inning with 2 outs with the tying or winning run on base or at the plate. Big pressure on both the hitter and pitcher
Posted on 2/26/20 at 8:29 pm to SD Tider
Golf. 18th green w/ a 5-10 foot putt breaking away from you has to be the hardest thing in sport, at least mentally
Posted on 2/26/20 at 8:30 pm to SD Tider
Definitely not football
Posted on 2/26/20 at 8:34 pm to SD Tider
Golf
Posted on 2/26/20 at 8:35 pm to SD Tider
Golf, Tennis, any individual sport.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 8:36 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 8:56 pm to SD Tider
Any individual sport, particularly golf, where one stroke or athletic moment is the difference between multi millions and not multi millions.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 9:00 pm to SD Tider
Mating.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 9:00 pm to SD Tider
Baseball late innings tight game with 2 outs
Posted on 2/26/20 at 9:01 pm to SD Tider
Golf and I'm not sure it's close.
Not only are you alone, but everyone knows what you're trying to do.
A slight mishit in tennis and it mostly goes unnoticed. A slight mishit in golf and you're in thr water on 17 at Sawgrass.
Not only are you alone, but everyone knows what you're trying to do.
A slight mishit in tennis and it mostly goes unnoticed. A slight mishit in golf and you're in thr water on 17 at Sawgrass.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 9:17 pm to SD Tider
Tennis and golf
Individual sports with clear stoppage of play to build pressure
Individual sports with clear stoppage of play to build pressure
Posted on 2/26/20 at 9:19 pm to SD Tider
golf
Posted on 2/26/20 at 9:45 pm to SD Tider
Biathlon (skiing/shooting)
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:23 pm to Zappas Stache
Chess, especially in Cold War era
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:29 pm to Lou Pai
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Chess, especially in Cold War era
Not a sport
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:30 pm to SD Tider
I’d go with golf if for no other reason than the amount of time you Spend in your head leading up to a shot, or putt.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 12:32 am to SD Tider
Baseball. Time to think between pitches, each one is a mini battle.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 12:39 am to SD Tider
Golf has rightfully been mentioned many times. I would say sprinting requires insane levels of clutchness. You train year round for a competition that lasts 10 seconds or less. False start and you don't even get to compete. One misstep and the race is lost. The margin for error is counted in milliseconds. Track and field is full of events that require you to do everything perfectly to succeed. Gymnastics is similar.
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