Most skillful sport?
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I would have to say archery or falconry... There are so many variables in archery that you have to account for its not even funny. And Falconry is just as bad.
a previous person said golf and i say "easy to learn, Impossible to master"
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i say (and this is what i thought before i clicked the link) Archery im not quite sure if its an official sport but a very good hobby
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i say (and this is what i thought before i clicked the link) Archery im not quite sure if its an official sport but a very good hobby
I agree with this guy, except make that Starcraft 1. I mean considering you can only control a certain amount of units at a time your APM will skyrocket. And well, compared to the vids I've seen of Starcraft 1 pros and Starcraft 2 pros, the Starcraft 1 pros are well.... well they have faster hands.GodofCider said:
I'm going to go with Basketball. You have to shoot the ball from yards away into a hoop that is only 125% the diameter of the ball itself. Talk about accuracy.
Though the repeated submissions of Golf does have me rethinking this. Seems to me though that once you get down a stroke in Golf, you always will hit it that way, only with slightly more or less power depending. Basketball still has the element of the clock and other players who can change the way your shot is thrown in an instant.
Though the repeated submissions of Golf does have me rethinking this. Seems to me though that once you get down a stroke in Golf, you always will hit it that way, only with slightly more or less power depending. Basketball still has the element of the clock and other players who can change the way your shot is thrown in an instant.
The people in this thread have obviously never done wrestling (I talking real wrestling here) before. Not only do you have to be fast and strong but the amount of time that is put into just getting the moves down to the point where they become muscle memory (where your body just reacts without thinking about it) is more than five or six hours a day for the very best in the world. Also it takes a ton of skill as far as balance, spacial awareness, and timing to be good at the sport that is only beaten out by competitive running as the oldest sport in the history of mankind.
Never played golf have you?Signa said:
I played a bit of basketball when I was younger and of course it takes alot of skill but with practice most people who are into sport will get decent at it. Not a pro level or anything but good enough to be able to have an enjoyable game.
Golf is different altogether...I know people who have played for years and while they do improve, you still couldn't say they were even playing at a decent level. Being in individual sport also means alot of skill comes with how you can control your mind under pressure. I would say the reason Tiger Woods is (was before his downfall) regarded as one of the greatest sportspeople of all time, is because he remained at the top for so long in a sport so difficult.
Being from Sydney I have to hate Aussie rules (j/k its alright but I don't really watch it)but definitely agree with you about endurance. The field is huge and some of those players are running at near full speed for four 20 minute periods, how they don't get completely worn out I don't know.SkittlesKat said:
Oh I've swung a club and "pitiful" doesn't even begin to describe it. I still stand by what I said though. There is a lot more endurance involved with Basketball as well and teamwork and strategy. Your point still stands that all those are much more easily mastered, but I think the variety of skills still counts for something. Ultimately we could argue this for a while and it would be a very stupid argument.ThatPurpleGuy said:
It's just that of all the professional sports, I like what Basketball offers both the players and the spectators. Soccer(or football) is close in game style, but the goal is 10ft wide. Take away the goalie, and you are left with a very easy, skilless shot. You might argue that's what makes Soccer so much fun to watch, but I'm focusing on what the offensive player has to do to win. Like I said, the hoop that a basketball player has to hit is really tiny. The same could be said for baseball, but I always found that it was oddly easy to just follow through with the bat and hit the ball. If that wasn't so, I'd might give that a nod instead of basketball.
Rally Racing is like that. It's not quite as fast, but the people in it have never driven on the track before, so they have to have a navigator.Skorpyo said:
The guy on the right is going to be like "400meters sharp turn right, gravel pitch... 3 kilometers straightaway, compact dirt... 200 meters left, rough mud to clearing" for the entire race, so that the Driver can compensate for the terrain and the conditions on the fly. It's like knowing what's around the corner.
The Beautiful Game is probably a pretty decent one, but I usually only pay attention to Hockey and the CFL. (The CFL is much more exciting than the NFL.)
Long range shooting, you better be able to do physics and calculus in your head on the fly and have perfect discipline of your body.
I'm going to say Golf. Its a sport that requires real skill to pull off, even hitting the ball can take skill. You have to be able to hit it at the right speed at the right time in the right direction. You have to be able to read your terrain and wind before you hit in order to get it where you need it. You hit the ball just slightly harder than intended and it can end up costing you the hole. You hit it slightly lighter than intended and can also cost you the hole.
I'm a very sporty person and I've done quite a few in my time along with many different martial arts and I've still yet to come across anything that requires more skill than golf.
I'm a very sporty person and I've done quite a few in my time along with many different martial arts and I've still yet to come across anything that requires more skill than golf.