Often named is Bob Beamon bettering the long jump WR by over half a meter, and at the Olympic games, of all events.
The most impressive thing in sport
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The first if you're Ben Simmons.
As I said further up, my brother has hit 7 of 9 darts. My father maintains his mate did it in the working mans club once. It’s comparable to a hole in one. Insanely tough but you’ve only got to do 1 thing 9 times.
I don’t know anyone that’s got anywhere near a 147 that wasn’t a professional. It’s leagues more difficult. Yes a fluke can keep one going, but it’s harder.
Gold in different sports at the same Olympics has to be up there, especially considering how unfancied she was in the Super G.
Absolutely without a doubt it's harder and I follow both religiously.
yeah they're really not. They're games.And before anyone says "urr but u coudknt get a 9 dart or 147". Yeah, that's true. But I also can't moonwalk or put up a shelf straight and if I did I wouldn't call myself an athlete.
What about the All Blacks win record? The highest in the history of all sport for all time. Pretty decent.
Bit awkward but......
That said I think Eddie’s was more impressive because he beat the previous record by so much.
Yeah, when I browsed that stuff I noticed that this attempt was due today
Every record will be beaten eventually, even if this was "only" a few years later. But to be the first to reach an almost unthinkable milestone is the truly special achievement. The story how Hall got himself to that place is pretty frightening.
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Hasn't the mountain just broke that record too?
Edit: ah that's what I get for replying before reading the entire thread
Hole in one in golf is pretty difficult I'd think.
I don’t know much about darts and snooker just sounds like you’re just going fishing, so I’m going with the perfect game in baseball.
Shit sport is shit. The game is barely professional in Australia and if we didnt have imports, the wallabies would be fecked. I dont know what its like in the UK, but it would surely be considered a third tier sport? Meanwhile in New Zealand, its all they play...
I appreciate how good the all blacks are, but its the equivalent of the Australian Rugby League side.
Sub 40 minute Alpe d'Huez dope free.
I once did a nine-darter at snooker.
And before anyone says "urr but u coudknt get a 9 dart or 147". Yeah, that's true. But I also can't moonwalk or put up a shelf straight and if I did I wouldn't call myself an athlete.
Serious question: what's the difference between a professional sport and a professional game? Is the difference merely a matter of how 'athletic' each are?
Tbh I can't play it so I'm jealous.
The tables are too bloody big, unless you're a giant.
Honestly I don’t know. But if you can do it better with a pint between efforts, you’re standing closer to a game than a sport.
In reality, there are athletic and non-athletic sports I guess. Darts and Snooker can be sports in essence, but they’re not athletic, and they’re turn based. That’s double trouble for me.
Matchplay Golf is a sport I guess. Regular Golf... precarious.
I just wondered whether there was a genuine reason to differentiate them, or whether it was snobbery* or merely personal preference.
*This is likely too harsh a word in many cases, but not all.
*This is likely too harsh a word in many cases, but not all.
In terms of the 9 darter vs 147..... surely the '147' is "harder" - as for one, you kinda have to be a master of the craft to do it, find me a club player who has done it? Century breaks are rare for them. A 9 darter can and has been done by amateurs.... but maybe that just mean it's easier to fluke.
Yet for pros, the numbers would suggest 147 is far easier, baring in mind almost every leg of darts is more started with the scoring leading into a chance for a 9 darter with the exception of the guys who like triple 19 now and then, a Snooker player will be looking to win the frame, not a 147, so won't pot a red looking for the black.. it's high risk low reward nowadays.... whereas a 9 darter is a no risk low reward and despite that is more rare.
So who the hell knows? I've done neither.... but I've been within 2 inches of a hole in one like 3 times.... I'm a shit golfer.
Yet for pros, the numbers would suggest 147 is far easier, baring in mind almost every leg of darts is more started with the scoring leading into a chance for a 9 darter with the exception of the guys who like triple 19 now and then, a Snooker player will be looking to win the frame, not a 147, so won't pot a red looking for the black.. it's high risk low reward nowadays.... whereas a 9 darter is a no risk low reward and despite that is more rare.
So who the hell knows? I've done neither.... but I've been within 2 inches of a hole in one like 3 times.... I'm a shit golfer.
In 2002 Mike Creen scored a Condor at the 517 yard par 5 9th hole at the Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver, Colorado. It is the longest hole in one on record, and he did it without cutting a dogleg.
The whole Thor vs Hall thing reminded me of this :
220 Kg snatch is fecking nuts. There's literally such a small margin for error and he made it look easy. Olympic Weightlifting is just a different level in terms of a display of athleticism and technique.
220 Kg snatch is fecking nuts. There's literally such a small margin for error and he made it look easy. Olympic Weightlifting is just a different level in terms of a display of athleticism and technique.
It's this. They see some fat lad hitting a 9 darter or struggling to walk around a snooker table and declare that it's not a real ''sport''. Which the counter argument is go and watch league 2 football.
It’s not all they play, they’ve had great cricket teams over the years and from what I gather Basketball has become very popular. I’m not really a fan of rugby but watching the all blacks in full flight is impressive as feck. but to say it’s a shit sport is stupid. You’re a shit sport.
Frankie Dettori's Magnificent Seven 23 September 2016. An almost impossible feat.
He was carried in all those races tbf.