Olympic Sports: Top Five, Bottom Five, Replacement Five

Olympic Sports: Top Five, Bottom Five, Replacement Five Jul 27, 2021 22:33:50 GMT Midi-Chlorian_Count likes this

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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jul 27, 2021 22:33:50 GMT

Jul 27, 2021 21:36:18 GMT Midi-Chlorian_Count said:

Jul 27, 2021 19:17:49 GMT Rey Kahuka said:

But you're doing shooting and archery a disservice by suggesting it's more about the equipment than the athlete.

I wasn't attempting to disparage Shooting or Archery in any way. Merely attempting to defend Darts by pointing out it has exactly the same body mechanics - precise aim and power judgement - as the other two but is commonly laughed off for being a "pub game" or whatever.

And yes, in terms of not having a targeting instrument, despite the poor perception some people have of it, it is more pure. I guess in the same way I'd view cycling as more pure a sport than moto-gp.

But I certainly wasn't putting archery or shooting out of the Olympics sports equation...

Yeah and while I don't think it makes for the most compelling viewing, I wouldn't say darts requires less focus, muscle memory, or hand eye coordination than some of the other sports. If we can have Olympic ping pong we can have Olympic darts, and I don't mean that as an insult to either sport.