:sozo: Tennis!
I'm surprised that hasn't been mentioned yet.
Shooting tennis balls before they hit you...now that sounds fun!
toldailytopic: What sport requires the most skill?
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Shooting tennis balls before they hit you...now that sounds fun!
Sure, but how many turns can they get on their pirouette? How many times do they need to go through a dance combination before they can duplicate it? Can they do a shoulder stand or a fish flop? How's their turn-out and how long can they balance en passe releve? I wonder if they'd even make it through a decent dance class
If you rounded up every dancer that ever lived, and trained them as long as you wanted to, not one of them would ever be able to do this:
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Depends a lot on how skill is defined. If it's a learned ability (for example, finesse) then I'm going with baseball; specifically pitching. If it is an innate ability, I'll go with endurance sports. The world's top sprinters always amaze me: there's only so much training you can do and only so much conditioning. I feel like your physical build, genetics, etc. dictate a maximum fitness level you can achieve, so the individuals who are so dominant are pretty much built that way...
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Though NBA players can be quite athletic, world class decathletes are even better. I put this guy over any NBA player in terms of athleticism.
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:sozo: Tennis!
I'm surprised that hasn't been mentioned yet.
Well yes, kmoney's favorite female athlete, Serena Williams, is quite athletic.
He's 5'-10"
I wouldn't put him "over" an WNBA player
I don't think people get how big and strong and athletic NBA players really are.
Look at Antonio Gates. He played basketball at Kent St., didn't even get drafted in the NBA draft because he was 6'-4". Went to the NFL and has been to the Pro-Bowl six years in a row.
You don't see many guys who don't get drafted in the NFL draft going to the NBA and becoming all stars there.
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Oh, how could I forget - CHESS BOXING!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing
I watched a competition while in UK last month....brilliant chap, brilliant......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_boxing
I watched a competition while in UK last month....brilliant chap, brilliant......
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My husband is only 5' 8", weighs only 205 lbs, but he benched 345 lbs just two weeks ago - and he's getting stronger every month
As to jumping, he jumped some 3' into the air immediately after having dead-lifted something over 500 lbs (the compression of the dead-lift is great for a high spring) - but that was back in the days when he only dead-lifted around 550 for a max K:But I already said that power lifting is not a high-skill sport. Bench press and jumping and even running don't take much skill, just strength and agility.
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Then it's not about skill. You seem to mistake genetic predisposition (talent even) for skill.
The thing about dance is that there is always something new to learn - not just variations on a theme, but something really new. A different way to move the body and connect to the music and the audience. It requires not only physical strength, flexibility, agility, stamina, and balance, but also mental agility and a mind-body connection that can only come of serious and continuous training. That is skill.
is this our first 'it depends' post for this thread?
yes, it does depend on how it is defined
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that is why we have a dictionary
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you should learn to depend on it
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I guess you do not know much about decathletes. Bryan Clay is 5'10". And? He has personal bests in the following events.
100 m - 10.35 sec
200 m - 21.34 sec
400 m - 47.78 sec
110 m hurdles - 13.64 sec
1500 m - 4:38.93 sec
long jump - 8.06 m (26' 5-1/4")
high jump - 2.10 (6' 10-5/8")
pole vault - 5.15 (16' 10-5/8")
shot put - 16.27 (53" 4-3/8")
discus throw - 55.87 (183' 3") (world decathlon best)
javelin throw - 72.00 (236' 2")
60 m - 6.65
60 m hurdles - 7.77
1000 m - 2:49.41 sec
When Dwight Howard can match these get back to me.
Yes, I do know big and strong and athletic NBA players are. But against elite decathletes they are not as athletic. You pit Bryan and Clay against Dwight Howard and what do you have? Clay is faster, stronger, and can jump higher.
There is a company called SPARQ that has developed a test and ratings system to rate a person's athleticism. Clay was tested in 2008 and the SPARQ people were stunned at the test results. The SPARQ tests are sports specific for six different sports football, boys’ soccer, girls’ soccer, baseball, fastpitch, boys’ basketball and girls’ basketball. Clay rated at the top or near the top of every test.
Test results
I'm not sure what this proves? :idunno:
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Well yes, kmoney's favorite female athlete, Serena Williams, is quite athletic.
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