Is darts a SPORT ??

Andy Birkenhead · 09/01/10 - 21:45

Or is it, as I think, a GAME ?
To me, a sport is something you do which involves some kind of physical movement including a bit of sweating, breathlessness etc.

U96 · 09/01/10 - 21:48

I dunno.But i was watching it this afternoon and that young guy who got into the final was awesome.Like a robot.Millimetric precision.

HarryValley · 09/01/10 - 21:49

I think it's a game/passtime that's been turned into a sport, like snooker

[Deleted User] · 09/01/10 - 21:54

HarryValley wrote: »

I think it's a game/passtime that's been turned into a sport, like snooker

Aren't all sports games that have been turned into sports? A game of football, for instance. Personally I think the difference between a game per se, and a sport is the level of skill required in a sport. Buckaroo is a game, darts is a sport.

[Deleted User] · 09/01/10 - 21:56

id say it was a sport because its competitive, and although only a small bit, there is still a physical excersion

Pistol Whip · 09/01/10 - 21:57

It's just something to do between pints

HarryValley · 09/01/10 - 22:06

curls2006 wrote: »

Aren't all sports games that have been turned into sports? A game of football, for instance. Personally I think the difference between a game per se, and a sport is the level of skill required in a sport. Buckaroo is a game, darts is a sport.

Yes but if Sky or BBC2 staged a Buckaroo championship, with cash prizes and sponsorships, it'd become a sport

[Deleted User] · 09/01/10 - 22:34

It bores the hell out of me, it must be a sport, either that or Opera.

moogiechompy · 09/01/10 - 22:34

Andy Birkenhead wrote: »

Or is it, as I think, a GAME ?
To me, a sport is something you do which involves some kind of physical movement including a bit of sweating, breathlessness etc.

I've been watching it all week thanks to the snow and crap tv scheduling and I've seen fair bit of sweating and a player got breathless, (think that was more to do with his medical condition tho

)

It may not be a exertive sport, but its given me more entertainment this week than watching my football team this season (Everton

) and those players get paid enough to entertain

cosmo · 09/01/10 - 22:39

It's as much of a sport as archery or pistol shooting.

Ovalteenie · 09/01/10 - 22:48

Andy Birkenhead wrote: »

Or is it, as I think, a GAME ?
To me, a sport is something you do which involves some kind of physical movement including a bit of sweating, breathlessness etc.

If you've been watching, it does involve physical movement, and they do sweat.

Presumably you don't think golf is a sport either?

They don't even have to walk, they can ride around in buggies now.

Sniffle774 · 09/01/10 - 22:53

I say yes but that only cos it my last chance of becoming a professional sportsman

Traynor · 09/01/10 - 22:53

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clv0S--z4p0

solarflare · 09/01/10 - 22:56

Traynor wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clv0S--z4p0

Knew even before I clicked the link that that's what it was going to be

U96 · 09/01/10 - 22:57

moogiechompy wrote: »

I've been watching it all week thanks to the snow and crap tv scheduling and I've seen fair bit of sweating and a player got breathless, (think that was more to do with his medical condition tho )

It may not be a exertive sport, but its given me more entertainment this week than watching my football team this season (Everton ) and those players get paid enough to entertain

Spot on.Those(in general) overpaid prima donnas should hang their heads in shame.
Darts should be made an Olympic sport.Along with snooker and bowls.

c3pod4qp · 09/01/10 - 23:01

Andy Birkenhead wrote: »

Or is it, as I think, a GAME ?
To me, a sport is something you do which involves some kind of physical movement including a bit of sweating, breathlessness etc.

I agree, it's a game/pastime, not a sport. However, they do sweat and get breathless, but this is probably due to weight issues and smoking.

jo2015 · 09/01/10 - 23:04

There was an excellent (as usual) article by Simon Barnes in the Times yesterday which was primarily about cricket but touched on the subject of snobbery towards darts:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article6979906.ece

And another thing, if I bloke throws a javelin, that's considered sport but if a fat bloke throws a small arrow, very accurately, then it's a pub game

cosmo · 09/01/10 - 23:06

People belittle it because it's a working class pastime.

If it was played at public school it would have been in the Olympics years ago.

moogiechompy · 09/01/10 - 23:22

cosmo wrote: »

People belittle it because it's a working class pastime.

If it was played at public school it would have been in the Olympics years ago.

So true, it does take a bit of skill to throw a dart accurately, I think events like shot put & weight lifting require more brawn than skill and they are not as entertaining

System · 09/01/10 - 23:26

Darts is a sport for sure! it's amazingly hard to do properly, really takes skill.

BDO final at Lakeside on tomorrow bbc2!

[Deleted User] · 09/01/10 - 23:45

I don't know or care if it's a game or a sport, all I know is it's absolutely brilliant!

I've only started following it properly this week but I'm hooked! It's funny, entertaining, addictive viewing. I can't wait for the final.

trevalyan · 09/01/10 - 23:48

i have heard american commentators refer to the players as "the two athletes" in one professional darts match on Sky.

i mean, wtf????

NoNoDrama · 10/01/10 - 01:06

It's sport in it's rawest form, and the most entertaining sport to watch on TV.

The BDO they show on the BBC is poor and horrifically outdated ,however.

Get Sky and watch the PDC tournaments.

I'm a HUGE football fan but nothing beats watching a good darts tournament.

moon unit · 10/01/10 - 01:19

the_sniper89 wrote: »

I don't know or care if it's a game or a sport, all I know is it's absolutely brilliant!

I've only started following it properly this week but I'm hooked! It's funny, entertaining, addictive viewing. I can't wait for the final.

Right on, ditto! :cool:

MARTYM8 · 10/01/10 - 01:52

What's even more weird is that they have two separate world darts championships held in consecutive weeks - in January. Why exactly - did they fall out over a few pints?

Ovalteenie · 10/01/10 - 01:54

the_sniper89 wrote: »

I don't know or care if it's a game or a sport, all I know is it's absolutely brilliant!

I've only started following it properly this week but I'm hooked! It's funny, entertaining, addictive viewing. I can't wait for the final.

& it's great brain training in mental arithmetic

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