Darts, Pool, Snooker and Golf hardly class as "sports", they are more games, so for anyone to call them the hardest sport in the world is ridiculous.
The hardest physical sport would be a cycling grand tour.
But at a skill point we're looking at, riding a bike is easy hitting a golf ball down a fairway is so hard and to even hit the thing at all or hitting a treble in darts.
Can't argue with you on physical point with cycling.
But at a skill point we're looking at, riding a bike is easy hitting a golf ball down a fairway is so hard and to even hit the thing at all or hitting a treble in darts.
Can't argue with you on physical point with cycling.
Riding a bike is easy, but a grand tour does have skill, it's about tactics, when to make a break, how far of a gap to leave the breakaway.
Idiot? You are being hard on yourself I think Mr Dog Man.
Also have you noticed that the gap between the Womens 100m record and the mens 100m record has been narrowing ever since records began. Its only a matter of time before women will be running faster than men (probably in year 2134 according to my calculations) and by the year 3056-3058 (depending on prevailing wind speed) will actually finish the 100m 0.48s before they set off.
Idiot? You are being hard on yourself I think Mr Dog Man.
Also have you noticed that the gap between the Womens 100m record and the mens 100m record has been narrowing ever since records began. Its only a matter of time before women will be running faster than men (probably in year 2134 according to my calculations) and by the year 3056-3058 (depending on prevailing wind speed) will actually finish the 100m 0.48s before they set off.
Back on topic, hardest sport in my opinion, in terms of physical activity, can't see further than a grand tour as already said.
Couldn't imagine how draining it would be to travel those distances on a bike day after day. On the flat would be hard enough but then the climbs added in. Not a chance it could do it.
Darts, pool, snooker, golf etc are more mental sports all requiring a high level of concentration.
But at a skill point we're looking at, riding a bike is easy hitting a golf ball down a fairway is so hard and to even hit the thing at all or hitting a treble in darts.
Can't argue with you on physical point with cycling.
It's not hard to hit a gold ball down a fairway. I managed it during my first golf lesson at aged five, and I'm not a very good golfer. It's much harder to hit it down the fairway the correct distance, then get it into the hole, but it's much harder to win a cycling race than it is to do a lap of the park.
The very basics of most sports are easy, but doing the stuff you need to be good at it is much tougher and can take years to master.
Cross-country skiing is supposed to be the most physically demanding sport, but it's definitely up there with cycling and rowing etc.
Golf etc are much more skill based, than physically demanding.
A good sport is one where beginners can make a decent stab at it, and play with other beginners, but that there is a lot of scope for improvement. It should be easy to play at entry level, but really tough to win at the top professional level.
Thinking wider afield Aussie Rules Football you need to be incredibly tough and athletic. Just look at the amount of running, kicking the ball with accuracy and tackling they do.
My uncle being brought up in Australia played at high level in school and said amazingly tough. He then turned to Rugby Union when the family came over to the UK. Always said that was for wimps in comparison. Even though he got to high level in that back in its amateur days.
These days with full time professionals even harder as you can do the weights work full time so the guys are bigger and stronger.
Comparing sports is difficult. Agree with the comments that something like gymnastics or ice skating needs years of training to be world class whereas many sports just rely on strength or training, You see that with track cycling and rowing where UK lottery funding has allowed us to get world class even if the athlete has not been doing the sport since being a young child.
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Idiot? You are being hard on yourself I think Mr Dog Man.
Also have you noticed that the gap between the Womens 100m record and the mens 100m record has been narrowing ever since records began. Its only a matter of time before women will be running faster than men (probably in year 2134 according to my calculations) and by the year 3056-3058 (depending on prevailing wind speed) will actually finish the 100m 0.48s before they set off.
I think there's a flaw in your equations. You've missed out the Bolt exponential & the Flo-Jo correction factor.
I'll go for ice hockey.... ice, sharp blades on feet, high speed, getting checked, using a stick to hit a black rubber disc at over 70mph at a goal with a bloke with loads of protective gear on.
Hard as in difficult and hard as in physically hard !
I'll go for ice hockey.... ice, sharp blades on feet, high speed, getting checked, using a stick to hit a black rubber disc at over 70mph at a goal with a bloke with loads of protective gear on.
Hard as in difficult and hard as in physically hard !
Hurling has the same speed but far less protection. In fact it's only in the past couple of years that helmets have become compulsory. That said ice hockey looks brutal too.
I think there's a flaw in your equations. You've missed out the Bolt exponential & the Flo-Jo correction factor.
Indeed I did. Fact is the question is wholly subjective and despite failing badly at trying to inject some humour into a subject which is impossible to answer I seem to have wound up one individual. Sorry Dog Man - clearly you need to relax a bit more and not accuse people of trolling just because it offends your sense of decorum.
For the record every sport played at its pinnacle is hard. It is incomparable.
Requires superhuman endurance, or in the case of some, the right combination of chemicals.
There was a reason why chemicals were rife in cycling - because the sport is so hard they actually gave you an advantage. Even a 1% advantage in grand tour cycling is the difference between winning and just being part of the pack (who are themselves top athletes).
Its interesting to note that lots of people class snooker/darts and golf as "mental" games.
Its true that the physicality needed to compete (even at the very top level) at these games is within most adult humans capacity. Phil Taylor, stephen hendry and colin montgomery are pretty average athletically to say the least.
The problem i have with darts, is that it is the same "skill" repeated over and over and over again. From the same distance, at the same target. Given a day, i could score a 180. I may not get it every time, but i can get it.
Apparently the skill is mentally being able to hold your nerve during a game - something most of us learn at school.
Any martial art, apart from the potential to cause serious injury with the various techniques( although the techniques are strictly controlled), these are extremely rigorous pastimes that most drop out from before their black belt, including this wannabe Bruce Lee in his twenties.
Rugby league, phsyically very tough sport where most players are knackered by the time they're 32 and retire. Total respect to anyone who can make a career of this.
Boxing, the obvious one, unlike karate, where the moves are controlled and injuries aren't that common, boxers have been known to die or be seriously injured. No wonder it's the ultimate sport.
Have to agree with that... I have never seen a game with so much skill, technique and physicality... add that to being the fastest field game on the planet and you have one hell of a hard sport.... All that effort for the love of the game (Amateur Sport) and to represent your parish, community, town or county.
So you are saying that if Mayweather got in the ring with an MMA fighter he would lose? He's not even a KO artist and the 1st clean shot (which will be the 1st thrown), and the MMA fighter will be spark out!
Jack of all trades, master of none. Give me the master any day of the week.
So you are saying that if Mayweather got in the ring with an MMA fighter he would lose? He's not even a KO artist and the 1st clean shot (which will be the 1st thrown), and the MMA fighter will be spark out!
Jack of all trades, master of none. Give me the master any day of the week.
Yes. Mayweather would get beaten and beaten badly. That's what happens when you put somebody into a sport which they've not trained for.
I've asked myself this question before, mostly after watching a tennis game. Other people have made good points about other sports too, rugby league aside. I wouldn't put that anywhere near the hardest sport to compete in.
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No of course not. Just can't stand idiots.
The hardest physical sport would be a cycling grand tour.
But at a skill point we're looking at, riding a bike is easy hitting a golf ball down a fairway is so hard and to even hit the thing at all or hitting a treble in darts.
Can't argue with you on physical point with cycling.
Riding a bike is easy, but a grand tour does have skill, it's about tactics, when to make a break, how far of a gap to leave the breakaway.
Idiot? You are being hard on yourself I think Mr Dog Man.
Also have you noticed that the gap between the Womens 100m record and the mens 100m record has been narrowing ever since records began. Its only a matter of time before women will be running faster than men (probably in year 2134 according to my calculations) and by the year 3056-3058 (depending on prevailing wind speed) will actually finish the 100m 0.48s before they set off.
Is this troll for real? 😴😴
Couldn't imagine how draining it would be to travel those distances on a bike day after day. On the flat would be hard enough but then the climbs added in. Not a chance it could do it.
Darts, pool, snooker, golf etc are more mental sports all requiring a high level of concentration.
It's not hard to hit a gold ball down a fairway. I managed it during my first golf lesson at aged five, and I'm not a very good golfer. It's much harder to hit it down the fairway the correct distance, then get it into the hole, but it's much harder to win a cycling race than it is to do a lap of the park.
The very basics of most sports are easy, but doing the stuff you need to be good at it is much tougher and can take years to master.
Cross-country skiing is supposed to be the most physically demanding sport, but it's definitely up there with cycling and rowing etc.
Golf etc are much more skill based, than physically demanding.
A good sport is one where beginners can make a decent stab at it, and play with other beginners, but that there is a lot of scope for improvement. It should be easy to play at entry level, but really tough to win at the top professional level.
My uncle being brought up in Australia played at high level in school and said amazingly tough. He then turned to Rugby Union when the family came over to the UK. Always said that was for wimps in comparison. Even though he got to high level in that back in its amateur days.
These days with full time professionals even harder as you can do the weights work full time so the guys are bigger and stronger.
Comparing sports is difficult. Agree with the comments that something like gymnastics or ice skating needs years of training to be world class whereas many sports just rely on strength or training, You see that with track cycling and rowing where UK lottery funding has allowed us to get world class even if the athlete has not been doing the sport since being a young child.
Wouldn't consider Speedway as difficult as road racing, I get terrified just watching them, there's so much risk to so many people in road racing.
right now live in Kona, Hawaii.
Watch it on Internet( ironman.com live or with a turnable dish on 12,5 west 12722v sr 6615 for german hessen fernsehen)
completely different racing , both are very high risk
Requires superhuman endurance, or in the case of some, the right combination of chemicals.
I think there's a flaw in your equations. You've missed out the Bolt exponential & the Flo-Jo correction factor.
Hard as in difficult and hard as in physically hard !
Hurling has the same speed but far less protection. In fact it's only in the past couple of years that helmets have become compulsory. That said ice hockey looks brutal too.
Indeed I did. Fact is the question is wholly subjective and despite failing badly at trying to inject some humour into a subject which is impossible to answer I seem to have wound up one individual. Sorry Dog Man - clearly you need to relax a bit more and not accuse people of trolling just because it offends your sense of decorum.
For the record every sport played at its pinnacle is hard. It is incomparable.
There was a reason why chemicals were rife in cycling - because the sport is so hard they actually gave you an advantage. Even a 1% advantage in grand tour cycling is the difference between winning and just being part of the pack (who are themselves top athletes).
Its interesting to note that lots of people class snooker/darts and golf as "mental" games.
Its true that the physicality needed to compete (even at the very top level) at these games is within most adult humans capacity. Phil Taylor, stephen hendry and colin montgomery are pretty average athletically to say the least.
The problem i have with darts, is that it is the same "skill" repeated over and over and over again. From the same distance, at the same target. Given a day, i could score a 180. I may not get it every time, but i can get it.
Apparently the skill is mentally being able to hold your nerve during a game - something most of us learn at school.
Rugby league, phsyically very tough sport where most players are knackered by the time they're 32 and retire. Total respect to anyone who can make a career of this.
Boxing, the obvious one, unlike karate, where the moves are controlled and injuries aren't that common, boxers have been known to die or be seriously injured. No wonder it's the ultimate sport.
How did James Toney do?
Yes. Mayweather would get beaten and beaten badly. That's what happens when you put somebody into a sport which they've not trained for.