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BobM
May 31, 2013, 4:28:13 PM5/31/13
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Complete Article:
http://www.sporttechie.com/2013/05/30/a-sporttechie-exclusive-interview-with-espn-sports-science-host-john-brenkus/
<excerpt>
ST: You’ve analyzed so many different sports. Which would you say is the most physically challenging of them all?
JB: I think that there are two different answers. I think that you have, in terms of just sport to play, just, “hey let’s just get off the couch and play it”, for an average person, certainly hockey is way up there. Once you’re introducing a sport that has skating and hand eye coordination – the amount of skills that are involve, I think it’s the most difficult sport to just play.
Then the question is, which is the hardest sport to play well? Then I think the answer is probably golf; that’s the most difficult sport to play well. Think about it; there are 125 some-odd guys on the PGA Tour, and that’s in the world. So, when you’re thinking about turning professional as a golfer, you have to be one of best 100 people in the world. Those odds are just staggering.
http://www.sporttechie.com/2013/05/30/a-sporttechie-exclusive-interview-with-espn-sports-science-host-john-brenkus/
<excerpt>
ST: You’ve analyzed so many different sports. Which would you say is the most physically challenging of them all?
JB: I think that there are two different answers. I think that you have, in terms of just sport to play, just, “hey let’s just get off the couch and play it”, for an average person, certainly hockey is way up there. Once you’re introducing a sport that has skating and hand eye coordination – the amount of skills that are involve, I think it’s the most difficult sport to just play.
Then the question is, which is the hardest sport to play well? Then I think the answer is probably golf; that’s the most difficult sport to play well. Think about it; there are 125 some-odd guys on the PGA Tour, and that’s in the world. So, when you’re thinking about turning professional as a golfer, you have to be one of best 100 people in the world. Those odds are just staggering.
Horva...@net.net
May 31, 2013, 4:44:35 PM5/31/13
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On Fri, 31 May 2013 13:28:13 -0700 (PDT), BobM
<defangeda...@gmail.com> wrote this crap:
>Complete Article:
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>http://www.sportview-with-espn-sports-science-host-john-brenkus/
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Just what is "sport science," and where do you get a degree? Is it
like a medical degree? Doctors go to school for many years for their
degree. Is "sport science guy" just another term for, "coach"?
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<defangeda...@gmail.com> wrote this crap:
>Complete Article:
>
>http://www.sportview-with-espn-sports-science-host-john-brenkus/
>
><excerpt>
Just what is "sport science," and where do you get a degree? Is it
like a medical degree? Doctors go to school for many years for their
degree. Is "sport science guy" just another term for, "coach"?
This signature is now the ultimate
power in the universe
John B.
May 31, 2013, 5:48:17 PM5/31/13
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you have to be to go on the tour. In baseball, if you're successful as a hitter
only 30% of the time, you're a damn good player. Hitting a golf ball into
a playable position is a hell of a lot easier than hitting a 95-mph cut fastball.
BAR
May 31, 2013, 6:08:18 PM5/31/13
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In article <26ac5e2c-d270-4903...@googlegroups.com>, john...@gmail.com
says...
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> > JB: I think that there are two different answers. I think that you have, in terms of just sport to play, just, ?hey let?s just get off the couch and play it?, for an average person, certainly hockey is way up there. Once you?re introducing a sport that has skating and hand eye coordination ? the amount of skills that are involve, I think it?s the most difficult sport to just play.
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> > Then the question is, which is the hardest sport to play well? Then I think the answer is probably golf; that?s the most difficult sport to play well. Think about it; there are 125 some-odd guys on the PGA Tour, and that?s in the world. So, when you?re thinking about turning professional as a golfer, you have to be one of best 100 people in the world. Those odds are just staggering.
year on a contract and professional golfers have to earn their each and every week.
says...
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> On Friday, May 31, 2013 4:28:13 PM UTC-4, BobM wrote:
> > Complete Article:
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> > ST: You?ve analyzed so many different sports. Which would you say is the most physically challenging of them all?
> On Friday, May 31, 2013 4:28:13 PM UTC-4, BobM wrote:
> > Complete Article:
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> > http://www.sporttechie.com/2013/05/30/a-sporttechie-exclusive-interview-with-espn-sports-science-host-john-brenkus/
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> > JB: I think that there are two different answers. I think that you have, in terms of just sport to play, just, ?hey let?s just get off the couch and play it?, for an average person, certainly hockey is way up there. Once you?re introducing a sport that has skating and hand eye coordination ? the amount of skills that are involve, I think it?s the most difficult sport to just play.
> >
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> > Then the question is, which is the hardest sport to play well? Then I think the answer is probably golf; that?s the most difficult sport to play well. Think about it; there are 125 some-odd guys on the PGA Tour, and that?s in the world. So, when you?re thinking about turning professional as a golfer, you have to be one of best 100 people in the world. Those odds are just staggering.
>
> You have to be one of the 100 best, because the PGA has rules about how good
> you have to be to go on the tour. In baseball, if you're successful as a hitter
> only 30% of the time, you're a damn good player. Hitting a golf ball into
> a playable position is a hell of a lot easier than hitting a 95-mph cut fastball.
Why do professional baseball players, playing in the Major League earn millions of dollars a
> You have to be one of the 100 best, because the PGA has rules about how good
> you have to be to go on the tour. In baseball, if you're successful as a hitter
> only 30% of the time, you're a damn good player. Hitting a golf ball into
> a playable position is a hell of a lot easier than hitting a 95-mph cut fastball.
year on a contract and professional golfers have to earn their each and every week.
Hollis2
May 31, 2013, 8:46:59 PM5/31/13
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Hollis2
May 31, 2013, 8:56:45 PM5/31/13
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it's being able to do that task better than almost everyone else in the
world to the point that you can make money doing it. In that sense, no
sport is innately more difficult than any other sport.
Frank Ketchum
May 31, 2013, 9:04:19 PM5/31/13
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"BobM" <defangeda...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> for an average person, certainly hockey is way up there.
>
> Then the question is, which is the hardest sport to play well?
> Then I think the answer is probably golf; that�s the most difficult
> sport to play well.
Hah! I play ice hockey all winter and golf all summer. I am either a stud
> Then I think the answer is probably golf; that�s the most difficult
> sport to play well.
bad-ass or an idiot asking for punishment. My money is on the latter.
Horva...@net.net
May 31, 2013, 11:19:44 PM5/31/13
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On Fri, 31 May 2013 17:46:59 -0700, "Hollis2"
<a3a...@webnntp.invalid> wrote this crap:
>On May 31 2013 4:28 PM, BobM wrote:
>
>> Complete Article:
the decathlon or the triathlon or the biathlon. I find the biathlon
extremely challenging. If you know how to shoot you know the
importance of controlling your breathing. To run up to a position
then take aim and shoot seems to be very challenging. I can't imagine
the type of training you do for that.
<a3a...@webnntp.invalid> wrote this crap:
>On May 31 2013 4:28 PM, BobM wrote:
>
>> Complete Article:
>> ST: You’ve analyzed so many different sports. Which would you say is the
>most physically challenging
>> of them all?
>>
>> JB: I think that there are two different answers. I think that you have, in
>terms of just sport to
>> play, just, “hey let’s just get off the couch and play it”, for an average
>person, certainly hockey
>> is way up there. Once you’re introducing a sport that has skating and hand
>eye coordination – the
>> amount of skills that are involve, I think it’s the most difficult sport to
>just play.
>>
>> Then the question is, which is the hardest sport to play well? Then I think
>the answer is probably
>> golf; that’s the most difficult sport to play well. Think about it; there
>are 125 some-odd guys on
>> the PGA Tour, and that’s in the world. So, when you’re thinking about
>turning professional as a
>> golfer, you have to be one of best 100 people in the world. Those odds are
>just staggering.
>
>
>The same could be said about tennis.
I think sports that combine several activities are the hardest. Like
>most physically challenging
>> of them all?
>>
>> JB: I think that there are two different answers. I think that you have, in
>terms of just sport to
>> play, just, “hey let’s just get off the couch and play it”, for an average
>person, certainly hockey
>> is way up there. Once you’re introducing a sport that has skating and hand
>eye coordination – the
>> amount of skills that are involve, I think it’s the most difficult sport to
>just play.
>>
>> Then the question is, which is the hardest sport to play well? Then I think
>the answer is probably
>> golf; that’s the most difficult sport to play well. Think about it; there
>are 125 some-odd guys on
>> the PGA Tour, and that’s in the world. So, when you’re thinking about
>turning professional as a
>> golfer, you have to be one of best 100 people in the world. Those odds are
>just staggering.
>
>
>The same could be said about tennis.
the decathlon or the triathlon or the biathlon. I find the biathlon
extremely challenging. If you know how to shoot you know the
importance of controlling your breathing. To run up to a position
then take aim and shoot seems to be very challenging. I can't imagine
the type of training you do for that.
Horva...@net.net
May 31, 2013, 11:25:25 PM5/31/13
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On Fri, 31 May 2013 21:04:19 -0400, "Frank Ketchum" <fr...@nospam.com>
wrote this crap:
Wuss. I'm out skiing or playing hockey all winter. In the summer I'm
yacht racing or golfing or cycling.
wrote this crap:
yacht racing or golfing or cycling.
John B.
Jun 1, 2013, 1:20:26 PM6/1/13
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John B.
Jun 1, 2013, 1:28:21 PM6/1/13
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you have to be a good skater before you can be a hockey player. In basketball, if you're of above average height, you have an advantage that you didn't have to work at acquiring (not that being tall in and of itself will make you a good player). In track and field sprint events, either you're fast or you're not. It's the way you're born. If a quarterback only completes 30% of his passes, if a basketball player shoots 30% from the floor, if a hockey goalie stops only 30% of shots on goal, he's going to find his career over in a hurry. If a baseball player bats .300, he's a star.
BAR
Jun 1, 2013, 2:45:00 PM6/1/13
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In article <804e12bb-ef34-4141...@googlegroups.com>, john...@gmail.com
Ask yourself about the difficulty of playing the game.
Hollis2
Jun 1, 2013, 4:05:48 PM6/1/13
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A baseball player is not a star because he can bat 300. He's a star
because very few people can bat 300.
Hollis2
Jun 1, 2013, 8:46:42 PM6/1/13
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solo, non-stop, around the world. Amazingly, the world record was held by
a woman for a while. Another sporting event that always seemed difficult
to me is the balance beam in women's gymnastics.
The most dangerous sport is equestrian because of the number of serious
injuries when people fall off the horse and/or the horse falls on them.
KenPitts
Jun 1, 2013, 10:34:17 PM6/1/13
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On Saturday, June 1, 2013 7:46:42 PM UTC-5, Hollis2 wrote:
I know former Yankee, former Brave GM and former Rangers GM Eddie Robinson. He carries a laminated copy of this list. I have always heard that hitting a baseball is the most difficult thing in sports.
Hitting a golf ball long and straight #4 on this list.
Ken
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/ten-hardest-splash.htm
I know former Yankee, former Brave GM and former Rangers GM Eddie Robinson. He carries a laminated copy of this list. I have always heard that hitting a baseball is the most difficult thing in sports.
Hitting a golf ball long and straight #4 on this list.
Ken
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/ten-hardest-splash.htm
Horva...@net.net
Jun 1, 2013, 11:08:45 PM6/1/13
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On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:46:42 -0700, "Hollis2"
<a3a...@webnntp.invalid> wrote this crap:
>>
people who do it al lot prefer it to crewed sailing.
> Amazingly, the world record was held by
>a woman for a while. Another sporting event that always seemed difficult
>to me is the balance beam in women's gymnastics.
I don't consider gymnastics to be a sport. But I will agree that it's
a difficult activity.
>The most dangerous sport is equestrian because of the number of serious
>injuries when people fall off the horse and/or the horse falls on them.
I agree, horseback riding is dangerous, even Superman was hurt falling
off a horse. But I think the most dangerous sport is football. I
don't think I've ever seen a game where someone didn't get hurt.
<a3a...@webnntp.invalid> wrote this crap:
>>
>> Wuss. I'm out skiing or playing hockey all winter. In the summer I'm
>> yacht racing or golfing or cycling.
>>
>
>> yacht racing or golfing or cycling.
>>
>
>You want to talk about difficult sports? How about the people who sail
>solo, non-stop, around the world.
I've done solo sailing many times. It's not too difficult. The
>solo, non-stop, around the world.
people who do it al lot prefer it to crewed sailing.
> Amazingly, the world record was held by
>a woman for a while. Another sporting event that always seemed difficult
>to me is the balance beam in women's gymnastics.
a difficult activity.
>The most dangerous sport is equestrian because of the number of serious
>injuries when people fall off the horse and/or the horse falls on them.
off a horse. But I think the most dangerous sport is football. I
don't think I've ever seen a game where someone didn't get hurt.
John B.
Jun 2, 2013, 11:52:32 AM6/2/13
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injury is Daryl Stingley of the Patriots in the 70s. That kind of
injury is more common in equestrian sports, including thoroughbred
racing.
Horva...@net.net
Jun 2, 2013, 12:31:17 PM6/2/13
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On Sun, 2 Jun 2013 08:52:32 -0700 (PDT), "John B."
<john...@gmail.com> wrote this crap:
>>
>> >The most dangerous sport is equestrian because of the number of serious
>>
>> >injuries when people fall off the horse and/or the horse falls on them.
>>
>>
>>
>> I agree, horseback riding is dangerous, even Superman was hurt falling
>>
>> off a horse. But I think the most dangerous sport is football. I
>>
>> don't think I've ever seen a game where someone didn't get hurt.
>>
>>
>>
>
riding? And how many people are injured every year in football? To
make it fair, how many people per 1000 are injured participating in
either sport?
50,000 people are hospitalized every year in bicycle accidents. Some
are paralyzed. Does that make cycling the most dangerous sport?
http://www.edgarsnyder.com/bicycle/bicycle-safety-resource-center/bicycle-statistics.html
2009 National Bicycle Accident Statistics
肘n 2009, 630 bicyclists were killed and 51,000 were injured.
姫edalcyclist deaths made up 2 percent of all motor vehicle traffic
deaths.
標hile 630 bikers did lose their lives, the number is 12 percent lower
than in 2008.
謬he majority of bicyclist deaths occurred in urban areas (70
percent).
逼early 75 percent of bikers were killed between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Nearly 20 percent were killed between the hours of 8 p.m. and
midnight.
標earing a helmet is the singlemost effective way to prevent a head
injury or traumatic brain injury in a bicycle crash.
謬he average age of bicyclists killed in traffic accidents in 2009 was
41. The average age for those injured was 31.
<john...@gmail.com> wrote this crap:
>>
>> >The most dangerous sport is equestrian because of the number of serious
>>
>> >injuries when people fall off the horse and/or the horse falls on them.
>>
>>
>>
>> I agree, horseback riding is dangerous, even Superman was hurt falling
>>
>> off a horse. But I think the most dangerous sport is football. I
>>
>> don't think I've ever seen a game where someone didn't get hurt.
>>
>>
>>
>
>The only player I can think of who was paralyzed from a football
>injury is Daryl Stingley of the Patriots in the 70s. That kind of
>injury is more common in equestrian sports, including thoroughbred
>racing.
Good point. But how many people are injured every year in horseback
>injury is Daryl Stingley of the Patriots in the 70s. That kind of
>injury is more common in equestrian sports, including thoroughbred
>racing.
riding? And how many people are injured every year in football? To
make it fair, how many people per 1000 are injured participating in
either sport?
50,000 people are hospitalized every year in bicycle accidents. Some
are paralyzed. Does that make cycling the most dangerous sport?
http://www.edgarsnyder.com/bicycle/bicycle-safety-resource-center/bicycle-statistics.html
2009 National Bicycle Accident Statistics
肘n 2009, 630 bicyclists were killed and 51,000 were injured.
姫edalcyclist deaths made up 2 percent of all motor vehicle traffic
deaths.
標hile 630 bikers did lose their lives, the number is 12 percent lower
than in 2008.
謬he majority of bicyclist deaths occurred in urban areas (70
percent).
逼early 75 percent of bikers were killed between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Nearly 20 percent were killed between the hours of 8 p.m. and
midnight.
標earing a helmet is the singlemost effective way to prevent a head
injury or traumatic brain injury in a bicycle crash.
謬he average age of bicyclists killed in traffic accidents in 2009 was
41. The average age for those injured was 31.
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