Here are my top 3 sports that people do not consider sports and I am not talking about curling. If it is in the Olympics then it is a sport, these are just less mainstream sports or not sports…
3. Fishing – The top fishermen in the world make million’s of dollars and lure makers pocket big dollars off of this sport or not sport. Now anyone can take a reel and a rod throw it in a puddle and consider it fishing, but to make a living off of fishing requires a little bit mental work. I like to fish but apparently am terrible at it, but I hear things like “you need to read the water” and “look to see where the fish are hiding”, I didn’t know the lake, pond or river was a book cause I don’t see any words, I look see water and throw my bait. Catching fish is easier said then done.
2. Bowling – Fat guys sitting around smoking and drinking beers while throwing a plastic ball as hard as they can. Yeah I thought the same thing until I joined a league and seen how competitive bowlers can be. The key to bowling is repeating the same approach, delivery and release time after time. Then you have people talking to you about “staying behind the ball” along with “axis rotation and revolutions”..Umm can’t I just throw the ball? Come to find out bowling is one of America
I guess any competition can be labeled a sport or so ESPN would like you to believe especially right now when they are currently broadcasting the National Spelling Bee.
ReplyDeleteI'm on the fence with Racing but I believe bowling and fishing are sports because it requires physical activity. I always thought of fishing an outdoor backwoods sport. In the same category as hiking/jogging/hunting, etc. It requires a precision that is hard to do, same with bowling and what you mentioned above.
Racing however anyone can do if you allow them to drive at high speeds. I agree that 200 mph is tough with 30 other cars around you but I feel my wife who routinely drives at 80-100 in and out of traffic like Speed Racer could probably get in a race car and with a week or two of practice probably compete enough to survive a couple left turns around the track.