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07/15/2005 03:47:53 AM · #76 |
| one last though then I am going to bed. Is photography a sport? It is certainly more active than ohhh lets say poker - but is it a sport? and if we were to video photographers and put them on ESPN taking photos of "stuff" would it then be a sport? Hummmmm. |
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07/15/2005 04:41:00 AM · #77 |
Originally posted by vtruan:
I think wading chest deep in a river with strong current (lets say the Yellowstone River), casting a 1/8oz fly 40 yards to a fishy looking spot, catching a fish that just hit the fly, and not falling in the river as a skill and sport. And if ya do fall in, being able to swim with 50lbs of flyfishing flies, leader, extra spools, split shot, raingear, lunch, etc. in your fishing vest, and chest waders that just filled up with water is a sporting challenge. Well beyond your idea of fishing as sitting on a bank drinking beer watching a bobber going under, pulling the fish in, and rebaiting the hook with a worm and popping another beer. I think the term sportsmen came from hunting and fishing to my knowledge. |
Quite true!!! Ever hooked a big salmon? And for the record: I'm in a fishing competition every three weeks and I can tell you it's hard work to get to the top. Tonight I'm fishing from 6.30pm till 10.30pm and when I'm able to catch some big ones, my arms hurt at the end of the evening. YES, fishing IS definitly a competetive sport!!!!
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07/15/2005 04:51:03 AM · #78 |
It's got nothing to do with TV or spectators virtually all sports were developed by the participents, usually classed as hobbies or pastimes until competitions and events are developed, and some of the popular ones made it big on TV radio etc and as the TV channels battle for your attention more and more sports are promoted via this medium.
Just to put another slant on it in Britain radio control car Racing is officially a sport affliated to the Motor Sport association and recognised by the sports council and even subject to the same anti doping regulations, and basically you stand on a platform twiddling your thumbs with your car 10-40yds away, but then we also have 7 or 8 national championships, European championships, World championships, there are manufacturer works teams, sponsored drivers and some professional drivers (mainly in america), yet I still often refer to it as toy car racing.
So ease up chill out be open minded. |
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07/15/2005 04:53:19 AM · #79 |
Originally posted by KaDi:
Originally posted by olliethemagnet:
I always thought fishing was a way to catch food. |
Sure. And running is a way to avoid being food. =p |
Good One KaDi!
Personally I hate these debates about what is what, as if someone didn't follow the rules, based on somone else's defination of a word, so I'm not going to get into this one, but I did enjoy your 'avoid being food'.....hmmmmmm....is that considered a sport?
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07/15/2005 08:58:18 AM · #80 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by skiprow:
hmmm, which would score better, hmmmm... |
But that's not the question at hand; I think there's little disagreement about what type of photo would score better. |
silly me, i asked the wrong question ;-) i should have asked "which one captures sport action?" and, based on the challenge entries, i would say both...
i just wish that all the people who stretched their definition of 'sports action' would also give the same courtesy while voting, as opposed to voting so rough :( |
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07/15/2005 11:47:50 AM · #81 |
Originally posted by deapee:
Originally posted by olliethemagnet:
Since when did Fishing, Poker, and Darts become a Sport??
Especially Fishing. |
Ever since they started showing it on ESPN?
Seriously...Don't be such a narrow-minded person. For some, if it doesn't involve a ball, they don't consider it a sport. |
Don't be such a narrow minded person huh? This from someone whos tag says: "It's not about the light, but about the shadows"
Tis Tis mr. switchfoot sidewinder.
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07/15/2005 11:35:15 PM · #82 |
Originally posted by TechnoShroom:
Originally posted by gppacecar:
Sport: Any activity that revolves around drinking a beer! |
So a DUI would be the equivalent of a touchdown? |
No, that would be a game misconduct! ;)
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07/16/2005 12:32:03 AM · #83 |
Originally posted by Caltrop:
No it is not a sport because it is on ESPN - it might be sporting to play poker but a sport involves a physical challenge. A sport requires a winner and a loser so soccer is out as well as fishing. I hope everyone is enjoying this thread. |
If i'm not mistaken, either the fish wins or the fisherman wins?
R.
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07/16/2005 04:49:58 AM · #84 |
| Maybe y'all should check this thread : ) |
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07/16/2005 07:56:33 AM · #85 |
Originally posted by olliethemagnet:
Originally posted by deapee:
Originally posted by olliethemagnet:
Since when did Fishing, Poker, and Darts become a Sport??
Especially Fishing. |
Ever since they started showing it on ESPN?
Seriously...Don't be such a narrow-minded person. For some, if it doesn't involve a ball, they don't consider it a sport. |
Don't be such a narrow minded person huh? This from someone whos tag says: "It's not about the light, but about the shadows"
Tis Tis mr. switchfoot sidewinder. |
How does my signature have anything to do with being narrow-minded? The signature means that, while it's understood it is really about the light, without shadows, the light would be borring.
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07/16/2005 10:08:35 AM · #86 |
Originally posted by deapee:
Originally posted by olliethemagnet:
Originally posted by deapee:
Originally posted by olliethemagnet:
Since when did Fishing, Poker, and Darts become a Sport??
Especially Fishing. |
Ever since they started showing it on ESPN?
Seriously...Don't be such a narrow-minded person. For some, if it doesn't involve a ball, they don't consider it a sport. |
Don't be such a narrow minded person huh? This from someone whos tag says: "It's not about the light, but about the shadows"
Tis Tis mr. switchfoot sidewinder. |
How does my signature have anything to do with being narrow-minded? The signature means that, while it's understood it is really about the light, without shadows, the light would be borring. |
What Deapee said: his signature is sort of a 'koan", an expression of the awareness that although we need light to make pictures (of course), what makes a picture great is the placement of the shadows; in other words, to use light effectively you orchestrate the way the shadows harmonize with the light. No shadows = flat light = weak photography.
R.
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07/16/2005 07:01:36 PM · #87 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
Originally posted by deapee:
Originally posted by olliethemagnet:
Originally posted by deapee:
Originally posted by olliethemagnet:
Since when did Fishing, Poker, and Darts become a Sport??
Especially Fishing. |
Ever since they started showing it on ESPN?
Seriously...Don't be such a narrow-minded person. For some, if it doesn't involve a ball, they don't consider it a sport. |
Don't be such a narrow minded person huh? This from someone whos tag says: "It's not about the light, but about the shadows"
Tis Tis mr. switchfoot sidewinder. |
How does my signature have anything to do with being narrow-minded? The signature means that, while it's understood it is really about the light, without shadows, the light would be borring. |
What Deapee said: his signature is sort of a 'koan", an expression of the awareness that although we need light to make pictures (of course), what makes a picture great is the placement of the shadows; in other words, to use light effectively you orchestrate the way the shadows harmonize with the light. No shadows = flat light = weak photography.
R. |
LMAO@bear_music explaining.
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07/16/2005 08:03:40 PM · #88 |
No matter what anybody says...I don't consider Figure Skating to be a sport. Fishing either.
Casting into a target would be however.
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07/16/2005 08:15:36 PM · #89 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Originally posted by olliethemagnet:
Since when did Fishing, Poker, and Darts become a Sport??
Especially Fishing. |
Isn't darts being considered for the Olympics? |
Why should Darts be considered when Softball is being taken away from the olympics? |
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07/16/2005 08:29:49 PM · #90 |
pawdrix, ya have to consider flyfishing at least as a sport. We cast to a target every cast. Ya have to get the fly to a spot where the fish can see it in running water, usually upstream of the fish (fish face up current), so there is an target you cast to. So its a sport. Now we've settled that one. :)
Message edited by author 2005-07-16 20:30:41. |
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07/16/2005 08:39:28 PM · #91 |
Originally posted by vtruan:
pawdrix, ya have to consider flyfishing at least as a sport. We cast to a target every cast. Ya have to get the fly to a spot where the fish can see it in running water, usually upstream of the fish (fish face up current), so there is an target you cast to. So its a sport. Now we've settled that one. :) |
I'd love to go fly fishing sometime but do I consider outsmarting little fishies a sport? NO! It might require some skill sets but then again so does typing. Cooking could be a sport too if you think about it.
Imagine an Olympic event that involved typing? Whoever could type a paragraph the fastest ....wins. I mean, there's speed, accuracy, eye hand coordination. Why not making Speed Typing an Olympic sport?
BTW I'm just having a little fun playing devils advocate. I have no dog in this fight. Oh and if I'm ever in Colorado...would you take me out Fly Fishing? Been wanting to go ever since I saw, A River Runs Through It.
Message edited by author 2005-07-16 21:24:46.
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07/16/2005 10:01:15 PM · #92 |
Originally posted by jmlelii:
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Originally posted by olliethemagnet:
Since when did Fishing, Poker, and Darts become a Sport??
Especially Fishing. |
Isn't darts being considered for the Olympics? |
Why should Darts be considered when Softball is being taken away from the olympics? |
Don't ask me, ask the Olympic committee. They're also considering roller sports. Olympic Roller Derby should be interesting.
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07/16/2005 10:13:40 PM · #93 |
How about if you use the criteria that if you can purchase equipment for it at a sporting goods store, it counts as a sport? (That's what I did)
Message edited by author 2005-07-16 22:14:15.
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07/16/2005 10:16:20 PM · #94 |
pawdrix,
Come on up. We'll get ya casting like a river run through-it boy in an hour or so. We can do the Arkansas, Rio Grande or something in between. I got spoiled, fished over 100 days in Yellowstone Country, here the water is much smaller, fish too. Me just having fun too. |
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07/16/2005 10:21:33 PM · #95 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Don't ask me, ask the Olympic committee. They're also considering roller sports. Olympic Roller Derby should be interesting. |
Only if they go back to the high-banked tracks ... should provide a nice alternative for those unemployed hockey players : ) |
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07/17/2005 12:23:10 AM · #96 |
| While I dont personally view fishing as a sport, I can see how someone would think it would qualify. Ever heard of sport fishing? (vs. commercial fishing) |
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07/17/2005 12:34:51 AM · #97 |
| too bad there were no professional eating shots in this challenge. |
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07/17/2005 01:21:23 AM · #98 |
Originally posted by nborton:
too bad there were no professional eating shots in this challenge. |
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