What is the hardest skill in sports??

[philsfan07]

If a normal, everyday person had the opportunity to spend 1 year under the guidance of the best athlete in each sport, which of the following skills would be the most difficult to succeed at (from toughest to easiest) (Assumptions - 6 foot guy, 200 lbs, 35 years old):



Hit a golfball 300 yards

Throw a pass 50 yards

Make 5 of 10 3 point shots from NBA range

Hit a 90 MPH fastball

Kick a 50 yard field goal

Return a 110 MPH serve

[freeneasy]

throw a knuckleball for a no-hit perfact game shutout :lol:

[blind squirrel]

PACMAN JONES attorney.

[chickenhead]

taking a Mike Tyson left hook to the dome without an embarrasing loss of motor skills (and bowel control) is something I don't think I could master.

[Overlay]

Hitting a baseball at the major league level

[philsfan07]

Hitting a baseball at the major league level

I think it is for the simple fact that it would be the hardest to teach. Some people simply do not have the hand/eye coordination to do it.

[billrock]

Playing a couple of sets with Anna Kournikova without getting an erection.

[Greyfox]

Women's beach volleyball in Iran.

[philsfan07]

Wow I drew out all the comedians with this thread

[JPinMaryland]

Wouldnt an unassisted triple play be harder?

[OTM Al]

A friend and I talked about this once long ago. Hitting the baseball was #2, but we settled on playing hockey as the most physically and skills demanding thing we could come up with

[Buckeye]

Winning at horseracing.

Assuming it's a sport.

Which is why we're here, right?

Done most of the other stuff (other than Anna).

Sure it's tough to do all those "sporting things" mentioned, but trying to beat a 17% disadvantage against a worthy opponent (worthier and worthier! since where are the unworthy opponents?) is tougher, don't you think?

Cannabalism comes to mind. Fresh new stupid blood doesn't. I'd like to think I can beat you guys like a drum but lately I'm NOT too sure.

Game over or VERY close to it in my opinion. That's partly a self critique and partly an admission of guilt and partly a statement about the obvious lack of opportunity.

It kind of comes together into an inditement of the Industry for self destruction. They now have what they deserve, n'est ce pas?

I'll do my part but why aren't they doing theirs?

[JustRalph]

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Hit a golfball 300 yards

I have actually done this a couple of times........does it have to be straight?

Throw a pass 50 yards

close, no cigar..........does a wounded duck that looks like an artillary round count?
Make 5 of 10 3 point shots from NBA range

I don't think this is that hard, without a defender that is..........

Hit a 90 MPH fastball

From personal Experience, This is the hardest....in my opine...........

Kick a 50 yard field goal

I could never get past about 38 yards.....this is very hard......too........
Return a 110 mile an hour serve

never tried it,,,,,,,but it has to be like the fastball..........very hard

[kenwoodallpromos]

The way you worded the question, kicking the field goal ( 1 chance) is the hardest because it is the one you have only one chance at and only 1 of 2 you have to aim at. 5 of 10 3 pointers can be easily learned.

[philsfan07]

The way you worded the question, kicking the field goal ( 1 chance) is the hardest because it is the one you have only one chance at and only 1 of 2 you have to aim at. 5 of 10 3 pointers can be easily learned.

I am starting tot hink the 50 yard field goal might be the hardest.. Some people just may never have the leg strength to do it.

Evern the smallest person can probably learn the right form to drive a ball 300 yards.

[rastajenk]

Maybe, but shooting par from the tips of a championship course strikes me as difficult in the extreme. As a golfer (and not a very good one), I'm biased, but I think the diversity and uniqueness of golf situations make it the toughest sport to master.

[Dan Montilion]

Mel Kiper's barber?

[Jeff P]

I'd say trying to hit big league pitching would be the hardest. It's one thing to step into a batting cage, feed a token into a slot, and hit pitches delivered by a machine where the speed, spin, and location is pretty much constant. It's another thing entirely to step into the box and hit live pitches when the guy delivering em is changing speed, spin, and location on you while his delivery looks almost the same each time.


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[skate]

did you see, some gal hits 10 holes- in- one in about a four mo. time span.?:faint:

yep, docs too...

[cj]

If a normal, everyday person had the opportunity to spend 1 year under the guidance of the best athlete in each sport, which of the following skills would be the most difficult to succeed at (from toughest to easiest) (Assumptions - 6 foot guy, 200 lbs, 35 years old):



Hit a golfball 300 yards

Throw a pass 50 yards

Make 5 of 10 3 point shots from NBA range

Hit a 90 MPH fastball

Kick a 50 yard field goal

Return a 110 MPH serve



My opinion, some of these things, there is no amount of training that will ever enable some guys to be able to do them. These are hitting the golf ball 300 yds and throwing a football 50 yards. By far the easiest on the list would be to return a 110 mph serve. That doesn't take much at all.

[dav4463]

My opinion, some of these things, there is no amount of training that will ever enable some guys to be able to do them. These are hitting the golf ball 300 yds and throwing a football 50 yards. By far the easiest on the list would be to return a 110 mph serve. That doesn't take much at all.

I play tennis and returning a 110 mph serve isn't that easy for me!

[Greyfox]

I play tennis and returning a 110 mph serve isn't that easy for me!

You'll never make it as a lady pro David.:lol:

"Venus Williams served the world's fastest tennis ball among women which was clocked at 56.95 m/s (127.4 mph)."

[cj]

I play tennis and returning a 110 mph serve isn't that easy for me!

All you have to do is touch it with your raquet at the right angle. You don't even have to swing.

[BetHorses!]

Hitting a baseball at the major league level


Agree.

The only sport where if you fail 7 out of 10 times you're a success.

[Greyfox]

I'm not a car racing fan at all.
About 30 years ago I read a study that purported to show that
drivers in the Indianapolis 500 had to have the fastest reflexes of any athlete.
To that point I never even considered driving a racing car as an athletic feat.
Apparently some of those drivers are in awfully good shape, and they have very high demands on reflexes and endurance to fulfill.

Other than that bicycle racing through Iraq singing
"I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandee" might be challenging. :lol:

[Valuist]

I think the answer has to be being the director of camerawork during a television broadcast of horse racing. I don't think the networks EVER have gotten it right, so it must be the toughest thing to do in sports.

[JustRalph]

drivers in the Indianapolis 500 had to have the fastest reflexes of any athlete.

If you would have been watching the race last Saturday night, you would have seen a driver dodge a loose tire that was tearing down the straightaway. He was going over 200mph and made a incredible little twitch of the wheel that may have saved his ass...........it was impressive from his in car camera

[JPinMaryland]

I stll think the unassisted triple play in baseball has to be harder than any of that. How often do you get the ball hit right at you with men on second and third? ANd how often do you get to play third base? (the place where most unassisted TP are made). Or an unassisted triple play in the World Series? Only one in history (Bill Wambsganss)

Or what about throwing a no hitter on acid? Only one player in history (Doc Ellis) has achieved this most sublime of pitching perfection. Think about that. Could NOlan Ryan have a thrown a no hitter on acid? Spaceman Bill Lee? They wouldnt even dare to try....

OR what about tight rope walking? How many people can do that? How about tight rope walking the Grand Canyon? Who can do that?

What about open water swimming? How many open water swimmers are there? What about swimming the Atlantic Ocean? Anyone do that recently?

[dav4463]

All you have to do is touch it with your raquet at the right angle. You don't even have to swing.


It works! I guess I had been trying to time my swing and blast a winner back down the line way too often!

[dav4463]

Hardest skill in sports:

Cliff diving?

[cj]

It works! I guess I had been trying to time my swing and blast a winner back down the line way too often!

:)

[46zilzal]

being a NHL hockey goalie or an NFL cornerback rank as the toughest.

[skate]

Bull rider

[JPinMaryland]

scoring ten goals on bicycle kicks in a professional soccer game.

Strapping on wings and flying to the moon.

[njcurveball]

I would have to say it is hands down.

Trying to win with the Chicago Cubs!

[JPinMaryland]

Gain 1000 yrds rushing in the NFL and only have one leg.

[dav4463]

How about ski jumping?

[JPinMaryland]

Being legally blind and leading the majors in Home Runs..