|
Well as with hitting really far, that's not the hard part. If you hit it well, then it will go far. On the other hand, if you can hit it bad and still make it go far, well that's for the harder swingers.
No sport is easy to play at high level, although some are easier than others. Some you can't pick up at all but aren't any harder at a top level.
Ever done Olympic-style Hammer throw? Never tried it, but it'd be two weeks of practice before you could even throw it 40 feet, let alone 270 (WR something like 284'7) But if you're big, strong, fast, and have done it for 6 months, you can do it 220 every time. Conceptually easy at the pro level.
Now, most of us wouldn't last more than 10 seconds against a top tennis player, say, Roger Federer. But it's pretty easy to pick up; anyone can do that. Same with ping pong.
I did play hockey a little in fourth grade, albeit roller hockey. In my opinion at least, this is something more like tennis that anyone can do. However at the top, professional level, it seems it's one of the harder things but not the hardest. It's not that hard to avoid a 230 pound man flying at that speed, if you're 230 pounds yourself. The puck is traveling over white ice, as opposed to a baseball which sort of blends with the surroundings. The spikes look sharp, but for the most part I imagine you keep your distance. One thing for sure though, hockey is like super speed skating; it lasts for a long time, you have to turn on a dime, etc. Someone down the street was the captain of the school team, and he was telling me how sore he was from going 1 1/2 hours of skating for practice; taht's what the coach made them do. Mind you, he ran a 5:25 mile. Getting cold on ice? If you're moving that fast, no.
Practically speaking, some people have thrown truly (don't completely trust the radar gun reading, there are reasons you shouldn't) over 100 mph. When it surpasses roughly that, human eyes cannot follow the baseball. Take Ted Williams, one of the greatest batters ever, but when he faced a pitch(or 30?) from legend Steve Dalkowski. Dalko never made the major leagues, but you gotta remember he had what many believe is the fastest pitch ever, a good 5 mph beyond Nolan Ryan on average, perhaps 10. He couldn't make the major leagues beacue he had as many walks as strikes...in other words, horrendous accuracy, missing by up to like 10 feet. Williams swore he never even saw the ball during their one encounter. Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb had to swing by hearing and not by seeing Walter Johnson's fastballs, which were also invisible (unless you dart your eyes in the same direction).
Hard call what the toughest sport is. If you ask me I say gymnastics....if you don't want to miss the dang bar/beam, you have to be within 15 degrees after doing like a 540 degree turn. If you pick an object in a room without sunlight, say, a door, then close your eyes and try to turn 360 degrees, well then open your eles and see how close to the door you were. When doing that I do less than 5/6 of a turn and end up pointing 3 feet right of the door. If you have any lack of appreciation for the very buff-armed male gymnasts, take two sturdy chairs, put a hand on each as far apart as you can, and try to lift your legs off the ground. I can get close but not quite, let alone hold it for 3 seconds. Baseball is close though.
_________________
"No, no, no. You gotta get those rings... INSIDE the bottle!"
I'm just an old timer who lurks on occasion. Even in 2020, at least.
|
Log in
Wiki
FAQ
Search
