Super User A-Jay Posted October 21, 2016 Super User Posted October 21, 2016 I can't think of one good reason why not. A-Jay 6 Quote
T-Rick Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 11 hours ago, Jar11591 said: Have you seen curling? I've done it and it isn't as easy as it looks on TV. Long story made short ... a few guys and I decided to go give it a try. We rented the lane and got lessons on how to play (we've all seen it on TV many times). The day ended up in the ER as someone slipped while sweeping and cracked their head open on the ice. The club owners told us it happens all the time. So, I'm not saying that you need to be an incredible athlete to curl but is just isn't' as easy as it might look. More like golf, pros make it look easy to hit a 300 yard drive down the middle but us hacks slice and struggle all day long. 2 Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted October 21, 2016 Super User Posted October 21, 2016 1 hour ago, T-Rick said: I've done it and it isn't as easy as it looks on TV. Long story made short ... a few guys and I decided to go give it a try. We rented the lane and got lessons on how to play (we've all seen it on TV many times). The day ended up in the ER as someone slipped while sweeping and cracked their head open on the ice. The club owners told us it happens all the time. So, I'm not saying that you need to be an incredible athlete to curl but is just isn't' as easy as it might look. More like golf, pros make it look easy to hit a 300 yard drive down the middle but us hacks slice and struggle all day long. The deciding factor is INDIVIDUAL ATHLETIC ABILITY AND THE MEASUREMENT OF THAT SPECIFIC ACTION. Fishing could absolutely be in the olympics BUT ONLY IF if was something like "who can cast a 1/16oz weight the farthest" and DEFINITELY NOT "who can catch the most fish" as that depends too heavily on outside variables and not the individual athletic performance itself. So come on- nobody is saying fishing at a pro level isn't physically demanding. The very structure of the sport is why it will NEVER be an Olympic sport, and curling can be. 2 Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted October 21, 2016 Super User Posted October 21, 2016 I can't fathom why it might even be considered. But, then, my ideal of the Olympics comes from a long time ago.... (*fog alert) To me, the Olympics are (or should be) about amateur competition between athletes actually from the nations they are representing in athletic endeavors, participating on an even playing field. I have never had any interest in Olympic contests involving professionals. (I know that just just about any athlete can be paid or sponsored and that the lines were blurred destroyed many years ago...doesn't mean there can't be some semblance of a common sense definition....I don't view the sponsorship that a competitive archer receives on the same plane as Le Bron James when it comes to pay for play.) In that spirit, I'd disqualify anyone who makes more than $xxxx from fishing events and sponsorships from participating. That would leave an interesting field to enthusiasts, perhaps, but hardly anything that anyone else might watch. I just can't conceive of a fishing competition in which enough variables could be removed so as to adequately award a gold medal to the 'best fisherman'. 1 Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted October 21, 2016 Super User Posted October 21, 2016 23 hours ago, Yeajray231 said: I don't care what anyone says. It'd be more entertaining than ping pong !! Forest Gump would take umbrage to this. 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted October 21, 2016 Super User Posted October 21, 2016 I bet the Jamaicans would put together a team . 2 Quote
GORDO Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Why are yall hating on golf!? Golf is definitely a competitive sport that deserves to be in the Olympics. It might not be physically demanding as many others but the skill to shoot with the best in the world is extremely difficult. Yall arent arguing that shooting shouldnt be in the olympics because we all know how difficult that is. As for fishing, there is just no way it can be in the Olympics but if it ends up there, ill support the Americans for sure! 1 Quote
ottosmagic13 Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Fly fishing does have a "world cup" so to speak with events for accuracy and distance casting. That would be the only SLIMMEST chance of any fishing ever being in the Olympics. EDIT: Realized that might have sounded like I specifically meant fly fishing instead of skills contests as being the only way in to the Olympics With that said I wouldn't ever want to watch fishing in the Olympics. Even as an avid angler I think fishing competitions aren't that fun to watch. I really only watch fishing videos for the educational content. Quote
T-Rick Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 6 hours ago, Master Bait'r said: The deciding factor is INDIVIDUAL ATHLETIC ABILITY AND THE MEASUREMENT OF THAT SPECIFIC ACTION. Fishing could absolutely be in the olympics BUT ONLY IF if was something like "who can cast a 1/16oz weight the farthest" and DEFINITELY NOT "who can catch the most fish" as that depends too heavily on outside variables and not the individual athletic performance itself. So come on- nobody is saying fishing at a pro level isn't physically demanding. The very structure of the sport is why it will NEVER be an Olympic sport, and curling can be. Completely agree. My post was focused on those questioning curling being considered a sport. 1 Quote
Rick Howard Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Golf may be harder to be an accomplished participant than fishing. But deffinatley not more physically demanding. I've spent more than my fair share of time on a golf course. I've also spent many hours int he boat fishing. 18 holes of golf and I still have engh in the tank for 18 more. As a kid I played 36-54 holes a day Monday-Friday. I worked at the golf course on the weekends for free golf and a 3.25 and hour.... And free beers that fellas left in the carts for me to "dispose of". Man those were the days. After work I beat golf ball after golf ball till 2am using the headlights of my 1985 crown Vic to see. After practice I'd meet up with the fellas for a few pops. Drink till dawn. Sleep a few hours. Back to the course by 11 and repeat the day before. Quote
Super User Further North Posted October 23, 2016 Super User Posted October 23, 2016 On 10/20/2016 at 5:22 PM, Jar11591 said: On 10/19/2016 at 10:38 PM, soflabasser said: Olympic sports are physically demanding sports that you have to be a athlete to succeed in(you have to be in great shape for these sports, unlike fishing). Have you seen curling? The only Olympic sport with a smoking booth! 1 Quote
Super User soflabasser Posted October 24, 2016 Super User Posted October 24, 2016 I am glad that Rugby was a Olympic Sport in the 2016 games.Rubby is a sport where a person needs a large amount of strength,speed,endurance ,and agility to succeed in. Quote
hawgenvy Posted October 25, 2016 Posted October 25, 2016 On 10/20/2016 at 10:20 AM, Yeajray231 said: I don't care what anyone says. It'd be more entertaining than ping pong !! Sorry, man, love watching elite level ping pong. But if there were bass fishing, I'd sure watch that too! 2 Quote
DrMarlboro92 Posted October 26, 2016 Posted October 26, 2016 I could see it now. Japan hosts summer Olympic fishing! Species is:AYU America hosts winter Olympic fishing! Species is: yellow perch in Alaska. UK holds summerolpics! Species is:carp Can you see how ridiculous that is? How many competing countries would have access to 21' ayu rods and places to fish them to "train?" How many would have access to I've fishing and yellow perch? How many for carp? Whether there is physical exertion or not is irrelevant when you can't even come up with a common sport. Quote
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