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At one time if you defected from BDO to PDC you weren't allowed back. They softened that but you still had to wait a period of time before being allowed back in, I'm sure he had to wait a year and he never got picked for the County again. He took up Archery instead (honest!)
shot putt , strength
Golf , I find it boring but you have to be fairly fit to get around the course, and strong to belt a ball along the fairway
Gymnastics , athletics , swimming , strength , stamina
If a sport is an event at the Olympics and doesn't involve strength , aerobic fitness , anaerobic fitness or flexibility then I wouldn't classify it as a sport
Archery just about gets in as it takes arm strength but so does arm wrestling , I don't think either are sports
Darts in my view is a pastime , made into a sport by television
Now clearly these darts blokes are better at darts than me but I am better at fishing than a lot of them
Both of us are involved in pastimes that involve skill and knowledge but I don't think darts or fishing are sports , although if I am fishing a 5 mile stretch of river I am doing more exercise than them
isn't it obvious ?
A team of toned , strong rugby or football players are involved in a sport
A bloke throwing darts at a board ?
Two blokes sitting down playing chess ?
A meeting of the local bridge club ?
These events are clearly not sports are they ?
Darts is a little more active than chess or bridge but its a close run thing
Swimming , cycling , rugby , football , skiing, karate , hockey , athletics , badminton , squash , ice hockey , baseball , cricket , basketball , American football .......active , require elements of strength , aerobic fitness etc
Darts , pool , fishing , chess , backgammon .........pastimes
Some people are better darts players than others but its got nothing to do with bodily function
Sport is defined as physical exertion and skill applied either in a team or individual environment .
The only physical exertion a darts player takes part in is throwing his dart at a board
I am not interested in trying to convince you , I know you like darts and so do many others but its a pastime , not a sport
I think formula one is boring bollocks but the guys involved in that spend hours in the gym to increase their core strength to deal with the g force as they take corners, they are very strong individuals
I don't think its a sport but if we were to suggest it is , it would be hard to argue otherwise
To play a sport at the top level you need skill , physical strength , aerobic and anaerobic fitness
Phil Taylor in his day was very skillful at throwing darts at a dartboard from ten feet away
What physical strength , aerobic and anerobic fitness did phil taylor draw on to become world champion at darts ?
Darts brings joy to many people , thats great , but its not a sport
Snooker is similar but they do more exercise than darts players so they probably edge it , although they do get to sit down
Convenient of you to forget to mention the skill it takes to throw darts accurately.
another thread derailed what a surprise
No , you clearly haven't read what was said
One poster said there is a lot of skill involved in darts
I said that there is also a lot of skill involved in fishing
I said neither a fisherman or a darts player required strength , agility , aerobic conditioning , lung capacity etc which a runner , rugby player , footballer , athlete, squash player , cricketer or swimmer need
One of cardiffs best fishermen is about 20 stone and smokes 60 fans a day
He's very skilled in what he does but he's no sportsman
And nor is phil taylor , very skilled at throwing darts at a dartboard but one look at him and you can tell diet , exercise and conditioning , the key factors in a successful sportsman , are not on his agenda
Darts , fishing , pool are all pastimes , not sports , highly skilled pastimes at the top level , but not sports in my opinion and the opinion of many many others