I think you may be right
I think you may be right. Some things seem more than a game but they aren't really a strenuous sport requiring great strength. When I think about it I always dominated a local hustler that was far bigger and stronger, also a 4th dan or degree or whatever you call it black belt in karate. He didn't have a very powerful break or much in the way of other skills on the table other than hustling.
Pool demands skills that are largely instinctive, the results of countless repetitions. It would strain a computer to calculate the path of a cue ball when using a lot of side on a long shot, a player does it effortlessly. Ask them how and they wouldn't have an answer. Comes down to HAMB more than anything else.
We develop different muscles in different amounts of compression than athletes as evidenced by you being able to shoot harder than the football player. At a guess you had fast twitch muscles where he had developed still stronger but slow twitch muscles.
Pool may or may not be a sport but it certainly requires mental and physical skills that must be learned and practiced. Darts are generally given respect now, seems like pool and pool players are equally deserving and far more deserving than competitive eaters although I admit the only time I have tried something similar was on all you could eat night at the local restaurant! Reminds me, I did train rigorously when I was playing pool. Only twelve ounces to a few pounds to lift the huge fishbowls a local restaurant served beer in but lots and lots of rep's!
Hu
I think you may be right. Some things seem more than a game but they aren't really a strenuous sport requiring great strength. When I think about it I always dominated a local hustler that was far bigger and stronger, also a 4th dan or degree or whatever you call it black belt in karate. He didn't have a very powerful break or much in the way of other skills on the table other than hustling.
Pool demands skills that are largely instinctive, the results of countless repetitions. It would strain a computer to calculate the path of a cue ball when using a lot of side on a long shot, a player does it effortlessly. Ask them how and they wouldn't have an answer. Comes down to HAMB more than anything else.
We develop different muscles in different amounts of compression than athletes as evidenced by you being able to shoot harder than the football player. At a guess you had fast twitch muscles where he had developed still stronger but slow twitch muscles.
Pool may or may not be a sport but it certainly requires mental and physical skills that must be learned and practiced. Darts are generally given respect now, seems like pool and pool players are equally deserving and far more deserving than competitive eaters although I admit the only time I have tried something similar was on all you could eat night at the local restaurant! Reminds me, I did train rigorously when I was playing pool. Only twelve ounces to a few pounds to lift the huge fishbowls a local restaurant served beer in but lots and lots of rep's!
Hu
