The hardest thing to do in sports? (1 Viewer)

[Vike Me]

Release 6.5 oz on uptons back!

How many tries can I have and are they cumulative?

 

[Raider Nation]

Your avatar just reminded me that tackling Adrian Peterson wouldn't be too high on my wish list.

 

[phrozen]

Stepping into the ring with The Shock Master!

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Survive a minute on the ground with a BJJ black belt,

 

[Raider Nation]

Survive a minute on the ground with a BJJ black belt,

matuski could do it.

 

[gianmarco]

Release 6.5 oz on uptons back!

How many tries can I have and are they cumulative?

I see what you did there.

 

[Jules Winnfield]

When this question is asked, the answer almost always is "hit Major League pitching." Hard to argue, but I think I could close my eyes and get a bunt down in fair territory off of Aroldis Chapman within 100 or so tries, just out of sheer luck.

But

You think you could make contact with a Chapman fastball with your eyes closed? Can I buy some pot from you?

 

[Raider Nation]

What's the difference? I wouldn't even see it anyway.

 

[FigJam]

When this question is asked, the answer almost always is "hit Major League pitching." Hard to argue, but I think I could close my eyes and get a bunt down in fair territory off of Aroldis Chapman within 100 or so tries, just out of sheer luck.

But THESE guys... are you freakin kidding me?

I could play against them every day for a year and never take a single point. Not even kidding.

No kidding... wow!

 

[jon_mx]

How many guys here could sack an NFL QB in a real game ? Or Run a 4 minute mile? Or hit a home run? Or long jump 25 feet? Lots of things in sports are impossible for a typical person.

 

[dparker713]

Would you rather get beamed in the back by a Chapman fastball or, wearing full pads, get pummeled off the line of scrimmage by Ray Lewis?

Neither sounds like fun. But the difference is Chapman isn't trying to hit you. It's brave to stand in there against him, but not as brave, IMO, to stand in there against a defensive lineman or linebacker, no matter how much padding you have on.

Chapman only has middling to poor control. He's in the strike zone less than half the time. He's not always trying to throw strikes, but even when he's not trying to hit you squaring up a bunt is a dangerous proposition.

 

[jhib]

Yeah, think along the "all things being equal" lines... sports like the ones mentioned above, where physical mismatches don't come into play.

Obviously, LeBron could post-up any of us and score 100 times out of 100. That's a physical limitation thing. Not talking about that.

Well then, I'd have a much easier time hitting a pitch from a guy who could physically only throw as hard as I can.

I always thought that question (or at least the baseball answer to that question as stated) was a dumb one.

 

[lombardi]

Things like hitting a baseball, returning a serve, playing ping pong are like a hole in one. You can just stick your bat/racket/paddle out there and get lucky on one. Just about anyone with even a moderate/average amount of athletic ability could poke at these things with a little bit of timing and make contact on a few and one or two will end up fair or returned.

There are many things that are basically an impossibility. Nobody is beating Usain Bolt in a 100m race or out swimming Michael Phelps.

Most Professional athletes are genetic freaks of nature and you just can't train enough to return an NFL kick if you just don't have the physical size and speed to do it. You can't even get "lucky" with a giant hole considering 99.9% of us are just too slow to make it even possible.

So there are a lot of impossible things for average people, picking one impossible thing over another is kind of like asking whose infinity is greater.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Good Knuckleballer vs Fastballer - who would be easier to hit?

 

[Rick James]

Can you imagine lining up 10-15 yards away from a RB/WR in the NFL, and having to stop them from getting past you? You'd more than likely not even touch them after you get juked right out of your shoes. That would be tough.

 

[jon_mx]

Release 6.5 oz on uptons back!

I think Serena is doing that to Pennetta.

 

[Dentist]

those ping pong points were absolutely sick

That doesn't even resemble a game of ping pong with friends... in fact some of it doesn't even seem possible.

 

[MC Gas Money]

Win the superbowl

 

[MC Gas Money]

Good Knuckleballer vs Fastballer - who would be easier to hit?

Fastball. Timing wont work against a knucklballer .

 

[Kanil]

When this question is asked, the answer almost always is "hit Major League pitching." Hard to argue, but I think I could close my eyes and get a bunt down in fair territory off of Aroldis Chapman within 100 or so tries, just out of sheer luck.

But THESE guys... are you freakin kidding me?

I could play against them every day for a year and never take a single point. Not even kidding.

I think you mean "Besides rooting for the Raiders, year after miserable year, what's the hardest thing in sports to do?".

 

[Raider Nation]

Irrelevant posters trying to tug on my cape is amusing.

 

[phrozen]

Irrelevant posters trying to tug on my cape is amusing.

You going to fire up your fantasy advice thread for the season? Looking forward to seeing who tries to take it over this year.

 

[phrozen]

Good Knuckleballer vs Fastballer - who would be easier to hit?

Whatcha got?

 

[Raider Nation]

Irrelevant posters trying to tug on my cape is amusing.

You going to fire up your fantasy advice thread for the season? Looking forward to seeing who tries to take it over this year.

Feel free. It got to be a burden.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Irrelevant posters trying to tug on my cape is amusing.

LOOK AT ME! I HAVE A CAPE!!!!

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

Pass block jj watt.

 

[jon_mx]

Pass block jj watt.

Catch for Michael Sam.

 

[kentric]

Go undefeated for the full MLB season.

 

[kentric]

Irrelevant posters trying to tug on my cape is amusing.

LOOK AT ME! I HAVE A CAPE!!!!

Really, big shot super hero.

 

[dparker713]

Good Knuckleballer vs Fastballer - who would be easier to hit?

Fastball. Timing wont work against a knucklballer .

Insanity. Most normal humans would need to swing before the ball left the hand of Chapman. Plus, it's not like his fastball is straight.

 

[Wrigley]

Phishing in the shark pool

 

[MC Gas Money]

Good Knuckleballer vs Fastballer - who would be easier to hit?

Fastball. Timing wont work against a knucklballer .

Insanity. Most normal humans would need to swing before the ball left the hand of Chapman. Plus, it's not like his fastball is straight.

Can you demonstrate this?

 

[Ditka Butkus]

The third match is kind of funny...the guy in yellow is close to the table working his ### off and his opponent is way back off the table just easily lobbing it back at him....Although the guy in yellow eventually wins the volley..

 

[Guest]

I would think stopping a world-class soccer player on a PK would be right up there. Even if you guess right he would probably still blow it past you.

 

[dparker713]

Good Knuckleballer vs Fastballer - who would be easier to hit?

Fastball. Timing wont work against a knucklballer .

Insanity. Most normal humans would need to swing before the ball left the hand of Chapman. Plus, it's not like his fastball is straight.

Can you demonstrate this?

In his last appearance, Chapman's fastball averaged 101.4 mph from about 55ft. It had 3.58" horizontal break and 10.69" vertical break. On a typical day, the ball will slow to about 93 mph by the time it crosses the plate. That means the ball averages about 143 ft/s, or just about .424 seconds total flight time. Average reaction time is somewhere north of .2 seconds. Go ahead and try a full baseball swing with inside of a quarter of a second, doubt you'll succeed.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Good Knuckleballer vs Fastballer - who would be easier to hit?

Fastball. Timing wont work against a knucklballer .

Insanity. Most normal humans would need to swing before the ball left the hand of Chapman. Plus, it's not like his fastball is straight.

Can you demonstrate this?

In his last appearance, Chapman's fastball averaged 101.4 mph from about 55ft. It had 3.58" horizontal break and 10.69" vertical break. On a typical day, the ball will slow to about 93 mph by the time it crosses the plate. That means the ball averages about 143 ft/s, or just about .424 seconds total flight time. Average reaction time is somewhere north of .2 seconds. Go ahead and try a full baseball swing with inside of a quarter of a second, doubt you'll succeed.

Forget the fact that if you make ANY contact with the ball, it will rip the bat out of your hands!!

 

[Mr. Ected]

Good Knuckleballer vs Fastballer - who would be easier to hit?

Whatcha got?

Neither. Never played baseball. Stuck to the much rougher, tougher sports in HS. Sailing and Golf!

 

[Guest]

Good Knuckleballer vs Fastballer - who would be easier to hit?

Fastball. Timing wont work against a knucklballer .

Insanity. Most normal humans would need to swing before the ball left the hand of Chapman. Plus, it's not like his fastball is straight.

Can you demonstrate this?

In his last appearance, Chapman's fastball averaged 101.4 mph from about 55ft. It had 3.58" horizontal break and 10.69" vertical break. On a typical day, the ball will slow to about 93 mph by the time it crosses the plate. That means the ball averages about 143 ft/s, or just about .424 seconds total flight time. Average reaction time is somewhere north of .2 seconds. Go ahead and try a full baseball swing with inside of a quarter of a second, doubt you'll succeed.

Forget the fact that if you make ANY contact with the ball, it will rip the bat out of your hands!!

Not sure about that, but I'm sure some physics guys can explain.

 

[MC Gas Money]

Good Knuckleballer vs Fastballer - who would be easier to hit?

Fastball. Timing wont work against a knucklballer .

Insanity. Most normal humans would need to swing before the ball left the hand of Chapman. Plus, it's not like his fastball is straight.

Can you demonstrate this?

In his last appearance, Chapman's fastball averaged 101.4 mph from about 55ft. It had 3.58" horizontal break and 10.69" vertical break. On a typical day, the ball will slow to about 93 mph by the time it crosses the plate. That means the ball averages about 143 ft/s, or just about .424 seconds total flight time. Average reaction time is somewhere north of .2 seconds. Go ahead and try a full baseball swing with inside of a quarter of a second, doubt you'll succeed.

Couldnt a person work on the timing? Obviously you have almost no time to target the ball but if you can time the swing you have a chance. A knuckler has a lot of crazy movement. Seems to me if you can get the timing down you have a better shot than a moving knuckle.

 

[MC Gas Money]

Good Knuckleballer vs Fastballer - who would be easier to hit?

Fastball. Timing wont work against a knucklballer .

Insanity. Most normal humans would need to swing before the ball left the hand of Chapman. Plus, it's not like his fastball is straight.

Can you demonstrate this?

In his last appearance, Chapman's fastball averaged 101.4 mph from about 55ft. It had 3.58" horizontal break and 10.69" vertical break. On a typical day, the ball will slow to about 93 mph by the time it crosses the plate. That means the ball averages about 143 ft/s, or just about .424 seconds total flight time. Average reaction time is somewhere north of .2 seconds. Go ahead and try a full baseball swing with inside of a quarter of a second, doubt you'll succeed.

Forget the fact that if you make ANY contact with the ball, it will rip the bat out of your hands!!

Pine tar?