they can tell me what they like - the definition also involves the word skill and golf is definatley a game of thatSomebody will be along eventually to tell you that there is no physical exertion involved, these are the people that haven't tried dragging or carrying a bag full of clubs and all the other bits and bobs up and down the sides of a mountain
Giving up golf for cycling/running
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Salad Dodger
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OP asked "Has anyone else come to cycling after quitting other sports?"
Although I did ride a bike occasionally, I have done more since giving up canoeing\kayaking about 3 years ago.
Another poster mentioned how kitesurfing took up a lot of time, and for me canoeing was the same. The total time away from home, even for about an hour's paddle on a local river, amounted to half a day away from the family, and I no longer felt I could justify the time. By contrast, I could get on the bike right outside our front door, ride for an hour, and be back home at the end of the hour. A quick shower and I was available for other family duties straight away.
Although I did ride a bike occasionally, I have done more since giving up canoeing\kayaking about 3 years ago.
Another poster mentioned how kitesurfing took up a lot of time, and for me canoeing was the same. The total time away from home, even for about an hour's paddle on a local river, amounted to half a day away from the family, and I no longer felt I could justify the time. By contrast, I could get on the bike right outside our front door, ride for an hour, and be back home at the end of the hour. A quick shower and I was available for other family duties straight away.
potsy
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You'll be telling us next that synchronized swimming isn't a sport either
vickster
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Or darts, snooker, motor racing, horse riding, weight lifting, boxing, Saturday night town centre scrapping...You'll be telling us next that synchronized swimming isn't a sport either
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
That's what I like about cycling. I'm really good at pootling around pointlessly on my bike enjoying myself. In fact, it's quite hard to be bad at it, as there are no rules - at least in my rulebook there aren't.
What would you class them as then vickster?????
Peteaud
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If i ever get bored of cycling i am going to try wrestling.
After all, i have the spankly lycra, and i am 1/2 way to having a fat gut, so a few more cakes and im there.
P.S - Darts is not, nor ever will be, a sport.
After all, i have the spankly lycra, and i am 1/2 way to having a fat gut, so a few more cakes and im there.
P.S - Darts is not, nor ever will be, a sport.
what is it then Petaud??? is it not a game of skill were two people compete against each other for peoples entertainment???
do you not think that standing at a dart board for 5/6 hours a day is not physically exerting??? have you tried it and then seen how your arms, kneck and lower back feel the next day............
the term sport never mentions the word excercising it says exertion - two different words indeed
potsy
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What about crown green bowls, you have to be at least 70 before they let you start playing that 
Peteaud
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I don't know any darts players who spend 5/6 hours a day at it. Most who play Darts (like i used to) do it for a bit of fun in the pub. Its a skill yes, the same as snooker etc, but i doubt whether the BMA would class it as sport / exercise.
Is chess a sport, is tiddlywinks a sport? have you ever tried winking for 6 hours a day, your wrists really ache.
vickster
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Sports, it was a response to crankarm not you
The last one could possibly be a classed more as a drain on society and resources
Actually motor racing is utterly pointless IMO
i'm pretty sure the pro darts guys spend at least 5/6 hours a day practicing, the same as snooker players etc etc
and ive never seen chess or tiddlywinks on any sports chanel, but i have seen poker ( game of skill or luck of the cards) you decide
my apologies vickster i thought you was stating they werent a sport
Gravity Aided
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The only poker I ever saw was associated with gambling. Kind of both a game of skill and luck combined.
Peteaud
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To me, Darts, poker, snooker etc are all games.
Games of skill yes, and the more practice the better.
Never said they didn't
http://www.etwa.org/tournaments.html
Games of skill yes, and the more practice the better.
Never said they didn't
http://www.etwa.org/tournaments.html
