OT - weird/different/regional sports

[Atomic Frawg]

Competitive Slapping Is the World’s Greatest Sport
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vi...etitive-slapping-is-the-worlds-greatest-sport

That...was...hilarious.

 

[QuilterFrawg]

I love Battlebots.

 

[RufeBruton]

With today being the day of the Ocho and ESPN having killed it like they do everything else by showing just absolute junk, it got me wondered what sports or games that are different that y’all enjoy watching.

From water polo to that knight combat league or even extreme arm wrestling (watch a video if you’re interested), what sports are out there that you’ll watch or have found yourself watching longer than you anticipated.

I played 17 years of water polo at or just below Olympic level competition. Can't say that I enjoy watching it on TV. You just can't match the intensity of the underwater struggles with visuals on TV. No one punches you in the face when you are sitting on a leather couch.

 

[froginmn]

I played 17 years of water polo at or just below Olympic level competition. Can't say that I enjoy watching it on TV. You just can't match the intensity of the underwater struggles with visuals on TV. No one punches you in the face when you are sitting on a leather couch.

Maybe not at your house...

 

[Paint It Purple]

Us olds on here will remember Wide World of Sports with Jim McKay and the American Sportsman with Curt Gowdy. The American Sportsman started my fascination of hunting & fishing (along with my dad).

 

[Limp Lizard]

I too enjoy watching Australian rules FB. Can't figure out how they keep score or what the officials are doing.

 

[PurplFrawg]

Us olds on here will remember Wide World of Sports with Jim McKay

 

[RollToad]

Motorcycle racing.

For about a week last year.

Darn that.

 

[Frog-in-law1995]

Ah yes, the agony of defeat. And de knees. And de spine. And...

 

[Purp]

Motorcycle racing.

For about a week last year.

Darn that.

@RollToad how did you survive that?

 

[SuperBarrFrog]

 

[frogs9497]

 

[froginmn]

Ah yes, the agony of defeat. And de knees. And de spine. And...

I thought that was the thrill of victory...

 

[Limp Lizard]

I thought that was the thrill of victory...

Nope, agony of defeat. Apparently the ski jumper was not badly hurt. Note the cameraman who ducks just in time, or he might have been hurt badly.

 

[froginmn]

Nope, agony of defeat. Apparently the ski jumper was not badly hurt. Note the cameraman who ducks just in time, or he might have been hurt badly.

Sorry, sarcasm...

Although that guy achieved far more fame/ notoriety than any "victorious" athlete in that montage....

 

[SuperBarrFrog]