Sports that are harder than they look

So, which sports do you find more difficult than originally thought? In my head, table tennis and badminton were a piece of cake, until I actually played them.

nba, people always say that pro ball is easy compared to lets say football. gaurding an nba player for 45 min is exausting, then after your done gaurding you have to make baskets on the other end.

Golf. It's a miracle if the ball goes straight or even in the air.SolidSnake35

I was going to say this. Golf is really hard.

Golf. It's a miracle if the ball goes straight or even in the air.SolidSnake35

Yup, I'd say Golf is definitely the hardest sport.

I find Badminton really easy but I'm absolutely awful at Tennis. I just can't keep the ball within the confines of the court - always flies into the river behind the courts.

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"]Golf. It's a miracle if the ball goes straight or even in the air.JML897

I was going to say this. Golf is really hard.

Cricket for me

Golf. It's a miracle if the ball goes straight or even in the air.SolidSnake35

That's the first thing that came to my mind.

basketball, shooting or playing 1 on 1 is easy but playing full court basketball is f**ing impossible

Definitely curling.

:P

basketball, shooting or playing 1 on 1 is easy but playing full court basketball is f**ing impossible

dragonfly110

I wouldn't say it's impossible, just extremely exhausting.

Oh yeah, golf is definitely way harder than it looks. I couldn't even hit the ball when I tried.

Also I'd say skiing. It looks so easy to turn and to stop but I couldn't do it for the life of me.

Frickin' NASCAR! :Pcheesyjon

Definitely curling.

:P

The-Tree

em id have to say tennis

Oh yeah, golf is definitely way harder than it looks. I couldn't even hit the ball when I tried.

Also I'd say skiing. It looks so easy to turn and to stop but I couldn't do it for the life of me.

ContraQueen

Ooo. disagree. Skiing/ Snowboarding is like learning to bike, skate and such.

Rowing

I'd say baseball from personal experience. As a catcher it can be hard at times when teenagers are slinging the ball 75+ mph at you, specially curveballs in the dirt and blocking them takes time. Catching knuckle balls, thats a different story... theres no for sure path of it, its just random and thats what makes it good. Also hitting the ball takes a good amount of skill. Now at the pro levels in MLB, it just amazes me how they can do it at a 94 mph fastball or a 85mph curve ball and stuff. Thats just insane! Thats just hitting and catching.. lol

Fencing and im saying that from a fairly experieced level (been doing it 6 years :P but i still aint amazing at it).Still an epic sport to watch.

I would say soccer even pro have a hard time making a goal and the training is brutal. Next would be the 100/400 meter dash also boxing the training makes many quit.

Formula 1. People think : That's driving! That's not even a sport! Even I could do it!
And those people have no idea what they're talking about. You're basically sitting for about an hour and a half in a 50+ degrees celsius environment in your three-layers fire proof clothing. Only this part sounds pretty damn hard physically. Now add in the G forces. These guys pull multiple Gs (Up to 5+) about 10 to 15 times a lap depending on the circuit... each race has about 50 laps now do the maths how many times you're pulling insance amount of Gs without a G suit like fighter pilots have.
That's pretty much it as far as physical pain is concerned but now, while dying of heatstroke and being ripped apart by G forces, you got to drive the fastest four-wheeled machine on earth, against 23 other people, on insane circuits that are specially designed to test your ability. The sheer mental concentration and skill that is required to simply take one turn in a Formula 1 car at full speed is beyond most people's understanding of focus. IMO that is the one sport that defines harder than it looks.

Skateboarding. It took me several years to perfect a single trick (the kickflip), and there are professionals out there who are pulling off stuff like this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR5T9beh3ik

Playing full court basketball WOOOH its hard.

Table Tennis and golf from experience. I played junior varsity in high school football one year as a lineman, and that can be easy if you're big, not to mention getting tackled isn't always as bad as advertised.

Golf. It's a miracle if the ball goes straight or even in the air.SolidSnake35

Frickin' NASCAR! :Pcheesyjon

How would you know being from the Great White North? ;)

I was gonna say the same thing. People assume it is just someone driving in circles, but it isn't easy really.

Running.

The first thing that came to my mind is golf. Another one I think doesn't get too much of a mention would be action sports. Things like snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding, etc. are made to look sooo easy by the pros but they are all difficult. The tricks that those athletes can pull are just unreal.

Polo. I have no idea how people are able to play that.