Which sport is the hardest to play.

Hardest to play meaning, it's hard to get good at it, chances of injury or strategy's and playbooks that are hard to learn. I have played football, basketball, baseball, Tennis, Pickleball, even some soccer, but the hardest one to play is Tennis.

The toughest that I have actually tried would be tennis. After an hour I just gave up.

Basejumping.

I'd agree with Tennis. If you don't start training at a very young age then its almost impossible to ever become a pro.xTheExploited

[QUOTE="xTheExploited"]I'd agree with Tennis. If you don't start training at a very young age then its almost impossible to ever become a pro.Engrish_Major

The toughest that I have actually tried would be tennis. After an hour I just gave up.

kidsmelly

Hardest to play meaning, it's hard to get good at itAspen706

For me, it's either tennis or golf. Both hard games to play. :)

[QUOTE="kidsmelly"]

The toughest that I have actually tried would be tennis. After an hour I just gave up.

Aspen706

I just wanted to play with my friends after I realized that I couldn't even hit the ball when he served it I just went in the corner and drank some gatorade :lol:

I'm surprised at everyone saying tennis. I first tried tennis last year and I was pretty good. its really a matter of just hitting the ball, and the racket is plenty big for this, unlike baseball, where you have a stick the width of the ball. I find basball to be harder for a newcomer.

[QUOTE="Aspen706"][QUOTE="kidsmelly"]

The toughest that I have actually tried would be tennis. After an hour I just gave up.

I just wanted to play with my friends after I realized that I couldn't even hit the ball when he served it I just went in the corner and drank some gatorade :lol:

I'm surprised at everyone saying tennis. I first tried tennis last year and I was pretty good. its really a matter of just hitting the ball, and the racket is plenty big for this, unlike baseball, where you have a stick the width of the ball. I find basball to be harder for a newcomer.

racer8dan

I found baseball alot easier to play than tennis. I'm fairly decent at baseball but for some reason suck at tennis. Its not just whacking the ball its trying to get it to land within the lines so damn annoying.

I'm surprised at everyone saying tennis. I first tried tennis last year and I was pretty good. its really a matter of just hitting the ball, and the racket is plenty big for this, unlike baseball, where you have a stick the width of the ball. I find basball to be harder for a newcomer.

racer8dan

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

I'm surprised at everyone saying tennis. I first tried tennis last year and I was pretty good. its really a matter of just hitting the ball, and the racket is plenty big for this, unlike baseball, where you have a stick the width of the ball. I find basball to be harder for a newcomer.

kidsmelly

I found baseball alot easier to play than tennis. I'm fairly decent at baseball but for some reason suck at tennis. Its not just whacking the ball its trying to get it to land within the lines so damn annoying.

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

I'm surprised at everyone saying tennis. I first tried tennis last year and I was pretty good. its really a matter of just hitting the ball, and the racket is plenty big for this, unlike baseball, where you have a stick the width of the ball. I find basball to be harder for a newcomer.

I found baseball alot easier to play than tennis. I'm fairly decent at baseball but for some reason suck at tennis. Its not just whacking the ball its trying to get it to land within the lines so damn annoying.

[QUOTE="kidsmelly"]

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

I'm surprised at everyone saying tennis. I first tried tennis last year and I was pretty good. its really a matter of just hitting the ball, and the racket is plenty big for this, unlike baseball, where you have a stick the width of the ball. I find basball to be harder for a newcomer.

I found baseball alot easier to play than tennis. I'm fairly decent at baseball but for some reason suck at tennis. Its not just whacking the ball its trying to get it to land within the lines so damn annoying.

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

[QUOTE="kidsmelly"]

I found baseball alot easier to play than tennis. I'm fairly decent at baseball but for some reason suck at tennis. Its not just whacking the ball its trying to get it to land within the lines so damn annoying.

Aspen706

I'd say golf.SolidSnake35

I'd agree with that. Even the smallest mistakes matter.

I would say golf based solely on how large the play field is and how much room there is to mess up in. Like how 2 feet can mean the difference between rolling to an easy tap in for par or having a triple bogey after landing in a bunker. This isnt even taking into account dynamic weather and all that.

In tennis, as long as you are really good you stand a fairly consistent chance of winning which is why you see the same few people doing it all the time, over and over for years until they get washed up and quit.

I would say golf based solely on how large the play field is and how much room there is to mess up in. Like how 2 feet can mean the difference between rolling to an easy tap in for par or having a triple bogey after landing in a bunker. This isnt even taking into account dynamic weather and all that.

In tennis, as long as you are really good you stand a fairly consistent chance of winning which is why you see the same few people doing it all the time, over and over for years until they get washed up and quit.

Alter_Echo

I'd have to say golf. I'm very athletic and have played football, basketball and baseball, and was good at all of them, so I find throwing, catching, hitting, and coordination to all come naturally to me. I can hit the ball great in golf.. good swing, make good contact. But the problem with golf is that even the smallest mistake in your swing will send the ball flying off in unwanted directions. It's also difficult to judge how hard to hit it, how high to hit it, what club to use, etc unless you are really, really familiar with your own game and your clubs and the terrain.

It's a very hard game to play and just pick up on the fly. You can't just rely on athletic ability and coordination. It's a highly technical game.

[QUOTE="racer8dan"]

I'm surprised at everyone saying tennis. I first tried tennis last year and I was pretty good. its really a matter of just hitting the ball, and the racket is plenty big for this, unlike baseball, where you have a stick the width of the ball. I find basball to be harder for a newcomer.

I found baseball alot easier to play than tennis. I'm fairly decent at baseball but for some reason suck at tennis. Its not just whacking the ball its trying to get it to land within the lines so damn annoying.

[QUOTE="Aspen706"][QUOTE="kidsmelly"]

I found baseball alot easier to play than tennis. I'm fairly decent at baseball but for some reason suck at tennis. Its not just whacking the ball its trying to get it to land within the lines so damn annoying.

BMD004

[QUOTE="BMD004"][QUOTE="Aspen706"] I have found that if you play baseball first, most people tend to try to hit a tennis ball like like they're playing baseball.Aspen706

I would say water polo

I'd agree with Tennis. If you don't start training at a very young age then its almost impossible to ever become a pro.xTheExploited

same goes with football (soccer)

[QUOTE="rawsavon"]People in this thread keep using themselves as the example...that is not a very good way of looking at the issue IMO. The question was asked 'hardest to get good at' How do you measure that? ...well (imo) that would be going pro (they are the best at their sport...they are 'good' at it) I would wager that most people here could make the PGA tour (or one of the other less known pro tours) if they practiced everyday from the time they were 10 till 22 years old -the same holds true for Tennis and Baseball (at least make the minor leagues) However, almost no one here could make the NBA (or the development league) or the NFL -just look at people that dominate college basketball and how many of them suck at the pro levelBMD004

That's a tough one. I would go with all of them.

[QUOTE="BMD004"][QUOTE="rawsavon"]People in this thread keep using themselves as the example...that is not a very good way of looking at the issue IMO. The question was asked 'hardest to get good at' How do you measure that? ...well (imo) that would be going pro (they are the best at their sport...they are 'good' at it) I would wager that most people here could make the PGA tour (or one of the other less known pro tours) if they practiced everyday from the time they were 10 till 22 years old -the same holds true for Tennis and Baseball (at least make the minor leagues) However, almost no one here could make the NBA (or the development league) or the NFL -just look at people that dominate college basketball and how many of them suck at the pro levelrawsavon

[I would wager that most people here could make the PGA tour (or one of the other less known pro tours) if they practiced everyday from the time they were 10 till 22 years old -the same holds true for Tennis and Baseball (at least make the minor leagues) However, almost no one here could make the NBA (or the development league) or the NFLrawsavon

For individual sports, I say golf and tennis are the most difficult. Ice hockey is one of the most difficult team sports because it requires time to even learn how to move and the resources involved. Pretty much all other sports involve running, while you have to learn how to skate and WELL in order to play hockey. Then there's the issue of equipment. Many other sports are cheap and usually only require a ball, stick, etc. Ice hockey skates alone cost more than all of the necessary equipment from the other sports combined. There's also the availability of hockey rinks; they're not readibly accessible everywhere and ice time becomes expensive.

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][I would wager that most people here could make the PGA tour (or one of the other less known pro tours) if they practiced everyday from the time they were 10 till 22 years old -the same holds true for Tennis and Baseball (at least make the minor leagues) However, almost no one here could make the NBA (or the development league) or the NFLBMD004

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="BMD004"] Not true. Basketball isn't incredibly hard to make it. You can play professionally overseas. PLENTY of people that I know who were just "ok" at small schools in college have gone to play professionally overseas. Football is tough. You pretty much only have the NFL, the CFL, Arena Football and that new USFL I think it's called. Baseball.. fairly easy to make it professionally. There are a TON of minor league players. You can even go to Japan and play. Golf and Tennis are both world games and individual sports. That means that is a lot less people who will become good at it in their sport. Oh, and the TS's topic title is "which sport is the hardest to play". Not which sport is the hardest to get good at and make it professionally. BMD004

Rugby or Ice Skating