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[–] TIN@feddit.uk 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I threw a tennis ball for the dog this morning, so I know what this guy feels like.

[–] sarchar@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

I lifted my beer glass 4 or 5 times tonight. Woooof. I feel his pain.

[–] waz@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hammer throw must wear out shoes in really strange ways.

[–] Aquila@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

Thrower spinning shoes are kinda slippery and have circular ‘traction’ lines. But yea they generally wear out pretty quick

[–] Ildar@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why it is called hammer throwing? It look more like cannonball

[–] Dampyr@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I guess the weight has changed shape throughout the years.

The traditional hammer throw is more similar to a hammer ahah traditional hammer throw Some more info on wikipedia

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Slow motion yeet is fun to watch!

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What a weird sport. It's crazy that there was so much resistance to adding skateboarding in 2020 while this has remained a staple.

I don't mean that disparagingly at all. It's just a weird tradition

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Judging a skateboarder’s performance has too many variables. Throw big rock far is an easy contest to measure and watch.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Judging a figure skater's performance has just as many variables! There are other more direct examples but the "controversy" around skateboarding came to mind first

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

All Olympic events that require arbitrary judging should be replaced with Chess.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Honestly I've always held the belief (not strongly, mind you) that competitions with judges doing the scoring aren't really "sports" since you're at the mercy of opinion, not game rules. My personal definition isn't universal and is of course based on nothing.