| Snooker, Golf or Darts 20:30 - Jan 19 with 1134 views | NoDiddley |
What’s the most difficult to attain a top level position at?
Me? I’m shite at all 3! |  | | |  |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 20:37 - Jan 19 with 1092 views | hantssi |
Had this conversation with my son the other day, hole in 1, 9 dart finish or a 147?
We went with (easiest first)
1. Hole in 1, you could fluke it.
2. 9 dart finish.
3. 147, not only you have to have the ability but it also relies on where the balls fall. |  | | |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 20:42 - Jan 19 with 1058 views | colinallcars |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 20:37 - Jan 19 by hantssi |
Had this conversation with my son the other day, hole in 1, 9 dart finish or a 147?
We went with (easiest first)
1. Hole in 1, you could fluke it.
2. 9 dart finish.
3. 147, not only you have to have the ability but it also relies on where the balls fall. |
My American mate, if he was struggling with something, would say “I'm behind the 8 ball”.
I don't know what he meant and he's gone home now. |  | | |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 21:15 - Jan 19 with 933 views | SteveB |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 20:37 - Jan 19 by hantssi |
Had this conversation with my son the other day, hole in 1, 9 dart finish or a 147?
We went with (easiest first)
1. Hole in 1, you could fluke it.
2. 9 dart finish.
3. 147, not only you have to have the ability but it also relies on where the balls fall. |
I have fluked a hole in one, Emirates G.C, 07th hole. Par 3, awful shot, bounced weird hit the pin & dropped. Never ever got near one previously, or ever again.
Never even hit a 180, ever. Love darts, I'm just not very good.
Highest break in snooker, 39.
So, golf it isn't.
Hardest must be a 147. [Post edited 19 Jan 21:19]
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| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 21:33 - Jan 19 with 873 views | slmrstid |
All three require enormous amounts of mental strength and ability as well as game ability.
I'd actually go for Golf, simply because I think financially that is much harder to get to the top level at than the other sports are.
I mean...I know very little about all three, but if you were to ask me which one costs the most money to get to the top (and is therefore going to be the biggest blocker for any budding star) I'd say golf. |  | | |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 23:00 - Jan 19 with 795 views | essextaxiboy |
Easily golf , IMO due to the constantly changing weather , different course every week , a degree of fitness needed . |  | | |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 23:08 - Jan 19 with 774 views | numptydumpty |
Snooker and darts you can play better when you have had several drinks. In fact sometimes you seem to have greater skills which is weird.
Golf is an actual sport as opposed to a game which I say the other two are. |  |
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| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 23:38 - Jan 19 with 728 views | SydneyRs |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 23:08 - Jan 19 by numptydumpty |
Snooker and darts you can play better when you have had several drinks. In fact sometimes you seem to have greater skills which is weird.
Golf is an actual sport as opposed to a game which I say the other two are. |
I used to play pool and darts in after work competitions. We used to joke about the "alcoholic peak" after maybe 3 or 4 pints where you would play better for a bit due to less nerves. It didn't last long though and form would deteriorate after another drink or two.
A snooker 147 is incredibly difficult. A mate was a very good player who spent a lot of his time in the local snooker hall. He managed a century break once or twice I think but nowhere near a 147. Just try and put any kind of break together on a full size snooker table, it is so hard. I was not a bad pool player but never got much past 20 or 30 at snooker.
Given the time it takes to score a 147 and the ability required to control many positional shots over an extended period, I'd say its harder than a 9 darter although that too is a tremendous achievement.
As mentioned above, you can fluke a hole in one so I would say that is the easiest of the 3. | | | |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 23:41 - Jan 19 with 722 views | Boston |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 20:42 - Jan 19 by colinallcars |
My American mate, if he was struggling with something, would say “I'm behind the 8 ball”.
I don't know what he meant and he's gone home now. |
Means he's an anatomical freak. | |
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| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 03:03 - Jan 20 with 659 views | Benny_the_Ball |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 20:37 - Jan 19 by hantssi |
Had this conversation with my son the other day, hole in 1, 9 dart finish or a 147?
We went with (easiest first)
1. Hole in 1, you could fluke it.
2. 9 dart finish.
3. 147, not only you have to have the ability but it also relies on where the balls fall. |
Not really a fair comparison as a hole-in-one requires just one shot. You can easily fluke one treble 20 but a 9 dart finish can't be done on luck alone. Similarly you can easily fluke one red but not a 147. For me, golf's 147 is probably more akin to scoring a birdie or less at every hole in a round. |  | | |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 03:31 - Jan 20 with 651 views | DannyPaddox |
Sharts! |  | | |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 09:08 - Jan 20 with 516 views | DaBurgh |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 20:42 - Jan 19 by colinallcars |
My American mate, if he was struggling with something, would say “I'm behind the 8 ball”.
I don't know what he meant and he's gone home now. |
Behind the eight ball means that you are stuck in an awkward of precarious situation. Like in pool if the ball you want to play is behind the 8 ball and difficult to play without accidently holing the 8 ball also. |  | | |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 10:54 - Jan 20 with 420 views | loftboy |
Used to be okay at darts,had a 180 and several 123’s and 135’s
Used to play a lot of snooker but was chuffed if the break went past 2 balls!
Golf played once when I was 14, went round Downshire golf course in Bracknell in 150!! Never played again. |  |
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| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 14:41 - Jan 20 with 284 views | GaryHaddock |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 03:31 - Jan 20 by DannyPaddox |
Sharts! |
That's a sport where potting the brown is a bad thing. |  | | |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 15:46 - Jan 20 with 239 views | colinallcars |
Been trying to resist the old joke but can no further.
I played golf with a chimney sweep, he thrashed me.
I asked him what his handicap was and he replied “ central heating mate” | | | |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 16:25 - Jan 20 with 185 views | HamptonHoop |
Reaching the top level in Golf would probably be more difficult, when you consider Darts and snooker, if you have space, can be played at home.
I have played four rounds of golf in my life and did hit a hole in one, a few people saw it and were impressed, until they watched my next shot which was hopeless.
Snooker, I used to play when I was younger and felt that I was getting better, but my biggest break was 28.
Darts, I have hit five or six 180s but only when I am practicing, never in a game. | | | |
| Snooker, Golf or Darts on 00:15 - Jan 21 with 38 views | qpr1976 |
So the original thread question changed immediately into 3 singular achievements…..
147 toughest, Hole in one next, then 9 darter.
But regards the threads op, both Darts and Snooker are played indoors, on the same sized table/board, dimensions/distance. Golf, however, is over Many different courses, with differing challenges, parkland, links, etc. Weather plays a major part, it’s outdoors, every course is different, with 18 different holes, 14 different clubs all doing different things, even the balls offer different outcomes. You’re not playing against just 1 opponent (unless on Ryder Cup singles day), you’re with others in a field of 120-160 (ish) !
I enjoy playing and watching all 3, there’s huge talent in all of them. Enjoy. | | | |
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