DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:58 pm
by 2-15-46
OK.. I HAVE HEARD THAT POLE VAULTING IS THE "THIRD" MOST DIFFICULT SPORTING EVENT OR ATHLETIC EVENT TO DO. ANYONE HEAR THIS AND IF SO WHAT ARE THE FIRST TWO OR THE NEXT 10????????????????????????????????
Re: DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:02 am
by powerplant42
Hitting a major league fastball (well) is #1, and I think that NASCAR is #2. I think there's another thread on this somewhere already, you might just have to dig a little. And I'm sure that there are a ton of lists online like this.
Re: DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:06 am
by Thats.What.She.Said
the list that puts pole vault at number 3 has race car driving (2) and hitting a baceball (1) ahead of it. heres the link
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ten-hardest-splash.htm
Re: DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:04 pm
by gymnastsrock
On ESPN's list of 60 most difficult sports, pole vault was 16.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills