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  1. Terry Nutkins

    Terry Nutkins Well-Known Member

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    Out of the usual games that us Brits play what do you think is the hardest to master?

    Golf?
    Cricket?
    Football?
    Tennis?
    Snooker?
    Darts?
    Athletics?
    Road Cycle/Mountain Biking?
    Horse Riding/Show Jumping/Racing?
     
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    Horse riding is probably the only one where you’d struggle to just rock up and have a go with no prior experience.
     
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    Not drinking is particularly difficult
     
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    Golf and snooker.
     
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    Arm wrestling with Chas & Dave.
     
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    Ice or Roller Hockey.
     
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    Snooker, with a rope
     
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    Snooker without a doubt , I've raised this a few times with the lads in the pub
     
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    Had a go at all those with the exception of Racing a horse on a track - though have done it unofficially across a field - not always intentionally
    Have done show Jumping and cross country though and they take quite a while to get to a level where you are clearing smallish jumps safely

    Depends what you mean by master but Id say the Horse ones - Golf is probably next but a lot depends on how talented you are of course
     
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    An interesting question ---

    Can you train/work hard at a certain sport and become successful or is a natural talent a prerequisite to success?
     
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    The old saying is 10,000 hours of something makes you a master of it. To be honest, I'm not convinced. I think you need some natural talent to excel, as well as high levels of confidence and drive.
     
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    Fishing, surely, for you;)
     
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    Peter Ebdon achieved this in Snooker. He just wanted to play. He mastered boring every f cuker to death and winning by submission.
     
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    Fckin snooker! Frustrating doesn't begin to describe it: like having a lifetime season ticket for Oakwell.
     
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