Super Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Is there any sport more boring to watch than Bowls? Sorry @Robbored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Super said: Is there any sport more boring to watch than Bowls? Sorry @Robbored! Rugby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Super said: Is there any sport more boring to watch than Bowls? Sorry @Robbored! In no particular order......F1 so unbelievably dull, fastest car wins........... Basketball.....throwing a ball thru a hoop... and the team with the most tall players wins......... Boxing........Two blokes punching each other predominantly in the head........why? I avoid all three with a passion. As for bowls, like cricket if a person doesn’t understand the sport then they find it boring........ 3 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: Rugby. My third favourite sport behind football and cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Now don't get me wrong I like looking at the sky every now and then - a lovely summers day, a good sunset. But golf on TV I just don't get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, Reigate Red said: Now don't get me wrong I like looking at the sky every now and then - a lovely summers day, a good sunset. But golf on TV I just don't get. Ryder cup is well worth it, outside that I generally just watch last day of a major at most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 21, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Robins TV 25 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: Rugby. Which code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 21, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 23 minutes ago, Robbored said: Basketball.....throwing a ball thru a hoop... and the team with the most tall players win One sport I really struggle to watch, even netball is more interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, phantom said: Robins TV Which code? League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 minute ago, phantom said: One sport I really struggle to watch, even netball is more interesting It’s far more attractive to watch for sure.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, phantom said: Robins TV Which code? Both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 45 minutes ago, Robbored said: In no particular order......F1 so unbelievably dull, fastest car wins........... Basketball.....throwing a ball thru a hoop... and the team with the most tall players wins......... Boxing........Two blokes punching each other predominantly in the head........why? I avoid all three with a passion. As for bowls, like cricket if a person doesn’t understand the sport then they find it boring........ My third favourite sport behind football and cricket. I do understand Bowls and its prob more interesting playing it but jeez just so boring watching. Agree on basketball though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 53 minutes ago, Robbored said: In no particular order......F1 As for bowls, like cricket if a person doesn’t understand the sport then they find it boring........ A genuine question RR.My belief is that when each player has played their three(?) bowls(woods?),the bowl or bowls (if from the same player) nearest the jack,take the points.If I am correct, this is pretty straightforward, not much to understand. I am certainly not underrating the level of skill involved though. P.S.Please excuse excessive use of brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Fishing. Even though its not a sport. Apologies to all anglers on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 15 minutes ago, Slacker said: A genuine question RR.My belief is that when each player has played their three(?) bowls(woods?),the bowl or bowls (if from the same player) nearest the jack,take the points.If I am correct, this is pretty straightforward, not much to understand. I am certainly not underrating the level of skill involved though. P.S.Please excuse excessive use of brackets. There are various formats in bowls - Singles each player has 4 bowls usually it’s first to 21 but another way with singles is sets. Again each player has 4 woods and plays 11 ends per set. If it’s 1-1 then three ends are played but the shot count is irrelevant- it’s about winning the end, Pairs - 4 bowls each 18 ends. Triples - 3 bowls each - 18 ends. Fours - each player has 2 woods - usually 18 ends. The scoring is dead simple. The bowl nearest the Jack counts as 1 and if you have second nearest as well that’s 2 and so on....... Its how you score shots that makes the game so fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Super said: Is there any sport more boring to watch than Bowls? Sorry @Robbored! Horse racing Woman football UFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 41 minutes ago, JonDolman said: American Football, Basketball, Baseball I’d forgotten baseball....or rounders as I call it. My daughter and her fella were in NY and he ‘treated’ her to NY Yankees game - she reckoned she’d never been so bored in her life................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, Robbored said: I’d forgotten baseball....or rounders as I call it. My daughter and her fella were in NY and he ‘treated’ her to NY Yankees game - she reckoned she’d never been so bored in her life................. Considering she's known you all her life, that's some statement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Considering she's known you all her life, that's some statement! According my daughter I’m not exactly boring but really embarrassing........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internetjef Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 I really enjoy the NFL and NBA, great highlight sports too if you don’t want to sit thrown whole games with all the big hits and catches / dunks etc. can’t get on board with baseball though and struggle with ice hockey (can’t ever see where the puck is ha) I used to really like watching tennis, and still enjoy it, but with all the amazing baseline players the matches at the top of grandslams take forever these days. When Murray/federer/nadal and djoko were all playing great it felt like you had to commit 6 hours to watch a full match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Maltshoveller said: Horse racing Woman football UFC Horse racing? That’s a scandalous comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rob k said: Horse racing? That’s a scandalous comment No, I find it incredibly tedious as well. I never bet, and that's 98% of the reason folk watch it. And I'm going to break ranks and say I find televised snooker boring as well. The odd frame OK, and I can appreciate the subtleties and skill of the top players. I don't mind playing the game myself either. But spend hours watching two dull blokes in waistcoats try to be the first to 9 frames or whatever. Er, no thanks. Point me in the direction of the British Paint Drying Championship instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 the most boring game ever used to be snooker if griffiths met thorburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 Tennis. Bip, bip, bip, bip 15 love. Bip, bip, bip bip 15 all. I`d rather use a rusty cheesegrater to polish my dangly bits than watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JBFC II Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 Test cricket for me, T20 or one day games are just about manageable but anything longer is just a bit dull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 City have been pretty dull for the last few seasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 On 21/01/2021 at 21:36, Rob k said: Horse racing? That’s a scandalous comment If you don’t bet then I can see why you’d find it boring. Personally I like it - especially jump racing. I find American sports a bit boring but have been live to a few and it’s decent. Most others I like. Golf is great for the majors and Ryder cup. Nothing better than test cricket either although like all forms of the game. Amazed no one has mentioned marathons and Tour de France (which I like watching myself). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 Baseball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 Baseball is THE correct answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Alex_BCFC said: If you don’t bet then I can see why you’d find it boring. Personally I like it - especially jump racing. I find American sports a bit boring but have been live to a few and it’s decent. Most others I like. Golf is great for the majors and Ryder cup. Nothing better than test cricket either although like all forms of the game. Amazed no one has mentioned marathons and Tour de France (which I like watching myself). Me too, I love watching it. It`s all the peripheral stuff, history of the areas they`re cycling through, the scenery and all that. For a lot of the day on the flat stages nothing really happens but there is always something to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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