What's the most obscure sport you ever played and how did it go?

[ChampKind]

Shirling. It didn't end well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gu3mbl8SAk

[fairweatherfan]

Shirling. It didn't end well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gu3mbl8SAk

But shirling is the new monster trucking!!

TP for any and all KITH references, by the way.

[Greenbean]

Lawn darts, before they banned it for being ridiculously unsafe.  No casualties on our end, though.

Do u use darts or javelins?

Lol...

I work as a safety and reliability engineer for a toy company...

Lawn Darts have a central location on our wall of shame.

[Greenbean]

Duck pin Bowling...I thought candlepin was pretty limited as far as areas found (New England and eastern Canada) duckpin seems to be a R.I. sport.

Im from RI and preferred candlepin when I went to school in MA.

I love shooting at the deadwood!

You have to clear in duckpin...boo!

[bdm860]

Duck pin Bowling...I thought candlepin was pretty limited as far as areas found (New England and eastern Canada) duckpin seems to be a R.I. sport.

Im from RI and preferred candlepin when I went to school in MA.

I love shooting at the deadwood!

You have to clear in duckpin...boo!

What's the difference between candlepin and duckpin?  I always thought they were the same thing?

[thirstyboots18]

Duck pin Bowling...I thought candlepin was pretty limited as far as areas found (New England and eastern Canada) duckpin seems to be a R.I. sport.

Im from RI and preferred candlepin when I went to school in MA.

I love shooting at the deadwood!

You have to clear in duckpin...boo!

What's the difference between candlepin and duckpin?  I always thought they were the same thing?

See how obscure it is?  ha ha ha  Duckpin's shape is more like a short, squat 10 pin, and the ball is a little bigger than  a candlepin ball.  (It was just a little to large for me to have much control, but I liked it because the sound of pins falling reminded me of dishes breaking, and I got rid of a lot of frustrations,  ). 

[clover]

Curling.  Surprisingly compelling.  Friendly, social sport with lots of ritualized drinking.

What makes someone a better or worse curler?  How do they communicate?

The best curler on the team is is down directing strategy and signaling or calling out to his teammates, except when he's 'throwing the stone'.  Then the next best curler is down in his place.  He uses his 'broom' a lot to point to the spot that they're supposed to be aiming the stone.

What makes a good curler is someone who has accuracy in aiming the stone, including the speed and the direction and amount of the curl.  I think experience and frequency of practice has a lot to do with it, though of course some people get really good at it and some don't.

[Eja117]

Lawn darts, before they banned it for being ridiculously unsafe.  No casualties on our end, though.

Do u use darts or javelins?

Lol...

I work as a safety and reliability engineer for a toy company...

Lawn Darts have a central location on our wall of shame.

Really? Why? They look pretty self explanatory. I assume some kids got hold of them

[Eja117]

Curling.  Surprisingly compelling.  Friendly, social sport with lots of ritualized drinking.

What makes someone a better or worse curler?  How do they communicate?

The best curler on the team is is down directing strategy and signaling or calling out to his teammates, except when he's 'throwing the stone'.  Then the next best curler is down in his place.  He uses his 'broom' a lot to point to the spot that they're supposed to be aiming the stone.

What makes a good curler is someone who has accuracy in aiming the stone, including the speed and the direction and amount of the curl.  I think experience and frequency of practice has a lot to do with it, though of course some people get really good at it and some don't.

How do they decide what to do with the brooms? Also it always looks like there aren't all that many ice chips. Especially after all the sweeping

[Eja117]

Still waiting for the inevitable Quiddich and Vampire Baseball responses. I don't remember any sports played on Star Trek other than the funky chess thing

[clover]

Curling.  Surprisingly compelling.  Friendly, social sport with lots of ritualized drinking.

What makes someone a better or worse curler?  How do they communicate?

The best curler on the team is is down directing strategy and signaling or calling out to his teammates, except when he's 'throwing the stone'.  Then the next best curler is down in his place.  He uses his 'broom' a lot to point to the spot that they're supposed to be aiming the stone.

What makes a good curler is someone who has accuracy in aiming the stone, including the speed and the direction and amount of the curl.  I think experience and frequency of practice has a lot to do with it, though of course some people get really good at it and some don't.

How do they decide what to do with the brooms? Also it always looks like there aren't all that many ice chips. Especially after all the sweeping

The friction from rubbing with the brooms smooths and melts the ice.  This can be used both to speed the stone so that it travels farther and also to change the trajectory and curling movement of the stone, if you rub just in front of one part of the stone.  So in essence you 'steer' the stone and help to regulate just how deep into the 'house' (the big bull's eye target) it comes to rest.