Sports Innovations are not sporting

 

1. Drew, Not being a bowler and knowing only what you write about, doesn’t technology in the extremes, even with bowling, diminish the game somewhat?
   Sort of like playing chess with a handy helpful guide by your side?

   When I was very young so long ago, I remember going bowling with friends. Wasn’t a club or a league or anything.  And wasn’t quite as easy as some could make it look. So some serious skill through lots of practise had to be done to acquire that skill.  But, if technology makes it easier to come by rather then hand-eye corordination and physical ability it almost seems like cheating.

   Posted by peiper       09/02/2009  at  05:22 AM  



2. What about the fiberglass pole vaulting pole? That REALLY changed things.

   Posted by harleycowboy58       09/02/2009  at  07:05 AM  



3. Yes, technology tends to change the game somewhat. Football wouldn’t be at all the same game if the players used the pads and helmets available in 1925. What if golf still used those old time wooden shaft clubs? Or archery outlawed the modern bow and carbon fiber arrows?

   I’m all for better technology, but to really excel at any sport you need the skill, practice, and coordination. And strength, which brings me back to the human technology side, vis a vis steroid use. Either ban performance drugs absolutely, or let the pros ‘roid themselves out until they burst.

   Professional bowling is actually far more challenging today than 50 years ago. Technology has been applied from both sides; one side to make the bowler better, the other side to make the lanes tougher and more challenging. Today’s balls would hook right off the lane if used on 1950s conditions. And the old time balls and styles are worthless in today’s world.

   Posted by Drew458       09/02/2009  at  08:32 AM  

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