Otis
Well-Known Member
Been watching the Open on the TV. The thought though of being there in person bores me to death and makes me shudder at the very thought of it.
Must be one of the worst ever sports to be a spectator at surely. So much going on, some many competitors over 18 holes, can't watch it all. Can't even see a fraction of what is occurring.
What do most people do at golf tournaments? Do they stick to one hole and watch all the golfers, or do they follow one group? Be interested to know.
Also think motor racing must be incredibly boring too as a spectator. I don't like the sport anyway, but at least on the TV you can watch the race unfold in its entirety. If you are actually there surely you only see a fraction of the action don't you?
This is therefore not about 'bad' sports as such, just those where as a spectator your experience can be diminished.
I feel the same about cricket. I can watch a test match on the box, but would never ever consider going. The thought of 7 hours sitting in a plastic seat watching a game that can go from exciting to incredibly dull and boring in an instant and then stay boring for hours at a time puts me right off.
I love the TV, switch it on, switch it off, rewind, fast forwards.
The amount of people I see asleep or nodding off at the cricket is incredible.
I think watching a marathon in person I would find really dull too.
With football and rugby and boxing etc you see the whole spectacle unfold before your very eyes and if you sit in the right place in the stadium you pretty much don't miss anything.
So, not worst sports, but which ones you feel are the worst from a spectator point of view.
Can't see me ever going to a cricket match other than a 20/20, which is obviously a much more condensed, shorter format of the game.
Golf just doesn't appeal to me at all even though I like the game. Maybe the Ryder Cup. Think that would be about it.
There are sports I like and can happily watch on TV, but wouldn't dream of going to see in person. Am I alone in that thinking?
Must be one of the worst ever sports to be a spectator at surely. So much going on, some many competitors over 18 holes, can't watch it all. Can't even see a fraction of what is occurring.
What do most people do at golf tournaments? Do they stick to one hole and watch all the golfers, or do they follow one group? Be interested to know.
Also think motor racing must be incredibly boring too as a spectator. I don't like the sport anyway, but at least on the TV you can watch the race unfold in its entirety. If you are actually there surely you only see a fraction of the action don't you?
This is therefore not about 'bad' sports as such, just those where as a spectator your experience can be diminished.
I feel the same about cricket. I can watch a test match on the box, but would never ever consider going. The thought of 7 hours sitting in a plastic seat watching a game that can go from exciting to incredibly dull and boring in an instant and then stay boring for hours at a time puts me right off.
I love the TV, switch it on, switch it off, rewind, fast forwards.
The amount of people I see asleep or nodding off at the cricket is incredible.
I think watching a marathon in person I would find really dull too.
With football and rugby and boxing etc you see the whole spectacle unfold before your very eyes and if you sit in the right place in the stadium you pretty much don't miss anything.
So, not worst sports, but which ones you feel are the worst from a spectator point of view.
Can't see me ever going to a cricket match other than a 20/20, which is obviously a much more condensed, shorter format of the game.
Golf just doesn't appeal to me at all even though I like the game. Maybe the Ryder Cup. Think that would be about it.
There are sports I like and can happily watch on TV, but wouldn't dream of going to see in person. Am I alone in that thinking?