Do you consider disc golf a Sport or Game of Skill? (Poll)

[iacas]

Both.

 

[kerplunk]

Obviously it is both, but I answered skill. My personal philosophy that I developed thinking of disc golf and similar activities is that sports involve defense, while skill "games" do not. But of course, top competitors in most of these games have to be great athletes as well, so it is difficult to define them as one or the other.

 

[Stable]

My legs usually feel exhausted after playing. This is significant of physical exertion. Sport has been played.

 

[dekdo]

sport.. but also a game of skill.. like other sports..

 

[BogeyNoMore]

You could make the argument that one is a subset of the other.
If you accept that sports are games of skill that involve some degree of physical or athletic ability, all sports are games of skill, but not all games of skill are sports.

 

[Brokensaint]

Its an exercise in form and technique

 

[Smigles]

Nice way to start the thread, giving no definition of the terms used whatsoever and not replying for 5 pages.

 

[King Griplock]

Both.

 

[DiscJunkie]

Sport: an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

Game: a form of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck.

It's both by definition, right?

Both.
Just like baseball, basketball, football.
It just makes me chuckle that we have this discussion. I haven't read the whole thread because someone with low self-esteem will come on here to argue with anyone that calls it a game.
Whatever you call it, let me add a few to the list:
A blast, a hobby, and way to have some fun, low-impact excercise, quality buddy-time and therapy.

 

[88weeks]

Can you do it with a broken leg? If you can, it is not a sport. Some exceptions can be made. For the most part this is how I qualify sport or not a sport. Disc golf I can not play with a broken leg. Poker I can.

 

[wake911]

My definition of a sport is: A competition where athletic talent is used to compete against another in a game of skill, where the outcome is determined by the competitors. Judges can be used to ensure fair play, but not to decide the outcome.

Sports
- Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Rugby, Soccer, Track & Field and other obvious ones
- Auto Racing
- Golf
- Disc Golf
- Table Tennis
- Waterskiing
- Swimming
- Boxing
- Wrestling (olympic)
- UFC
- Snowskiing

Non-Sports (that are still athletic competitions)
- Figure Skating
- Gymnastics
- Diving
- Cheerleading
- Skateboarding
- Snowboarding
- Wakeboarding

Judges in Boxing and UFC are only needed if a TKO or KO isn't recorded. All 3 boarding's have judges that decide who wins/loses based on their opinion, which for my definition doesn't make it a sport. I don't think there is anyone in better shape athletically than Gymnasts, but it isn't a sport. It was about 5-6 years ago I came up with this definition while reading an article about winter Olympics. It's all quite clear to me now, and the sport/non-sport never bothers me. I gave up a long time ago caring if what i do is a sport or not. And honestly, sometimes the way folks play it, it isn't a sport (disc golf, golf, table tennis, waterskiing) can all just be games as well. But i'm looking only at the highest level of competition when i judge a game vs sport.

 

[pablo.diablo]

Game of skill like shooting pool.

 

[sprintermatt]

If you averaged out the top players in the sport you'd find a mostly healthy bunch, with a few exceptions.

MLB has their poster children for "non athletes"... I guess when you are good, they tend to ignore your body stats... Most of the overweight folks in baseball are pitchers... hmm, I wonder how that correlates to disc golf... http://www.sportingcharts.com/articles/mlb/top-10-heaviest-players-in-the-mlb.aspx

 

[DavidSauls]

This thread should have been titled, "What is your personal/custom definition of the word 'sport'?"

 

[SoCal Mike]

It's a sport that requires some amount of skill...

 

[bradharris]

This thread should have been titled, "What is your personal/custom definition of the word 'sport'?"

This.

People seem to act is if labeling something as a "sport" gives it some sort of extra credibility.

 

[DiscJunkie]

This thread should have been titled, "What is your personal/custom definition of the word 'sport'?"

This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Somebody want to talk about Par or what to do with found discs????

 

[bradharris]

Somebody want to talk about Par or what to do with found discs????

Par is always 54 when playing as a sport. When it's a game, you can adjust par.

Athletes return discs, gamers do not.

 

[DavidSauls]

This.

People seem to act is if labeling something as a "sport" gives it some sort of extra credibility.

Or refusing to do so denies it some credibility---even if it seems to meet dictionairy and common-usage definitions of the word. That's why the personal definitions are needed.

 

[bradharris]

Or refusing to do so denies it some credibility---even if it seems to meet dictionairy and common-usage definitions of the word. That's why the personal definitions are needed.

Right, that's really what I meant. By restricting the definition, it gives those that still meet it some extra level of credibility.