hellyer 216 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Now that another Snow Season is drawing to a close what other sports will take it's place - either participating or just following? Me: - Participating - Tennis, golf, surfing, - there are others I used to play but have grown out of............ (read - "too old") Following - Football (real football), Rugby, Motor sports. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Participating - Tennis, Badminton Following - Hmm, none really Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Participating - Football Following - Football Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Participating - Hiking and Kayaking. . Following - Don't really follow any sports. Quite like Rugby Union but would struggle to name one player on any team. Will happily watch a game if I come across it on the TV but don't ever look up when games are on. Never read a sports article in a newspaper and if there's sports commentary on the radio will generally switch to another station. Find pretty much all discussion about sport to be incredibly, mind numbingly boring. Unless it's about our skiing, hiking or mountaineering exploits! Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Participating - Taekwondo, Kickboxing, Gym, Mountainbiking Following - F1, Liverpool FC Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Participating - Riding my bike Watching - none Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Participating..... KAYAKING (surf)....had to yell that. Following.. A little baseball, hockey and football ( the manly one). Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Participating - cycling, hiking Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Playing: Football, bodyboarding, surfing (I got a board late last summer and I'm determined to learn/become competent), cycling Following: Football Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 You need to practice your surfing over here Tubs Today 2.5 to 3 metre (8-10 foot) waves on the sets, Water Temp 24c, Air Temp 17c to 26c. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 yeah......I've not been in the water since december, waiting on the sir temp to rise a little more.....saying that i do have a wet suit and could go in just now...haven't seen many good waves round shonan though Link to post Share on other sites
Kansaiash 6 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Hiking/mountaineering Did my first cycle/hike last Sunday in the mountains north of kyoto. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Participating:- BMXing, taekwondo (sometimes!) and surfing (the internet); Following:- A lot of stuff really but particularly motorsports (especially MotoGP) and I really like the ol' sumo!!! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Participating :- Hiking, cycling, martial arts, weight lifting, golf, swimming, independent self defense and killing techniques! (Not necessarily in that order and when time allows!) Following :- Sumo, would like to follow F1, but no coverage on TV here! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Participating: cycling, general fitness work (combinations of running, weights, resistance bands, Fitball core, kickboxing), swimming. Following: rugby union, water polo, numerous summer and winter Olympic/Commonwealth games events. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 You need to practice your surfing over here Tubs Today 2.5 to 3 metre (8-10 foot) waves on the sets, Water Temp 24c, Air Temp 17c to 26c. Sounds nice that! I was out for a surf this afternoon and it was pretty small but very good. 2-3 foot, water temp 14c, air temp 18c. Waves have been pretty good around Izu so far this spring. Usually goes flat when rainy season hits so got to get it while it's good! I've got a feeling we are in for some crazy typhoon action this summer (or I hope at least). Participating: surfing, skateboarding, basketball, cycling, jogging, gym, hiking Following: football, hockey, surfing Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Does watching TV quiz shows count as a sport? Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Only if you ``bimbo yuzuri'' while watching Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Skydiving (freefall has gymnastic quality) and paragliding ( I don´t think of this as sports, more like floating on a pram) - but I´m thinking of giving it all up. I really don´t do sports. Bicycles, longboards, walking uphill downhill, swim, body surf ... never considered those things what I do as sports. Watching sports is boring. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Mick....sumo....really??!! Couple of fat boys slapping each other......most of it is fixed as well. I almost fell asleep at it the last time I went, my brother successfully fell asleep for about 30 mins....was pretty funny Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Jynxx I didn't know you skydived. If you come to the US we should make some jumps. As for me: Participating: Jumping off high objects, skiing, biking, football, and curling (just kidding) Watch: ehhh sometimes I go to minor league baseball games and drink, same with soccer (football). Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 You know what I really miss playing ... Softball Mitch, I´m not a really good freeflyer .. I fall the same rate standing when most guys are sitting . I jumped with a heavy guy on belly, and me sit. I like going for a tracking jumps. I let you go rabbit. Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 You need to practice your surfing over here Tubs Today 2.5 to 3 metre (8-10 foot) waves on the sets, Water Temp 24c, Air Temp 17c to 26c. Sounds nice that! I was out for a surf this afternoon and it was pretty small but very good. 2-3 foot, water temp 14c, air temp 18c. Waves have been pretty good around Izu so far this spring. Usually goes flat when rainy season hits so got to get it while it's good! I've got a feeling we are in for some crazy typhoon action this summer (or I hope at least). Participating: surfing, skateboarding, basketball, cycling, jogging, gym, hiking Following: football, hockey, surfing "water temp 14c" brrrrrr brass monkey conditions that. I grew up surfing those conditions in Victoria - Used to light a big fire on the beach first so we could thaw out after our surf session. Moving north to warmer climate has kept me surfing a lot longer Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Aw it's not that cold! Especially for someone who grew up in Canada. I wear a 2/3mm right through the winter (coldest days I sometimes wear a shortie under my wetsuit). Luckily we only have to wear full wetsuits for a couple of months. Summer surfing here is heavenly. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Participating: football, squash, cycling Following: football Watching: women's beach volleyball Link to post Share on other sites
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