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    Default Re: No Squash in the Olympics - why ???

    I watched a bit of the pistol shooting

    It wasnt until it had completely finished that I got brief glimpse of the targets. I think they are 25m away from the targets, the adience are another 5m or so behind the shooters so they cant see fuck all. It could be completely made up, they might not have been firing bullets at all.

    At least in the traps you can see the clay come out and a puff of pink powder.

    Yeah Ice hockey could be completley made up too. I wonder how long it would take for someone to realise if they just dispensed with the puck?
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    Default Re: No Squash in the Olympics - why ???

    was in Canada a few years ago and got talking to a couple of guys in a bar (no it wasn't a bummers bar before people crack that gag) re ice hockey and football back home etc...

    Not sure how much truth in it, maybe some US or Canadians can answer, but one of them said they had experimented with a luminous flashing puck one season so the viewers could see the puck ??

    Apparently it didn't go down well with the players though and they stopped it ??
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    Default Re: No Squash in the Olympics - why ???

    Mark TKO would want darts and snooker in next.
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    Default Re: No Squash in the Olympics - why ???

    I would too. We'd medal easily in both.
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    Default Re: No Squash in the Olympics - why ???

    Same reason Dirs wants Squash

    Im all for kicking out sports we're shit at and replacing them with ones we're brilliant at. Makes perfect sense.
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    Default Re: No Squash in the Olympics - why ???

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Mark TKO would want darts and snooker in next.

    i think we've had the compare darts to pistol shooting several times over the years


    ask yourself which one is more skilful ?

    then shut up you prick
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    Default Re: No Squash in the Olympics - why ???

    Quote Originally Posted by Mark TKO View Post
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    Mark TKO would want darts and snooker in next.

    i think we've had the compare darts to pistol shooting several times over the years


    ask yourself which one is more skilful ?

    then shut up you prick
    Pistol shooting has far more skill involved.
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    Default Re: No Squash in the Olympics - why ???

    Im convinced it takes no skill at all. Im convinced they dont even fire anything from the pistols. I think its just a guy with five buttons in a room out the back and he makes up the score as he sees fit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Memphis View Post
    Im convinced it takes no skill at all. Im convinced they dont even fire anything from the pistols. I think its just a guy with five buttons in a room out the back and he makes up the score as he sees fit.
    You are wrong these guys have been training for years shooting cans off walls since they were little kids. they then move on to animals and become police officers. After they get sacked for shooting an innocent person, they enter the Olympics.
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    Default Re: No Squash in the Olympics - why ???

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Mark TKO View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Mark TKO would want darts and snooker in next.

    i think we've had the compare darts to pistol shooting several times over the years


    ask yourself which one is more skilful ?

    then shut up you prick
    Pistol shooting has far more skill involved.
    you're taking the piss right ?
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    Default Re: No Squash in the Olympics - why ???

    Quote Originally Posted by Mark TKO View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Mark TKO View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Mark TKO would want darts and snooker in next.

    i think we've had the compare darts to pistol shooting several times over the years


    ask yourself which one is more skilful ?

    then shut up you prick
    Pistol shooting has far more skill involved.
    you're taking the piss right ?
    Is Mark TKO getting a little annoyed right now?
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