Title: an order of merit Post by: TightEnd on December 06, 2015, 04:48:08 PM Put these in order of difficulty
6 x 6 s in Cricket 300 in Tenpin 147 in Snooker 9 darter in darts Hole in One 4 straight aces in Tennis Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: fatcatstu on December 06, 2015, 05:02:06 PM 9 darter in darts Hole in One 6 x 6 s in Cricket 300 in Tenpin 147 in Snooker 4 straight aces in Tennis Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: KarmaDope on December 06, 2015, 05:03:45 PM Easiest is probably the 9 darter.
Hardest is probably six sixes. It's just so rare. 6 times since Sobers in 1968 to hit six consecutive sixes. I'd probably go (from easy to hard) 9 darter 4 aces in tennis 147 in snooker 300 in tenpin Hole in one 6x6 cricket Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: verndog158 on December 06, 2015, 05:12:32 PM Easiest is probably the 9 darter. Hardest is probably six sixes. It's just so rare. 6 times since Sobers in 1968 to hit six consecutive sixes. I'd probably go (from easy to hard) 9 darter 4 aces in tennis 147 in snooker 300 in tenpin Hole in one 6x6 cricket surely easiest is the hole in one? i mean you can fluke it, my mum could step up swing a club and on her day completely fluke it? hardest has to be 6 x 6 in an over, just doesnt happen at all Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: Ironside on December 06, 2015, 05:14:44 PM Hole in one isn't that rare, hard to achieve in a short space of time but large number of pros and amateurs will achieve in there lift time,
Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: TheDazzler on December 06, 2015, 05:14:52 PM Too many other factors not mentioned.
Some of them partially depend on an opponent. The hole in one can be 'easier' at some place rather than others. The 147 could be set up nicely, although still difficult. The 4 aces against my mate will be easy. Against Roger Federer, somewhat harder. The 6 sixes depends on the deliveries. If it's test match, it's amazing. If it's club cricket, less so. The 9 darter and the 300 in bowling are the only ones that an individual must do all alone. But then pressure of the event could play a part. Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: TightEnd on December 06, 2015, 05:15:26 PM i agree on hole in one, a possible fluke element that none of the others have?
there have been 115 147s in pro tournament snooker.... Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: jakally on December 06, 2015, 05:15:45 PM Six sixes is rare, at least in part, because players rarely attempt to achieve it.
A nine-darter happens more often, but is theoretically being attempted in every leg of darts played. Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: Ironside on December 06, 2015, 05:16:09 PM In fact it's 50\50 if a hole in one will be achieved over the 4 rounds of a tour event
Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: fatcatstu on December 06, 2015, 05:24:43 PM 9 Darter is the easiest???????? Have you ever played Darts? 9 PERFECT darts in a row, its a bloody difficult thing to achieve.
4 aces is the easiest IMO, only got to do it 4 times for a start, and its a damn sight easier to hit an Ace than it is to get 9 darts to go exactly where you want them to. Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: doubleup on December 06, 2015, 05:28:40 PM In fact it's 50\50 if a hole in one will be achieved over the 4 rounds of a tour event but that's 1500 attempts so roughly 2999-1 Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: Doobs on December 06, 2015, 05:29:42 PM Where are we ranking fruit pastille without chewing it?
Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: doubleup on December 06, 2015, 05:33:15 PM Too many other factors not mentioned. Some of them partially depend on an opponent. The hole in one can be 'easier' at some place rather than others. The 147 could be set up nicely, although still difficult. The 4 aces against my mate will be easy. Against Roger Federer, somewhat harder. The 6 sixes depends on the deliveries. If it's test match, it's amazing. If it's club cricket, less so. The 9 darter and the 300 in bowling are the only ones that an individual must do all alone. But then pressure of the event could play a part. This OP should be edited to say at the top level of the sport. So Doobs that would be the Olympic fruit pastille event Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: Graham C on December 06, 2015, 05:53:38 PM Doesn't the four aces in a row more depend on the opponent? This must happen fairly often in early rounds of non-major tournaments?
Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: verndog158 on December 06, 2015, 10:01:56 PM talking of which, Robertson just banged in a 147 in the UK final just now!
Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: Tal on December 06, 2015, 10:09:18 PM talking of which, Robertson just banged in a 147 in the UK final just now! That was this afternoon. You just watched a replay. Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: TightEnd on December 06, 2015, 10:17:56 PM WhiCh was why I started this thread....147s too common to be the most difficult....
Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: vegaslover on December 07, 2015, 12:08:27 AM Even though can be influenced by an opponent, Aces by far the easiest. Don't even have to be 4 perfect shots as they get two chances per point.
Snooker and darts in theory should be easier as not active opponent influencing outcome. Though in snooker it is not 'gone for' as often as it can be. Players go for blues/pinks to keep breaks going/secure the frame rather than all out 147s. Golf probs easier than it should be/is as is the only one you can fluke in one shot Title: Re: an order of merit Post by: MintTrav on December 07, 2015, 01:42:47 AM Yeah, opposition-dependent. Had a taxi driver in Winchester last month tell me about the time he scored 6 sixes in an Army-Navy or something thirty years ago.
300 tenpin games aren't uncommon. There have been a couple of dozen 3-game 900s. Edit: Flippin heck. Just checked - nowadays there are over 50,000 300 games a year just in the US. |