Pool? The author refers to a geriatric pool player as an athlete?
How is a female disadvantaged in pool or darts?
I seriously don’t get it.
Doesn’t matter. There are womens leagues and mens leagues. Stay in your lane.
This woman was disadvantaged by her opponent’s height and reach, and body strength.
The revolution has to start someplace why not there? I applaud it.
Now if some of ladies here would do the same.
larger hands mean better angles above the balls on the table... taller or longer legs means better stretching and placement...
men are better at math and angles...
real breasts can get in the way.
just a few examples of the advantages men have over women pool players... also they can hit harder and hold their liquor better.
To me, the point is this male isn’t a woman, so shouldn’t be in a women’s competition, whether or not there’s a competitive advantage. It’s just not right. You can’t change your DNA. We have to stop coddling and enabling these mentally ill people.
“How is a female disadvantaged in pool or darts?”
Size can make a difference.
I can think of a couple of ways...natural agressiveness is one. Males are much more aggressive in any endeveavor. So he's going to take more risks and get more rewards. That's built in and nothing she can do is going to train her to be like this.
I'm also thinking fine motor control is better in males which makes a huge difference.
Not to mention spatial geometric thinking which is much stronger in males than females.
This is why they had pool divisions in the first place.
Finesse in pool takes a lot of strength even if it seems to be a gentle shot. Break shots take great strength. Likewise for spin shots (english), masse (curve) and jump shots.
Height and arm length is a huge advantage in both pool and darts.
Strength is a clear advantage in breaking the rack in pool but also in practicing in darts.
It's not just the strength during competition, it's the endurance during practice; the more you throw, the better you get. A man simply has more arm strength for longer practice sessions in darts.
With darts in particular, many throwers drink alcohol while competing. Men, with a higher body weight, have a deeper and longer window where they're "in the zone"; relaxed enough to throw with calm precision but not too drunk to throw accurately.
Women's alcohol window when they're "in the zone" is shorter with a more catastrophic and abrupt end.
Dart tournaments are a rowdy affair, with fans (and hecklers) screaming their heads off. Being mellowed out with alcohol helps the thrower.
In the game of billiards, it’s
advantageous to have greater
reach and height.
You're right, you really don't . There are women's categories and men's categories for a purpose and since you can't differentiate between the two, that's why you're part of the problem......Sheesh!