147 break, 9 dart finish or hole in one...hardest?
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mickken said:
I reckon:
147 Break - hardest
9 dart finish - 2nd hardest
Hole in one - easiest!
Got a bet going at the minute with one of the boys here. He reckons:
Hole in one - hardest
147 break - 2nd hardest
9 dart finish - easiest!
We've got a bet going for £50. What the office "sport billy" says when he get's back from lunch is final! (his phone is still on his desk!!)
The above activities above are undertaken by a Man (not woman) who has good co-ordination but has never played either sport. (darts is sort of a sport)
Am I going to win the bet? (if he agrees with neither of us, bet cancelled)
Definately Hole in One.147 Break - hardest
9 dart finish - 2nd hardest
Hole in one - easiest!
Got a bet going at the minute with one of the boys here. He reckons:
Hole in one - hardest
147 break - 2nd hardest
9 dart finish - easiest!
We've got a bet going for £50. What the office "sport billy" says when he get's back from lunch is final! (his phone is still on his desk!!)
The above activities above are undertaken by a Man (not woman) who has good co-ordination but has never played either sport. (darts is sort of a sport)
Am I going to win the bet? (if he agrees with neither of us, bet cancelled)
The only event that has factors beyond the control of the person thats doing it. -ie weather.
Your mate is probably right in his assumptions, therefore, you lose.
Edited by TIGA84 on Friday 18th January 14:25
Well looking up on the internet to help (prob unreliable)
For a professional tournament, the chances are even more likely that a hole in one is made. Most PGA Tour events have 144 players, all of whom are professionals, typically. The chances that a hole in one is made during a single day of the tournament are roughly 1 in 4.5. Thus, the chances of a hole in one being made during a standard four-day PGA Tour event are roughly 1 in 1! Now you know those guys are good!
According to wikipedia there were 6 147 breaks last year (incomplete list and quite large year variences).
There doesnt seem to be too much info on 9 dart finishes and there doesnt seem to be too many of them.
So id say hole in one easiest.
Then a 147.
Then the 9 dart finish.
As long as I could hit a golf ball far enough eventually I might get a luck hole in one. Id never manage the other two on luck so they are the difficult ones to pick between imho.
For a professional tournament, the chances are even more likely that a hole in one is made. Most PGA Tour events have 144 players, all of whom are professionals, typically. The chances that a hole in one is made during a single day of the tournament are roughly 1 in 4.5. Thus, the chances of a hole in one being made during a standard four-day PGA Tour event are roughly 1 in 1! Now you know those guys are good!
According to wikipedia there were 6 147 breaks last year (incomplete list and quite large year variences).
There doesnt seem to be too much info on 9 dart finishes and there doesnt seem to be too many of them.
So id say hole in one easiest.
Then a 147.
Then the 9 dart finish.
As long as I could hit a golf ball far enough eventually I might get a luck hole in one. Id never manage the other two on luck so they are the difficult ones to pick between imho.
Hole in 1 is definately the easiest. I know of plently of people who have done it (my Mum 3 times!) And they are pretty common on the tour.
I don't know any amateur who has got a 147 or 9 dart finish. I've only ever seen 1 180 in a pub.
So for my money
Hardest 9 dart
Middle 147
Easiest hole in 1
I just know I will never manage any of them.
I don't know any amateur who has got a 147 or 9 dart finish. I've only ever seen 1 180 in a pub.
So for my money
Hardest 9 dart
Middle 147
Easiest hole in 1
I just know I will never manage any of them.
Rubbish. hole is one is the ONLY one that can be done by a novice with a little bit of luck. Others take years of skill and dedication.
Come close to a hole in one within days of starting golf - ball lipped the hole and spun back out. Friend of mine has had 2 and is only an 8 handicap player.
Never ever come close to a 147 break, nor a 9 dart check out.
Come close to a hole in one within days of starting golf - ball lipped the hole and spun back out. Friend of mine has had 2 and is only an 8 handicap player.
Never ever come close to a 147 break, nor a 9 dart check out.
Lot's of 147's seen on tv, I think from memory only a few 9 darters.
However, a couple of my mates have hit 9 darters (they did play for England under 21s though)
I think there are more dart players than snooker too?
Golf is by far the hardest though.
I struggle to hit the ball, let alone hit the ball in a hole.
However, a couple of my mates have hit 9 darters (they did play for England under 21s though)
I think there are more dart players than snooker too?
Golf is by far the hardest though.
I struggle to hit the ball, let alone hit the ball in a hole.
blindswelledrat said:
The only things is that a hole in one can be fluked i.e. is actually possible to do.
The others are impossible for someone who isn't of proffessional standard.
I agree - it's consistency that is the hard thing. You can fluke a treble twenty or a red / black pot, but to do them time after time requires real skillThe others are impossible for someone who isn't of proffessional standard.
surely its all down to the number ofactions required to achieve the goal?
147 is the hardest as it require the greatest number of consecutive correct shots.
a nine dart finish could be done if you had enough attempts as the laws of probability would testify, same as a hole in one.
if someone can hit a golf ball 150m (for sake of the argument, the length of the hole in question), then the laws of probability say that sooner or later the chance of gettting it in the hole is less than the darts or the snooker challenege as it is just one shot and requires no after thought once hit unlike snooker.
147 is the hardest as it require the greatest number of consecutive correct shots.
a nine dart finish could be done if you had enough attempts as the laws of probability would testify, same as a hole in one.
if someone can hit a golf ball 150m (for sake of the argument, the length of the hole in question), then the laws of probability say that sooner or later the chance of gettting it in the hole is less than the darts or the snooker challenege as it is just one shot and requires no after thought once hit unlike snooker.
147 is easily the hardest due to the number of shots and planning involved.
A 9 dart finish is then the next hardest.
A hole in one is the easiest as anyone can fluke it on a par 3.
The key to this is looking at the amateur game. How many amateurs hit a hole in one, loads, how many amateurs have made a 9 dart finish, I'd wager a few have. How many amateur snooker players have got a 147? I'd be astounded if any have, let alone got close to it. You'd have to be extremely talented to get a 3 figure break.
A 9 dart finish is then the next hardest.
A hole in one is the easiest as anyone can fluke it on a par 3.
The key to this is looking at the amateur game. How many amateurs hit a hole in one, loads, how many amateurs have made a 9 dart finish, I'd wager a few have. How many amateur snooker players have got a 147? I'd be astounded if any have, let alone got close to it. You'd have to be extremely talented to get a 3 figure break.
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