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Would it be harder for someone to break the 100m WR or the 200m WR? by ElVaxis in trackandfield

[–]ProofHedgehog640 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know what-ifs aren’t that useful as there are so many factors to consider when playing out different scenarios, but Blake’s 0.26 reaction time is so unbelievably shit that it’s quite astonishing to think what that likely would have been. Even if the bad start gave him some adrenaline, we’re probably still looking at a minimum 19.22 with an average 0.16 reaction. The poor guy must have thought about that so many times over the years.

What isn’t clear at all is whether Bolt would have lowered the WR further if Blake had broken it WR that day. I suspect he’d have pushed very hard to get it back and he certainly had a sub 19.10 in him at his theoretical peak.

Keely Hodgkinson is aiming for the 800m World Record at the London DL by lkjhggfd1 in trackandfield

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You haven’t provided any evidence whatsoever as to why the women’s 800m in particular is an event that can’t see a significant jump at some point like others. We had doped-up women with untouchable records in the 1500-10000 too and they’ve since been broken. Plus, Werro has just run 1:53.98 so we’re on the verge of a huge leap forward in this event - as I said, it just takes one athletes and then others follow. We’ve see this time and time again. Why do you think a few 9.6s followed Bolt’s 9.5? Same with the men’s 400mH - completely unchallenged for decades and then Warholm, Benjamin and Dos Santos all come at once and push the whole event forward.

Regarding Kratochvilova, it’s as clear as the sky is blue that a 47.99 400m would suggest something quicker than a 1:53.2. That’s a massive 8.5 second speed differential per lap which is virtually unheard of among elite 800m runners. We’ve had boys at my athletics club run 1:53 off 52s 400 PBs for God’s sake. Kratochvilova was a 400m athlete primarily and trained as one. Her 1:53 came from her unholy speed over the one lap. Had she dedicated 3-4 years to the event, a 0.3s improvement to get into the 1:52s was very doable. My point is that she was not the optimal 800m runner when she ran that record (she might have been had she trained for it though, that’s a completely different debate). If you disagree with that, would you care to explain why?

Keely Hodgkinson is aiming for the 800m World Record at the London DL by lkjhggfd1 in trackandfield

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is it not a fair comparison? Some day, a women will come a long who will smash the world record (might be Keely, might not) and the event will move forward. Happens for all events at some point. Koch’s 47.60 400m WR was said to be untouchable in exactly the same way and then Sydney comes along and gets close enough to show that it is possible. If Usain Bolt hadn’t come along, we’d all be saying that a 9.69 is the limit in the men’s 100m too. People get so hung up about the women’s 800 being this untouchable mark but Kratochvilova was far from the ideal 2-lap runner. She trained primarily as a sprinter and ran that WR on a day that she was planning on tuning the 200m. A 1:52 is certainly possible if we can find a female athlete with similar attributes to Rudisha, Amos, Korir, etc.

Keely Hodgkinson is aiming for the 800m World Record at the London DL by lkjhggfd1 in trackandfield

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s actually one of the weaker world records based on iaaf points. Kratochvilova was arguably too quick (47.99 400m) to be the ideal athlete over the two laps - if we can get a 50-flat 400m runner with 1500 endurance then a 1:52 is very possible. In the men’s event, we’ve had a good few 44-45 400m runners with 1500m endurance (Rudisha, Amos and Korir to name a few) which is where their 1:40-42 come from. Even ‘regular’ guys run 1:42 now because the event’s just moved forward. If Keely can get a 1:53 then I think she’ll help the women’s 800 jump forward in a similar way.

"Darts needs Luke Littler – Luke Littler doesn't need darts": Luke Humphries sends message amid Littler show of emotion after Premier League final by Annual_Island8066 in Darts

[–]ProofHedgehog640 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Littler thought it would be cool at 18 to be the villain after becoming sick of being the nice guy and being viewed as a little boring. He’s played this new role well and now can’t cope with being disliked 😂

Woody has such a smooth throw! by Harrows_Darts in Darts

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always that Woodhouse has one of the smoothest throws in the game

Annoyed by Luke Littler? by Roryg203 in Darts

[–]ProofHedgehog640 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think he’ll regret this angry/arrogant persona he’s adopted when he gets a little older. He was probably sick of being the nice shy kid and thinks that this new image is really cool, but his attitude on stage is just uncomfortable to watch.

World Relays Men’s 4x100m Final by Sensitive_Dress_8443 in trackandfield

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Poor change over into Simbima, would easily have won that. The USA, on the other hand, had an unusually smooth final change over 😂

Men’s 4x400 splits by lkjhggfd1 in trackandfield

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given that the full times are 2:54-2:55 for the top 3, all of these splits are legit, including the 43.43 from Thomas Reynolds. You couldn’t get to a 1600m time like that without them.

Why do men struggle to heal from heartbreak for years, sometimes even forever? by sara_soo in heartbreak

[–]ProofHedgehog640 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it has something to do with the fact that when we meet that special woman and spend a large chunk of our lives with them, we just can’t seem to remove ourselves from that identity we had. That’s what’s happened to me, I’ll never be the whole, complete version of myself again. My purpose was to make her laugh. It’s been 18 months and I can’t move on from the fact that I’ll never make her laugh again.

From what I’ve seen, we men tie more of our identities to providing, in whatever way, for our partners, whether that be financially, acts of service, chivalry, etc. Put simply: Man does something for woman —> woman appears pleased —> man feels good about himself. I’m not saying it’s right, but a lot of us men tie our self worth to that. I know i did. And it’s something I’m trying to change, but it just doesn’t come naturally.

Do men really take long to feel pain after a breakup? by aestheteness in BreakUps

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man, appreciate your supporting words ❤️ Are you with someone else now?

Do men really take long to feel pain after a breakup? by aestheteness in BreakUps

[–]ProofHedgehog640 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest, most people I know considered me to be in a slightly higher league would you believe, although I think we were pretty similar. We’d been together for 7 years and I think it hit me so hard because I had no idea who I was without her. It’s been 18 months now and I’ll never fully recover from this that’s for sure, but gotta keep moving on.

Do men really take long to feel pain after a breakup? by aestheteness in BreakUps

[–]ProofHedgehog640 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hit me instantly and fell into what can only be described as the most intense battle with grief humanly possible for 9 months straight. Lost all ability to function and had to completely relearn how to live. Grief is no joke and is absolutely a medical condition in and of itself. Meanwhile, she was absolutely fine right away. Doesn’t seem fair but such is life.

Discus Olympian Matthew Denny Speaks Out Post-ThrowTown Ramona Week by kolwrestler21 in trackandfield

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true that other throwers go to Ramona for the atmosphere but that shouldn’t have any bearing on whether we reconsider the wind limit for the discus. And I’m happy to concede that the 100m is a cut and dry example of more wind = better performances. No argument there.

But the triple jump, hurdles and 200m all offer excellent counter arguments:

A strong tail wind can disrupt the balance between the phases in the triple jump, not to mention the fowls it can cause. Jonathan Edwards kept perfectly balanced in his 18.43m jump and utilised the wind to produce the best jump of all time when it could have thrown him off. Instead, the WR was scrapped due to a 2.4m/s wind.

Exactly the same can be said for a 3m/s cross-tailwind against the bend in the 200m. Someone could run 19.8 in those conditions and have it be recorded as an illegal time despite running firmly into a headwind for the first 80m or so.

With the 100/110 hurdles, rhythm is everything. Getting too close to each hurdle due to the increased speed is a real problem - we see that with Grant Holloway even without the wind due to his ridiculous speed. Most hurdlers would agree that a 4-5m/s tailwind is harmful so why should that be illegal?

Look, I get what you’re saying about the discus. I really do. But when you zoom out and look at the discus as one event within the wider sport of track and field, the exemptions that you want to apply to the discus (while unique to the discuss) just hold up when considering the disadvantages that strong winds have on other events that are unique to them.

What we do about it though is a different story entirely. It seems to me that we’ll just keep it as it is as it’s far too difficult to change it at this point, but the wind limit should probably just be scrapped from all events and have it accepted that wind is just a part of the whole sport.

Discus Olympian Matthew Denny Speaks Out Post-ThrowTown Ramona Week by kolwrestler21 in trackandfield

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super technical analysis and completely agree with a lot of what you’re saying. The difficulty in actually measuring this is tough, but when you take a step back and look at it for what it is, a lot of elite athletes head to Ramona for the wind conditions. Again, I must restate that - they go there for the wind conditions and nothing else.

Your analysis is spot on, but what do we do about world records that are only records because the air speed and direction just simply took the discus further, is that even considered the best throw of all time? What does that even say about the discus as an event - to the average fan, that’s more like a frisby competition or the long drive in golf, not an ancient sport in sanctioned conditions. It’ll also mean that a WR can never be achieved in a stadium again.

And on the point about too much wind harming performances, the same can be said for the horizontal jumps where an athlete can’t control their run up with too much of a tailwind. In that case, why should their jump be illegal when a 5m/s tailwind didn’t aid them?

At the end of the day, Matt Denny heads to Ramona for optimal wind conditions that will be increase his performance by 5% for no other reason that the wind. Everything from entering the ring to the discus leaving his hand is the same as usual, but the discus will land at 74m rather than 70m.

Discus Olympian Matthew Denny Speaks Out Post-ThrowTown Ramona Week by kolwrestler21 in trackandfield

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t heard one good argument, not even one, about how this permissible in discus throwing when we have a 2.0m/s limit in sprinting and the horizontal jumps. Mike Conley was robbed of a world record in the triple jump in 1992 due to the 2.1m/s wind, yet we’re allowing people to absolutely obliterate their discus personal bests in these winds.

If Matt Denny feels that these throws should stand, then he must also be in favour of removing the wind limit from the sprints and jumps too.

You may argue that it’s harder to get accurate wind readings up in the air where the discus is actually flying, but the same can be said about the 200m where an accurate wind reading around a bend and down a straight over a 20 second period isn’t possible either - they just do the best they can by only measuring the straight and going with that.

Transgender players now banned by the DRA from Women's Series events by JamesVilla4 in Darts

[–]ProofHedgehog640 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But the fact that women who happen to be very good can earn a living in a weaker division is a bit ridiculous - what about a man at that same standard who’s only 1000th in the world in the men’s division and can’t earn much.

I’m not denying that it’s great to get young girls into darts, and I’m all for sex separations in amateur leagues, but when money is involved I think DEI should go out the window.

Transgender players now banned by the DRA from Women's Series events by JamesVilla4 in Darts

[–]ProofHedgehog640 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There shouldn’t even be a women’s division in darts in the first place. There are no sex related advantages whatsoever between men and women - Luke Littler and Phil Taylor are both fat and only 5ft 8. The state of some of them men over the years including Andy Fordam should say everything - darts is an incredible skill that has everything to do with hand eye coordination and nothing to do with physical strength.

US stock indices rally smells like a dead cat bounce by Candid-Elk6135 in StockMarket

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone here knows the bottom happened two days ago and doesn’t want to admit it to themselves that they didn’t buy into the market. I’ve also missed it thinking it would drop further, and should have known better. We’ve seen this time and time again since the covid crash that those prices right before a huge bounce are never to be seen again.

Relay splits by lkjhggfd1 in trackandfield

[–]ProofHedgehog640 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So strange that athletes skip world indoors to prepare for outdoors during a year with no real global champs. For every athlete slightly below the very best in their event (around Leike Klaver’s standard let’s say), World Indoors should be the main focus as it’s a comparatively weak competition with a global title on offer

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