The difference between pro and amateur is that the amateur does not get paid
any money for participating and winning. Olympic athletes are every bit as
skilled as professionals, but they don't receive money for their endeavors.
I have seen Olympic archers shooting at a 48-inch diameter target that has a
bull's eye that is about the size of a soda can't top from a distance of 90
meters, which is roughly 100 yards. This was outdoors, so they also had to
contend with the wind. Indoors, they shoot at a distance of 18 meters, or
about 20 yards, at a target that is about a foot in diameter with a bull's
eye that is roughly the size of a $0.50 piece. They have beaten
professionals.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] professional wrestling - Re: The Psychology of
FirstPerson Shooters
Hi Dark,
I definitely agree. I think show wrestling and competitive wrestling
is more suited than pro wrestling and amateur wrestling which doesn't
really make sense given that some amateur wrestlers are pro athletes
who compete in the Olympics and other major competitions like that.
On 12/20/13, dark <[email protected]> wrote:
I agree Jacob, though it seems a shame to describe something which is
done
at the olympic level, where people spend thousands of hours training and
competing as "ameter" after all you'd not say someone who cycles or
runs
or swims in the olympics as an ameter in that sport.
Myself, I think show wrestiling vs competitive wrestling is a reasonable
distinction, much as you would describe an actor who has learn some
flamboient fencing techniques to use in the theatre as a show fencer
compared to anyone who actually competes in the sport.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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