[philcski]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

So, who probably knows more about the 'nuances' of the game of basketball, say?

1) the star player

2) the casual player

3) the film geek, who spends 18 hours a day breaking down tape

You'd be surprised what you can get out of watching replays


Moreover, while I don't ride horses, assuming you're not galloping horses or riding in races of some sort, I do, however, ride within a peloton daily, where I'm constantly in traffic at speeds typically between 25-35 MPH. This quite nicely approximates what happens in a (large field) turf race, which very closely resembles the peloton.

My only point was that jocks need to better anticipate TROUBLE at the break. I don't think this is controversial. If you watch enough races, you see less than stellar performances by the jocks. They make the same mistakes, both technical and strategic, repeatedly. It's, then, not a major leap to assume that since they could improve in other areas, they might also be able to improve out of the gate. For example: in terms of ANTICIPATION.

I do gallop horses, not as well as professional jockeys of course, but i'm also 6'1" and 180 lbs vs a jockey who's almost half that size- it's VERY difficult to immediately change direction or speed. At the start, however, i think it has more to do with the horse being overeager than anything else. I don't know if the jocks have any way of not getting them to stumble (like the comically bad start to the Mother Goose)