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Post by OffTheBoatPsycho on Jan 15, 2019 3:15:10 GMT
Best chess players always seem to be men.
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Post by yggdrasil on Jan 15, 2019 11:59:44 GMT
I'm watching the snooker right now and the commentators are Stephen Hendry, John Parrot, Steve Davis, and its making me wonder why age plays any part in a players ability too. Tennis? Sure, you have to retire, your body can't maintain that level anymore, but why would snooker players start to lose their mojo at the same kinds of ages? Shouldn't Stephen Hendry be brilliant until he's an old man? Hand eye co-ordination is apparently affected by age. Last time I visited the local snooker hall with my son, I was bloody puffed out after an hour just walking around the bloody table. |
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Post by Harold of Whoa on Jan 15, 2019 18:33:22 GMT
...but why would snooker players start to lose their mojo at the same kinds of ages? Perhaps it would help to know your age. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 18:38:16 GMT
...but why would snooker players start to lose their mojo at the same kinds of ages? Perhaps it would help to know your age. Why? |
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Post by Harold of Whoa on Jan 15, 2019 18:42:02 GMT
Perhaps it would help to know your age. Why? Because upon reaching a certain age you will no longer need an explanation of this process - it will become self-evident. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 18:52:34 GMT
Because upon reaching a certain age you will no longer need an explanation of this process - it will become self-evident. Hand/eye coordination suffers that much? The cognitive abilities of the brain reduces so significantly that chess players are already on their way down at 40? Well, that's depressing. |
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Post by Harold of Whoa on Jan 17, 2019 1:08:42 GMT
Because upon reaching a certain age you will no longer need an explanation of this process - it will become self-evident. Hand/eye coordination suffers that much? The cognitive abilities of the brain reduces so significantly that chess players are already on their way down at 40? Well, that's depressing. I never said it wasn't depressing. And I never said 40. Get back to me at 51. I love that distinction - hand/eye coordination. Which only involves hands (which deteriorate) and eyes (which deteriorate) and coordination, which requires both cognitive function, control, and feedback/response (which all fucking deteriorate). And then, to top it all off, you have to run to the bathroom in the middle of your snooker match. Your best chance to stay competitive is to addle your competition by droning on endlessly about how the felt of the table is a different consistency than it used to be, and how much better the table responds when the felt is hand-stretched versus machine made. |
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