GodricHumans, apparently, throw like gods
kadupretty much all of our sports
The rest of the post is great, but this is simply not true
NeatoSoccer includes accurate throwing from the goalie. I'd posit that hitting a projectile with a stick accurately is a close cousin of throwing.
That's all the big ones in US and EU that I can think of.
Baseball, basketball, soccer, football, cricket, rugby, hockey, what am I missing?
The post says “based around the concept of throwing”, including soccer in that list is a stretch - soccer is entirely based on our great control over our legs and feet, the goalie throwing the ball is an afterthought.
the goalie throwing the ball is an afterthought.
Games have been lost for less.
NuPNuAYou’re literally punished for hitting the ball with your hand in football. Have to agree with you here, bar the terminology.
That’s because we are too good at throwing balls with our hands. That’s the exception that proves the rule.
hard disagree; “concept of throwing”, imo, is accurately predicting some complicated physics and then making the split second adjustments to fling an object from your body elsewhere with enough force to be useful; that it’s kicking rather than hand based doesn’t seem relevant imo, it’s still about accuracy and weird spin and dexterity.