Oh, yes! I agree. They should try this at the All-Star "game" or something, and see how today's players could manage.would love to see a game played, by NHLrs, wearing this.
Always been curious, amongst all the arguments here… and have always felt this way regarding golf, as well. I dont want to make assumptions, I just want to watch it.
Likely much worse than the players back then. Obviously an awkward comparison, because they've never done it before vs a generation who grew up with that equipment. But it would definitely not look good haha.Oh, yes! I agree. They should try this at the All-Star "game" or something, and see how today's players could manage.
Or just simply wouldn't want to, like Al MacInnis was the hardest shooter in the league with a $30 wooden Sher-Wood at a time when composite sticks were already mainstream.It's kinda the same with giving a 2022 equipment to players from back then, they wouldn't know how to get the best out of it, even if it would improve their performance.
I think that it would be eye opening for people, especially if they made the players play shift lengths that NHLers used to play.would love to see a game played, by NHLrs, wearing this.
Always been curious, amongst all the arguments here… and have always felt this way regarding golf, as well. I dont want to make assumptions, I just want to watch it.
As an aside, once a year around Thanksgiving I hit the golf course with a few buddies for an old-school round — persimmon drivers and woods, putters that look swiped from a 1975 mini-putt, spalding or northwestern irons, Kro-flite balls … last year, I won the long drive contest (173 lovely yards with both testicles put into that mighty swing). For reference, I typically hit my current Ping G410 240+ yards.
Which frustrates me to no end that the argument for goalie pad size is wrapped up in player safety. Horse. Shit.As a kid, I was a very good shooter — I could really rip it (wrist, snap, slap). Used a Koho and sometimes a Victoriaville.
Today, I’m over 60 and if I use one of my sons’ very high end composite sticks, I can shoot even better than when I was 17-18. Incredible tech — it is just stupidly easy to load and release the shaft. But I can’t control a pass to save my life.
As an aside, once a year around Thanksgiving I hit the golf course with a few buddies for an old-school round — persimmon drivers and woods, putters that look swiped from a 1975 mini-putt, spalding or northwestern irons, Kro-flite balls … last year, I won the long drive contest (173 lovely yards with both testicles put into that mighty swing). For reference, I typically hit my current Ping G410 240+ yards.
Current sports tech is insanely good. Keeps me feeling young(ish).
Which frustrates me to no end that the argument for goalie pad size is wrapped up in player safety. Horse. Shit.
Goalie pads are big because goalies want big pads. There is no reason modern sports tech can't make protective gear that has the same profile as goalies from the 60s/70s. Lets see goalies make saves again rather than shuffle slightly to the correct angle.
Shots on the rush from just inside the blueline aren't even chances today.
I don’t have any problem at all with non-professional players in most sports using the most state of the art equipment. For instance, I know lots of recreational level golfers who use Pro-V1 balls because doing so makes the game much more fun for them. Same thing with goalie pads, composite sticks, etc.Which frustrates me to no end that the argument for goalie pad size is wrapped up in player safety. Horse. Shit.
Goalie pads are big because goalies want big pads. There is no reason modern sports tech can't make protective gear that has the same profile as goalies from the 60s/70s. Lets see goalies make saves again rather than shuffle slightly to the correct angle.
Shots on the rush from just inside the blueline aren't even chances today.
some of the youtube golfers have done rounds or hitting at the range with old hickory shafted drivers, and mashies, and all that.I remember reading about a golf journalist who did a round at a course that actually provided vintage equipment as part of their services. I wish I could find the article, it was eye-opening to be sure.
This would have been Bobby Jones era equipment.
well, i wish we could find out.Most of the top sprinters in the world would lose against Jesse Owens under the conditions he ran. Canada’s top sprinter and Olympic medalist did an experiment:
Today's Fastest Sprinters Would Probably Have A Hard Time Beating Jesse Owens In A Race
Canada's fastest man vs. one of the all-time greats.www.buzzfeed.com
Now, how good would McDavid look wearing the gems that Orr wore:
Swedish Lennart Strandberg ran 10.3 in 1936. It doesn't sound believable that his adjusted time would be well under 10 seconds.Most of the top sprinters in the world would lose against Jesse Owens under the conditions he ran. Canada’s top sprinter and Olympic medalist did an experiment:
Today's Fastest Sprinters Would Probably Have A Hard Time Beating Jesse Owens In A Race
Canada's fastest man vs. one of the all-time greats.www.buzzfeed.com
Swedish Lennart Strandberg ran 10.3 in 1936. It doesn't sound believable that his adjusted time would be well under 10 seconds.
i think when the measuring device, in this case a track, is stabilized while also there being an incentive for a very large body of competitors training full time - then you will find a human ceiling.I’m sure de grasse would improve his times with a lot more training in those types of conditions and could compete with Owens times, but it’s an interesting test nonetheless. I a young Owens clone would likely be a contender for gold medals, and his best times wouldn’t be .8 seconds behind Bolts best times.
And different people benefit quite differently to added training (at least in things like Baseball), if everyone trains a lot more since they are 6 maybe it elevates different people in a different way.I have no way of knowing which of them would have responded positively to a greater threat of job loss.