Cool Sports You've Played

[ImsaKidd]

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don't know if it's what you're looking for but my favorite leisure sport is cornhole.

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I've heard it called something different ("bags"), but yes it is awesome.

It is especially fun when you are drunk. You play worse, but you yell a lot more.

[Slow Play Ray]

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don't know if it's what you're looking for but my favorite leisure sport is cornhole.

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I've heard it called something different ("bags"), but yes it is awesome.

It is especially fun when you are drunk. You play worse, but you yell a lot more.

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Yeah, or Baggo. There was an article in Newsweek about the naming "controversy" last week.

Drinking actually helps my game, but only up to a certain point. It's like a plateau: 5-6 drinks up the vertical, 4-5 drinks on the flat, then all downhill from there.

*Edit* Couldn't get article link to work, linked to Google's cached version instead.

[w_alloy]

Soccer tennis! This game is a ton of fun.

My friends and I made up our own version of rules before we knew anyone else played it, and I think they work better for players who aren't really good.

Use a regular singles tennis court. You can limit this to just the half closest to the net if you have 2v2 or 1v1 (this is normally played 3v3 but anywhere from 1 to 4 per side works) and/or are just starting. Serve from behind the middle lines by bouncing the ball then hitting with your foot. Unlimited touches are allowed per team and player, and any body part is legal besides hands/arms. One bounce is allowed per side before contact is made, after that if it hits the ground it's the other team's point, like in tennis. We use volleyball scoring (only score on serve), and call it stennis.

http://soccertennis.org/ is a link to an organization with somewhat different rules and a video on their homepage.

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Soccer tennis is so much fun. I play 3 touches max.

I also gotta nominate hand squash. All you need is a tennis ball, a wall, and some competetive friends.

[kutuz_off]

I wish soccertennis was more popular than it is. We played on volleyball courts though, that's gotta be different. 3 touches max.

I also used to play bandy (ice hockey with ball and curved sticks, popular in Scandinavian countries and Russia).

[By-Tor]

pocketpool

[RobBizzle]

Polish Horseshoes.

You take two pieces of PVC pipe and stick them in the ground about baggo length apart, and put an empty bottle of beer on top of each of the pipes.

You and your teammate are on the same side and your goal is to knock the opposing teams bottle off using a frisbee. You have to catch the frisbee each time it is thrown also, but you have to have a drink in one hand at all times. The frisbee can also not be caught in front of the pole. The bottle can also be caught on its way down to save points.

A knocked off bottle that isn't caught is worth three points and a missed bottle is one. Game is automatically over if you manage to break the bottle, and the game is played to 21.

This game gets quite interesting after people have been drinking for a while. Anyone ever play?

[hokey]

Add another vote for disc golf, Been playing it for a decade now and still enjoy traveling to tournaments around the midwest.

[qdmcg]

Rowing (Crew) can be a lot of fun. Racing requires a lot of power while maintaining timing, balance, technique, etc.

[stinkypete]

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We use volleyball scoring (only score on serve), and call it stennis.

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volleyball hasn't been scored that way in many many years.