What’s a sport you never expected yourself to be good at until you actually tried it?

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For me, it’s bowling 🎳.. I’m apparently a PRO.. nobody can beat me! I discovered this talent the very first time I played…😄

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Poker (if you want to call that a sport. It's on ESPN😂)

It was a natural fit for me because of my ability to calculate pot odds quckly. My ability to read peoples's body language. And above all my ability to stay emotionally detatched from the game. I'm not autistic. But you would think a was when i was in a hand because it doesn't matter whether there's 2 dollars or 200 dollars in the pot i play the hand the same way. Because money has no meaning to me when the game is in progress. Which is why i never play with money i can't afford to lose. Because while this is a STRENGTH in the game of poker. It also means i could end up getting felted because i do not fear losing. I will not back down when all the information tells me the clear move.

NathanDavis · Accepted Answer

I like sports... I am into sports, and I usually good at many of them since many of them are very similar, lol

so, let me switch the question a little... because I was not expecting to be that bad at basketball, but I was...

well, not that bad really... I just didn't like it at all and my body rejected the idea of playing a basket ball like that, with my hands, lmao and I was not expecting for my body and brain to refuse to do any good at it

another unexpected one was baseball... I don't like the idea of it at all, but when I would try it... I was good at it, lol

KBird · Accepted Answer

Beer pong.

Now, whether you consider that a sport is up to you, but apparently I dominate at it.

Years ago in University, I entered a beer pong tournament (I never played it previously) hosted by our student association and won. Little did I know it was a qualifier for a much bigger national competition, and I somehow went on to place in the top three.

Then, years later, I was at a fair and one of the midway games was basically beer pong. Naturally, I won my boyfriend a GIANT stuffed banana, like, twice my size.

So yes. Apparently beer pong is my sport, and the enormous banana is a flex I will carry with me forever.

jennifer_bloom · Accepted Answer

I used to play Armada on neopets and I was very good at it. I played against a kid who told me he had trained in Armada for ten years and was an expert in it and then I beat him, and that made me pity him. When I played Chinese checkers with white people, I was around 7x better than them, and that is not an exaggeration.

Athletic Chloe · Accepted Answer

Love that you’re a secret bowling pro 🎳😄

For me, it was rock climbing. I went with friends thinking I’d be terrible, but all the leg strength, balance, and footwork from tennis transferred perfectly. I flew up the walls way better than I expected 🧗‍♀️

It’s fun discovering how skills from one sport sneak into another 💪

OneViewpoint · Answer

I'm an 80th percentile guy. Or thereabouts. I can get to very good pretty quickly. I've always been a natural athlete. But, I've never had the patience or the time or the desire to get to a pro level. And maybe that goes for my ability too. I'll never know. My expectation is that I'll be competitive fast. The exception was Rugby. Never even heard of it til I got to college. It took me a while to "get it". The rules weren't hard to learn. But the strategy and tactics resulting from those rules was different from football. And since it was a club sport, there were no coaches to break it down for a newbie. And we were all pretty much newbies. But I ended up being a pretty good fly half. I had fun anyway.

Screenwriter · Answer

Tho ice skating is a northern winter sport, when I finally tried it I loved it! Skating outdoors on a pond in winter is the bomb... There's no ice skating rinks in New Orleans, but I guess roller skating kinda prepped me for ice skating. Lucky me!

ohsheeT · Answer

I love fun competition I would love to play with you I would bet you something even

If we just went out and played or something like that I would probably do poorly but there are moments in time where if somebody was competition in me of some sort I reach down deep and I grab a hold and I can become very very good no matter if it's bowling darts it doesn't matter what it is I just totally get into that moment it probably wouldn't happen again but maybe I mean what I mean by that is I would beat you probably LOL I can't stop laughing right now but just because of what you said I would have to but it would be a blast no matter what

rachel776 · Answer

i am amazingly mediocre at bowling but very good at beach volleyball even though i'm short

queenofcardio · Answer

Maybe badminton? That's amazing , I suck at bowling

Zack-Bann · Answer

I’ll take you on anytime 😏 Mine would be table tennis and pool. Sometimes darts as well

aceleon · Answer

sharp shooting. appearantly my aim is almost perfect even with my astigmatism. things like basketball is different since the problem is not my aim but the strenght i use to throw the ball i either throw faster or slower than necessary but with aim related things where i only have to aim i excell at it even as a total noob against people with experience.

Finchie40 · Answer

That’s awesome 😊 I enjoy bowling as well even though I am not the good at it, you would definitely kick my ass 😂 I would have to say football and volleyball I was better than I thought I be

whosnumber_1 · Answer

Swimming. I thought I sucked at it until I started understanding the mechanics. I wouldn't say I'm a great swimmer but I am excited to progress

Still-alive · Answer

I remember doing ok at volleyball. i was good at serving it mainly

Drumlin2001 · Answer

I love bowling, my last average was around 175. Though since kids arrived I've not really had any hobbies

exitseven · Answer

The only sport Iwas good at was long distance running. I suck at all the others. I am really not an athlete.

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

For me it was bowling to and low and behold im great at it

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Dwarf tossing.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

Competitive Beach Card House Building

slatyb · Answer

What´s your average?

Spencer10 · Answer

Golf.

Jersey2 · Answer

Archery and volleyball

Paige2006 · Answer

Beach Volleyball

Kelly6 · Answer

@elenalena Beach volleyball

MainCharacter6 · Answer

I’m an Archery girl.

Eleni920 · Answer

Wind Surfering.

Anonymous · Answer

Pickleball

Afroditi · Answer

Water Sking now can’t get enough of it.

rapfan107 · Answer

Boxing i never id be so good at it

rgb008 · Answer

Skiing

gasman70 · Answer

volleyball

Guyneedsfeedback · Answer

Ping pong

agaba · Answer

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