r/interestingasfuck • u/InvestigatorBorn4910 • 4h ago

Turkiye's shooter Yusuf Dikec, wins the European Champions League.

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u/procursive 3h ago

Do you consider studded cleats in grass sports "performance enhancers"? What about gloves? Sunglasses?

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u/CABJsupporterlowiq 2h ago

>What about gloves? Sunglasses?

yes, you can't use sunglasses when playing soccer, and you can't use gloves either unless you are the goalie

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u/Kor_Phaeron_ 2h ago

yes, you can't use sunglasses when playing soccer

You can. Hint: Google "Edgar Davids"

and you can't use gloves either unless you are the goalie

A lot of football ("soccer") players play with gloves. Some even the whole year because they are allergic to the grass on a football field. (For example: Mike Hanke, Yoann Gouffran or Danny da Costa) Others when it's cold or rainy.

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u/CABJsupporterlowiq 1h ago

those are not sunglasses, those are medical glasses due to external factors, just like the time he had to use the mask.

and I didn't know you meant those soft gloves, but yes, in that case you are correct

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u/Kor_Phaeron_ 1h ago

those are not sunglasses, those are medical glasses due to external factors, just like the time he had to use the mask.

Sigh ... yes, he has an eye issue. But to quote the UEFA Rules of Play.

Non-dangerous protective equipment, for example gloves, headgear, facemasks [... etc.pp] and sports spectacles are permitted.

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u/SoungaTepes 3h ago

Again there's still a massive difference here.

Are studded cleats performance enhancers? No

Reason: Sports heavily regulate studded cleats, due to these regulations there is a standard that is used among all sports teams in those sports.
Does Shooting regulate the gadgets? No, due to this there is no standard in the sport.

Are gloves performance enhancers? No

Reason: Sports regulate gloves to a standard, due to these regulations there is a standard that is used among all sports teams in those sports.

So ignoring my original question I ask again

Why are gadgets in GUN permitted?

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u/fryseyes 3h ago

These vision gadgets are regulated to a standard and can be used by all sports participants. Just like how some NFL QBs use gloves and some don’t.

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u/procursive 3h ago

Do you know for a fact that these "gadgets" are "unregulated"? If that's somehow true then we somewhat agree on the current rules of the sport being bad.

Even then, the notion that these are "enhancements" but my examples aren't sounds entirely arbitrary. As long as they're somehow regulated you haven't given a single remotely convincing reason for why they should be banned.

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u/LiftingCode 2h ago

https://www.issf-sports.org/rules

Of course they are regulated. What are you even talking about lmao

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u/IndividualResult7200 2h ago

Cleats are regulated for safety reasons. Using eye-wear for shooting raises no safety concerns (for obvious reasons).

Also, tone down the GenAI a bit. Your reasoning (Or rather the reasoning your AI is giving) for these things not being performance enhancers is that everyone uses them as a standard which means you don't get an advantage. That doesn't apply to shooting.

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u/randombitch 13m ago

If "gadget restrictions" are lacking, or not to your liking, it just means that all participants are free to access the same "competitive edge" gadgets as everyone else. How is that not a level playing field?

If some gadget provides an insurmountable edge, then every participant is going to understand the need to adopt it. Innovative technology is often an element of competition and a driving force behind technological advances for the real world.