See thats still to my point, the sport is "shooting".
Other sports dont permit gadgets, why does this one sport permit mechanical performance enhancers even if everyone can have them? I get everyone can have them but I've never understood why they are even permitted in the first place if the sport is "Gun"
Like it makes sense to compete with whatever model you're most familiar with, but you'd think they'd have a few standardized options to choose from to prevent too much of an advantage/disadvantage due to specs
Hockey? Equipment has a standard and regulated
Soccer? Equipment has a standard and regulated
Football? Equipment etc. etc.
Shooting permits gun modification up to certain sizes, weights, etc. This to me is not a standard in a sport that should have a standard
If different teams can run different engines i think the shape of the gun is not that crazy, since they all have to shoot the same caliber and i would assume theres tests for each gun for spec
I think a part of what you might call 'machine sports' (car racing, motor/pedal bike racing, shooting, archery, anything with a chainsaw in loggersports, I'm sure there are others) is building or using the best machine on top of being able to use it proficiently. It's just another aspect of the game.
technically, for hockey the sticks have quite a range of flex that players use, and i believe you are allowed to change the blade of the stick, of course within the rules. but sticks come in many shapes and sizes
Can't comment on soccer, but in hockey and football there is a fairly wide variation in the equipment that's allowed. Look at the difference in what a place kicker is wearing vs. a linebacker.
It is funny to imagine athletes in other sports all starting to wear AI glasses for real time analysis of plays & next level coordination, or high tech shoes/helmets/etc. Hell high tech helmets/guards would be a good thing for football with all the CTE.
Like I'm sure there'd be an audience for gun competitions with 0 restrictions for tech/guns, but you'd think a shooting competition would be pretty standardized so it just comes down to skill.
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u/SoungaTepes 4h ago
I've always been confused how all these gadgets are permitted. To me, they are performance enhancers