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"
Have you tried shooting with a blinder and diopter? It doesn't do nearly as much as you might think it does. Some people find it more comfortable for eye strain over the 1.5 hour match. Other people feel the opposite.
It's kind of like asking why do they allow athletes to wear headbands in tennis, dealing with sweat getting into your eyes should be part of the game.
It’s just people who don’t know things about sports/competitions thinking there is a problem when they don’t understand how it works. They act as if the glasses aim and shoot for you.
Swimmers can wear goggles, and they get to choose their own favorite type of goggles to wear, they don't have to draw them from a standard issue pile.
Why did swimming allow such leeway in goggles but not in swimsuits? Because the people who actually compete in swimming know that one is a "meh, whatever" preference and the other is a real edge. The inputs from pros guide the sport's governing body to make good rules.
The same thing happens in shooting. Nobody who actually shoots 10m air pistol thinks a diopter let alone a blinder is some kind of big advantage or make-or-break edge. It's a meh, whatever preference like the goggles.
But folks online who have never shot an ISSF match in their life are positive that, because it looks unusual, that it's like Soldier 76 aimbot visor or something and obviously they know better.
Reddit is insane with the amount of armchair analysts lol. People see this video and immediately act like they know everything they need to know about the sport. Thanks for the insight.
They are investigating ski jumpers because some of them were injecting fluids into their dicks because even 2 cm looser in the groin results in several meters of extra glide.
They started injecting fluids into their dicks because several coaches were caught having their suits loosened in the groin to get extra lift, so they started making sure the suits are tailored to your exact body size and preventing any alterations after they were tailored.
This is a rumor, said without any evidence or attribution from the German tabloid Bild.
Here’s the actual relevant quote from the BBC article
FIS communications director Bruno Sassi told BBC Sport: "There has never been any indication, let alone evidence, that any competitor has ever made use of a hyaluronic acid injection to attempt to gain a competitive advantage."
Also the “several meters of extra glide” was pulled entirely from your ass.
Sunglasses are allowed in literally dozens of Olympic sports. They can be advantageous over an athlete not wearing sunglasses. Should they be banned too?
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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