Old movie title, "White Men Can't Jump" So I present another question that PROBABLY should be in "Friendly Corner", but I'll take a chance it might actually be a paintball topic.
Can paintball players dance?
I say no, and here is why. This vid has made the rounds, the guy "ripping a Karni" but dancing around like the "Star Wars Kid". There's another of a group in their "Dye" stuff doing the same thing. And, well... No moves! A basic sense of rythym but not really much else than... "White boy bouncing", if you know what I mean.
The whole thing came up today at physical therapy when I was talking to the PT guy about paintball. He's modifying my PT specifically for paintball, and it's really hard for him. He has nothing to reference off of. I burned him a copy of the shows, but I really can't compare it to any other sport. So we're working on "explosive power" and spinal flexibility, but nothing concerning fine motor skills like balance.
But we talked about gross body movement (not "eww gross", more of large range of motion), and how some sports require footwork and the like. There really is no finesse in paintball. There's speed, there's manual dexterity, but there's no real sense of fine motor control or techniques. I should also mention that he looked at the superman slides, cringed, and said something about spinal compression.
So outside of the women (Who are all exempt, all women look good no matter how they dance) CAN paintball players dance? Is there enough fine motor control in the sport of paintball to let paintball players NOT look like "goobs" on a dance floor? I'll allow for the "drunk" wildcard too.
Discussion?
-Tyger (Yes, I'm bored, tired, and wondering about my sanity...)
Can paintball players dance?
I say no, and here is why. This vid has made the rounds, the guy "ripping a Karni" but dancing around like the "Star Wars Kid". There's another of a group in their "Dye" stuff doing the same thing. And, well... No moves! A basic sense of rythym but not really much else than... "White boy bouncing", if you know what I mean.
The whole thing came up today at physical therapy when I was talking to the PT guy about paintball. He's modifying my PT specifically for paintball, and it's really hard for him. He has nothing to reference off of. I burned him a copy of the shows, but I really can't compare it to any other sport. So we're working on "explosive power" and spinal flexibility, but nothing concerning fine motor skills like balance.
But we talked about gross body movement (not "eww gross", more of large range of motion), and how some sports require footwork and the like. There really is no finesse in paintball. There's speed, there's manual dexterity, but there's no real sense of fine motor control or techniques. I should also mention that he looked at the superman slides, cringed, and said something about spinal compression.
So outside of the women (Who are all exempt, all women look good no matter how they dance) CAN paintball players dance? Is there enough fine motor control in the sport of paintball to let paintball players NOT look like "goobs" on a dance floor? I'll allow for the "drunk" wildcard too.
Discussion?
-Tyger (Yes, I'm bored, tired, and wondering about my sanity...)
. If they are the prime example of paintball players then the answer is we can't dance.
and then buy beverages so that we get a sense of humor!
rawk the nana 
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