Just catching up on the thread and wanted to add a piece regarding the gymnastics scoring convo from earlier.
I really think Mtown was having a hard time understanding why gymnastics can't be scored differently from the current system. If you are a casual viewer, it's a legitimate question. It would be boring, but it would take away some of the subjectivity. You could have everyone do the same routine and gauge everyone against one another.
Problems with that theory:
- Someone (presumably a governing body) would have to come up with the routine that is difficult to separate the elite gymnasts from everyone else. Some skills and apperatuses benefit different body types and heights. Coming up with a uniform routine that is challenging enough, yet attainable for all regardless of size would be near impossible, not to mention potentially dangerous.
- You'd never see a new move. Gymnastics has tons of moves named after people. There would be zero advancements in the sport.
- Boring. As mentioned before, gymnastics is technical, but it is also artistic. You'd squash any intrigue and lose casual viewers altogether. Would you really want every floor routine having the same music? Every vault to look exactly the same? Every dismount to look identical? Blah.
My $.02
I really think Mtown was having a hard time understanding why gymnastics can't be scored differently from the current system. If you are a casual viewer, it's a legitimate question. It would be boring, but it would take away some of the subjectivity. You could have everyone do the same routine and gauge everyone against one another.
Problems with that theory:
- Someone (presumably a governing body) would have to come up with the routine that is difficult to separate the elite gymnasts from everyone else. Some skills and apperatuses benefit different body types and heights. Coming up with a uniform routine that is challenging enough, yet attainable for all regardless of size would be near impossible, not to mention potentially dangerous.
- You'd never see a new move. Gymnastics has tons of moves named after people. There would be zero advancements in the sport.
- Boring. As mentioned before, gymnastics is technical, but it is also artistic. You'd squash any intrigue and lose casual viewers altogether. Would you really want every floor routine having the same music? Every vault to look exactly the same? Every dismount to look identical? Blah.
My $.02
