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Sports with nets but no balls

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  • 04-02-2008 7:49pm
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    Nole
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    This was on the ray darcy show on today fm last week. He said he would announce the five sports which use a net but no ball and i missed the answers.

    This has been bugging me for a while as i can only get 2 of the five

    There a loads of sports which use nets for safety like hammer throw, etc. but i dont think that these should be included.

    Any ideas?


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    #2
    Trippie
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    badminton
    ice hockey
    fishing


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    kerash
    Registered Users Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭kerash


    didnt hear da show, but Fishing! it is a sport they use nets... , ice hockey, badminton, its tough allright!!:p


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    whiskeyman
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    fishing & Ice hockey


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    Trippie
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    would table tennis count?


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    Pal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,115 ✭✭✭Pal


    Hammer
    Discus
    Badminton
    Ice Hockey
    Fishing


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    #7
    kerash
    Registered Users Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭kerash


    Trampolining-its a sport! there is a net...


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    #8
    Nole
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭Nole


    Pal wrote: »
    Hammer
    Discus
    Badminton
    Ice Hockey
    Fishing

    Are these the five that were mentioned on the show.

    I wouldnt count those sports which use nets for safety precautions, i wouldnt count fishing either cause its not vital piece of equipment is it

    How could table tennis count?


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    pd101
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    I heard this one ages ago and they were the five answers given


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    MrJoeSoap
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    Trippie wrote: »
    would table tennis count?

    Eh no, because it uses a ball...


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    #11
    Pal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,115 ✭✭✭Pal


    a ping pong ball


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    MrJoeSoap
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    Soccer is increasingly becoming a sport with nets but no balls, as such. :D


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    evil_seed
    Registered Users Posts: 3,444 ✭✭✭evil_seed


    what about frisbee golf?


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    pd101
    Registered Users Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭pd101


    evil_seed wrote: »
    what about frisbee golf?

    You throw the frisbee into a net I think.


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    javaboy
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    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Soccer is increasingly becoming a sport with nets but no balls, as such. :D

    At that rate I'm gonna guess Camogie so! :D


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    Goodluck2me
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    Nole wrote: »
    Are these the five that were mentioned on the show.

    I wouldnt count those sports which use nets for safety precautions, i wouldnt count fishing either cause its not vital piece of equipment is it

    How could table tennis count?

    surely Shot Putt must count too, as would skiing as they use safey nets.


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    smellyanus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭smellyanus


    A shot putt is a ball.

    Everyone is saying ice hockey but isnt there a net in the goals?
    Tiddlywinks is actually a sport believe it or not, darts is a sport also


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    smellyanus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭smellyanus


    Ummmmmmmmmmmm, embarassing. I read the question wrong.
    I was thinking of sports without nets :eek:


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    keano_afc
    Registered Users Posts: 8,711 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    I think the fifth one is a trick, in boxing the girl the lets punters know which round is next is called Annette.


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    hoppo254
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    Swimming........The nets inside the swimming trunks and if worn by a woman then no balls


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    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    hoppo254 wrote: »
    Swimming........The nets inside the swimming trunks and if worn by a woman then no balls

    They wear trunks in swimming now? :D


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    hoppo254
    Closed Accounts Posts: 145 ✭✭hoppo254


    I do , cant fit into thos speedo's !


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    Bubs101
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    American Football only has nets in use when the ball is technichally out of play- therefore doesn't use nets


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    patmac
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    Hurling uses a sliotar which isn't a ball.


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    MrJoeSoap
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    Bubs101 wrote: »
    American Football only has nets in use when the ball is technichally out of play- therefore doesn't use nets

    Well then the ball can be considered to be out of play in soccer, gaelic, hurling etc... once it crosses the line. So therefore those sports don't use nets either by that logic.


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