Rodeos Riding Rocking Wild Bulls
Have you ever watched those rodeo cowboys doing bullrides on TV? It's weird watching it without knowing any rules. While channel-flipping, I came across this game in Reality TV.
It just seems pointless... I did not see much skill or finesse at play. After a few seconds, the enraged bull, with its rear jumping more than 7 feet up in the air, invariably throws off the 'brute' from its back, and while still jumping, tries to gore the fallen guy.
The commentator, with a Southern drawl, exclaims: "Ow! That's stepp't on really hard right'un the back!" or "Tha wus a daiiirreckt hiyet (direct hit) raaitt aun hies ribs!"
Each one of them somehow manages to get up, runs to the nearest fence, and makes expressions (sometimes even shaking his head in disbelief) as if wondering how he got fallen off. If I had a chance, I would have told him with an unagreeing bull like that, he probably had less than half a percent probability that he would stay on the back- that too, with no guarantee that his spinal cord would not snap. Obviously. Seriously, he was not exactly riding a horse!
At this point, the commentator will be saying something like: "He's catching his breath niaou. He don't look too good!" or "Paramedics- theyrr all here. He's in good hands niaou!!"
I have decided that I would never ride a bull. I mean, with men flying in the air in weird angles and shapes, I am sure that I can find a more amenable competitive edge. I had tried the trampoline back when I was quite a kid and was in the mindbending (literally) Gymnastics Club, and I could not make myself enjoy the midair experiences and the consequent meeting with the ground (most preferably on feet).
It just seems pointless... I did not see much skill or finesse at play. After a few seconds, the enraged bull, with its rear jumping more than 7 feet up in the air, invariably throws off the 'brute' from its back, and while still jumping, tries to gore the fallen guy.
The commentator, with a Southern drawl, exclaims: "Ow! That's stepp't on really hard right'un the back!" or "Tha wus a daiiirreckt hiyet (direct hit) raaitt aun hies ribs!"
Each one of them somehow manages to get up, runs to the nearest fence, and makes expressions (sometimes even shaking his head in disbelief) as if wondering how he got fallen off. If I had a chance, I would have told him with an unagreeing bull like that, he probably had less than half a percent probability that he would stay on the back- that too, with no guarantee that his spinal cord would not snap. Obviously. Seriously, he was not exactly riding a horse!
At this point, the commentator will be saying something like: "He's catching his breath niaou. He don't look too good!" or "Paramedics- theyrr all here. He's in good hands niaou!!"
I have decided that I would never ride a bull. I mean, with men flying in the air in weird angles and shapes, I am sure that I can find a more amenable competitive edge. I had tried the trampoline back when I was quite a kid and was in the mindbending (literally) Gymnastics Club, and I could not make myself enjoy the midair experiences and the consequent meeting with the ground (most preferably on feet).
posted by Milan at 6:46 PM
2 Comments:
I actually enjoy watching it. Nothing more enjoyable than watching grown men get gored for their stupidity.
Two simple things to remember -
- to get the maximum points, the rider has to stay on the bull for 8 seconds (feels like a lifetime the way those bulls buck around attempting to throw you off)
- the bull is also awarded points based on how hard it tries to throw off the rider. Each bull has a "difficulty" rating based on its past performances.
A combination of the above two determines the rider's total points.
Now that you know how the points are scored, doesn't seem so pointless, does it?
yeah, I had figured out that the riders have to stay on the bull for so many seconds... but most of the riders scored a 0 k... so it must be pretty tough for them.
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