DaytonaRacer
Sr. Member
- May 21, 2013
- 486
- 222
- Detector(s) used
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BH Tracker IV,
Fisher F22,
Garrett Pro Pointer
- Primary Interest:
- Other
Well played, Muddyhandz. Well played.
Well played, Muddyhandz. Well played.
For all intensive purposes... metal detecting has been considered a "hobby"...
BUT NEVER A SPORT
AND
IMO IT HAS NEVER BEEN A SPORT... IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM...
and a pray ... it never EVER.... EVER... becomes titled as one.
To be a "SPORT" it would have to fall in some sort of "COMPETITIVE" realm.
The thought of MDing being called a sport makes sick to my stomach.
IMO... True Metal Detectorists are EXPLORERS...
SO...
It would be like calling "exploring" a sport.
AND as far a the "hobby" aspect of it... ?
I never really thought of it fully in the "hobby" field either...
But I feel it falls more in this category more than any other.
And should remain AT BEST a hobby.
We must not forget...
That MANY ... I REPEAT MANY... historical discoveries of our pasts...
Have been DIRECTLY attributed to the use of and way of METAL DETECTING.
For many... like me... it is... and has been...
A personal...
Individual...
Specialized...
Interesting...
Unique...
Relaxing...
Revealing at times...
And Sometimes... exciting...
AND MOST OF ALL...
NEEDED>>> "Way of life".
To be a "sport" it would have to fall in some sort of "competitive" realm.
IMO MDrs are explorers...
So...
It would be like calling "exploring" a sport.