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Posted: 3/9/2024 11:41:33 PM EDT

Went to an NHL game last night and was admiring how fast the goalies are when defending the net and it got me to wondering what profession required the fastest reflexes?

First three I came up with were the NHL goalie, a fighter pilot and an F1 driver.

What else ranks up there?

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:43:00 PM EDT

[#1]

Cobra wrangler.

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:43:17 PM EDT

[#2]

Ice hockey is definitely the hardest sport. It is amazing how hard players shot the puck.

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:43:33 PM EDT

[#3]

Escort.

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:43:44 PM EDT

[#4]

Race car driver and fighter pilot are good candidates. Surgeons, too.

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:45:44 PM EDT

[#5]

I think jai alai is the fastest ball sport, not sure if there are professional leagues for it.

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:46:06 PM EDT

[#6]

Maybe those Alaskan fishermen, they can be working one second and in the ocean the next second.

Fighter Pilot is probably top of the list IMo though.

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:46:34 PM EDT

[#7]

A good fighter. Boxing, karate, MMA

eta, maybe a competitive moguls skier.

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:46:34 PM EDT

[#8]

F1 driver? They seem to put a lot of effort into training reaction time. Maybe boxer?

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:50:21 PM EDT

[#9]

I will concur with goaltending at a high level, figure what your reaction time has to be when you get a slapshot cranked at you from 15’ out.
It’s insanely quick, I have played in the net against college guys who while they were good are nothing compared to a Gretzky, Jagr, Ovechkin, Sakic or like.
I got smoked bad.

Another contender is a high level drag racer- reaction time is everything.

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:50:32 PM EDT

[#10]

Rally car

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:51:22 PM EDT

[#11]

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One of them took a wicked shot to the arm pad (whatever that thing is called) and it bounced past the blue line with a hefty thud.

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:51:53 PM EDT

[#12]

Test pilot and then fighter pilot.

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:52:21 PM EDT

[#13]

Lol, these days it's probably the pro video game players

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:56:08 PM EDT

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That doesn't count in this discussion, there's no physical repercussion if they get it wrong

Those drone racer guys are damn quick.

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:58:38 PM EDT

[#15]

Table ping pong

Posted: 3/9/2024 11:59:37 PM EDT

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Almost certainly. Nothing in the real world is going to require reflexes as fast as esports.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:00:18 AM EDT

[#17]

Jizzdodger who films the money shots in bukkake films

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:05:01 AM EDT

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Lol, these days it's probably the pro video game players

That doesn't count in this discussion, there's no physical repercussion if they get it wrong

Those drone racer guys are damn quick.

that's moving the goalposts. if you wanted to include physical repercussions, it should have been in the OP.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:05:18 AM EDT

[#19]

Contractor in a shop with Marines.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:06:36 AM EDT

[#20]

Jai alai

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:07:35 AM EDT

[#21]

baseball batter. supposedly the single most difficult thing in sports. batter has to decide what to do wit the bat almost before the pitcher releases.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:10:44 AM EDT

[#22]

Watch the in car video of the hands of an F1 driver. They have a steering wheel full of controls to deal with as well. During the tail end of the F1 manual transmission era you had guys using hands and feet.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:10:52 AM EDT

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You are taking this way too seriously.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:11:13 AM EDT

[#24]

Fluffer

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:11:33 AM EDT

[#25]

Truck Driver, they never drive faster than they can see, and besides that, it's all in the reflexes

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:12:19 AM EDT

[#26]

Hibachi chef spinning blades and flinging prawns

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:13:14 AM EDT

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I have played in the net against college guys who while they were good are nothing compared to a Gretzky, Jagr, Ovechkin, Sakic or like.
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I've practiced with an NHL team. "Smoked" doesn't even begin to describe it.

I did get asked back though.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:13:43 AM EDT

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That's up there. Any sport as a "goalie". Combat sports. I think they're all equal in that reaction speed is super important.

Other than drag racing, racing favors a bit different type of reaction speed. Reacting to what the car is doing under you and changing inputs rather than reacting to a visual stimulus.

Eta: forgot baseball batter. Right up there with all the goalies.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:14:31 AM EDT

[#29]

ARFCOM shitposter. Gotta be quick on the click to get that coveted FPNI.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:15:57 AM EDT

[#30]

NHRA pro stock driver. A good reaction time from a good driver is sub .010. a tenth can cost a race win.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:16:36 AM EDT

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Lol

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That's a good one.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:16:46 AM EDT

[#32]

Flamesuit on, but pro video game players/streamers have to be up there.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:18:45 AM EDT

[#33]

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:19:40 AM EDT

[#34]

Jack Burton

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:19:40 AM EDT

[#35]

Bob Munden

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:19:44 AM EDT

[#36]

IT Network Engineer, because when shit happens you need a time machine to go back and fix it so you can maintain the 5 9s SLA.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:19:56 AM EDT

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Not the first thing that would have come to mind but now that you put it there I think I agree.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:27:33 AM EDT

[#38]

Super bike., Motorcycle Gp,

just a hair slower than F1 laps, with more risk.

F1 is only faster because of wing downforce.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:30:05 AM EDT

[#39]

Bedsides the obvious ones already mentioned, boxer is another one. You can see when one guy is much faster than the other.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:31:47 AM EDT

[#40]

Shuffleboard has taken so many before their time.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:35:04 AM EDT

[#41]

Gunslinger

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:35:12 AM EDT

[#42]

Nascar/F1/Moto
NHL Goalie
Fighter Pilot
FPS MLG

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:38:48 AM EDT

[#43]

My first thoughts was F1, or any driver, really, but I doubt any of those guys could hot a major league pitch, or any pro baseball players could compete in NASCAR.

Would be interesting to have them compete in just some pure "whackamole" type competitions and rank them.

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:45:42 AM EDT

[#44]

Formula 1

Porn

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:47:46 AM EDT

[#45]

F1 driver

Posted: 3/10/2024 12:48:52 AM EDT

[#46]

Air tractor driver

Posted: 3/10/2024 1:00:11 AM EDT

[#47]

The top 5-10 racquetball players in the world have amazing quickness, athletic ability and anticipation. To watch them hit a ball at 150 miles per hour exactly where they want it an inch above the floor from awkward positions or while airborne is pretty neat.

Got to give to the hockey goalie and F1 guys though.