New sport/hobby required

[Lokai]

Only problem is the bit where it'll suck up every last penny you have spare....

I dread to think how much i've spent on guns and gear! It's an addiction

 

[Psymonkee]

Dungeons and Dragons! You can play online, it's pretty much all about social interaction, your son can join in when he's older and it didn't hurt your hip. Unless you laugh too hard of course.

Yeah it's not a sporting activity but don't let that stop you!

 

[Martynt74]

Dungeons and Dragons! You can play online, it's pretty much all about social interaction, your son can join in when he's older and it didn't hurt your hip. Unless you laugh too hard of course.

Yeah it's not a sporting activity but don't let that stop you!

Given he has a family i'm going to assume he doesn't live in his parents basement so he falls down at the first requirement

 

[Psymonkee]

Given he has a family i'm going to assume he doesn't live in his parents basement so he falls down at the first requirement

Oh look a troll.

Go away.

 

[shorttricky]

Archery.

This. About a third my club has some kind of hip/knee/ankle problem - I shot (sat down) with a broken ankle earlier this year.

Most clubs do a couple of nights a week and a weekend slot somewhere, but you come and go as you please. What age kids can shoot depends on the club, but I think around 8ish is the norm.

 

[Diddums]

Where do you live and how much do you wanna spend getting started? Things that pop to mind are something remote controlled, whether it be cars, planes, quadcopters, boats, whatever.

Another suggestion is fishing but it's only social if you go out of your way to make it social- join a club. Also not the kind of thing you do for a couple of hours after work.

I was once a member of a slot car racing club. That was fun, social and cheap. Also indoors so all year round.

 

[Trifid]

Something the lad can join in on in future would be cool


any suggestions? mom thinking kayaking at the moment, live close to coast and rivers

I was going to say cycling and increase the tempo to complete a route in a shorter amount of time, but if you can't get on/off a bike... So thought about sailing? I'm sure the kids will love it.

 

[wesimmo]

Do you like messing about and making things?

There's a 'makers club' in Newcastle, you pay £10 pm, though voluntary but you're also expected to pay more if you go a lot and use the shared resources a lot.

If you like woodwork, electronics, whatever, they're well equipped with heavy / expensive equipment.

The hours are also flexible.

It's a bit like the IT Crowd crossed with The Big Bang Theory down there, for example i got caught by 3 guys who could write the Minecraft wiki in their sleep. But they're all good people and go to the pub on a specific night after it closes.

Obviously this is a more after the Covid thing, but if you have an interest and start a project while in lockdown it could be something more medium term.

https://www.makerspace.org.uk/

 

[Fluke?]

Completely leftfield and obviously not something that you'll be able to do for a little while but hows about looking at mixed netball?
I live in a little town and there seem to be a few of these around. Very sociable and actually really good fun. I was terrible at basketball at school and actually not bad at this.
Get to have a good look at the nice ladies too, which obviously you wouldn't do

 

[Hudson1984]

Archery.

Yeah my brother has had a bash at this, I've never tried, certainly one to look at and see where I can do it.

Go to the pub.

Oh believe me I would if I could

Get an allotment? Your exercise can be walking there, and you also get to do some weights and stuff digging, planting, and talking to other people at the same time.

On the waiting list

I was going to suggest kayaking or something similar.

Go Karting is good fun, but expensive, but can be social if you have a close track. All probably closed during covid though

yeah our local track is about a 10 minute walk, so nice and close. It's certainly on the list and is reopening in July. The River is about the same 10 mins and 20 mins gets me to a water sports centre where they do indoor pool training too so it's a possible one for sure.

Online trolling is the ideal sport for you.

It's social - you join a group of likeminded trolls
It exercises your fingers
Martial arts training will be excellent for focusing on the result and not arguments presented to you
Can be done in 5 minutes a day, or multi-hour sessions

Evenings and weekends are good times to practice
And the lad will make the ideal sidekick and save you the confusion of running multiple personas

what are you 5? or just a *****?

In regards to cycling, would a dropper post help?
With a small seat tube frame both your feet will touch the floor with ease, and then flick the post up when you get moving. They are operated with a click of a lever like a gear shifter. Come in at about £100, but are helpful for many reasons.

Warhammer is a good social laugh, just got to find like minded people.

Yeah like a lot of people I'm an ex Warhammer player, sadly the newer rules weren't much fun, the local club stopped going to the pub too!! I mean what's that about. But again, it's an option, the club meets in the evening and the odd bit of painting is a nice thing to do

Get an indoor trainer and use Zwift. Keep your fitness up and once your son is older you’ll be able to get back to it (post surgery). Having a new baby can feel like your world has turned upside down. It has, but the world hasn’t ended. Similarly, Covid lockdown is probably not the time to take up a new hobby as most social activities are on hold and face significant upheaval.

Good luck with whatever you choose, try to stay positive. Head to the OcUK dads thread if you need to vent (or some advice). I should have posted a lot more in there when my daughter was very small.

Will certainly look at the thread.....I've I hear "ta" one more time I certainly think I need to vent about it haha.

Airsoft

not really thought about it before, have to have a look, the kart track has an airsoft section too so it could work for sure.

every city should have a social cycling group they are usually like this
start at a pub/cafe
Ride for one hour at avg of 12mph
end up at a pub/cafe
Ride back to the start pub/cafe

often they won't have a set route and will ride in to the wind and hope for a tail wind on the way back

if you can do an indoor trainer surely you can manage social cycling? they will ride at the pace of the slowest member of the group and in my experience it's not really about the cycling.

sadly I'm not in a city, and our local cycling clubs café runs are all on a sunday and are 40 miles. I don't mind the ride at all (well didn't when I could get off) but it's a bit unfair on the wife to wipe out a day of the weekend. It's not the riding that's really the problem, it's getting on and off, I simply can't do either easily, I'll be fine after an operation but of course I'm not really a priority which is fair enough.

Kayaking is great. I'd probably advise trying a sit on kayak as it will be less difficult getting in and out.

But if its just for an hour, not sure if it's suitable

Yeah that's my only concern really, that and what to do in winter,

I've got and indoor cycling trainer which I do use, as I've got a step so it's easier to get off, plus being bolted into the trainer means I can't fall off, but on the road I can't get my leg over the bike unless it's completely stopped and pretty much laying down.... i.e. I've fallen off already. But even with an online side of things, it's not really social

 

[Martynt74]

I've got and indoor cycling trainer which I do use, as I've got a step so it's easier to get off, plus being bolted into the trainer means I can't fall off, but on the road I can't get my leg over the bike unless it's completely stopped and pretty much laying down.... i.e. I've fallen off already. But even with an online side of things, it's not really social

If you just want something easy then maybe just one of those Step Through bikes? Suppose not ideal if you wanted the social cycling aspect though as it wouldn't be well suited to the type of riding they'd do.

Also don't discount water sports for winter, some decent clothing and you're golden. Especially on flat water as you're unlikely to fall in.

 

[Hudson1984]

If you just want something easy then maybe just one of those Step Through bikes? Suppose not ideal if you wanted the social cycling aspect though as it wouldn't be well suited to the type of riding they'd do.

Also don't discount water sports for winter, some decent clothing and you're golden. Especially on flat water as you're unlikely to fall in.

that's exactly the trouble sadly, you do really need the right type of bike.. I'm no racing snake so keeping up is tough as it is, and whilst the sentiment is "ride to the slowest rider" it aint no fun being that guy. You always want at least one person saying "slow down" so you can secretly thank them under your breath lol.

Yeah I think I'll email the local club, plus with the river so close (including slip) it's a free hobby after the kayak itself.

 

[Martynt74]

Could always try an Electric Step Through bike. Not particularly cheap, but it would then give you the boost to keep up.

Would you have trouble getting into a Kayak? I know they do the sit on Kayaks, but with your hip could you get back onto it if you did fall in? Think that would be my only concern. It'd be great fun though and obviously it's something you can do anywhere and really get into if you wanted.

Otherwise sailing as someone mention could be a good shout.

 

[Hudson1984]

no shouldn't be an issue as it's getting down which doesn't seem to be a problem, my issue is hooking my leg over anything, i.e. lifting it to step over a bike frame, or putting socks on haha. Other than that it's ok really just odd movements that make certain things tricky, the actual riding of a bike I'm fine with, just last time I went out I needed to stop quickly and any jerk movement seems to hurt like hell. So it's only really the emergency situations that rule me out - that and it takes so bloody long to do anything good on a bike (I like a 50/60 mile ride) otherwise it's just a short ride out and there just aren't any groups locally that seem to want to do that. Which I kinda understand, I mean if you're going to get all dressed up in your finest lycra gimp suit, you may as well make the most of it

Sailing is possible for sure.

 

[Theophany]

How about golf? It's fairly low impact as a sport, shouldn't trouble your hip too much and the price of entry isn't as prohibitive as it once was. You can get a decent set of clubs cheap on Golf Bidder or eBay to get you started.

 

[Chrisc]

Airsoft

I did airsoft for about 2yrs, absolutely brilliant. . community can be a bit toxic though

 

[Lokai]

I did airsoft for about 2yrs, absolutely brilliant. . community can be a bit toxic though

You get the occasional idiots like with anything, especially when the adrenaline is flowing, generally my experiences with the community are very positive.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

JUST LOL IF YOURE NOT MAXI-FLEXING YOUR LARPING TIME TO INCLUDE (BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO DAD, YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME): SOCIAL EVENTS IN COVID 19 AND ALSO GETTING YOUR INNER ACTOR WORKING. IT'S LIKE A RIPE RECIPE MANUAL COOK BOOK WHICH IS STILL TO BE, UH, WRITTEN, BUT SO HOW LIKE A GOD YOU COULD BE, ON SCREEN, CRYING.

 

[MADEinSTOKE]

Air rifle target shooting

 

[mid_gen]

Bouldering/climbing.

Indoor gyms are closed at the moment obviously, but when they open.

It's as social as you want it to be, you can just go on your own, go in a group, meet a group there.

Amazing all over workout, you get buff just from doing, no boring as hell pushing weights around. Great back/core exercise, totally fixed my back problems.

Good mental challenge, figuring out routes and techniques.

If you get into it then lots of possibility to get outdoors, get into sport/trad climbing.