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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 11-09-2012, 10:46 AM
Replies: 54
Thoughts on height over the net
Views: 3,040
Posted By SeriousSummer
I read an article on the math of the flight of...

I read an article on the math of the flight of the ball, and what I remember is that a ball hit at a height of one meter from the baseline at 67 miles per hour needs to clear the net by 1.8 meters if...
Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk 11-09-2012, 10:34 AM
Replies: 102
The Premature Celebration Hindrance Call
Views: 6,062
Posted By SeriousSummer
My regular hitting partner often says something...

My regular hitting partner often says something like "Aw [crap]" when he hits a ball he thinks is going out--and sometimes it goes in.

We've played often enough so that I ignore it now, but to begin...
Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk 07-16-2012, 02:01 PM
Replies: 11
Just played a weird set
Views: 1,010
Posted By SeriousSummer
If you play enough, almost every scoring...

If you play enough, almost every scoring possibility will occur. Last Sunday I lost a 7-5 set where I was 3-3 on my serve and he was 4-2. I had at least one break point on all of his serves, and in...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 07-14-2012, 12:35 PM
Replies: 165
Got beat by a guy hitting slice forehands
Views: 9,316
Posted By SeriousSummer
If I had a choice between only hitting forehand...

If I had a choice between only hitting forehand slices or being afraid to come to the net, I'd choose hitting the slice.
Forum: General Pro Player Discussion 07-10-2012, 10:04 AM
Replies: 13
Poll: If Wimbledon was played on blue grass...
Views: 1,417
Posted By SeriousSummer
Federer would win every set and every set would...

Federer would win every set and every set would be a Golden Set.
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 07-02-2012, 02:07 PM
Replies: 19
Question (need answer)
Views: 680
Posted By SeriousSummer
Tennis has changed so much since I started...

Tennis has changed so much since I started playing back in the 1960s that this question is rather tricky.

In the 1970s when I was in my early 20s, I was a class A player and played in Open...
Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk 05-06-2012, 12:07 AM
Replies: 67
On Which Side Do You Err?
Views: 4,150
Posted By SeriousSummer
Like some others here, I think there is a lot of...

Like some others here, I think there is a lot of self-deception going on in this thread and all the similar ones--or else many of you have a very different world view than I do. I'm pretty confident...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 01-30-2012, 12:30 PM
Replies: 159
Poll: My Encounter With a Pusher
Views: 10,710
Posted By SeriousSummer
That's still the right way to play. But I have...

That's still the right way to play. But I have such trouble getting my whites white enough! I'd allow wearing colored clothing, but only on public courts of course.
Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk 01-18-2012, 03:45 PM
Replies: 17
Return Grip Backhand vs Forehand
Views: 1,167
Posted By SeriousSummer
I hold the racket in an Eastern Forehand grip so...

I hold the racket in an Eastern Forehand grip so I can take a swing at the serve, if it goes to the right place. If the serve goes to backhand, I either slice it from the Eastern Forehand grip or hit...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 12-30-2011, 07:54 AM
Replies: 10
Floating backhand slice
Views: 720
Posted By SeriousSummer
Dang! I thought someone wanted instruction on how...

Dang! I thought someone wanted instruction on how to hit a floating backhand slice.

That's one of the only areas of tennis I'm an expert on and qualified to give advice.
Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk 11-10-2011, 05:57 PM
Replies: 71
Help with partner falling apart in USTA matches
Views: 2,503
Posted By SeriousSummer
I'm not thin skinned. I am not going to get upset...

I'm not thin skinned. I am not going to get upset even if my partner gets the point across awkardly.

But then, I've practiced law for 25 years so I doubt there is any insult left that I haven't...
Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk 11-10-2011, 04:02 PM
Replies: 71
Help with partner falling apart in USTA matches
Views: 2,503
Posted By SeriousSummer
I don't know the level of 3.5 women's tennis (I...

I don't know the level of 3.5 women's tennis (I played open tournaments many, many years ago, but only have played with friends for a couple of decades now), but I regard getting the first serve in...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 10-26-2011, 10:44 PM
Replies: 13
Hybrid Backhand??
Views: 799
Posted By SeriousSummer
It isn't necessarily pretty, but like quite a few...

It isn't necessarily pretty, but like quite a few recreational I use both a one- and two-handed backhand. I return first serves and rally balls that are very hard hit with two hands--they could...
Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk 10-24-2011, 07:13 AM
Replies: 111
Backhand volley one or two hands?
Views: 4,618
Posted By SeriousSummer
Like JRstriker12, I sometimes volley with two...

Like JRstriker12, I sometimes volley with two hands on the backhand side if I get jammed--but I just keep the left hand on the throat to add stability.

This usually happens when my opponent and I...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 10-19-2011, 01:50 PM
Replies: 33
optimal hours/week
Views: 1,296
Posted By SeriousSummer
My weekly range is from 4 to 9 hours at age 59. I...

My weekly range is from 4 to 9 hours at age 59. I try to play at least twice (2 hours each) per week, three times if I can. On a good week, I'll also go and practice up to 3 times for about an hour...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 10-08-2011, 08:29 AM
Replies: 7
Open stance handling of low short balls = nightmare for me
Views: 1,564
Posted By SeriousSummer
This may be a case where the recreational player...

This may be a case where the recreational player would find the shot much easier with classical rather than modern technique. I use an Eastern Forehand and Backhand grip and I just slice short low...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-29-2011, 09:05 PM
Replies: 50
Me hitting, what is my NTRP
Views: 2,584
Posted By SeriousSummer
More than anything, I like these clips because...

More than anything, I like these clips because you looked like you were having fun.

It is real tennis, a wide variety of shots and nice consistency, and well thought out points.

If everyone could...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-27-2011, 01:39 PM
Replies: 9
how to get past a thrashing
Views: 568
Posted By SeriousSummer
Get divorced. Get fired. Have some people you...

Get divorced. Get fired. Have some people you love die. Maybe go bankrupt; have your business fail; get disbarred; go to jail; get cancer--in general put up with all the crap life will give to you...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-26-2011, 10:11 AM
Replies: 52
Taking the winter off...
Views: 2,024
Posted By SeriousSummer
Here in Texas, the weather is usually better for...

Here in Texas, the weather is usually better for playing in winter than summer. In the summer I do pretty well to play once or twice per week, early in the morning.

In winter it's more like two or...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-21-2011, 03:07 PM
Replies: 21
Switching to 2HBH-Middle aged Rec Player
Views: 1,821
Posted By SeriousSummer
I've gone back and forth between one- and...

I've gone back and forth between one- and two-handed backhands for years. Neither is good; neither is terrible.

I've finally settled down to a system of sorts where I use both. I return serve...
Forum: General Pro Player Discussion 09-19-2011, 08:27 AM
Replies: 58
Who is the man who can smash the domination of Fedalovic?
Views: 3,121
Posted By SeriousSummer
Jack Sock Because of the name, if for no other...

Jack Sock

Because of the name, if for no other reason.
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-18-2011, 08:58 AM
Replies: 27
What are your strengths/weaknesses?
Views: 2,047
Posted By SeriousSummer
Strengths Volleys, Overheads, Return of Serve,...

Strengths

Volleys, Overheads, Return of Serve, Backhand and Forehand Slices, Half volley, Passing shot, Quickness and Effort

Neutral

Serve

Weaknesses
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-09-2011, 05:03 PM
Replies: 116
Recreational Serve Speed
Views: 6,611
Posted By SeriousSummer
Don't ask! I started a thread about this question...

Don't ask! I started a thread about this question a little while ago (one of many on this issue over the years) and immediately learned that the physics is beyond me. I do, however, have my brother,...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-03-2011, 04:06 PM
Replies: 84
Let's be honest, the real way to win matches is to...
Views: 4,236
Posted By SeriousSummer
The best way to avoid unforced errors is for the...

The best way to avoid unforced errors is for the other player to make one first. So it's going to depend on the level of play:

2.5 Just hit the ball somewhere right in the center of the court as...
Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk 08-28-2011, 12:23 PM
Replies: 191
Lobbers. We get no respect. No respect at all.
Views: 10,183
Posted By SeriousSummer
Well, yes, of course, 4.5 players don't serve...

Well, yes, of course, 4.5 players don't serve like that, especially in doubles, but that misses the point of the discussion. SweetH2O had said "nobody" had a 4.5 first serve and a 2.5 second serve....
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