Played as a sub in a 3.5 league.

[heycal]

Originally Posted by dman72

I've been playing the same 2 guys for the past 4 months and they are both 4.0's who kill me...

Consider yourself lucky. I'd love to get regularly pounded by some 4.0's so I could improve my game -- my two main hitting partners are my girlfriend and my best friend, who's only been playing for a year, and I usually play them with my weak hand in order to make it competitive.

[arnz]

Dman, when are the leagues starting? I'd like to try it out, but maybe they have a payment plan? 700 is a big chunk of change, it always feels a little better when I pay monthly or in installments

BTW, I emailed you too

[dman72]

Originally Posted by arnz

Dman, when are the leagues starting? I'd like to try it out, but maybe they have a payment plan? 700 is a big chunk of change, it always feels a little better when I pay monthly or in installments

BTW, I emailed you too

Cheers. ..........

[dman72]

Originally Posted by arnz

Dman, when are the leagues starting? I'd like to try it out, but maybe they have a payment plan? 700 is a big chunk of change, it always feels a little better when I pay monthly or in installments

BTW, I emailed you too

Leagues start mid-January, I believe.

[Trainer]

Wow, that's craziness. I guess I'm spoiled here in the south. Tennis all year long, free of charge.

[dman72]

Originally Posted by Trainer

Wow, that's craziness. I guess I'm spoiled here in the south. Tennis all year long, free of charge.

Yeah, you don't hear of any big-time pros living year round in cold weather climates.

By the way, I played 4 sets with ARNZ today in about 50 degree weather with annoyingly high winds. We started a fifth but I had to bow out with 2 broken blisters in my hand. I guess the hand isn't used to more than 3 sets. I think we've both found our new LI hitting partners...very compatible skill levels. His 3.5 consistency vs. my 3.5 feast or famine cave man tennis.

First match to ARNZ. Thanks TW forums!!

[heycal]

Originally Posted by dman72

Yeah, you don't hear of any big-time pros living year round in cold weather climates.

By the way, I played 4 sets with ARNZ today in about 50 degree weather with annoyingly high winds. We started a fifth but I had to bow out with 2 broken blisters in my hand.

So you retired and lost the match?

I played three sets today too, in the same 50 degree weather as you, but didn't find the wind TOO annoying. I was hurting too, my friend, but I stuck it out like a man! (And beat my gf with my weaker arm...) Riggs d. King!

[dman72]

Originally Posted by heycal

So you retired and lost the match?

I played three sets today too, in the same 50 degree weather as you, but didn't find the wind TOO annoying. I was hurting too, my friend, but I stuck it out like a man! (And beat my gf with my weaker arm...) Riggs d. King!

Yeah, he was up 2 luv so he won. No arguement from me.

I guess I'm not half the man you are.

You normally beat your girlfriend with your strong arm, so you decided to be nice to her for the holidays and take it easy on the beatings? Now she'll have to tell her folks she walked into left door stop instead of the right.


Sorry, I shouldn't make light of domestic violence.

[heycal]

Originally Posted by dman72

Yeah, he was up 2 luv so he won. No arguement from me.

Come on! Lendl was down 2 sets to 0 to McEnroe at the French Open, but he didn't give up and look what happened there, yet you give up when you're down a measly 2 games in the fifth? Quitter!

[10sfreak]

Wow, down here in Georgia, the courts are free all year long, and it costs $22to join the local USTA league for a season. I'm currently playing 6.0 Mixed-doubles, 7.0 Mixed-doubles, and 6.5 Men's Combo. So, a grand total of $66, and we'll play this season through mid-February. I guess we've got it pretty good down here tennis wise, huh?

[ta11geese3]

Geez, you guys should really consider moving to socal. In my little suburban city, we've got... uh... 20 some courts? spread throughout the hs, elementary schools, the park, etc... of course, free of charge...

plus the weather's nice... =p

Or go to ucla lol. Plenty of nice courts there.

[heycal]

Originally Posted by 10sfreak

I guess we've got it pretty good down here tennis wise, huh?

Yes, you and the SoCal guys have it pretty good, tennis wise...

[gscone]

I play at Roslyn Sportime and there prices are very reasonable.The Main thing i hate about there league is alot of players whom claim they are 4.5+ are no better than 3.5- so getting good competition out of the league can be frustrating.

[dman72]

Originally Posted by gscone

I play at Roslyn Sportime and there prices are very reasonable.The Main thing i hate about there league is alot of players whom claim they are 4.5+ are no better than 3.5- so getting good competition out of the league can be frustrating.

"Reasonable" is a relative term. $700 for 1 season 24 court hours and 900 for the year is a lot money when you figure I can play basketball indoors for $0-$10 all day during the winter.

Sportime is Roslyn is the same rates as Kings Park, except the "initiation fee" is $100 instead of $50.

I found it interesting how many daytime women's leagues there are at sportime in Roslyn....bored rich ladies?

[dman72]

Originally Posted by ta11geese3

Geez, you guys should really consider moving to socal. In my little suburban city, we've got... uh... 20 some courts? spread throughout the hs, elementary schools, the park, etc... of course, free of charge...

plus the weather's nice... =p

Or go to ucla lol. Plenty of nice courts there.

There are plenty of good courts around here..I have 2 in my complex and 4 2 minutes away. The problem is when there are icicles forming on your nose.

Actually, it's been beautiful. We should have played today instead of yesterday. It's supposed to be 60 today and there is no wind.

[arnz]

Yeah, good match Dman! We should do it again soon, when real life isnt getting in your way

Yeah today is a nice day, oh well. Maybe there will be more days like this during the winter. and theres always indoor

[dman72]

Originally Posted by arnz

Yeah, good match Dman! We should do it again soon, when real life isnt getting in your way

Yeah today is a nice day, oh well. Maybe there will be more days like this during the winter. and theres always indoor

I think we will have some titanic struggles. I think we will not feel fufilled after 2 hours indoors, but 3 hours gets expensive.

I was hitting against a wall this morning at courts around the corner, and this guy pulls up in a mini van and asks if I want to hit. My arm was twinging from Saturday, and I was wearing band-aids on the blisters, but I couldn't say no!! We played one set and he won 6-4 or something, but I was only going maybe 60% on my serve because my shoulder and the 2 holes in my hand. He was saying "I'm 4.0, you aren't 3.5, you're at least 4.0" after I crushed a few forehands.

I told him what I told you...it's about match results, not that I can hit a few forehands and serves per set that look like a 5.0.

Off to Christmas shop.

[gscone]

[quote=dman72;1120921]"Reasonable" is a relative term. $700 for 1 season 24 court hours and 900 for the year is a lot money when you figure I can play basketball indoors for $0-$10 all day during the winter.

Sportime is Roslyn is the same rates as Kings Park, except the "initiation fee" is $100 instead of $50.

I found it interesting how many daytime women's leagues there are at sportime in Roslyn....bored rich ladies?[/QUOTE

Out here on the North SHore, all the daytime leagues are filled with rich women....lol

[tlm]

I play in the suburbs of chicago + it costs me+ the wife $300 a year to be members.The court cost is $23 an hour at prime time+ $13 during day hours, which sounds like it is pretty reasonable.

I play on 2 teams+ the cost is $16 per match, there is no league charge but you must be a member of a club to play league tennis.I would tell anybody trying to improve that if you can afford it, go for it.This is my 3rd indoor season + i love it, i have many more players to pick up matches with + the league play has helped my game.

It sure makes the boring winter a lot more fun, i play 5-6 days a week so every year of tennis for me is like 2 years.Plus there is a lot you can learn from experienced club players.