A Mixed Question for the Ladies

[Spokewench]

I do not stand on the service line to return serves. I will step if I need to block a serve back if it is a strong serve. I do not worry about out wide serves too much (i am very quick) and like out wide serves. If someone is stupid enough to keep going out wide to me, I will step in one step to help myself out and make my return even better.

I do not care if a server serves into me or a ball is hit at me and happens to hit me. Just part of the game.

[OrangePower]

Originally Posted by J_R_B

If they're playing at the same level (8.0 or whatever), the teams should be relatively evenly matched and the match competetive. At least tnat is the goal of NTRP. In any (relatively competitive) match, there are relative advantages and disadvantages, and you can't afford to just give up one of your biggest advantages out of a sense of chivlary or whatever. If dizz were playing a 3.5 woman in singles, then he should probably hold back a little, but that is not the case here.

The teams may be evenly matched, but the players sure aren't. Well done in sidestepping my question

BTW, I am in no way making a criticism of dizz or anyone else. The problem is with the system that puts such unevenly matched players on the same court together (e.g. a 4.5 male and 3.5 female), not the individuals playing.

[J_R_B]

Originally Posted by OrangePower

The teams may be evenly matched, but the players sure aren't. Well done in sidestepping my question

BTW, I am in no way making a criticism of dizz or anyone else. The problem is with the system that puts such unevenly matched players on the same court together (e.g. a 4.5 male and 3.5 female), not the individuals playing.

I didn't sidestep the question. I never meant that every player on the court was even matched, I meant that the teams were and the match competitive. I did address your question saying that if he were playing singles against that lady, maybe he should hold back. If you're playing a competitve doubles match, you can't just ignore your biggest relative advantages, especially if you know the lady is using that strategy specifically to nullify your advantage and counting on you to let her do it out of chivalry. Maybe if she's standing back behind the baseline and you're still nailing her with the serves, take something off if you can still get easy points, but she's not, she's standing right behind the service line to get an advantage she doesn't deserve. I'd nail her, too, if I were in his spot.

[dizzlmcwizzl]

Originally Posted by J_R_B

I'd nail her, too, if I were in his spot.

Hold on there big fellow ... oh I see what you meant there

[Mike Y]

Whether you want to be chivalrous or not, the spinny serve will likely be more effective against the ladies. Even if you have that 110 mph flat serve that everyone says they have, some women can block those back, often effectively, right at your 3.5 female mixed partner at the net, or at your feet making it difficult on you. And being the recreational players that we are, you are likely not getting that "110 mph" serve in 80-90% of the time. A better strategy is to spin or kick it in, which you can likely do 80-90% of the time, and it is not likely that a 3.5-4.0 woman will be able to return it effectively. Probably the most effective serve you can make to the woman in mixed Doubles is a kick or twist serve that goes into her body.

[J_R_B]

Originally Posted by dizzlmcwizzl

Hold on there big fellow ... oh I see what you meant there

LOL. Who you calling big?

Isn't a chance to nail women why you play mixed?

[dizzlmcwizzl]

Originally Posted by Mike Y

Whether you want to be chivalrous or not, the spinny serve will likely be more effective against the ladies. Even if you have that 110 mph flat serve that everyone says they have, some women can block those back, often effectively, right at your 3.5 female mixed partner at the net, or at your feet making it difficult on you. And being the recreational players that we are, you are likely not getting that "110 mph" serve in 80-90% of the time. A better strategy is to spin or kick it in, which you can likely do 80-90% of the time, and it is not likely that a 3.5-4.0 woman will be able to return it effectively. Probably the most effective serve you can make to the woman in mixed Doubles is a kick or twist serve that goes into her body.

Dude ... you dont have to sell me. I can go spinny all day long.

I just know this particular woman very well and I refused to be bullied into hitting a shot that she can handle just because she thinks I wont go hard against a woman.

[Cindysphinx]

Originally Posted by dizzlmcwizzl

Dude ... you dont have to sell me. I can go spinny all day long.

I just know this particular woman very well and I refused to be bullied into hitting a shot that she can handle just because she thinks I wont go hard against a woman.

HA!!

Yep, you fellas are bulls, all right.

All the ladies need is a proper red cape.

[JoelDali]

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[Power Player]

[Cindysphinx]

Originally Posted by JoelDali

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[dizzlmcwizzl]

"220, 221 whatever it takes"

[NTexas]

Originally Posted by dizzlmcwizzl

I wont go hard against a woman.

I laughed at this.

[AtomicForehand]

I secretly think that I am a guy on court. I try to play like one. I stand in to receive serve if it means I have a better chance of making a good return, not because I think that the opposing male wouldn't want to hit me.

For what it's worth, I find that 9 out of 10 men don't have that kind of conscience or sense of chivalry anyway.