pabletion
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Look for the crack dealer and you'll be close.
i thought the pic of the store looked dodgy............. are u serious??
Look for the crack dealer and you'll be close.
i thought the pic of the store looked dodgy............. are u serious??
Mikeler flat out beat me. He played well. Always another day.
Pabletion, that area is not near as bad as Mikeler makes it out to be. He's just a rich kid from the right side of the tracks - unlike most of us. LOL
A chapter meeting/hit at OTC would be cool actually.
One of the guys I play with in WP has just not gotten better. He is playing so lazy it does nothing for my game. I was just doing anything I wanted to the guy last night, and while that can be fun, it is not going to make me better. The best player there is always in high demand, so I probably get a couple hits in with him a week at most. He did watch for a bit during a water break and was real complimentary on how I'm progressing. I just like to play with better players whenever I can. Beating down weaker guys just makes you think you are better then you are.
Hey Mikeler how many courts are there at OTC?
Is there anyway we can reserve a court or 2 for a chapter meeting?
To all of the members in Otown..are there any public courts that we can host a chapter meeting at?
I think most of us here play more so during the week. So during the week would be great for us.11 clay, 5 hard. I can only book 1 court at a time. Other members could get more courts. There is a TT member who I see almost every weekend (not part of this thread yet) that could get a 2nd court. Problem is OTC closes at 2:30 on the weekends.
You just kind of have to show up and meet. I have hit with a few TT members at OTC and that is what we did. I have never had a problem getting a court around 6pm.
I wish OTC stayed open later on weekends..I usually hit around 4-5 on weekends, but it's no biggie.
Azalea update. 3 courts resurfaced and painted blue. I kind of like the look, but I want to play on them and see if it makes a difference.
Clay courts are being resurfaced now also.
My neighborhood courts were just resurfaced and painted blue. I like the color. I had played on blue courts in Clearwater and suggested it to the HOA president. I think those who play in the neighborhood like them very much.
I could not get the HOA to put in new clay courts, though. LOL
Not sure they would have me. I heard Shag has a problem with Gators.
I know I played at Sanlando. Lots of courts. I will be longwood at the end of this month and again for a week at the end of Nov.
HUGE match this coming Monday, and my toss has been all over the place for the past three weeks (maybe it's the contagious double fault bug mikeler was talking about..) gonna have to make some adjustments asap. hitting with Tennis16 tomorrow.
Yeah, that's the way my toss is right now. short toss and hit on the rise. I think the problem is I release the ball too early (below the eye level) and that I'm using my wrist to throw the ball instead of tossing it.I never thought I'd change my toss after playing for 6 straight years, but if you can squeeze in an hour before your match to practice, try it. Hit the ball while it is still on the rise or just at the apex. You may find it works for you or maybe you'll hate it.
I've never had anyone complain about returning out serves. If the serve is out by a few inches, it's almost impossible to not hit the ball back. Someone of his caliber should know better than that.:?My opponent today was getting pissed when I would return his serves that were a foot out or less. He probably serves normally in the 100 MPH range. I don't care if somebody returns an out serve to me, it does not effect me in the least. He did rocket a few forehand returns at me on my out serves to him which created my counter argument.
Once our match was tight in the middle of the 3rd set he complained I was interrupting his rhythm. He made this complaint to me about a year ago, when he was losing. I hardly ever beat this guy, so I really believe he is just having a hard time with losing. He did claim he thinks about it every match, but does not bring it up.
Has anybody ever gone through this experience where you are afraid to return close serves? Nobody else has ever had this complaint with me and I brought this to my opponent's attention. I'd like to get the local take on this.
Yeah, that's the way my toss is right now. short toss and hit on the rise. I think the problem is I release the ball too early (below the eye level) and that I'm using my wrist to throw the ball instead of tossing it.
I've never had anyone complain about returning out serves. If the serve is out by a few inches, it's almost impossible to not hit the ball back. Someone of his caliber should know better than that.:?
My opponent today was getting pissed when I would return his serves that were a foot out or less. He probably serves normally in the 100 MPH range. I don't care if somebody returns an out serve to me, it does not effect me in the least. He did rocket a few forehand returns at me on my out serves to him which created my counter argument.
Once our match was tight in the middle of the 3rd set he complained I was interrupting his rhythm. He made this complaint to me about a year ago, when he was losing. I hardly ever beat this guy, so I really believe he was just having a hard time with losing. He did claim he thinks about it every match, but does not bring it up.
Has anybody ever gone through this experience where you are afraid to return close serves? Nobody else has ever had this complaint with me and I brought this to my opponent's attention. I'd like to get the local take on this.
PP - will have to get with you and see how's that new racquet working for your serve.
Mikeler, you played 3 sets? I played Robert on Sunday. He beat me. Started off good. Had him 5-2 in the first set and he came back and won 7-5. Lost the second 6-1. **** me off. I Wasnt playing terribly bad. I though Robert picked his game up and was serving strong. The second set we had some really long games but just could not get the big points. I seem to be in a little funk but thats ok, I just need to play through it.
Robert also has interest in the Citrus Open. How do we sign up.
I have a hard time judging if serves are going in. The last thing I want to do is irritate an opponent of mine, but I also don't want to accidentally lose a point because I let an in serve buzz by me.
I think I'm pretty good with calling balls out. I'll either give a verbal no or point the finger for anything close to the line. The issue is returning out balls on the first serve. The Code states something like you should not return serves that are "clearly out". For me, a serve within a foot or so is not "clearly out" especially when you play a guy with a pretty big serve.
do you signal immediately after returning an out serve so the opponent doesn't try to play the ball?
Did you met or talk to Ron? You just beat the Champ, right - so now you are the champ - until you play again. LOL. I hope he calls. I bet Ron was trying to set it up for me also.
got to win the annual club tourney to get bragging rights for the year tho.
Most of the time but that had nothing to do with our argument. It was simply about returning out first serves back to the server.
didn't know there was a rule about this but here's from the USTA rules.
28. Obvious faults. A player shall not put into play or hit over the net an obvious fault. To do so constitutes rudeness and may even be a form of gamesmanship. On the other hand, if a player does not call a serve fault and gives the opponent the benefit of a close call, the server is not entitled to replay the point.
hmmm....