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  1. LuckyR

    coke, the nectar of life

    +1, in high school. I remember it well...
  2. LuckyR

    Pattern for countering cross-court slices?

    Depends on his footspeed. If he's slow or tired you can go up the line and hope he can't get a good look on a crosscourt FH, since it'll likely do damage to you if he can pull it off. If he has wheels, then you can hang out inside the baseline and get into a FH (yours) to BH battle, with his...
  3. LuckyR

    how long to figure out your opponent within a match

    You can evaluate stroke quality in warmups. You need to play points to learn about their tactics and patterns, likes and dislikes.
  4. LuckyR

    Pusher Anonymous?

    There's a label for folks with high consistancy games at the Rec level... Matchplay winners.
  5. LuckyR

    coke, the nectar of life

    Actually Pepsi Zero doesn't use sucralose, it uses aspartame. Diet Rite uses sucralose.
  6. LuckyR

    Which is your favo(u)rite day of the week, and why?

    They're all the same in retirement.
  7. LuckyR

    What to do in this doubles boring situation?

    This is essentially a non-existant problem in "real" doubles.
  8. LuckyR

    NCAA college football 24-25

    Yeah, the Ducks would rather play Indiana than Ohio State in the championships.
  9. LuckyR

    Worried about getting layoffs? Check your state's WARN notices

    Uuummm... it's official, all of the Biden economy's layoffs are on hold and will be canceled by the Trump admin, all corporations will start hiring starting in January.
  10. LuckyR

    Buying A New TV - Question

    TVs are just like audio or computers: it's more about the software than the hardware.
  11. LuckyR

    Indian Wells 2025 anyone?

    Hey, post back with your venue comparons.
  12. LuckyR

    How come most tennis players (even pros) don't have bigger calves?

    Which group of athletes, in your opinion, have "big" calves?
  13. LuckyR

    What to do in this doubles boring situation?

    Then you can't access the true answer to the problem. So either take poor quality play as the "norm" (with this guy) or if you only want high quality, drop this guy as a partner.
  14. LuckyR

    Did Your Favourite Rafa Just Cost Spain The Davis Cup?

    Uummm... I think you mean "could have", if it wouldn't have worked out, gigantic F up. Dunderhead.
  15. LuckyR

    When will Nadal retire?

    Uummm... yeah, I think he will.
  16. LuckyR

    Did Your Favourite Rafa Just Cost Spain The Davis Cup?

    Greater importance, first round Davis Cup match or Rafa send off in Spain? Hhmmm... I wonder...
  17. LuckyR

    What to do in this doubles boring situation?

    There is an answer, but the real question is: is your partner on board with solving this "problem", since it involves him changing, not you?
  18. LuckyR

    A good way to practice volley

    Exactly, if you groove your first volley, anyone can be successful from second volley position.
  19. LuckyR

    Indian Wells 2025 anyone?

    When are you there?
  20. LuckyR

    Stop standing so close to the net in doubles, it's too easy to defeat!

    Okay, if it makes you feel better about yoururself...
  21. LuckyR

    Are You Tired Of Choking Under Pressure?

    Not in my experience. Tennis matchplay forces you to put yourself on the line, so has emotional impact we'll beyond the "value" of the match you're playing.
  22. LuckyR

    Latest techniques and feedback in shoulder replacement surgery

    Nope, coming into week 8 (tennis is at week 12, approximately Xmas). But my Range of Motion is already better than preop, after 2 weeks of Physical Therapy.
  23. LuckyR

    Strings breaking puzzle

    There's two reasons for breaking strings early. One is hitting with extreme force (almost non-existant in Rec) and hitting with extreme spin, which is the Modern game.
  24. LuckyR

    Coco just beat the AO, RG, USO and Olympics Champions for the YEC title

    Congrats on throwing the otherwise meaningless Krejcikova match to keep Iga out of the semis and thus sew up the tourney. And folks say Gilbert didn't teach her anything.
  25. LuckyR

    Wertheim Removed From TC

    Who are you referring to in the JW case?
  26. LuckyR

    Born too late, or too early?

    Can't improve on my actual birth era (early 60s) as it was the best of upbringing, education and adulthood. Culturally and economically.
  27. LuckyR

    At What Age Did You Stop Drinking?

    I stopped drinking purely for the alcohol effect (as opposed to enjoyment of the drink in it's entirety) in graduate school (early 20s). I really hated hangovers so essentially stopped being in a position to have one around that time. I became an alcohol user, instead of abuser.
  28. LuckyR

    What does the referee say (if ever they do) to stop the point when a ball is hit after two bounces?

    I actually first heard that in a squash match (where it occurs much more frequently).
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