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Vivek played on my 5.0 team he never said he was going to get into politics. He is a really nice singles player with a big serve and big forehand and does not miss much. Not as great on the doubles court though.

I have never played squash so I may need to try that and there is definitely a level that you can get to in pickleball just by powering through the opponents, that level is about 4.5 (pickleball rating) and then you have to be more strategic as everyone at that level has power shots and can...

Tennis players can know the shots of pickleball pretty easily especially ones with good net games and touch but the difference in pickleball is there is a lot more stress on decision making. In tennis, if you hit a shot that may not be the best possible shot but you hit it really well you...

Why is Serenas record super slam heavy a bad thing? You cant be the goat without playing the best tournaments, so she focused on the best tournaments. Nobody cares who won the most futures tournaments. I would think that winning the best tournaments a lot would make you the best. I get that...

I believe I would be considered a sandbagger at times in my life. I have won a national championship at 4.5 in 2018 and have generally had an excellent record at 4.5. I have been a 5.0 since winning that and have done fine. I dont seek out losing so I can be at a lower level, I just dont care...

So, my 5.0 team qualified for the district playoffs and we went and played. We lost our first match 2-1, I played 2nd doubles and played one my best matches ever to beat a very recent midmajor D1 player and former 700 in the world player. My partner also played quite well but had never played...

Yeah, I turned 40 this year and I was pumped to play in the 40+ but I am still rated a 5.0 so no go. I still played 18+ 5.0 and that went fine, we even made the playoffs. I played second doubles and beat 2 very solid players so my rating is probably screwed. Which will be fine, I think my...

I agree with going to one serve. I actually think it would be way better, but people are just used to 2 serves and dont like change. I play platform tennis and they only have one serve and that is why I started thinking about it. I believe it would be a very positive change for rec and pro...

Wow, I forgot about that match. It was pretty bad, I would call that umpiring worse than the OP. The highlights of the bad calls:

This isnt really one of the most controversial matches, but was on of the worst line called and umpired matches. Unless we think the linespeople were calling poor lines due to corruption or something this was just a poorly called lines. For controversial matches I would put Serena v. Osaka in...

This San Antonio team has many of the players that my team played in the finals of 4.5 nationals in 2018. They looked like they had to replace their singles players but had a team that was just as good as the 2018 team. NOHO must be goooood!

Yes, net skills are very transferrable to pickleball. You cannot put as much spin on the ball as you do in tennis but it does still help. Having good touch and fast hands are IMHO the 2 most important things in pickleball.

So, I play 5.0 tennis and 5.0 pickleball and I enjoy them both. Unless you are talking about low levels of pickleball then no somebody morbidly obese and over 70 cannot compete with a fit under 40 year old. Golf is considered a sport but it is generally much less work out then tennis or...

I hope he means clothes and not skin color, but if you do mean clothes as well, there is still a few clubs around me that are all white clothing fighting for tradition sake.

Ahh yes, if you read more of the blog this was constant frustration. There was no defined criteria, a committee picked the teams that would fit the best for the NCAA, it has been argued that a lot of times they would take teams that would be closest to a region that needed a team. I am sure...

Yeah my dad used to tell the story of a guy that they had on the team that would go under .500 every year but then when they would play in the playoffs he would play a great singles player and look great (and still lose) but he would get rated up by the raters like every other year. Guys game...

I believe a committee selects the Pool C spots but if you read through the articles on https://www.division3tennis.com/ you could get more specifics about that.

So I had an old Paddletek tempest that was getting pretty used, so I tried a Selkirk Mach 6 since I have a 2 handed backhand and I have liked it, but I really liked my Tempest. So I go the Tempest pro and it has dead spots. Meaning like if I dont hit it in the center then it will not go as far...

Ty really likes to recruit Ohio kids, but they would have to be in the top 10 players in Ohio likely. He has done well with kids like Kevin Metka and Alex Kobelt (just a 3 star at the time). He has had players like Jacob Wareti on the team who was a 4 star and could have gone to a lot of mid...

My brother has our record of 7 double faults in a game and still winning it. I came close to beating the record but then I lost the game.

I hate to be cynical and I hope I am wrong but it seems like the family wants to get back the $500,000 that their deceased mother willed to UW for pure greed. They did not want to donate that money but it was in the will now they are trying to get money back that they could not get at the time.

While I may not be quite on topic, I really did appreciate your post about not having nuanced discussion. Politics has devolved into which side can troll the other better a lot of times, but there really is a lot of common ground between a lot of people if we actually discuss issues and what...

I agree with @Jack the Hack in how much athletic ability helps. The skill really matters, and that takes years to develop. My buddy played high school tennis against Michael Redd from Ohio State and then the Milwaukee bucks. Micheal was a great athlete but did not train at tennis like he did...

The guy (a product specialist) I talked with at Tennis Warehouse seemed to indicate that they were discontinued and only had 4 packs left (which I bought, sorry) but he did not go as far as saying they would never be made again though that was my understanding after the call.

Thanks I will try that, I would like it to be pretty durable, but really I just want to keep using the Duratread, so I will give this a shot. Thank you.

Okay well it seems that I am the only one still using it, but I am going to be running out soon. Does anyone know what might be similar to it? https://www.amazon.ca/Prince-DuraTred-Over-Grip-Black/dp/B000LQ6ZKC

For a match tiebreak in lieu of the third set, I usually tell myself to play aggressively and look to attack the ball. This is advice that specifically works for me, I would not tell everyone to do this. It works for me because I tend to slow down a little throughout the match and I may not be...

I did find a thread about it but it is 15 years old that said it was getting discontinued and just now they have run out? https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/whats-similar-to-prince-duratred-overgrip.78441/

I have used the Prince Duratread overgrip for 25 years and I am just now having a hard time finding it, Is it discontinued?

Golden Pickle, 11-0 before getting off of the first serve, so the other team never has a chance to serve ATP, Around the post shots