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    How to Practice serve?

    I pretty much do the same. I bring a 75 ball hopper and start off slow getting the balls in and then building up as I go along. I also try to work in more knee bend as I go along and working from an abbreviated motion to a full one. Sometimes I go with a partner and we go on and off. One...
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    Are your Racquet & Bag the same Brand?

    Prince racquet and Prince 6 pack bag. Will probably keep the bag even when I get different brand racquets.
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    What kind of video camera for tennis?

    Might be good to find something that has the ability to shoot at a high fps so you can view in slow motion if needed and the better cams have better light sensitivity for dark conditions. Many of the lower end cams are awful in low light.
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    Samster Vs. Skraggle Exibition Match I

    I would just save your pennies and get a DSLR that can take video. Canon and Nikon both now have them and you get the best of both worlds, amazing camera performance and great digital camera performance in a single package. You might be able to score Nikon's for under a grand and Canon...
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    The Market

    That is what I've been saying too. 2009 should be a good time to buy some real estate or even just some land and sit on it. They aren't making any more land so it will hold it's value and the taxes won't be so high on it, especially if you have a large amount that you can parcel out. Here...
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    How do I stay good during the winter?

    I know! I can only find ones for $35/hr and thats at off peak times like 10pm. Then most of the clubs here make you pay a season fee in addition that adds up to over $1000. Yeah, winter sucks.
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    Do you get made fun of for playing tennis?

    When I was in high school around 10 years ago, tennis, golf and band were pretty much on the same level of coolness. The popular sports I think always have and always will be football, baseball, and basketball wherever you go.
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    wearing your hat backward

    I wear a sombrero when I play so there is no backwards.
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    Is There Bad Blood With E**y?

    Most forums I go to that also have a store associated with themselves use this practice.
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    Biggest star of the Olympics- Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps?

    I'm going with Phelps. I don't know how you can over hype someone that accomplished everything they can possibly do. What's fake about the gold, if you touch the wall first you win, it's not a style contest. Reasons: - Crazy endurance with so many races - Best single moment of the Olympics...
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    How DO YOU learn?

    I have to watch many times. I'm a designer so I am used to doing everything visually. Once I see something a few times I am usually able to repeat it. I watch videos a lot and my instructor this summer showing me some tips really helped a lot. The same was true of salsa classes we took this...
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    wilhamilton,fuzzyyellowballs.com

    Honestly the website is great. I never picked up a tennis racquet before last summer. I went to a party on a lake with some people who played tennis and they put me in as a doubles partner never knowing how to play. I sucked big time but for some reason was hooked. Someone recommended your...
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    David Blaine

    Yeah haha! After all that I did a big WTF to myself. I like his street tricks better than the large drawn out stunts anyways.
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    Asics Gel Resolution--Thoughts and Reviews

    I am a 9.5, normal width and normal arches. My high points. - Lightweight - Does not give me blisters like other sneakers - Good cushioning - Seems to hold my ankles well as well as the heel of my foot - Sticky on hard court (I haven't used them on other surfaces) - Great looks (Personally to...
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    Why did Amazon.com succeed?

    There is also something called timing that worked out in their favor. A lot of the big companies did everything right but also did them at the perfect time. You can do all the right things nowadays but often it's too hard to break into saturated markets, especially with how stingy people are...
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    is it so weird to not like foodball? (american)

    I am going to go out on a limb and say that American's don't like soccer and you can lump hockey in there as well, as much as other sports because the scoring can be frustratingly low in comparison. I can't sit through a soccer or hockey match because it just seems like the ball or puck goes...
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    is it so weird to not like foodball? (american)

    All my friends are VERY big into it. They go every Sunday to a bar with 100 TV screens showing all the football games, while talking about all their favorite players, and those players in their fantasy leagues who are doing well or not. They were talking about football back in June. I am not a...
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    WORST Tennis Ball You've Ever Used?

    I recently used these because my sister bought them for me (she had no clue they were any different) and I had never heard of them before. I opened the can an immediately noticed they were cheap. The felt was cheap feeling and hard and didn't fluff well. They were noticeably harder than any...
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    Is the Volkswagen Jetta a "Girl's car?"

    I am going to say Yes, however more so the older version with the junk in the trunk rather than the newest model.
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    the weirdest(unintentional or not) shots you've hit

    Couple in practice the other day. Practicing serves with the girl and she was up. I was on the other side just returning serves, she hit the last ball in the basket and on my return hit her in the eye! Also same day I hit a return at her, it bounced off her racquet and landed into the basket...
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    is this a cockroach bite i have on my arm?

    What made you say a roach? I've never known a roach to create a large circular red bit wound. Reminds me of some spider wounds I've seen.
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    First it was Bear Stearns, then Fannie, Freddie, now Lehman, Mer, AIG, who is next?

    Yeah this year has been awful, I've lost quite a bit of money but it's all on paper and the entire market has been dragged down so I have faith it will rebound after this whole mess is cleared up. Once the last of the flood of arm mortgages has stopped resetting, I believe you will see more...
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    Golf! Is it a real 'sport'? Discuss...

    From wiki: I believe that also describes golf.
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    First it was Bear Stearns, then Fannie, Freddie, now Lehman, Mer, AIG, who is next?

    Based on the reports today so far Goldman Sachs is ok, they lost money but they have enough to last. BoA I believe is fine as well. Merrill Lynch reports their earnings on Wednesday. AIG is on life support right now. Some of my funds have holdings in AIG so I'm hoping they get a cash infusion...
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    Lance Armstrong

    He didn't win in his first years because there were already some dominant established cyclists such as Miguel Indurain who won 3 of his tours in Lance's first years. Of course Lance didn't win right from the start, you rarely do, look at how Indurain went from nowhere to a 5 time winner. Here...
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    Design the next Tennis Warehouse T-Shirt Contest!

    Aw man I wish I could have joined this forum earlier so I could have entered. Next time...
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    Does no one here get bored of tennis?

    I don't get to play here from November to April because the weather is so cold and because the membership fees are outrageous so I get psyched up in the Spring enough to be enthused until next Winter.
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    Playing tennis with No-Show socks (Should I do this?)

    No show is great. I don't see any advantage to the taller ones other than on clay as mentioned previously. If I ever wear taller ones again I'm going to bring back the thick colored stripes from the 1980s.
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    Pressurized Container to revive flat balls?

    I'm not sure I understand the concept behind these. The pressurized air is in the ball slowly leaking out. Putting the balls in this container and putting pressure around them trying to force air in, wouldn't this take just as long to get the air back in and if you did force it back in, wouldn't...
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    Who's the most famous person to go to your school?

    Meg Ryan - Uconn Ton of NBA stars at Uconn such as: Ray Allen Richard Hamilton Ben Gordon Diana Taurasi etc
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