Are you a perfect Height?
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GRANITECHIEF
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Very good, especially if you still have good posture. Keep in mind that is coming from the 6'5" granitechief!!Manda_D said:
WillAlwaysLoveYouTennis
Hall of Fame
Yes, funny the conversion table. I am 6'6-6'7 on way, but official and since I'm in Europe...I am 200cms, aroundly 97 kilos.
BreakPoint
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will1087 said:Sampras:
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Federer:
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Lendl:
187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
I'm 6'1"
JohnS said:
Also, count me in the 6' 1" club.
Seems to be not a bad height for tennis players.
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fastdunn said:
But Federer is the best mover in tennis. There's a difference between raw speed and movement.
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zhan said:
That is so true. When I used to go to Australia a lot, I was very surprised at the sheer numbers of very tall women all over the place. I swear at least half of the women I saw were 5' 10" or taller!! Lots were 6 feet or taller!!
It was like the land of Amazon women or a supermodel breeding factory or something. croatian sensation
Professional
BreakPoint said:Also, count me in the 6' 1" club.
Seems to be not a bad height for tennis players.
And not only tennis players ;-)
Manda_D
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BreakPoint said:That is so true. When I used to go to Australia a lot, I was very surprised at the sheer numbers of very tall women all over the place. I swear at least half of the women I saw were 5' 10" or taller!! Lots were 6 feet or taller!!
hahaha. were just blessed i spose. haha.
nahhh.. i know heaps of chicks who are tiny. but most of my friends and that are around my height or bout 5'7 ish.
184cms here, which, according to Andres, is 6'0 and 1/3 of an inch... 6'1'' would be good I guess. Taller players on the ATP always seem to get hurt, besides being slower: Safin, Philipoussis, Kuerten, Norman, Rosset, Enqvist, Karlovic, Ivanisevic, Krajicek,... Maybe it's only because they don't work out enough at the gym to protect their joints? Or maybe being that tall is really a disadvantage considering all the pounding the body takes everyday on the ATP (hard courts and all).
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Andres Guazzelli said:184 cm = 6'0' 1/3''
Actually, according to my calculations, 184 cm = 6 feet and 0.441 inches or about 6 feet and 1/2 inch.
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G.O.A.T.
Babblelot said:
That was funny.
croatian sensation
Professional
BreakPoint said:
See...you should all just switch to metrical system.
We can say our height here without needing to have a masters degree in maths :mrgreen: (Or ar least without having to use decimal numbers LOL)
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G.O.A.T.
The metric system was pretty hot here in the States in the late seventies. Very sensible. A lot of us actually started to learn it in elementary school. Then, the concept of change totally lost steam (except maybe if you live near the border, but I do not know for sure). I've retained a little, but not enough.
Now, you're either a scientist or a Canadian if you know it.
Now, you're either a scientist or a Canadian if you know it.
DragonNeedSpank
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5'5 here!!
BreakPoint
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Andres Guazzelli said:Actually, no
184 centimeters are 6.036745 feet.
Hmmm....I see you weren't a math major in school.
LOLYes, 184 cm = 6.036745 feet, but 0.036745 feet = 0.441 inches.
To calculate, 0.036745 feet x 12 inches/feet = 0.441 inches.
Another way to calculate is: 184 cm / 2.54 cm/inch = 72.441 inches. 72 inches = 6 feet, so what's left is 0.441 inches. So 184 cm = 6 feet and 0.441 inches. Rounding up gives you 6 feet and 1/2 inch.
OK, that will be $100 for your math lesson today.
LOL
Andres
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You see!?BreakPoint said:Hmmm....I see you weren't a math major in school.
Yes, 184 cm = 6.036745 feet, but 0.036745 feet = 0.441 inches.
To calculate, 0.036745 feet x 12 inches/feet = 0.441 inches.
Another way to calculate is: 184 cm / 2.54 cm/inch = 72.441 inches. 72 inches = 6 feet, so what's left is 0.441 inches. So 184 cm = 6 feet and 0.441 inches. Rounding up gives you 6 feet and 1/2 inch.
OK, that will be $100 for your math lesson today.
All that stuff just to say "I'm 184 cm" ???
CroSen already agreed with me. You americans should adopt metric system :mrgreen:
BreakPoint
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Andres Guazzelli said:
But it was a very good lesson, wasn't it? :mrgreen: LOL
Besides, do you know how much an Ivy League education costs nowadays?
LOLmagilligan
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I'm 6'1", it definitely helps with angles and serves and reaching for balls... but , I'm one of the goofiest, most uncoordinated people in my school. (tennis and squash are the only sports I can play well)
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G.O.A.T.
magilligan said:
Never, ever would have guessed that from a guy called magilligan!
DragonNeedSpank
Rookie
im 5'5 with shoes 5'4 with no shoes so i am perfect height xD!
so i am perfect height xD!
nalbandian_fan
Semi-Pro
height can help but its not a necessity, look at olivier rochus
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G.O.A.T.
baseliner said:
Great line. Great man.
Wonder what sort of wisdom he had about the ideal theater.
magilligan
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slice bh compliment said:Never, ever would have guessed that from a guy called magilligan!
nope. Just from your name I'm gonna guess that you MIGHT like your slice bh, just maybe
The Grand Slam
Hall of Fame
I'm a tiny 4'7".
Supernatural_Serve
Professional
6' 5" - it was more ideal when I was younger.
CanadianChic
Hall of Fame
I'm 5'7" and happy with it.
oscar_2424
Legend
I am 5'9 and that's perfect to me!
Return_Ace
Hall of Fame
5'5/5'6 ish, i'd love it if i grew to 5'9ish =]
Janne
Semi-Pro
same here.
gonzalocatalino
Hall of Fame
i`m 6´2" (around 1.86/87 mts), and yes, i´m slow but i´ve a kick ass serve
Silentgunz
Rookie
Im 5'8" i wish i was taller.. it would be nice to be 6' wonder if ill still grow
DrewRafter8
Professional
Oh, that big guy can't move stuff is one of the myths of tennis. I stand right close to 6'5" and never have had any problems with movement. I move better then most of the guys close to my age simply because of foot speed and balance. The only real disadvantage I've ever on the court has been trying to bend my knees to get low enough on certain balls. I would not really wish to be any shorter, unless we are talking about trying to drive and ride in most cars.
DrewRafter8
Professional
I think we need to post some 40 times along with these heights.
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topspin_17
Guest
I'm 156 cm without shoes... Is that about 5'5" or 5'6"? I think that a cool height would be about 5'11"... Not too short, not too tall.
lorenza
Semi-Pro
are you sure you are 156 cm? i am 160 cm, which is 5'3. so 156 would make you about 5'1 ish, even shorter than me. lol
Pushmaster
Hall of Fame
6' 3" 225lbs. (all muscle). I look more like a linebacker than a tennis player (played Div 1 football). Just about every guy that I've played against comments to me after the match (win or lose) how surprised they were with my speed and quickness, considering how big I am.
retrowagen
Hall of Fame
I'm 6'-0" (183 cm), 175 lbs. (79 kg or 12.5 Stone to our UK pals), kinda long-limbed too.
Always felt like I was a good size for the sport. Always was jealous of taller players than I, at least when they were on serve. Having a few extra inches of reach/height is a natural advantage when serving, and when covering net (reach) and fielding lobs (reach + height), but a liability elsewhere. I remember seeing some really tall (Karlovic-sized guys) play in the late 80's and early 90's: Milan Srejber of Czechoslovakia was 6'-8" and served some amazing bombs, but was so clumbsy elsewhere that his ATP career never took off. I remember seeing a Swedish guy (forgot his name) playing for Fresno City college in the 1991 NorCals. He was at least 6'-8" and his serve, too, was as though it was coming from the roof of a two-storey house. However, he couldn't hit a half-volley if his life depended on it! (I luckily bowed out in the early rounds, so I didn't have to play against this Goliath!)
I think a guy around 6'-4" with the right build and flexibility would be ideal. Think Goran Ivanisevic, but with improved fitness between the ears!
Always felt like I was a good size for the sport. Always was jealous of taller players than I, at least when they were on serve. Having a few extra inches of reach/height is a natural advantage when serving, and when covering net (reach) and fielding lobs (reach + height), but a liability elsewhere. I remember seeing some really tall (Karlovic-sized guys) play in the late 80's and early 90's: Milan Srejber of Czechoslovakia was 6'-8" and served some amazing bombs, but was so clumbsy elsewhere that his ATP career never took off. I remember seeing a Swedish guy (forgot his name) playing for Fresno City college in the 1991 NorCals. He was at least 6'-8" and his serve, too, was as though it was coming from the roof of a two-storey house. However, he couldn't hit a half-volley if his life depended on it! (I luckily bowed out in the early rounds, so I didn't have to play against this Goliath!)
I think a guy around 6'-4" with the right build and flexibility would be ideal. Think Goran Ivanisevic, but with improved fitness between the ears!
