Do you let your racquet drop during the coin toss?

[TagUrIt]

I’ve been meaning to ask this for a little while now. It absolutely makes me cringe when I see people spin their racquet for serve or side and then let their racquet fall on the ground. I don’t know about you all, but racquets cost way too much just let them fall to the ground. If I do a racquet spin for serve/side, I’ll spin the racquet in my hand and keep it there to show up/down. Lot easier than letting a $200+ stick fall to the ground.

 

[onehandbh]

No, but I have a racquet drop when I hit a serve.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

People are spinning racquets in addition to tossing coins! Why?

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Does not seem very samurai-like to let your racquet fall to the ground. I always spin the racquet in my hand and then say "smooth" or "rough". Not really. But that is applicable to the old practice of spinning wood racquets on the ground. Wood racquets usually had some trim added to the bottom of the stringbed. One would call either "smooth" or "rough" before the racquet was spun on the ground.

No, but I have a racquet drop when I hit a serve.

I can sometimes place my serve on a dime. A stationary dime, that is; not one that is being tossed. Not quite mastered that one yet.

 

[Av8r]

rock and scissors

 

[Sudacafan]

I am not aware of what’s going on at that point.
I keep jumping up and down Rafa style, and then run with my towel in hand towards ten feet behind the baseline.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

rock and scissors

No "paper"? Doesn't that make it either too easy or impossible to win? Called ro-sham-bo (Rochambeau) in some circles. In Hawaii, we would say "Jun-Kin-Po". A pidgin corruption of the Japanese, “Jon Ken Pon", I think.
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[Av8r]

No "paper"? Doesn't that make it either too easy or impossible to win? Called roshambo (Rochambeau) in some circles. In Hawaii, we would say "Junk in Po". A pidgin corruption of the Japanese, “Jon Ken Pon", I think.
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Yes with paper as well. LOL I lived in Hawaii for a year in the early 90s and didn't know it's so similar to the Japanese "Jan Ken Pon!"

 

[Sudacafan]

Del

 

[Sudacafan]

No "paper"? Doesn't that make it either too easy or impossible to win? Called ro-sham-bo (Rochambeau) in some circles. In Hawaii, we would say "Junk in Po". A pidgin corruption of the Japanese, “Jon Ken Pon", I think.

Ñan-kem-po in Bolivia. Now I found where it may have come from. Hawaii/Japan among all places? Strange!

 

[Sudacafan]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock–paper–scissors

 

[Chadalina]

I’ve been meaning to ask this for a little while now. It absolutely makes me cringe when I see people spin their racquet for serve or side and then let their racquet fall on the ground. I don’t know about you all, but racquets cost way too much just let them fall to the ground. If I do a racquet spin for serve/side, I’ll spin the racquet in my hand and keep it there to show up/down. Lot easier than letting a $200+ stick fall to the ground.

I can always win the toss, the rackets serial number is on one side, flip by hand and turn over (raise to shoulder to show them or leave where it is) if you dont win the first time

I also employ pysc warefare, im a wilson user, so i do the "mcdonalds or wendys". They are stunned for a sec thinking about cheeseburgers and fries

 

[Sudacafan]

I can always win the toss, the rackets serial number is on one side, flip by hand and turn over (raise to shoulder to show them or leave where it is) if you dont win the first time

I also employ pysc warefare, im a wilson user, so i do the "mcdonalds or wendys". They are stunned for a sec thinking about cheeseburgers and fries

Try that with Babolat.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Try that with Babolat.

Works with Prince: p or d

 

[Chadalina]

Works with Prince: p or d

Perhaps its a dirty mind, but asking is someone if they liked "P" or "D" would def throw them off guard before a match.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Perhaps its a dirty mind, but asking is someone if they liked "P" or "D" would def throw them off guard before a match.

My mind never went there. Guess I'm not up on the current slang.
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[Chadalina]

My mind never went there. Guess I'm not up on the current slang.
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They are sexual anatomy references, just gave me a funny thought when asking what they want. Like my wendys vs mcdonalds on a Wilson (couple of 10 year olds taught me that one)

 

[pabletion]

I’ve been meaning to ask this for a little while now. It absolutely makes me cringe when I see people spin their racquet for serve or side and then let their racquet fall on the ground. I don’t know about you all, but racquets cost way too much just let them fall to the ground. If I do a racquet spin for serve/side, I’ll spin the racquet in my hand and keep it there to show up/down. Lot easier than letting a $200+ stick fall to the ground.

Never.

And yes bothers me a bit when other players do it....

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

They are sexual anatomy references, just gave me a funny thought when asking what they want. Like my wendys vs mcdonalds on a Wilson (couple of 10 year olds taught me that one)

Yeah, I figured that out on my own. But I had to think about it for while to get there.

 

[Chadalina]

Yeah, I figured that out on my own. But I had to think about it for while to get there.

Hmm, if i made you think, would it of made a contribution to the Puzzle thread?

Is a good one

 

[tennytive]

I spin my racket in my hand and tell them to call heads or tails.

 

[Turbo-87]

^^ Same. Most people at my club do it that way. M or W, P or D, up or down.

 

[Enga]

I do let it drop. Yeah its an expensive 200 dollar racket but Ive already banged it on the ground by accident going for low slices. Dropping it is much less by comparison.

 

[heninfan99]

Never. I prefer to let others spin as I call up or down, I like to see if they are already trying to cheat!

 

[Tennis_Hands]

Why would anyone drop a piece of equipment on the ground at the prospect of damaging it?

People have some pretty weird ideas.

 

[Sudacafan]

Why would anyone drop a piece of equipment on the ground at the prospect of damaging it?

People have some pretty weird ideas.

I’m my opinion, you can’t do any structural (or notable aesthetical) damage to a racket just by dropping it on the ground from the level of its own height.
But I don’t like to use that method anyway.

 

[r2473]

I just keep a coin in my tennis bag

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

I do let it drop. Yeah its an expensive 200 dollar racket but Ive already banged it on the ground by accident going for low slices. Dropping it is much less by comparison.

You'd never make it as a samurai.

^^ Same. Most people at my club do it that way. M or W, P or D, up or down.

Alternative: I'd sometimes stop the spin with a Wilson racket on edge and ask, "E or 3".
With a Prince racket it could be "belly up" or "belly down".
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[thehustler]

I always say "Up I win, down you lose". Haven't lost a spin yet.

 

[FRV]

The tradition should be playing rock-paper-scissors for rec players. Get rid of the need for coins or racket spins.

 

[Enga]

You'll stop noticing your racket's imperfections once it has too many to count.

 

[donquijote]

I spin the racquet in my hand and close the buttom but I make sure it's down because 75% of people say up.

 

[Sander001]

No I would never hurt my wife

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Serena repeatedly "dropping her racquet" during the coin toss
(Pretty good racquet drops there, Serena)

 

[Kalin]

No, and I don't like seeing it even though it probably won't ever damage a racquet. It may scuff the lower (widest) part of the grip, though.

 

[tennis4me]

Never. I also cringed when I see someone else does it.

I sometimes wondered if someone is so good at cheating that he or she will remember how a certain racquet paint job look like from the side to determine whether a toss is up or down.

 

[Chezbeeno]

I used to care about letting my racquet hit the ground and I would spin in my hand. Then I stopped caring. So. That being said, I don't think I ever noticed any damage on my racquets as a result.

 

[Brady]

I let mine drop. No worries. The force is minimal compared to low volleys I take.

I have the Pure Drive and it is hard to tell which side is up or down. Only the small 'TM' gives this away. I know this, but the other team sometimes questions the results before I let them know.