J011yroger
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What are yours?
I'm less superstitious than most, but I often wear black for important matches.
J
I'm less superstitious than most, but I often wear black for important matches.
J
What are yours?
I'm less superstitious than most, but I often wear black for important matches.
J
When I was a kid, I would do the thing were I wanted to use the same ball I won a point with, and switch balls if I lost a point, but it was distracting and exhausting so I got over it.
When I was a kid my best friend would only buy Penn 1 balls. He would look at all the cans on the shelf and pick out the 1s.
J
To play a joke, you could have used a black marker and changed the "1s" to "4s".
I keep my tennis bag on the bench for good luckHabits and Superstitions?
What are yours?
I'm less superstitious than most, but I often wear black for important matches.
J
LOL only a pro has important matches. You are out there just to enjoy.
As kids, my brother and I were always searching for the elusive Wilson 8. We thought they bounced better lol.When I was a kid my best friend would only buy Penn 1 balls. He would look at all the cans on the shelf and pick out the 1s.
J
Is that a habit (to wear clean) or a superstition (avoid wearing clean)???Clean underwear.
Superstition that if I didn't change to clean underwear there is more of a chance my shorts will fall down.Is that a habit (to wear clean) or a superstition (avoid wearing clean)???
Ive only got a couple of habits, no superstitons.....
1. When going for a 1st serve, I need two balls, one in my pocket and one in my hand. When going for a 2nd, I cant have a ball on my pocket. The same when receiving, cant have a ball in my pocket, just feels off.
2. Lately................. I like to play commando......, you feel like "youre" floating in air!
Superstition that if I didn't change to clean underwear there is more of a chance my shorts will fall down.
But doesn't the eye patch get in the way? And what about the parrot? Isn't there some USTA rule about that?
Never Said that was the only reason now will you please get out of my draws. ; )Is that the only reason you change dirty underwear? Then tennis is not your main problem.
They are important to me. Pro's matches are work, I don't have important days at work, it's just a job.
J
It bothers me to hit a backhand return with a ball in my pocket, I thought it was just because I am weird.
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Are you a woman or a man? Could be most distracting and effective if you are a man.Always put on my pink sparkly hairband when I'm down.
Meg sound like a woman to me but you never know..Are you a woman or a man? Could be most distracting and effective if you are a man.
I've played with someone that used to do that... used to come to play dressed in a skirt, and a bow in his hair... too bad he spent more time on his appearance than his game.Are you a woman or a man? Could be most distracting and effective if you are a man.
3 for me... what bugs me, is when on clay, if i get a bad bounce due to the irregularity of the court, i have restart my count4 bounces before every serve
I've played with someone that used to do that... used to come to play dressed in a skirt, and a bow in his hair... too bad he spent more time on his appearance than his game.
lol to each his own... i didn't playing with him more because he was more concerned about being flamboyant, dramatic, attention grabbing - than about being a good player. to me, If you're good, wear whatever you wantI think that's against the rules![]()
lol, i do this... given a choice, i'll always pick the ball that just won me the last point...I sometimes partner with someone who is crazy superstitious - and I find it very distracting. The worst one, IMO, is insisting upon using the ball you just won a point with. Sometimes that crazy angle or big slice serve means the ball ends up 3 courts down and she INSITS we retrieve the ball. The BALL didn't win the point. WE did.