Way to respect your elders, buddy.No. Old men need to be humbled.
If they complain, tell them to be thankful that we no longer cast them into the wilderness to be ravaged by wolves
Way to respect your elders, buddy.
As civilized humans, we don't behave like this.
In doubles if you drop shot the serve is the server or the net person supposed to get the ball?
In doubles if you drop shot the serve is the server or the net person supposed to get the ball?
In doubles if you drop shot the serve is the server or the net person supposed to get the ball?
Warm ups are different. Generally considered a poor move trying to "win" one, unless of course you are playing with friends. We always do it to each other, but with players from outside of our circle we behave) However a match is not a warm up so every shot is a legitimate one. Tournament, league or social. It's not even discussed. You are expected to hit in such way that it would be difficult for the opponent to return. Otherwise it's not a match but a cooperative rally.In a highly competitive match anything goes but in social play drop shots always seem rather poor form somehow.
I recall starting a warm up and all the other guy wanted to do was blast winners.... in the warm up. Prat.
Warm ups are different. Generally considered a poor move trying to "win" one, unless of course you are playing with friends. We always do it to each other, but with players from outside of our circle we behave) However a match is not a warm up so every shot is a legitimate one. Tournament, league or social. It's not even discussed. You are expected to hit in such way that it would be difficult for the opponent to return. Otherwise it's not a match but a cooperative rally.
Changing pace is what increases your level not a bombing winner. I cant for the life of me figure out why the pros dont do it to bangers more. I tell all my students when they are playing a banger hit with them till it reaches about 75% of you ability then take the pace off. A large percentage of the time the banger hits the next ball out. Now I would recommend changing pace up NOT just down, or you are stagnating your level, along with spins.He then had the audacity to accuse me of taking the pace out of the ball the whole match. Had he just rallied with me more he would have easily beaten me. Instead he beat himself.
Changing pace is what increases your level not a bombing winner. I cant for the life of me figure out why the pros dont do it to bangers more. I tell all my students when they are playing a banger hit with them till it reaches about 75% of you ability then take the pace off. A large percentage of the time the banger hits the next ball out. Now I would recommend changing pace up NOT just down, or you are stagnating your level, along with spins.
In a highly competitive match anything goes but in social play drop shots always seem rather poor form somehow.
I recall starting a warm up and all the other guy wanted to do was blast winners.... in the warm up. Prat.
LOL. I’ve had some hitting partners like that recently. Rather than warm up and trade ground strokes, they are looking to hit winners on ball #3. I’m like, you realize I’m hitting it down the middle at 75% pace for a reason, right?
As for drop shots, in a real match anything goes. If it’s casual, I might throw a few drop shots in when the opportunity presents itself but that’s more to work on my game. I wouldn’t exploit an old man relentlessly with drop shots in a casual match. But I do think you have to hit them sometimes because getting that touch down when the opportunity is there is important.
One of my summer projects was really learning to execute a drop shot. Primarily being able to do it from or near the baseline.
I used it with great success last night in a league singles match. Finally hitting the right depth (e.g. over the dang 3' obstacle but not deep in opposing court), with good backspin or slice.
She's about 15 years younger than I am ... so not worried about breaking an unspoken morality clause.
Now that you can DS, the backspin lob should be a piece of cake.
But if you are 95, she's 80, so you're still drop shotting an older person.
But, it is the rare dropper that I cannot get to and I love the results of my angled roller response.
How about the classic frame shot dropper? That one always gets me because it comes off a full swing and sound travels slower than light.
The frame shot, hit the tape, hang there for a second dead drop?
especially fun when it looks like the ball is making a calculated decision about which side to fall on.
And then doing the opposite.Yes, thinking about it, as if it is evaluating which player is most worthy of its capriciousness.
Are these actually real questions from real people who volunteer to play real matches ?Why? They would do it to you without even thinking twice.
Mean and Evil through and through!I am old. I expect smart players to use all of the court. 45 years ago I saw the "old guys " drop everyone & so I learned quick
Join the ClubUsually it's the old guys who constantly drop shot the youngsters
Usually it's the old guys who constantly drop shot the youngsters
jesus christGuys who drop shot the elderly and infirm are usually losers in every other area of life and desperately need a "win" in their life while their wife is staying late at the gym with her new pilates instructor, Sergio.
surprised he was a drop shotter, from what I've heard he'd put up a mid court sitter and invite you to have at him whilst saying something profound and undecipherable.jesus christ
I am new to playing in adult leagues, and I'm in a low league (3.0-4.0) where guys do compete and take it seriously enough. I was watching some Agassi/Fed highlights from the 2005 USO, and McEnroe says, after a nasty Fed drop shot, "Oh, that's against the unwritten rules. You can't drop shot an old guy like that!" [paraphrasing]
Now, of course, he's being tongue-in-cheek, because almost anything goes at the pro level, even underhand serves and the infamous SABR. But is he referencing a casual/rec-player unwritten rule that I should be aware of? I ask this because I've been crushing the 50-somethings with my drop shot on their serves, and more than one guy has seemed unhappy about it. Problem is that you can't tell if they're unhappy with you or themselves, per usual. Any thoughts?