Most annoying players at your club

Stretchy Man

Stretchy Man

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Creepy Colin is a sleazy old man who thinks he's an expert at pretty much everything including tennis coaching, badminton, computers, electrical matters, plumbing, you name it. You can find him every week with his ruler checking the net heights. New members get his expert advice even during points. Problems with foot faults? Problem lies with your grip. You need several months expert coaching to fix your grip problem. :rolleyes:

Dave is a pusher who has this annoying habit of yelling "Up! Up!" to his partner every time the ball is short. I thought it was only him, but I played doubles last night against another club and one of their players does the same thing. What is this all about?

At my previous club, President Bryan couldn't hit any shot except the serve, so would use his head heavy Hyper Hammer to try to blast aces past beginners and old women, but would usually just double fault. Every Saturday we would have to hear him boasting about how many aces he hit that day. :(

At the same club, Princess Mandy would laugh every time I made an error when partnering her at doubles. Telling her to STFU or thrashing her at singles would work but only for a couple of weeks.

Apart from those four, everyone else has been great. Who are the most annoying players at your club?
 
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Stretchy Man said:
Creepy Colin is a sleazy old man who thinks he's an expert at pretty much everything including tennis coaching, badminton, computers, electrical matters, plumbing, you name it. You can find him every week with his ruler checking the net heights. New members get his expert advice even during points. Problems with foot faults? Problem lies with your grip. You need several months expert coaching to fix your grip problem. :rolleyes:

Dave is a pusher who has this annoying habit of yelling "Up! Up!" to his partner every time the ball is short. I thought it was only him, but I played doubles last night against another club and one of their players does the same thing. What is this all about?

At my previous club, President Bryan couldn't hit any shot except the serve, so would use his head heavy Hyper Hammer to try to blast aces past beginners and old women, but would usually just double fault. Every Saturday we would have to hear him boasting about how many aces he hit that day. :(

At the same club, Princess Mandy would laugh every time I made an error when partnering her at doubles. Telling her to STFU or thrashing her at singles would work but only for a couple of weeks.

Apart from those four, everyone else has been great. Who are the most annoying players at your club?
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Dave is really asking his partner why his fat lazy butt isn't up at the net already. "Up, up" = why aren't you already at the net, this is doubles.
 
Brian the Blamer, he's never lost a single match that didn't fall on the racquet of his partner. He even goes as far to blame the club pro for that one time they lost a combo match together.

Ned at the Net, he hugs the net when he volleys to the point the ball hasn't even crossed the net when he gets his racquet on it. Ned loves to brag about his poaching ability and thus attempts to poach every shot. Unfortunately Ned isn't that skillful and any down the line shot he can't handle leads to an accusations his opponent is being dangerous and trying to hit him. Ned's favorite return happens to be a DTL shot.
 
"The Good-Old-Days Guild."

My racquet club is nothing special. Six courts; fine, but no-so-great fitness area (cardio, weights); non-updated locker rooms; a stale, non-impressive lounge/social area. It's a "private" club, sure, but anyone can join - it's not like you have to be sponsored by a member or be interviewed. If you can pay, you can play.

Yet, the club was a much bigger deal when it first opened decades ago, and at that time it maybe did have a bit of a different feel. A little bit more upper crust, a little bit more elite, a bit more country club -- still not like truly elite private clubs, but something markedly different than what it is today. The club was far more uniformly upper middle class and wealthy people than it is today, and it was more of a "thing" to be a member. But, its status eroded over the years.

But, there's still members from the old era. And some (not all) like to complain about what the club's become -- the music's too loud in the fitness area, the kids' tennis clothing is too crazy, those non-tennis members (there are people who are just fitness members) are taking up space in the lounge after their workout. They believe they should be accommodated first when it comes to things like court reservations. They act pained when they have to interact with someone not in their group. They sit and gab in the lounge and look newer members up and down, sometimes make comments behind their backs. They're just stuffy, crabby, older members who long for a bygone era. There's no other club with indoor courts in town, so there's nowhere to go. All types of people share the club and they hate that.
 
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Four nominees:
1) Excessive grunting 4.5-- Good player, but elite with the sound effects. Even on lofted neutral balls from the baseline, there are sound effects. Loudly blames the court "THIS CLAY SUCKS!!" when his footwork is suspect and he doesn't get to a ball. Also smashed a racquet in a box league doubles match XD

2)Overzealous bunt artist-- She's maybe a 3.5, has the ugliest strokes in America, and tries to alleviate the pain of this by defending all the courts with an iron fist, interrogating kids over whether or not they paid for or reserved them. My favorite moment was when, mid lesson with a teaching pro, she flagged down a manager walking by to whine about kids jumping on courts and not paying. She wasted a full 25 minutes of her lesson, despite assurance by the manager that she should continue her lesson and he would be in his office to talk afterwards.

3) "My match is important" lady-- This one was my favorite, and the only time I've ever blown up on somebody on an adjacent court. I was hitting with my dad, a 3.5, and he hit one into the doubles alley that I could run down, so I did so, and pushed the side divider curtain a bit with my racquet so I didn't step on it (My body never actually touched the curtain, so I guess I was being overly careful, but my coach tells stories of people that have been injured by the thing.) So princess on the adjacent court misses a shot, and says "Can you not do that, we're playing a match, you're distracting me" I was a little perplexed, and put my left hand and a racquet up in a shrug, asking what she wanted me to do. She replied with "I'm a league player, this is important" At this point, racquet pointing and "You aren't a tenth of the player you think you are, I'll be damned if I let a whiny old woman tell me how I should practice..."(you get the idea, it was a solid 15 second reaction) She double faulted the next point and I beckoned "that's on me too, right?" I joked with a front desk worker about the whole thing and he said that her group whined about somebody doing something to distract them every week, yet had loud conversations for 10 minutes on changeovers.

4) "The Gorilla" Weak to standard 4.0 that thinks he's a 4.5, plays a "Power game" (aka balls hit the curtain on the RISE) He also has a heck of a temper, screaming profanities next to ladies clinics, smashing racquets, One time he broke a cooler, that was entertaining. Also constantly blows up social media with things about his tennis career.
 
With @kingcheetah on the crazy league ladies....See them all the time...should've passed gas next to their court

1) Daddy: The crazed parents of their "rising jr", strolling back and forth across my court, drives me nuts. One mom kept running across my court during a singles match because she had to make phone calls...Seen many of these parents come and go over the years. They are the ones who complain about everything and do nothing to make the game better. Slash and burn parents

2) The Competitor: The guy that gets way to intense for a club singles or double league match. Does the "fist pump" , yells "come on" and argues every close call in a meaningless match

3) Talker: Anyone that yells "yours"....usually found in the sub 4.0. Annoying to even hear next to you

4) The shirt changer: the guy that stops to change his shirt every 2-3 games. One guy ran out, called his girlfriend to bring more shirts in the middle of the match....

5) the yeller: anyone that yells constantly, slams balls across courts, smashes racquets

6) Pickleballers: enough said

7) Cheapskates: mooch off everyone: beers, balls, food....never pay for anything

8) The shopper: new outfit, racquet, shoes, bags, etc.. every week....but sucks

9) The Challenger: that player (adult or Jr) constantly hustling matches, but sucks....Like a bad girlfriend you are trying to dump

10) The wood racquet guy: we have one, uses a wood racquet and actually is pretty awesome....so annoying though

11) The Alcoholic: Always has booze....drinks while playing, beer gut...

I Could go on....
 
Nacho said:
With @kingcheetah on the crazy league ladies....See them all the time...should've passed gas next to their court

1) Daddy: The crazed parents of their "rising jr", strolling back and forth across my court, drives me nuts. One mom kept running across my court during a singles match because she had to make phone calls...Seen many of these parents come and go over the years. They are the ones who complain about everything and do nothing to make the game better. Slash and burn parents

2) The Competitor: The guy that gets way to intense for a club singles or double league match. Does the "fist pump" , yells "come on" and argues every close call in a meaningless match

3) Talker: Anyone that yells "yours"....usually found in the sub 4.0. Annoying to even hear next to you

4) The shirt changer: the guy that stops to change his shirt every 2-3 games. One guy ran out, called his girlfriend to bring more shirts in the middle of the match....

5) the yeller: anyone that yells constantly, slams balls across courts, smashes racquets

6) Pickleballers: enough said

7) Cheapskates: mooch off everyone: beers, balls, food....never pay for anything

8) The shopper: new outfit, racquet, shoes, bags, etc.. every week....but sucks

9) The Challenger: that player (adult or Jr) constantly hustling matches, but sucks....Like a bad girlfriend you are trying to dump

10) The wood racquet guy: we have one, uses a wood racquet and actually is pretty awesome....so annoying though

11) The Alcoholic: Always has booze....drinks while playing, beer gut...

I Could go on....
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Or the alternative to daddy-- crazy parent that tries to coach child, even though parent is a 3.5 at best. I've watched one book a court for 90 minutes, yell at kid for hitting winners, they ***** each other out after 15 minutes and storm off the court. She also made lots of phone calls on changeovers during a league match doing "business deals" or whatever.
 
bluetrain4 said:
"The Good-Old-Days Guild."

My racquet club is nothing special. Six courts; fine, but no-so-great fitness area (cardio, weights); non-updated locker rooms; a stale, non-impressive lounge/social area. It's a "private" club, sure, but anyone can join - it's not like you have to be sponsored by a member or be interviewed. If you can pay, you can play.

Yet, the club was a much bigger deal when it first opened decades ago, and at that time it maybe did have a bit of a different feel. A little bit more upper crust, a little bit more elite, a bit more country club -- still not like truly elite private clubs, but something markedly different than what it is today. The club was far more uniformly upper middle class and wealthy people than it is today, and it was more of a "thing" to be a member. But, its status eroded over the years.

But, there's still members from the old era. And some (not all) like to complain about what the club's become -- the music's too loud in the fitness area, the kids' tennis clothing is too crazy, those non-tennis members (there are people who are just fitness members) are taking up space in the lounge after their workout. They believe they should be accommodated first when it comes to things like court reservations. They act pained when they have to interact with someone not in their group. They sit and gab in the lounge and look newer members up and down, sometimes make comments behind their backs. They're just stuffy, crabby, older members who long for a bygone era. There's no other club with indoor courts in town, so there's nowhere to go. All types of people share the club and they hate that.
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Painting the classical F fan?

:D
 
Only 2 guys I dont like and both have horrible tempers and whine and I stopped playing with one back in 2010 and the other in 2014 so there is no problems.
Both guys play on the 4.5 team but one of them has improved and no longer gets mad while the other one is far worse.
 
Nacho said:
With @kingcheetah on the crazy league ladies....See them all the time...should've passed gas next to their court

1) Daddy: The crazed parents of their "rising jr", strolling back and forth across my court, drives me nuts. One mom kept running across my court during a singles match because she had to make phone calls...Seen many of these parents come and go over the years. They are the ones who complain about everything and do nothing to make the game better. Slash and burn parents

2) The Competitor: The guy that gets way to intense for a club singles or double league match. Does the "fist pump" , yells "come on" and argues every close call in a meaningless match

3) Talker: Anyone that yells "yours"....usually found in the sub 4.0. Annoying to even hear next to you

4) The shirt changer: the guy that stops to change his shirt every 2-3 games. One guy ran out, called his girlfriend to bring more shirts in the middle of the match....

5) the yeller: anyone that yells constantly, slams balls across courts, smashes racquets

6) Pickleballers: enough said

7) Cheapskates: mooch off everyone: beers, balls, food....never pay for anything

8) The shopper: new outfit, racquet, shoes, bags, etc.. every week....but sucks

9) The Challenger: that player (adult or Jr) constantly hustling matches, but sucks....Like a bad girlfriend you are trying to dump

10) The wood racquet guy: we have one, uses a wood racquet and actually is pretty awesome....so annoying though

11) The Alcoholic: Always has booze....drinks while playing, beer gut...

I Could go on....
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LOL.. the competitor yes.. your playing a fun set and the guy is playing like its the USO and challenging your calls .. I see that about every 2 months.
 
So many odd screw balls in the Tennis World that is why I only play with people I like.
If its a competition event like a 4.0 or 4.5 tourney then just deal with it but in practice no way.
 
kingcheetah said:
Four nominees:
1) Excessive grunting 4.5-- Good player, but elite with the sound effects. Even on lofted neutral balls from the baseline, there are sound effects. Loudly blames the court "THIS CLAY SUCKS!!" when his footwork is suspect and he doesn't get to a ball. Also smashed a racquet in a box league doubles match XD

2)Overzealous bunt artist-- She's maybe a 3.5, has the ugliest strokes in America, and tries to alleviate the pain of this by defending all the courts with an iron fist, interrogating kids over whether or not they paid for or reserved them. My favorite moment was when, mid lesson with a teaching pro, she flagged down a manager walking by to whine about kids jumping on courts and not paying. She wasted a full 25 minutes of her lesson, despite assurance by the manager that she should continue her lesson and he would be in his office to talk afterwards.

3) "My match is important" lady-- This one was my favorite, and the only time I've ever blown up on somebody on an adjacent court. I was hitting with my dad, a 3.5, and he hit one into the doubles alley that I could run down, so I did so, and pushed the side divider curtain a bit with my racquet so I didn't step on it (My body never actually touched the curtain, so I guess I was being overly careful, but my coach tells stories of people that have been injured by the thing.) So princess on the adjacent court misses a shot, and says "Can you not do that, we're playing a match, you're distracting me" I was a little perplexed, and put my left hand and a racquet up in a shrug, asking what she wanted me to do. She replied with "I'm a league player, this is important" At this point, racquet pointing and "You aren't a tenth of the player you think you are, I'll be damned if I let a whiny old woman tell me how I should practice..."(you get the idea, it was a solid 15 second reaction) She double faulted the next point and I beckoned "that's on me too, right?" I joked with a front desk worker about the whole thing and he said that her group whined about somebody doing something to distract them every week, yet had loud conversations for 10 minutes on changeovers.

4) "The Gorilla" Weak to standard 4.0 that thinks he's a 4.5, plays a "Power game" (aka balls hit the curtain on the RISE) He also has a heck of a temper, screaming profanities next to ladies clinics, smashing racquets, One time he broke a cooler, that was entertaining. Also constantly blows up social media with things about his tennis career.
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Have not played the Gorilla in a while but they usually think the match is a cage fight or Brave Heart. One guy I played several yrs ago actually tommahawked his racket clear across the court to the other side. I was so enrage that I beat him the second set and walked off the court to never play him again.
 
winchestervatennis said:
Dave is really asking his partner why his fat lazy butt isn't up at the net already. "Up, up" = why aren't you already at the net, this is doubles.
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Tells his partner to cover every lob over his head but wants you at the net. Will not move back. Love to bury him in more ways than one.
 
A few times I can be the clock staler lol.
You know.. I am up in the lead and notice the time is running out until the court expires but I am barely up so I stall the last 10 minutes by taking a long time to launch the point and purposely hit the ball off my toes while bouncing it lol
I am guilty of this a number of times but not often !!
 
Stretchy Man said:
Creepy Colin is a sleazy old man who thinks he's an expert at pretty much everything including tennis coaching, badminton, computers, electrical matters, plumbing, you name it. You can find him every week with his ruler checking the net heights. New members get his expert advice even during points. Problems with foot faults? Problem lies with your grip. You need several months expert coaching to fix your grip problem. :rolleyes:

Dave is a pusher who has this annoying habit of yelling "Up! Up!" to his partner every time the ball is short. I thought it was only him, but I played doubles last night against another club and one of their players does the same thing. What is this all about?

At my previous club, President Bryan couldn't hit any shot except the serve, so would use his head heavy Hyper Hammer to try to blast aces past beginners and old women, but would usually just double fault. Every Saturday we would have to hear him boasting about how many aces he hit that day. :(

At the same club, Princess Mandy would laugh every time I made an error when partnering her at doubles. Telling her to STFU or thrashing her at singles would work but only for a couple of weeks.

Apart from those four, everyone else has been great. Who are the most annoying players at your club?
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this is why i will never join a club. clubs seem to have too many people who play "i have to win". not enough people playing tennis. clubs don't attract tennis players, they attract middle-aged ego-maniacs who picked up tennis because it's a form of exercise that you can feed your ego with. i know i'm grossly generalizing. i just dislike that type of player.
 
Stretchy Man said:
Creepy Colin is a sleazy old man who thinks he's an expert at pretty much everything including tennis coaching, badminton, computers, electrical matters, plumbing, you name it. You can find him every week with his ruler checking the net heights. New members get his expert advice even during points. Problems with foot faults? Problem lies with your grip. You need several months expert coaching to fix your grip problem. :rolleyes:

Dave is a pusher who has this annoying habit of yelling "Up! Up!" to his partner every time the ball is short. I thought it was only him, but I played doubles last night against another club and one of their players does the same thing. What is this all about?

At my previous club, President Bryan couldn't hit any shot except the serve, so would use his head heavy Hyper Hammer to try to blast aces past beginners and old women, but would usually just double fault. Every Saturday we would have to hear him boasting about how many aces he hit that day. :(

At the same club, Princess Mandy would laugh every time I made an error when partnering her at doubles. Telling her to STFU or thrashing her at singles would work but only for a couple of weeks.

Apart from those four, everyone else has been great. Who are the most annoying players at your club?
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Every club has a Creepy Colin, you know more about tennis then him but he thinks he knows the answers to all life's questions (see sig).

This guy is a real pain in the ass.

Lucky enough the one at my club went somewhere else when he wasn't picked to play for the team, to rub salt in a junior was picked ahead of him.
 
"Clueless Kent" who plays "doubles" but, in reality, is just playing singles and there happens to be another person on his side of the court. Completely fails to comprehend the "team" concept. Might as well be wearing a t-shirt that says "you cover your side and I'll cover mine and never the twain shall meet."

"Righteous Roger" who can never do anything wrong. It was your fault your team lost the point, even though he floated his RoS to the net man who tried to feed you a fuzz sandwich which you miraculously got back which he then put away.

"Fashionable Frank" who looks to be posing for the cover of Time magazine when hitting his GSs.

"Screaming Steve" who yells so loudly after missing a 1st serve it can be heard in the adjacent zip code.
 
dgold44 said:
LOL.. the competitor yes.. your playing a fun set and the guy is playing like its the USO and challenging your calls .. I see that about every 2 months.
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I mean, I like some intensity, but some guys take it way too far....and it becomes comical and annoying
 
dgold44 said:
LOL.. the competitor yes.. your playing a fun set and the guy is playing like its the USO and challenging your calls .. I see that about every 2 months.
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Nacho said:
I mean, I like some intensity, but some guys take it way too far....and it becomes comical and annoying
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dgold44 said:
90 to 95 percent of people I meet for tennis games are quiet , humble and easy going

It's the 5 percent to avoid
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There is this one idiot who I play with at times (I try to be nice even though I'm not fond of him) who thinks he would be favored over Novak Djokovic. He's about a high 3.5 level player but thinks he's 7.0. Not only that but his competition nature is ridiculous. I was at a clinic at the Port Washington Tennis Academy and he showed up. He was yelling at people all over the place that they weren't in the right position. He was drop shotting when the purpose was to just keep the ball in play and just others have fun.

Anyway I've been nice to him and let him get FREE INDOOR COURT TIME against some opponents about his level. He beat them but is he grateful I let him play. NOOOOOOOOOOOO!! He complains to me that he's too good these guys in anger and says he never wants to play those guys again because he's so superior to them. Of course he only beats them by 6-4 6-3 or scores like that. So anyway I was sick of this guy's ego so I let him play a 4.0 level player. The 4.0 beats him 6-2 6-2 6-0. When I saw him at the Port Washington Clinic (didn't know he'd be there until just earlier in the day) I was tempted to joke to him that the 4.0 didn't want to play him again because he was so inferior. However that would be lowering myself to his level.

And yes dgold44 this game is not just the five percent to avoid. He's in the top one percent. I'm sure getting beaten badly by my friend didn't hurt his massive ego at all.

I can never understand how these guys can have such inflated values of their level of play.
 
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MathGeek said:
I try and focus on the positives.

Most folks are awesome if you have the right perspective.
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You are right and almost everyone I play with and against is great. But then there's...

Talkative Tony, who shows up at clinics mainly to make observations on everyone's game and the tennis world at large even as the action is underway. He will be your shadow once you offer any grunting reply. I live in fear he will unwittingly follow the ladies into their locker room as they try to escape the mundane conversation. He would be innocent of any nefarious intent. He wouldn't follow for any reason other than to have an audience for his incessant yapping.
 
pc1 said:
I was at a clinic at the Port Washington Tennis Academy and he showed up. He was yelling at people all over the play that they weren't in the right position. He was drop shotting when the purpose was to just keep the ball in play and just others have fun.
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Just having fun?

Sorry but that is not the name Academy worth!

:D
 
I would have to say "Naked Guy." The old guy who likes to walk around the locker room all wrinkly and naked and carry on conversations as if you were having a casual conversation on the patio. Put on your whitey tighties for pete's sake.

Also Tom. The guy who always has to serve with the ball we won the point on because it must have some sort of magic. If it's in my pocket and you already have two just serve the darn thing.

Anyone who yells at themselves in third person.
 
IA-SteveB said:
I would have to say "Naked Guy." The old guy who likes to walk around the locker room all wrinkly and naked and carry on conversations as if you were having a casual conversation on the patio. Put on your whitey tighties for pete's sake.

Also Tom. The guy who always has to serve with the ball we won the point on because it must have some sort of magic. If it's in my pocket and you already have two just serve the darn thing.

Anyone who yells at themselves in third person.
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We have a guy in our group who yells at himself in the third person. He does that a lot because he's super competitive. But at least he's a nice guy.

Don't you know old tennis balls that you win the point with have incredible magic?!! LOL!
 
Hilarious thread :D

My contribution, "Resume Rick". Every conversation begins with either some variation of, "I beat so and so last week," or "How did you do against so and so," (which, no matter your answer - even if you try to stop him by saying something vague like "We had a good match," is rapidly followed by, "Yeah, I beat him last week").
 
Analytical Andrew. When he is your dubs partner, he is constantly trying to tell you his analysis of your opponents, their style of play, and the tactics needed to counter them. Leading to a two min conversation... after every point. Look, I get the importance of adjusting tactics based on our opponents, but can we please just shut up for a bit and focus on our execution?
 
dgold44 said:
Have not played the Gorilla in a while but they usually think the match is a cage fight or Brave Heart. One guy I played several yrs ago actually tommahawked his racket clear across the court to the other side. I was so enrage that I beat him the second set and walked off the court to never play him again.
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Crazy....I never would throw any of my frames it diminishes my returns (or minimal recouping of funds). when they end up in the classifieds section.
 
No one anoyes me more then Boris the Beast... aka me.
I play aggressive doubles, big serve and returns, will rush the net and take a stabb at every volley I can reach. So when on, I'm almost unplayable. But when of, it gets ugly. Then I scream at myself.

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dgold44 said:
90 to 95 percent of people I meet for tennis games are quiet , humble and easy going

It's the 5 percent to avoid
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true, but still fun to laugh at the characters....It actually in a backhanded way makes the club experience fun
 
IA-SteveB said:
I would have to say "Naked Guy." The old guy who likes to walk around the locker room all wrinkly and naked and carry on conversations as if you were having a casual conversation on the patio. Put on your whitey tighties for pete's sake.
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I read that and couldn't believe I left that one out! Good call....See that in the gym locker room in general..so funny
 
Wonderful thread, I can see some of my own behaviour in the comments, good opportunity to straighten up :)

There are two gentlemen in my club, both of them are really very nice and humble people; however, they each have their superbly annoying features.

First one has started playing tennis only two years ago, never played before at all. He has been playing nearly every day since, takes extensive coaching, his technique is visually terrible, but he is already a solid 4.0 and beats the heck out of me every time, I have no weapons against him. It is so annoying that he is actually a better player than I am, I keep planning ways to beat him with no solutions yet, darn it!

The second person is really a fun guy, a solid 3.5, plays doubles mostly, great at the net, horrible serves, but knows how to win and play as a team. But my gosh he talks during matches. He never stops, keeps talking, talking and talking... about anything, shots, world affairs, shoe laces, footwork, etc., anything. I have hard time focusing on my own game, it is that bad, but he also jokes a lot and he is actually quite funny. So, we all let him talk :D
 
pc1 said:
There is this one idiot who I play with at times (I try to be nice even though I'm not fond of him) who thinks he would be favored over Novak Djokovic. He's about a high 3.5 level player but thinks he's 7.0. Not only that but his competition nature is ridiculous. I was at a clinic at the Port Washington Tennis Academy and he showed up. He was yelling at people all over the play that they weren't in the right position. He was drop shotting when the purpose was to just keep the ball in play and just others have fun.

Anyway I've been nice to him and let him get FREE INDOOR COURT TIME against some opponents about his level. He beat them but is he grateful I let him play. NOOOOOOOOOOOO!! He complains to me that he's too good these guys in anger and says he never wants to play those guys again because he's so superior to them. Of course he only beats them by 6-4 6-3 or scores like that. So anyway I was sick of this guy's ego so I let him play a 4.0 level player. The 4.0 beats him 6-2 6-2 6-0. When I saw him at the Port Washington Clinic (didn't know he'd be there until just earlier in the day) I was tempted to joke to him that the 4.0 didn't want to play him again because he was so inferior. However that would be lowering myself to his level.

And yes dgold44 this game is not just the five percent to avoid. He's in the top one percent. I'm sure getting beaten badly by my friend didn't hurt his massive ego at all.

I can never understand how these guys can have such inflated values of their level of play.
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I would dump this guy and would relish in beating him
I am pretty vindictive dude
 
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I have had zero negative experience with any players in 11 months !!!

The last guy was constantly screaming and yelling during match and I quit after set
Only practice but the guy was swearing and tossing racket and I quit
 
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dgold44 said:
I would dump this guy and would relish in beating him
I am pretty vindictive dude
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He's basically dumped. I just wanted to let him play a decent player and let the opponent bring him down to Earth by beating him.

People were wondering who he was at the clinic and why he was such an idiot!
 
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dgold44 said:
I have had zero negative experience with any players in 11 months !!!

The last guy was constantly screaming and yelling during match and I quit after set
Only practice but the guy was swearing and tossing racket and I quit
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How many of us are World Class Players? Almost none. Most of us play tennis recreationally so is it really worth always swearing and yelling when you're playing? Of course not.

It's great you're had only positive experiences playing recently. It's generally the same with me except for that guy. But I don't play him or with him anymore so it's no big deal to me.
 
pc1 said:
How many of us are World Class Players? Almost none. Most of us play tennis recreationally so is it really worth always swearing and yelling when you're playing? Of course not.
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All logical. All reasonable. And yet, it doesn't stop the jerks from being...well, jerks. So eventually you'll likely run into one or several. The only question is how you then deal with it.

BTW: I like your .sig by Capa. I for one believe there are more parallels between chess and tennis than is commonly perceived.
 
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Willy the Weasel. He waits at the courts and just invites himself onto your court even if you have pairs. He'll just weasel his way onto the court as soon as someone takes a sip of water. someone is always gracious enough to sit out while he plays more than his share of games.

During warm up Willy the weasel also slices and attempts drop shots only to you but hits only ground strokes to your partner too. You end up frustrated because you pick up balls more than you actually hit.

Another of my favorites is Selective Sally. She picks who she's going to play against every night in social doubles. If she decides you're not going to be the person who she wants to keep in the game, you'll go through set aft set just standing on the court. You serve to her she only goes down the line. Your partner serves she goes only cross court. You're positioned wrong, she still goes for the 1% shot even though you've left 99% of the court open. Then she tells you that the ball doesn't come to you because of your court positioning. Needless to say I don't play with Selective Sally anymore.
 
Chingoo1255 said:
Willy the Weasel. He waits at the courts and just invites himself onto your court even if you have pairs. He'll just weasel his way onto the court as soon as someone takes a sip of water. someone is always gracious enough to sit out while he plays more than his share of games.

During warm up Willy the weasel also slices and attempts drop shots only to you but hits only ground strokes to your partner too. You end up frustrated because you pick up balls more than you actually hit.

Another of my favorites is Selective Sally. She picks who she's going to play against every night in social doubles. If she decides you're not going to be the person who she wants to keep in the game, you'll go through set aft set just standing on the court. You serve to her she only goes down the line. Your partner serves she goes only cross court. You're positioned wrong, she still goes for the 1% shot even though you've left 99% of the court open. Then she tells you that the ball doesn't come to you because of your court positioning. Needless to say I don't play with Selective Sally anymore.
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Maybe an errant serve should tattoo Sally in the grill when its your turn to serve........
 
Baseline13 said:
Maybe an errant serve should tattoo Sally in the grill when its your turn to serve........
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Gotta love the lady that wants to play dubs with the guys. Then plants a first serve in your left ear. Gotta grin and bear it cuz she is jacked and easily can leg lock those thunder thighs around your grill.
 
Chingoo1255 said:
Another of my favorites is Selective Sally. She picks who she's going to play against every night in social doubles. If she decides you're not going to be the person who she wants to keep in the game, you'll go through set aft set just standing on the court. You serve to her she only goes down the line. Your partner serves she goes only cross court. You're positioned wrong, she still goes for the 1% shot even though you've left 99% of the court open. Then she tells you that the ball doesn't come to you because of your court positioning. Needless to say I don't play with Selective Sally anymore.
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Good call. The Princess would only hit to the best player as the others were not deserving of her attention. Then you have the players who always pick on the weakest player during a friendly social match. Guys, the only thing that makes doubles fun is the rallies. If I wanted to stand around doing nothing, I'd go back to playing cricket. :mad:
 
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