How many times you bounce the ball before your serve? Are you 'no
bouncer' like Thomas Enqvist, or dozens of bounces a'la Djokovic, or
just a few like most players?
For me, it's always 1 bounce. No more, no less. Sometimes, if my service motion is somehow interrupted or I have to readjust my posture, I give
it another bounce, but never more than that.
How many times you bounce the ball before your serve?
On Thursday, 31 August 2023 at 09:05:51 UTC+1, Yama wrote:
How many times you bounce the ball before your serve? Are you 'notwo or three times only! any more and kind of find it distracting from what serving. That's why reckon when folks like Shapo do all his weird ball through the legs + loads of bounces prob doesn't help him at all, Kyrgios has got it right.
bouncer' like Thomas Enqvist, or dozens of bounces a'la Djokovic, or
just a few like most players?
For me, it's always 1 bounce. No more, no less. Sometimes, if my service
motion is somehow interrupted or I have to readjust my posture, I give
it another bounce, but never more than that.
Yama <yama212NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
How many times you bounce the ball before your serve?Zero. I am too overweight to play tennis anymore.
br,
KK
Play doubles with a 20 something partner and say
'yours!' a lot.
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kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) Wrote in message:
I am a couch potato.br,KK
Meanwhile
https://youtu.be/TKHK2Noqb_8?si=BqA3RqOABdgTDhNh
Now we know why are you so jealous.
*skriptis <skriptis@post.t-com.hr> wrote:> [-- text/plain, encoding 7bit, charset: UTF-8, 20 lines --]> > kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) Wrote in message:>> I am a couch potato.br,KK> > Meanwhile> > https://youtu.be/TKHK2Noqb_8?si=BqA3RqOABdgTDhNh> > > Now we know why are you so jealous.Jealous? Of what? I am not jealous at all, Iam very happy with my life.Do you seriously share some idiot videos of Putler? You fucking bastard!!!br,KK
Yama <yama212NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
How many times you bounce the ball before your serve?
Zero. I am too overweight to play tennis anymore.
br,
KK
I am a couch potato.br,KK
Eat shit.
kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) Wrote in message:
I am a couch potato.br,KK
Meanwhile
https://youtu.be/TKHK2Noqb_8?si=BqA3RqOABdgTDhNh
Now we know why are you so jealous.
On 1.9.2023 11.57, *skriptis wrote:> kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) Wrote in message:>> I am a couch potato.br,KK> > > > Meanwhile> > > https://youtu.be/TKHK2Noqb_8?si=BqA3RqOABdgTDhNh> > > > Now we know why are you so jealous.Putin chooses hispractice partners carefully. Nobody is allowed to be more than 2cm taller than he is. That would put the max height at around 160.Lolski parushki.--
And?
*skriptis <skriptis@post.t-com.hr> wrote:
Eat shit.
That's what I do every time I read your fucking
moronic posts! How can anyone be so fucking
stupid? You are a fucking Putler's troll!
Why don't you move to fucking Putlerlandia since
you love Putler so much? I am sure Putler will
happily welcome you. Putler loves to rule idiots
like you.
Back in the USSR, the communist leaders called
the common people "useful idiots". It is exactly
the same in Putlerlandia in 2023.
So you fucking moron, sell your house if you
have one. Then fucking *MOVE* to Putlerlandia.
They love useful idiots there!!!
FUCK YOU, SIR!
br,
KK
On 1.9.2023 11.57, *skriptis wrote:
kal...@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) Wrote in message:
I am a couch potato.br,KK
Meanwhile
https://youtu.be/TKHK2Noqb_8?si=BqA3RqOABdgTDhNh
Now we know why are you so jealous.Putin chooses his practice partners carefully. Nobody is allowed to be
more than 2cm taller than he is. That would put the max height at around 160.
Lolski parushki.
*skriptis <skri...@post.t-com.hr> wrote:
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kal...@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) Wrote in message:
I am a couch potato.br,KK
Meanwhile
https://youtu.be/TKHK2Noqb_8?si=BqA3RqOABdgTDhNh
Now we know why are you so jealous.Jealous? Of what? I am not jealous at all, I
am very happy with my life.
Do you seriously share some idiot videos of
Putler? You fucking bastard!!!
it quite obvious you dream of being built like
and as trim as Putin,
but you love Krispy Kreme doughnuts too much
and then you blame Putin for that too!
On 31/08/2023 11:47 pm, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
Yama <yama212NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
How many times you bounce the ball before your serve?
Zero. I am too overweight to play tennis anymore.
br,
KK
Play doubles with a 20 something partner and say 'yours!' a lot.
I dribble the ball with my racket, but I do not bounce it.
.mikko
Amazing, any topic can truly turn toxic almost immediately =D
Amazing, any topic can truly turn toxic almost immediately =D
On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 10:45:15 AM UTC-7, Yama wrote:
Amazing, any topic can truly turn toxic almost immediately =DTrue, but you ain't seen nothin' yet :-
it quite obvious you dream of being built like and as trim as Putin, but you love Krispy Kreme doughnuts too much and then you blame Putin for that too!
My "sports" is just taking long walks. I have
run 3250 meters in a Cooper's Test where you
run for 12 minutes as fast as you can, but
my weight now being something like 105kg, it is
too risky to run at all. I am a couch potato.
Putin chooses his practice partners carefully. Nobody is allowed to be
more than 2cm taller than he is. That would put the max height at around
160.
Lolski parushki.
Kalevi Kolttonen kirjoitti 1.9.2023 klo 11:54:
My "sports" is just taking long walks. I have
run 3250 meters in a Cooper's Test where you
run for 12 minutes as fast as you can, but
my weight now being something like 105kg, it is
too risky to run at all. I am a couch potato.
105kg is really not too much for tennis (for Coopers test, it maybe is). Though, if you insist on playing at some level and no longer can, then I
can see why you wouldn't have motivation.
I have gained like 10kg over last five years, but I don't see myself too
fat for tennis. I'm probably worse player than I was 5 years ago, but I
was never very good to begin with, so I don't mind.
105kg is really not too much for tennis (for Coopers test, it maybe is). Though, if you insist on playing at some level and no longer can, then I
can see why you wouldn't have motivation.
I have gained like 10kg over last five years, but I don't
see myself too fat for tennis. I'm probably worse player
than I was 5 years ago, but I was never very good to
begin with, so I don't mind.
Yama <yama212NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:To be fair, chinese checkers is pretty demanding...
105kg is really not too much for tennis (for Coopers test, it maybe is).When I was young, I was pretty good but by no means
Though, if you insist on playing at some level and no longer can, then I
can see why you wouldn't have motivation.
a great player. I practiced way too much and ignored the
need for rest, because I was stupid and had no good
coaching.
Yes, it is true that I could never reach even that level
anymore. I used to be super fit, but now it is fucking useless
when you cannot move well at all. And as I said, I am not
competitive anymore.
I am sometimes asked to participate in board games, but
I will not do it simply because I don't care whether I
win or lose... It is totally pointless to play if your
attitude is like that.
I have gained like 10kg over last five years, but I don'tFine. Have fun.
see myself too fat for tennis. I'm probably worse player
than I was 5 years ago, but I was never very good to
begin with, so I don't mind.
br,
KK
Fine. Have fun.
How many times you bounce the ball before your serve? Are you 'no
bouncer' like Thomas Enqvist, or dozens of bounces a'la Djokovic, or
just a few like most players?
For me, it's always 1 bounce. No more, no less. Sometimes, if my service motion is somehow interrupted or I have to readjust my posture, I give
it another bounce, but never more than that.
On 8/31/2023 3:05 AM, Yama wrote:
How many times you bounce the ball before your serve? Are you 'no
bouncer' like Thomas Enqvist, or dozens of bounces a'la Djokovic, or
just a few like most players?
For me, it's always 1 bounce. No more, no less. Sometimes, if my
service motion is somehow interrupted or I have to readjust my
posture, I give it another bounce, but never more than that.
I never really counted but I would say about 3-4. Just enough time to
remind myself to focus totally on the toss at the beginning of my
serve. Then I lean back to serve. If I don't feel my position is
'right' then I may go back and do another bounce and then again lean
back to serve.
On 9/4/23 10:11 AM, Scall5 wrote:
On 8/31/2023 3:05 AM, Yama wrote:
How many times you bounce the ball before your serve? Are you 'no
bouncer' like Thomas Enqvist, or dozens of bounces a'la Djokovic, or
just a few like most players?
For me, it's always 1 bounce. No more, no less. Sometimes, if my
service motion is somehow interrupted or I have to readjust my
posture, I give it another bounce, but never more than that.
I never really counted but I would say about 3-4. Just enough time to
remind myself to focus totally on the toss at the beginning of my
serve. Then I lean back to serve. If I don't feel my position is
'right' then I may go back and do another bounce and then again lean
back to serve.
Here's a really odd habit that was a part of my service set-up.
I *never* looked at where the receiver was, where they stood, etc.once I stepped up to the baseline. Since I never varied my side-to-side
placement on the baseline more than about 2 feet, it did not matter to
my ultimate selection. I just decided where I was going to go with the
ball by the time I started the set-up.
No reason; superstition more than anything.
Hard to explain.
On 9/4/2023 12:29 PM, Sawfish wrote:
On 9/4/23 10:11 AM, Scall5 wrote:
On 8/31/2023 3:05 AM, Yama wrote:
How many times you bounce the ball before your serve? Are you 'no
bouncer' like Thomas Enqvist, or dozens of bounces a'la Djokovic,
or just a few like most players?
For me, it's always 1 bounce. No more, no less. Sometimes, if my
service motion is somehow interrupted or I have to readjust my
posture, I give it another bounce, but never more than that.
I never really counted but I would say about 3-4. Just enough time
to remind myself to focus totally on the toss at the beginning of my
serve. Then I lean back to serve. If I don't feel my position is
'right' then I may go back and do another bounce and then again lean
back to serve.
Here's a really odd habit that was a part of my service set-up.
I *never* looked at where the receiver was, where they stood,
etc.once I stepped up to the baseline. Since I never varied my
side-to-side placement on the baseline more than about 2 feet, it did
not matter to my ultimate selection. I just decided where I was going
to go with the ball by the time I started the set-up.
No reason; superstition more than anything.
Hard to explain.
I have played against other players who would do that. It was like
they were saying to themself, "what my opponent is doing will have no
effect on my serve".
Amazing, any topic can truly turn toxic almost immediately =D
Yama <yama21...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
105kg is really not too much for tennis (for Coopers test, it maybe is). Though, if you insist on playing at some level and no longer can, then I can see why you wouldn't have motivation.When I was young, I was pretty good but by no means
a great player. I practiced way too much and ignored the
need for rest, because I was stupid and had no good
coaching.
Yes, it is true that I could never reach even that level
anymore. I used to be super fit, but now it is fucking useless
when you cannot move well at all. And as I said, I am not
competitive anymore.
I am sometimes asked to participate in board games, but
I will not do it simply because I don't care whether I
win or lose... It is totally pointless to play if your
attitude is like that.
I have gained like 10kg over last five years, but I don'tFine. Have fun.
see myself too fat for tennis. I'm probably worse player
than I was 5 years ago, but I was never very good to
begin with, so I don't mind.
On 9/4/23 12:06 PM, Scall5 wrote:
On 9/4/2023 12:29 PM, Sawfish wrote:
On 9/4/23 10:11 AM, Scall5 wrote:
On 8/31/2023 3:05 AM, Yama wrote:
How many times you bounce the ball before your serve? Are you 'no
bouncer' like Thomas Enqvist, or dozens of bounces a'la Djokovic,
or just a few like most players?
For me, it's always 1 bounce. No more, no less. Sometimes, if my
service motion is somehow interrupted or I have to readjust my
posture, I give it another bounce, but never more than that.
I never really counted but I would say about 3-4. Just enough time
to remind myself to focus totally on the toss at the beginning of my
serve. Then I lean back to serve. If I don't feel my position is
'right' then I may go back and do another bounce and then again lean
back to serve.
Here's a really odd habit that was a part of my service set-up.
I *never* looked at where the receiver was, where they stood,
etc.once I stepped up to the baseline. Since I never varied my
side-to-side placement on the baseline more than about 2 feet, it did
not matter to my ultimate selection. I just decided where I was going
to go with the ball by the time I started the set-up.
No reason; superstition more than anything.
Hard to explain.
I have played against other players who would do that. It was like
they were saying to themself, "what my opponent is doing will have no effect on my serve".
YES!
That's *exactly* it! If I hit it well, it won't matter, they won't get
it back into play.
I was saying it to myself, to pump up confidence.
It's a sort of positive self-hypnosis, like when I used to tell myself
that I *liked* work. I knew I needed to do it to have a chance at my
personal goals, and to make it easier to stay the course, I simply told myself that I enjoyed it simply as an exercise in will power.
On Monday, 4 September 2023 at 20:21:02 UTC+1, Sawfish wrote:
On 9/4/23 12:06 PM, Scall5 wrote:don't you miss out on some cheap/easy points? sometimes the opponent stands far on one side or the other and it easy to hit an ace or unreturnable past them then.
On 9/4/2023 12:29 PM, Sawfish wrote:YES!
On 9/4/23 10:11 AM, Scall5 wrote:I have played against other players who would do that. It was like
On 8/31/2023 3:05 AM, Yama wrote:Here's a really odd habit that was a part of my service set-up.
How many times you bounce the ball before your serve? Are you 'noI never really counted but I would say about 3-4. Just enough time
bouncer' like Thomas Enqvist, or dozens of bounces a'la Djokovic,
or just a few like most players?
For me, it's always 1 bounce. No more, no less. Sometimes, if my
service motion is somehow interrupted or I have to readjust my
posture, I give it another bounce, but never more than that.
to remind myself to focus totally on the toss at the beginning of my >>>>> serve. Then I lean back to serve. If I don't feel my position is
'right' then I may go back and do another bounce and then again lean >>>>> back to serve.
I *never* looked at where the receiver was, where they stood,
etc.once I stepped up to the baseline. Since I never varied my
side-to-side placement on the baseline more than about 2 feet, it did
not matter to my ultimate selection. I just decided where I was going
to go with the ball by the time I started the set-up.
No reason; superstition more than anything.
Hard to explain.
they were saying to themself, "what my opponent is doing will have no
effect on my serve".
That's *exactly* it! If I hit it well, it won't matter, they won't get
it back into play.
I was saying it to myself, to pump up confidence.
It's a sort of positive self-hypnosis, like when I used to tell myself
that I *liked* work. I knew I needed to do it to have a chance at my
personal goals, and to make it easier to stay the course, I simply told
myself that I enjoyed it simply as an exercise in will power.
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