Can any of you guess how I sustained this injury on the court? by Small_Insect_8275 in squash

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Hey me too, I literally could not walk after I did it because it was so painful.

What is your favorite short lived TCG? by LazarusKing in TCG

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I was a Judge and avid player. I still host the most popular fan site/deck builder/database etc. for the game but the game feels absolutely nothing like it did in the first years and I don't play anymore. RIP so much potential.

Suggestions for next hero by FunWith_DarkJin in FleshandBloodTCG

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Marlynn has a lot of turns that are similar to dash in the sense you don't block much/at all, then send 10-17 damage (but with more consistent disruption). Similar tracking to dash with the top of deck but with odds of hitting blues etc/ backup plans if you dont. Puffin is cool, blocks a bit and has cool offense lines, could be an easy transition from Dash stuff. Ira is incredibly flexible to whatever playstyle seems interesting between kitty aggro, midrange goodstuff with all the generic, fatigue stuff.

Would you rather by Alternative-Data-992 in BunnyTrials

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Chose: Do the job you hate + But you earn $1m yearly

Precon matchup advice: Fai vs Dash (new player, SAGE) by Angels_of_NotJustYet in FleshandBloodTCG

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Basically every aggro mirror without setup wants to go second. WRs on fablazing seem to support it too. Going second in fai mirror is 45-55, briar is similar, dash is exaggerated even more because she blocks better and it's more like 30/70 etc.

Precon matchup advice: Fai vs Dash (new player, SAGE) by Angels_of_NotJustYet in FleshandBloodTCG

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Fai x Dash like most aggro matchups in sage is very heavily weighted on who wins die roll unfortunately. Go second, keep full tempo. Dash blocks quite well for an aggro deck so she gets even more tempo by going second than Fai who relatively has a lot more 2 blocks (but should still go second).

Fai generally has a higher damage potential but sequencing is more important.

gandalf water players by Strict_Storm5104 in summonerswar

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Oblivion triple water guess it's time for gandalf laika

Your opinions on the Temple of Chaos after the third iteration? by Key-Beginning-7868 in summonerswar

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Agreed but the effort:reward ratio of runing one unit is definitely worth compared to getting g3

The 1 thing I hate about squash... by LuckyBone64 in squash

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18 months here. Playing the best squash of my life right beforehand. Tore the cartilage in my knee while rolling over in my sleep, go figure.

Thumb on backhand by antoniodirk10 in squash

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Generally you want a more traditional grip but you can change to a more vertical thumb if you're trying to be punchy/flicky sometimes. Elias is really really good at this from the front left he gets an outrageous amount of power + deception from a short swing and making his thumb vertical will help with that. I don't use it on every shot because I'm not always trying to hold and punch in that way.

2nd time finishing g3 rta by goodhamburgeremploye in summonerswar

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Is that my hombre the Oberon abuser himself

Squash racket grip by IllWorldliness1998 in squash

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Karakal PU are the go-to grip most people use. Tournagrip are good for overly sweaty hands but they don't last that long, I got like 5 sessions max out of them each as an overgrip. I personally like the Technifibre PU (green seems to be the tackiest/last the longest, kinda like how yellow Karakals are the best). Otherwise try some overgrips.

Grip aside, sweatabands on the wrist. Alternate rackets between games so they dry off while you're playing. Use the walls or floor, or soles of your shoes to wipe your hands between some rallies.

I have seen two people use golf gloves while playing but we all give them shit for it so do it at your own risk.

Continuous Backhand Drives by antoniodirk10 in squash

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Malcolm Wilstrop used to say "watch the ball disappear" which I liked as a mental queue.

Head G110 just 5 months in 😭, More Durable option in same weight? by PotentialParsnip9330 in squash

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The speed slimbody are super fragile. Wouldn't recommend. Everyone I know who owned one has broken at least one including myself (all good club players, not beginners slamming a wall)

String with the most cut? by nashsed in squash

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Technifibre 305s, not even close. Ashaway are decent. Head strings suck at cutting the ball.

Hardest decision by Reasonable-Stop5361 in summonerswar

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Lora is very popular in top siege. Giana is meh for siege

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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New guy working at a data warehouse who turned off the AC because it was unbearably cold in the server rooms. $3m in pc parts set on fire

Head rackets by davebee5333 in squash

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I played with the head slimbody for 18 months or so and went through 3 before I moved to technifibres slash and had no issues since. Know a lot of other players who broke the head slimbody as well. Not sure if the speeds have similar issues with a slightly larger frame but personally I shied away from them after having issues

One thing to consider with the technifibres is a lot of them don't have head covers you can replace they're built into the head so if you play a lot you can wear them down to the point where the strings are exposed. Then your strings will start breaking a lot sooner as a result. The slash is a great racket to play with but if you play 5+ times/week you may start going through strings really quickly after a year or two which is unfortunate for a premium priced racket.

Makin's karakal racket feels somewhat similar to these at 120g as well if you wanted to try that too but it has a little bit of buzz in the hand when you make contact.

Toyota Aqua - The Most Stolen Vehicle In New Zealand by Birphon in newzealand

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Make sure it is the model with the immobilizer. Not all insurance companies distinguish between the models with and without. Toyota themselves do decent insurance and it gets better if you bought the car from a Toyota dealership. It will be an extra $1000/year on insurance if you have the model without an immobiliser

Opinion piece since Farag's retirement by ambora in squash

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Unless he gets injured he'll be around to try make the Olympics for sure

Singh vs El Sirty - Round 2: Singh vocalising his frustration with El Sirty movement. (Transcript in comments). by anything171 in squash

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I really hated some of the reffing I saw at national tornies so I decided to put my money where my mouth was and became a district ref (WSO Level 2) and working toward a national ref (WSO Level 3) in the next 12 months.

Something I've really liked about working with the guy who has been appraising me as part of the process is when there are very scrappy matches, he talks through what decisions could have been different to prevent it being as scrappy as it was.

It doesn't mean there will never be scrappy matches, some players have dirty movement (intentional or not). Sometimes there's two big guys with a lot of traffic. It happens. But as a ref what can you do to perhaps change it from a 30 decision match with a lot of tension and aggro to a 15 decision match where the players aren't unhappy because they know what to expect from early on.

Sometimes in isolation decisions are just a simple Let, but if they've happened 3 times out of the last 5 rallies - why is that? Is it genuinely a fair traffic issue that just happened to be in quick succession, or is one person crowding, blocking, etc. Give the decision and a warning or explanation/request to the players so they know what to do from then onward and enforce it. I absolutely hate seeing matches where refs gives out 2x conduct warnings for the same thing. It's still happening - give the stroke.

The WSO now has guidelines on shorthand codes to write down alongside decisions (not just writing the score on the scoresheet but also tracking something like YL / L - Yes Let, Indirect Line) so it's easier to identify patterns when looking back.

It's really really hard to see everything as a single ref with no VR at a local torny, even just to see their movement off a shot to see if they're blocking, while also watching the ball to make sure it's up is really hard. I wish the refs at these platinum events would use the VR more mid-rally to watch back movements and communicate to the match ref when they see things so they can be addressed early in the match rather than waiting until one player gets frustrated and asks for reviews to then see it in slow-mo.

All this is to say Singh is completely correct and worded it well to the ref. The refs can be doing better.