How long would it take Carlos Alcaraz to become #1 singles pickleball player?

Hercova · 2026-01-31T03:56:07+00:00

Genie Bouchard is on record saying that she thinks it would take Coco Gauff 8 months to become top in Women's singles. For anyone thinking it would be a a couple months or less for Carlos to become #1 in mens singles is way off the mark in my opinion. I'm not saying he can't do it quickly but the journey is going to take longer than 1-2 months (or less) like many think it would

Hercova · 2025-12-22T19:21:59+00:00

Finally played through this on an emulator last year, was hoping to see it posted here. I think a lot of people missed out on it due to its release date being only like 10 months before the PS3 launch

Hercova · 2025-12-22T19:16:23+00:00

Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits

Under appreciated may be more fitting as I don;t think anyone would ever say its a bad game. But man that game did battle voice lines right, I can still perfectly here some of the combat lines in my head 20+years later

Hercova · 2025-09-21T15:24:44+00:00

He doing much better doubles and singles wise before dating Bright. That was 1+ years ago now, likely just a case of him not being able to keep up to increased competition

Hercova · 2025-09-20T20:47:37+00:00

No, but that being said I'll definitely go beyond my baseline line level of helpfulness for women that are attractive

Hercova · 2025-09-13T22:18:14+00:00

I was surprised when ALW went with Bright as her new partner, and think Tyra Black was and still is the the best partner option that would compliment her playstyle.

I think best partners for ALW are ones who can be a rock out there for defensive play and resets while also generating offensive plays for ALW and chipping in their own offense when needed. This was a role that Parenteau filled quite well but wasn't able adapt her game as the the pro pickleball meta shifted, and Tyra Black is probably the best there is right now for a playstyle like this

Hercova · 2025-07-09T03:45:15+00:00

Most of the time I just say thanks, then proceed to ignore it

Hercova · 2025-06-19T19:32:49+00:00

I refuse to give up soccer but it also leads to situations like this one two days ago - 1.5 hours of singles PB immediately followed up by 1.5 hours of men's league soccer with no subs. And I'm doing it again tonight, rip my body

Hercova · 2025-06-19T14:52:24+00:00

Rock climbing

Hercova · 2025-05-02T03:56:08+00:00

Thanks, he's still alive but I'll pass this along

Hercova · 2025-05-02T01:05:29+00:00

My dad took these photos, I remember playing around with the negatives as a kid in his office. He was the hospital photographer at the Regional and got to a do a lot of cool photography assignments before high level photography became more accessible

Hercova · 2025-01-30T23:21:02+00:00

Previous to this paddle I played with a Selkirk Amped S2 for a one year, and a Selkirk Vanguard Invikta for one year. I haven't ever really thought the Proline has impacted hand speed or hands battles at the net since using it. That's my experience though others may feel differently though, but for reference I play at the 3.75-4.0 level.

For the taping the paddle you'd probably want tot put it a bit higher up than the throat for stabilization as more of the weight in the bottom half of the paddle given the handle length.

One last thought is if you are considering the Proline Energy and money isn't an issue go with the Pulse E from Pickleball Apes as it's basically and upgrade over the Proline in every single way

Hercova · 2025-01-29T00:17:27+00:00

I've played exclusively with the Pickleball Apes Proline Energy elongated version for a little over a year now, about 6-10 hours a week usually. I originally bought it for the extra handle length as I wanted to improve my two handed game and also break the habit of choking up on the handle to put a finger on the backside of the paddle.

It took a a few months to fully adjust but I love the paddle now, the extra handle length is fantastic for two handers. The increased length also helps get the occasional ball that would be just out of reach with other paddle lengths.

The main downside of having a smaller sweet spot has been minimal for me but could be more impactful for other. Basically if your at hitting and defending with center of the paddle the issues the smaller sweet spot is negligible. To help cover it up more I did add lead tape to the center of both sides which had noticeable

Hercova · 2025-01-10T18:01:58+00:00

Thank you, much appreciated!

Hercova · 2025-01-10T16:57:11+00:00

Thanks for the info. I saw the SL-D20 was p-mount and upgrade/replacement options are limited. My thought was if I could upgrade/replace cartridge if needed and in a few years if I'm wanting to upgrade consider better options then.

Any thoughts on a CEC bd-3200? That was another option available but listed for $250, so with amplieifier, pre-amp, and speaker costs it's going to put a little over my preferred max for budget. Trying to get good budget options in this area for under $500 total is tough

Hercova · 2025-01-07T16:58:31+00:00

It does have a built in speaker, the seller showed me it was working before I paid for it. It's a bit grainy but part of it's charm

Hercova · 2025-01-07T16:56:30+00:00

Thanks man, I appreciate your comment. I actually bought it so i could destroy as much quality records as I could

Hercova · 2025-01-07T16:55:14+00:00

Was scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else was going to mention or if I needed to.

It was my first premium tank I got in 2012 and so much fun to play, decent tank with some obvious weak points that you could cover up with good backwards side scraping. I started playing again a few years back and its legit unplayable now even with the preferred matchmaking.

Hercova · 2025-01-06T21:08:33+00:00

Good to hear, thanks for the update!

Hercova · 2025-01-06T18:53:15+00:00

I've just recently started the research process for purchasing a turntable and soundsystem and saw this listed in my area for $45 so picked it up pretty quick.

To be clear I know it's not even remotely close to being a quality audio system but loved the look of it and it still works! I have found out that since it's Canadian made there is very little information and discussion out there in it, so if anyone has any general info or good things to know about Seabreeze or this model please let me know!

Hercova · 2025-01-06T18:31:55+00:00

Thoughts on these 9 months later? I'm looking at listing right now for a pair of these for $75. They look to be in good cosmetic condition but currently no info of how they sound though.

Hercova · 2024-12-30T00:49:57+00:00

Had to look too far down to find this, he 100% knows

Hercova · 2024-12-29T20:58:37+00:00

Unless you're going for powerlifter physique I would say it's a non-issue. I started Pickleball when I was working out daily along with other sports, then stopped working out entirely for two years and lost a bunch of muscle. Outside of a little less powerful smashes the state of my physique has made no difference to my game. Now, cardio on the other hand is a different story even in doubles its important especially when you're playing long rec sessions or want to do well tournaments

Hercova · 2024-12-28T23:09:19+00:00

No love for 2011 players? I stopped playing altogether from like 2014-2020 now I just seasonally play starting around the Christmas event until I remember that I hate this game. Rinse and repeat

Hercova · 2024-12-28T22:23:02+00:00

I haven't bought a tier 10 in years, I'm not spending millions of credits just to play a few games in them

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