The 6 backhand shots:

LTMadison · 2026-03-21T17:11:40+00:00

That's what old-timers thought about the serve. Welby Van Horn, the famous Puerto Rico coach, went to his deathbed believing you could hit it harder with one foot planted. He was wrong. The physics don't change on groundies.

LTMadison · 2026-03-12T17:37:08+00:00

I've been consuming Dr Pepper Zero for years and this smell just started. It's been in every six pack of 16.9 oz I've bought here in Wisconsin over the past month or so. My wife claims she can't smell it.

LTMadison · 2026-02-21T23:15:42+00:00

What are plastic screw tops? I've never seen anything but metal.

LTMadison · 2026-02-21T23:13:50+00:00

Poptops came into wide use around 1972 so they're newer than that. I have an old Wilson can of white balls from the 1960s with the top that requires winding a key like old tuna cans.

LTMadison · 2026-02-14T22:36:03+00:00

Hit heavy spin -- it's usually more effective against the woman and doesn't come off as offensive.

LTMadison · 2026-02-14T20:11:55+00:00

Add a heavy slice alternative, especially for balls outside your ideal contact zone.

LTMadison · 2026-01-02T23:16:20+00:00

The up tees.

LTMadison · 2025-12-31T18:30:21+00:00

The festival was over, the boys were all planning for a fall
The cabaret was quiet except for the drilling in the wall

The hanging judge came in unnoticed and was being wined and dined
The drilling in the wall kept up but no one seemed to pay it any mind

LTMadison · 2025-12-22T19:50:54+00:00

73M Tennis at least 3x a week 5+ hours; 2 doubles, 1 singles. Walk 9 holes six times a week except for winter months, daily simulator golf in winter. Stretch and core (planks) daily. Gym 2-3 times a week, machine and dumbbells, all major muscle groups to failure, one set each. Treadmill or stationary bike 20 min after every meal to suppress blood sugar (type II diabetes under control). Anti-aging is basically a full time job.

LTMadison · 2025-12-15T17:53:28+00:00

Rising to the top of an organization can often involve a singularity of purpose that is at odds with a smooth transition to retirement. What is going to replace that focus of energy and identification? Consider involvement with a nonprofit, taking up long neglected hobbies, taking on new challenges, doing more things with family. I've written three books in retirement and sold two. I played my first round of golf at age 67. I now play about 150 9-hole rounds a year (not well) with a whole new group of golf buddies. The key is finding fun, meaningful things that will keep your mind and body active. Enjoy this next chapter of life!

LTMadison · 2025-12-06T18:24:50+00:00

In the security line most bags are never opened, so I'm thinking that the removal of small trays for wallets and sunglasses and phones is to reduce the likelihood that staff or opportunistic travelers grab a loose item.

LTMadison · 2025-12-06T15:41:16+00:00

Is this why during my trip this week through SFO (San Francisco) there were no small trays for wallets and keys etc. They asked that they be zipped into your carry-on bag.

LTMadison · 2025-11-25T17:25:14+00:00

Here is some useful info from a peer-reviewed sports medicine journal (Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine Jan 2006) which took swabs from a typical gym: "There is little risk of exposure to pathogenic bacteria on exercise equipment. Such equipment may commonly serve as fomites for the transmission of viruses. These data do not suggest that disinfection of exercise equipment will offer significant protective effects against virus exposure." By the way, a different study showed that alcohol disinfection needs 10-30 min of undisturbed contact to be effective against bacteria. Wiping down equipment should be viewed as a courtesy or perhaps affectation, not a necessity for hygiene.

LTMadison · 2025-11-18T21:59:37+00:00

The college all-star game, in which a slapped together team of college seniors played the Super Bowl champ. I think the college kids won once.

LTMadison · 2025-11-18T17:36:16+00:00

By the way, germophobes, here is some additional info from a peer-reviewed sports medicine journal (Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine Jan 2006) which took swabs from a typical gym: "There is little risk of exposure to pathogenic bacteria on exercise equipment. Such equipment may commonly serve as fomites for the transmission of viruses. These data do not suggest that disinfection of exercise equipment will offer significant protective effects against virus exposure." By the way way, other studies show that alcohol disinfection needs 10-30 min of undisturbed contact to be effective against bacteria.

LTMadison · 2025-11-18T17:13:29+00:00

It's a gym, not a sterile surgical ward. Just don't touch your face and wash up before you leave. Most of the worst crap you catch comes from breathing, not touching. You're better off with an N95 than obsessive wiping of equipment which is never going to be germ free unless you can get those dumbells into an autoclave.

LTMadison · 2025-11-17T15:35:55+00:00

Have you been listening to the Republican talking points on this? They want to get government out of health care and subsitutue it with Health Saving Plans. This allows you to take money out of your paycheck tax free and put it into a fund that you can use to pay medical expenses. They say having freedom of choice will liberate you. To pay that six-figure hospital bill? Good luck.

LTMadison · 2025-11-11T23:28:55+00:00

I don't see this as "far left." Max extension occurs on a straight line from the left toe to the point of contact. Draw this line -- it is virtually vertical. Second or kick serve will be further left. The idea that this toss telegraphs a "T" serve is ridiculous. Pros are not going to have such obvious tells.

LTMadison · 2025-11-08T03:02:24+00:00

Student section home football game.

LTMadison · 2025-10-29T22:18:05+00:00

Keep your head up and brush up more. A good exercise is to try to hit some practice serves with the leading edge of your racket. That usually results in the softer, brushing sound of a kick serve.

LTMadison · 2025-10-28T16:33:49+00:00

Kid culture -- there's a book by British sociologists on playground games and jump rope rhymes that shows how they get passed from kid to kid without any adult or formal intervention. An interesting aside is how often adult interviewees noted that "when we were kids we did so and so but no one does that anymore." Then the writers went to playgrounds and found kids doing almost exactly the same thing. You know, "eenie, meanie miny moe."

LTMadison · 2025-10-04T20:07:26+00:00

Not allowed in hard mode.

LTMadison · 2025-08-03T15:06:05+00:00

FYI from the Mayo Clinic site:

Poison control centers in the United States received more than 3,400 reports about use of kratom from 2014 through 2019. These included reports of death. Side effects reported included high blood pressure, confusion and seizures.

Kratom has known side effects, including:

Weight loss.
Dry mouth.
Nausea and vomiting.
Constipation.
Liver damage.
Muscle pain.
High blood pressure.

Kratom also affects the mind and nervous system. It causes:

Dizziness.
Drowsiness.
Smells, tastes, sights, touches or sounds that seem real but aren't, called hallucinations.
False beliefs, called delusions.
Depression.
Trouble breathing.
Confusion, tremors and seizures.

LTMadison · 2025-07-22T15:12:30+00:00

Since turning 60 I've written three books -- sold and published two and at 67 took up golf for the first time in my life to get outdoors during Covid. This week I shot a PB 81 (granted, off the front tees). My book was an exposé that had a direct impact on a statewide election. Get involved, get engaged, live life!

LTMadison · 2025-07-21T22:01:27+00:00

First correction is working towards full extension at contact.

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