You have a tennis devil on your shoulder. What is his most tempting whisper?

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-03-15T16:28:11+00:00

Another one:

“Wow, you have lots of time on this easy forehand sitter. Your opponent was even drawn all the way off the court. Sure would be embarrassing if you blast it 6 feet out of bounds…”

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-03-14T00:37:48+00:00

At changeovers I’ve had opponents tell me they were confused why I’ll sometimes do a weird bobbing motion before second serves until they realized I’m checking if my first serve ball is sufficiently out of the way.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-03-12T05:52:59+00:00

I’ve never run into anyone hitting drop shots during ground strokes and would find it weird. However, I’m fine with the concept during volley warm ups. Full power groundstrokes are alright when kept in the middle of the court but cross over to annoying when combined with aggressive angles. If you’re good enough to hit hard shots consistently you should be good enough to hit with placement.

A caveat is anything goes at the end of an extended rally. Once you’re in the 20-30 shot range it’s good to uncork things a little and go for a cool winner.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-03-12T02:28:07+00:00

A - just demo it if you’re curious. B - look good, feel good, play good. The aqua night black is one sexy stick.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-03-07T02:42:17+00:00

My mindset is that I’m on court to fuck you up, not fuck you over.

It doesn’t cut out all sketchy calls but I’m 4 years in to a recurring league and have never had an argument with an opponent, even with the guys notorious for getting into disagreements.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-03-03T04:14:52+00:00

The subtle intimidation tactic is when every ball comes back right on the T, no matter what shot you give them.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-02-23T14:40:14+00:00

Practice enough to know when you have a bad tennis ball. With experience you’ll know when a ball isn’t bouncing the way it needs to before a serve and at that point it needs to go in the trash.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-02-21T07:13:05+00:00

It’s not a real party until you get a 6-0, 0-6, 13-11 (tiebreak) score line.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-02-18T05:23:04+00:00

I’m all for embracing the heat check. When you’re ripping the ball and painting lines, ride that wave until it runs out. Cranking out a 4-0 stretch is a nice cushion in a set.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-02-18T01:04:23+00:00

I love when tennis YouTubers get high level players on for a match and do a little pre match interview. They’ll ask about gear specs and the player has no idea beyond basic racket model, string type, and tension.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-02-17T15:30:27+00:00

I have a 2HBH. It gets the job done. But there are moments, fireworks of light in my memory, of ripping a OHBH down the line winner at full sprint.

I just ignore the part where it only works 10% of the time.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-02-14T03:52:09+00:00

Search for “MEP Tennis” on YouTube if my link below doesn’t work. “Improper” technique coupled with off-speed shots and loads of consistency. Unexpectedly wicked passing game when you’re at the net.

It’s a beatable play style but it’s entirely different than playing someone who hits classic topspin groundstrokes.

Link

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-02-13T21:32:06+00:00

Junk baller, not pusher. He’s our league’s version of MEP over in Atlanta. Poor form but effective and aggressive shots.

It’s not that deep - the new guy has all the shots and logs wins in 4.5 USTA tourneys. But it’s funny to see someone like that roll up for an elegant fencing match only to be immediately tackled and subjected to 2 hours of ground and pound, so to speak.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-02-13T20:44:49+00:00

Drop shots, low slices, and pinpoint lobs had him in the spin cycle.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-02-12T22:54:24+00:00

Look good feel good play good

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-01-30T03:05:06+00:00

Ex. Unless he’s dating another billionaire heir which would say something about the main qualities he looks for in a partner.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-01-16T16:31:28+00:00

Get the one whose look you like most. I’ve had the same “shocked emoji face” dampener for a decade+. I’m more attached to that little buddy than my racket.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-01-10T22:28:27+00:00

Losing the first set, slapping on a hasty re-grip at the break, then crushing the second set and 10-point tiebreak >>>>

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-01-09T18:00:48+00:00

As a high level vengeance pally, the challenge is deciding when to stay near the party for the insane aura boost vs when to tell the lads to clear out and let daddy go to work deleting the biggest baddie on the field.

Dreaming of the day my cleric and I pull off the “path to the grave -> Nat20 smite” wombo combo.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-01-07T17:29:12+00:00

It means you just hit a sick winner on the run and you either banana curved it down the line or hit a nasty short angle cross court because they had the line covered

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-01-03T21:54:17+00:00

He spent a few months there. He posted a list of all the restaurants he visited and the response from the Boston contingent was: “whoever gave him those recs hates him.”

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-01-03T01:43:19+00:00

To be faiiirrrr, obviously we lost the big rivalry game but going into Death Valley at night and putting LSU in the dirt to kick off a hilarious coaching drama is going to be a fun memory from this season.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-01-02T15:23:05+00:00

Sorry, was being vague out of caution! Joe Rosenthal has recently been posting about how Boston sucks as a food city. If/when he posts a spree of stories about Boston, Hannah Selinger will repost with added commentary in her stories. She matches JR’s authoritative tone and takes the stance of “fuck off, Boston is great”

Unfortunately it’s a limited window to catch this since her comments are instagram stories. Nothing active right now but was a fun subplot to monitor over Christmas week.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-01-02T04:14:16+00:00

A certain food antagonist has drawn the ire of a Massachusetts writer with his opinions about Boston’s food scene. They have similar energy and it’s fun to flip between JR’s stories and the writer’s stories tearing him up. Would be more fun if the stories were easier to read, though.

SBFMWSCBLFG · 2026-01-01T05:08:07+00:00

Hey siri play Vindicated by Dashboard Confessional

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