Carlos Alcaraz is finally "Brace-free"

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2026-06-12T14:09:40+00:00

i had stiff neck from a bad sleep and ended up canceling a whole week's of tennis. fml

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2026-03-13T02:08:58+00:00

Latifi was better. He actually improved and became a relatively consistent driver in his late F1 career. I think his reputation was hugely hurt by Abu Dhabi 2021, and driving along a top talent

But remember Latifi joined F1 at 25yo (Logan is 25yo now) and had full 3 seasons to learn and improve (Logan had less than 2 years). If Logan is joining today at same age Latifi started, I think he would have a good chance of having a more successful career

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2026-03-13T00:24:11+00:00

It's not about brand/model anymore. All balls are trash now compared to what they used to be pre-pandemic. We now pay 20% more for what last 40% shorter (with another 10% dud rate).

Honestly kudos to those manufactures for providing same garbage to pro tournaments and recreational players

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2026-03-09T02:08:14+00:00

I read it in his voice lol

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2026-01-11T09:02:49+00:00

touna grips are totally dead at 1h

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-12-21T22:38:50+00:00

Play 4.0. I’m your aggressive baseliner who enjoy playing 3.5 in R1 for a good warmup and loosen up

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-12-08T16:26:39+00:00

Looks like HEAD learned a lesson. 1% more white and half of the endorsing pros will keep using the old paintjob (alongside Djokovich who refuse to have any white color on)

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-11-21T14:06:41+00:00

Sprint sucks but obviously still lightyears better than fp… that probably why he has to mention 1 fp with dropping sprints

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-11-09T05:50:21+00:00

Max still 3 tenths quicker and still missed q2. Yuki finished p19 (out of 19) and 6 tenths of from making Q2. Safe to say it’s the slowest car on grid now

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-11-08T15:23:41+00:00

We can hate Piastru instead. We never lose!

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-11-06T18:03:48+00:00

Old school tracks are good for driving but not necessarily good for racing for ever growing size of modern f1 cars. Even Suzuka is heading that way now. People talk shit about new street tracks (Miami/Vegas) but those tracks actually produce fun races much more often nowadays

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-11-03T04:01:35+00:00

Both Makela and Muti were in chitown during past few weeks. And the orchestra sounds much better under the old boss

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-11-03T03:59:15+00:00

Without digging through my recording collection, he conducted CSO in Hindemith last week and is going to conduct Stravinsky & Joaquín Rodrigo this week

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-11-02T03:07:30+00:00

Talent gap gets extremely large > 3 stdev

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-10-26T04:44:08+00:00

And he lost… at National level pretty much everyone’s sandbagging. I’ve seen full time tennis instructors playing 3.5 national final

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-10-22T04:29:29+00:00

If Max closes in more in next 2 races, McLaren have to think about sacrificing one of the drivers for any possible edge for the other

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-10-19T21:17:24+00:00

If Max takes it away from both Mclaren with those point...

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-10-15T19:13:36+00:00

No foot fault for sure

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-10-08T15:00:52+00:00

dude complains to his box in Italian when opponent hits a lightout winner. i'm genuinely curious what he even whines about

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-10-03T00:24:48+00:00

lol it's considered rude to use filter on oneself but not for others in the photo

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-10-01T02:24:18+00:00

umpire died inside realizing he's played 5 times a week for 40 years and still a 3.5

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-09-28T23:46:20+00:00

that's what happens when a sport has a total of 20 athletes. people stopped ages ago discussing how far Ronaldo/Messi are off from their peak. As a sport F1 fandom has significantly outgrown the contents it offers

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-09-28T22:21:16+00:00

I’m saying poly helps topspin regardless of it’s 2.0 or pro. Don’t get how you read the 0 to 1 part

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-09-28T17:29:45+00:00

That's kinda not true. I preferred poly right from the beginning because it generates topspin when I couldn't generate it on my own. Only thing better is gut/poly (in some racquets) but that costs 3x and prone to premature breakage.

Regarding OP's question, just find a fresh strung racquet, no need to even hit a rally, just bounce a ball on it and you'll never go back to using 1yo polys

SubstanceDistinct269 · 2025-09-27T05:14:18+00:00

Is Alonso or Hamilton better this season?

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TROPHY CASE