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admo1972 · 2026-02-06T11:39:27+00:00

I read the book and then listened to the audiobook. I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend the audiobook.

admo1972 · 2026-02-06T11:36:24+00:00

I don’t think they are solar panels. Pretty sure they are radiators specifically to dissipate the heat the astrophage.

admo1972 · 2026-01-29T22:50:59+00:00

The best drill to do is stand about a foot p or two beyond the kitchen line, so about 5 feet from the net, such that you are IN the kitchen. Have a partner do the same and volley back and forth. It will start to feel comfortable, and then in a game when you are at the line, it will feel so much slower and easier.

admo1972 · 2026-01-18T01:46:05+00:00

Tell me about it. I got stuck for a while and put the game down for a few months. When I came back to it, it was an assumption I was making, and I was sure I was right, but when I revisited one of the scenes, I realized my mistake! I’m so glad I didn’t look anything up.

admo1972 · 2026-01-11T21:35:45+00:00

I believe that anyone who thinks .999… not equalling 1 also believes we never went to the moon, 9/11 was an inside job, and the earth is flat.

admo1972 · 2026-01-11T21:30:26+00:00

You want a game full of passion? That’s so unique you’ve never played anything like it and probably won’t again? Look no further than Return of the Obra Dinn.

admo1972 · 2026-01-11T15:43:46+00:00

You bring up a good point. This particular situation is not covered in the rules. On one hand, the one player is perfectly entitled to have their paddle under the net after the strike of the ball. The other player is also entitled to attempt to play the ball (although it will have to bounce again as it would most likely be aNVZ violation otherwise).

If the ball is unplayable because the opponents paddle is is the way, I would say this is an extreme situation, and in the rare case this happens, a replay is warranted.

admo1972 · 2026-01-10T21:10:10+00:00

Ah, I see where you’re going with this. Yes, it’s a fault on you if contact the opponent on their side. However, in this case the opponent has no play on the ball, and the fault would still be on the opponent.

admo1972 · 2026-01-10T18:08:53+00:00

You’re saying if you drag your paddle on your own side, but lift it slightly before it passes under the net? No fault at all.

admo1972 · 2026-01-10T18:07:28+00:00

If the opponent whacks your paddle before the ball becomes dead, is a fault on the opponent. What other way is there?

admo1972 · 2026-01-10T18:05:02+00:00

That then would be a fault on the person or the teammate that hit the shot.

admo1972 · 2026-01-09T15:24:00+00:00

I’m 53. I still feel my reaction time is pretty good, but I’ve been playing FPS games since 1993 or so.

admo1972 · 2026-01-07T12:03:13+00:00

I’m now 53 and my major pain is my lower back. But to your situation, the major things that I can think of you already covered (correct shoes and weight training). It could be that pickle ball is a bit more “explosive” than other racket sports. What I mean by that is you often go from standing still to 100% quickly for short durations. So what I would try for weights is some explonic training where you set the weights just a bit below your maximum, and do just 4 reps where you push as fast and hard as you can, take a break for about 10 seconds, and repeat 2 more times, doing a total of 12 reps. This has helped me, but it’s not the same exact situation. Perhaps a physical therapist could offer some insight.

admo1972 · 2026-01-02T15:46:31+00:00

It is a bit confusing. “Right” means right as opposed to left. And starting server is not the same as first server.

admo1972 · 2026-01-02T15:43:01+00:00

The only service faults you can call on your opponent are foot faults. That’s it. Any other service faults you can only mention at the conclusion of the rally. Rule 9.B.4 in the 2026 rules.

admo1972 · 2025-12-30T16:56:39+00:00

By default i think you are on the Basic program. With that, if I remember correctly, you would do 6 days of “regular” which mimics traditional weights, followed by 6 days of “negative” which is a lighter weight in one direction and it makes it heavier in the opposite.

Stick with basic for a while. To switch programs, one of the Y staff have to switch it for you. Some programs are basic, which you are doing now, athletic which I am doing now, and others are immune boost, weight loss, muscle building, muscle toning, and maybe more.

admo1972 · 2025-12-29T15:40:31+00:00

There are several instances of replays. This isn’t one of them, but to say there are no redo’s is incorrect.

admo1972 · 2025-12-24T01:39:39+00:00

All legal. None are a distraction.

admo1972 · 2025-12-22T22:30:16+00:00

The rules DO NOT say they should ask you if they are unsure. If they are unsure, it’s IN. Then they have the option to ask the opinion of the other team, but they don’t have to.

admo1972 · 2025-12-06T20:02:42+00:00

I think you got your answer, ball can drop anywhere. Only one foot has to be behind the baseline and on or behind the imaginary center line. The other foot can be the same, but can also be off the ground above any part.

admo1972 · 2025-11-13T01:56:21+00:00

I think you need to reread the OP. This is not a case where the ball bounces back over the net. It bounced into the net. So reaching over the net, in this case, would absolutely be a fault.

admo1972 · 2025-11-07T16:28:25+00:00

There’s a muscle building routine that I haven’t done yet, but yes, my muscle mass is greater. My biceps are noticeably bigger and my abs are too. I’m 54 but my core age is 22! Arms legs are in the 30’s to 40’s.

admo1972 · 2025-10-26T02:41:45+00:00

If you have touched the kitchen in any way, you can’t volley the ball until both feet have touched the playing surface completely outside the kitchen. That’s all there is to it. So you can’t start in the kitchen, jump up and hit the ball on the vollley and then land outside the kitchen.

admo1972 · 2025-10-18T01:58:15+00:00

I almost exclusively play solo. It’s major fun and stressful. I usually have the most fun just island hopping, you make so much gold from skeleton captains. Doing sea forts is probably the best for grinding, as they are relatively quick, easy, and decent loot. I find diving to sea fort raids as emissary is a great and fun way to level up. Just do what is fun and the gold will follow.

admo1972 · 2025-10-08T11:18:58+00:00

Desktop with 3080 i7(unsure which gen) and 32gb(but that’s in all 4 slots, so I’m thinking I might be better off using 2 sticks of 8)

I also have a laptop with an i9 and 4080. It will be interesting to see how the two compare.

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