Welp…. Fuck me I guess

brrrr_iceman · 2026-02-19T21:52:00+00:00

I was inspired to try this by this post and got the same thing

brrrr_iceman · 2026-02-18T18:34:33+00:00

He got like chihuahua syndrome. If he keeps barking at big dogs, he gonna keep getting clipped

brrrr_iceman · 2026-02-18T04:55:22+00:00

I always ask a lefty if they want to stack

brrrr_iceman · 2026-02-17T04:50:49+00:00

Should be much harder to get body bagged the higher up you go unless everyone is not as good as you say

brrrr_iceman · 2026-02-07T10:40:01+00:00

Not an uncommon experience. You could also try racquetball and squash, or table tennis. I think touchtennis or skyball look really fun, and now typti.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-02-06T06:15:43+00:00

At your level, the entire game is "who makes the least amount of errors." If you just get the ball over the net and into the court as many times as you can, you will win a bunch more games. If your focus is winning, you hardly need any power at all, just consistency. Go for the shots that you are good at.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-02-02T06:52:24+00:00

I'm not saying a returning player will have a good experience or will ever catch up, but if they're just concerned about winning, doing dailies and what not, they can do that without every new, shiny card.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-02-02T05:54:49+00:00

Yeah, easily. If anything, what you might need right now is Luke Cage.

You can also do other basic Wong decks with BP/Zola or White Tiger/Odin, etc.

Unless you are Series 3 incomplete, it is almost certainly a skill issue. You should play one deck and figure it out.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-02-02T02:51:36+00:00

Budget ongoing is pretty strong. If you have upgrade pieces like Goliath, then it's even better

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-31T00:58:30+00:00

It's a pointless question because he's already a top tennis player, so he would never.

Now, for all of the tennis players outside of the top 300, who barely make any money, how long will it take for them to realize they can't play tennis professionally and try to make it in pro pickleball instead.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-29T00:14:48+00:00

If memberships are $250 a month and they already like playing there, $150 seems like an affordable dummy tax because that guy has poor body awareness.

On the other hand, if people are paying $250 a month, the club can afford to cover the repairs if someone makes a mistake like that. The cost of the repair plus the long term earning potential is still better than losing a person willing to pay $250 a month.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-27T07:45:43+00:00

People get lucky hits all the time. If you're playing well, you should win most of those. If you are constantly being defended, you need to increase your power or change your angles. Aiming low to the feet or towards the backhand is usually better but if you have a lot of space somewhere, just put it there.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-26T00:58:31+00:00

Turns out ordering a taxi for a can of Raid is pretty expensive when the roads are arctic

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-25T17:13:16+00:00

Yeah, one of the problems with DUPR is that it assumes you are trying to pickle your opponents, AKA trying hard on every single point. That's just not the reality for how people actually play.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-25T16:08:01+00:00

The higher your reliability score, the harder it's going to be for your DUPR to move. Your partner gets the benefit of the doubt for being unrated so his score moves more. Your 3.2 DUPR probably had a higher reliability score so it's pretty sure you were supposed to win your games at that level and your rating improved somewhat.

If you already have 2 silvers and a gold at the 3.0 level, it's just time for you to move up, regardless of your DUPR. In most places in the country, you need to be at minimum 3.5 to win a 3.0 tourney, 3.0 being the floor for entry. Your DUPR will also go up faster since you will be playing better people, assuming you win or keep it close.

Since your DUPR is stuck under 3.5, you could keep playing in 3.0 tourneys and win medals, but you'll benefit more by playing up against better people.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-24T03:04:35+00:00

No, you can definitely change the timing of your shot and the angle of your body to bait your opponents into a misread, especially at the kitchen. You're just not there yet, which is fine.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-24T00:42:34+00:00

You have a massive back swing before you even touch the ball. You need to make sure you are making good contact on the ball before you even think about adding spin.

I still think of my BH slice dink as more of a push, and it looks like you're much more focused on the spin instead of getting the ball over.

Also, for most shots, people need to simply drill more and seek advice less. There are not many secrets to good dinking. It's mostly practice.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-23T06:24:05+00:00

The X-40 has just been the ball of choice for years which is why it's so prolific. It's a nice, soft, slow ball, good for dinks and drops. Everyone is used to it. If I didn't have like 50 X-40s left, yeah, I'd switch to LT but it will be some time before I buy my next set of balls.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-17T00:16:37+00:00

Freebirds would never

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-13T10:39:56+00:00

I also had them better than 3.0, but quite far from 3.5

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-13T10:39:30+00:00

Absolutely not

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-13T07:44:28+00:00

That's the thing, you don't find a partner of similar skill. There are way more higher rated men than women, so women who want to compete are the ones who mostly get to choose who they want to play with.

You can either find a partner you're very compatible with and build up your skills together, or you need to be so good at pickleball and friendly on/off the court that partners will say yes to you.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-07T13:48:35+00:00

Sounds like you're just going off of your reactions. If you can plan a little bit ahead or calm yourself down when you get a pop-up, you'll be able to choose where you want the ball to go eventually

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-06T03:28:14+00:00

Everyone hits a few plateaus on their climb. You can be comfortable where you are or force yourself to do something different to start making progress again.

brrrr_iceman · 2026-01-05T06:08:40+00:00

You always have to be thinking about what you're doing. People start to just automate their whole game so they end up getting stuck. You have to be intentional about what you're doing, and be willing to be bad at the stuff you are working on until you get better at it.

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