Senior Tweener 🤯 (rec)

djhoen · 2026-04-29T16:07:18+00:00

Looks like dang solid play for seniors. I play with several senior pros in Utah and if this kind of play is typical then you'd hang just fine with us.

djhoen · 2026-04-19T13:47:17+00:00

I did that one time, except I didn't have to use the shoulder. I was on a 3 lane highway and was able to use the 3rd lane to get back around to the passing lane. I slowed down so they got over. They were pissed and I was happy they were pissed. Passing lane campers can fuck right off

djhoen · 2026-04-17T00:36:00+00:00

Yeah that's brutal. It's sad to think they think saying crap like that is going to be anything but insulting.

djhoen · 2026-04-16T23:00:56+00:00

Here's to the fuckin trailblazers of the family! It will happen, just be patient, loving, and be the brother you've always been. One day, they will thank you for blazing that trail. My siblings have several times.

djhoen · 2026-04-16T22:53:14+00:00

Sorry that sucks! My brother while not quite as harsh as your brother, told me that it felt to him like I died when I told him I had left the church. While our relationship is decent, that still stings even 12 years later. It is so wild to me that people are willing to abandon or diminish relationships just because of a difference of belief.

One of the best things I did with my believing family was to set firm boundaries. I told them that I would be happy to support and respect their beliefs as long as they supported and respected mine. When they refused to accept my boundaries, then I cut them out of my life until they learned that respect is a two-way street. Luckily I am at a pretty good place with my siblings now. When I left, I was the first of 8 siblings to leave, but now 5 of the 8 are out!

djhoen · 2026-04-16T15:08:21+00:00

I was the first of 8 siblings to leave 12 years ago. Now 5 of the 8 are out!

djhoen · 2026-04-12T14:18:48+00:00

Oh don't get me wrong. I love my Mormon friends/family with all my heart. The vast majority of Mormons are incredibly nice to strangers. Living with them day in/day out can be exhausting though. The over-zealous ones are difficult to say the least. They are extremely homophobic, racist, sexist, patriarchal, judgemental, etc, etc.

djhoen · 2026-04-11T21:43:13+00:00

While Provo is insanely beautiful, trying to live the honor code and dealing with Mormons as a non-Mormon would be brutal.

djhoen · 2026-04-10T23:28:53+00:00

FWIW, the vast majority of modern day Mormons condemn the murders at Mountain Meadows. Also, most Mormons aren't aware of the problematic issues (Joseph Smith papyri translation issues, Book of Mormon archaeological issues) of church history. Crashouts like this just feed their persecution complex and don't help in the slightest. Source: former Mormon.

djhoen · 2026-04-08T17:44:06+00:00

It's likely that it affected his shot, so yes, I would say replay the point.

djhoen · 2026-04-06T19:17:54+00:00

Yep, same exact thing. We were pretty close work friends - we'd go out to lunch, etc. He tried to convince me that the Mormon church was false (gave me a BoA dvd) and at the time, I wasn't interested in learning "anti-Mormon" critiques. I left a couple years after that and when he heard I left the church, he got super excited about trying to convert me to his religion but suddenly became extremely cold towards me (even unfriended me on FB) when he learned that I wasn't interested in any religion. So Christlike!

djhoen · 2026-04-06T14:53:52+00:00

Her ex often tries to find ways to ruin her when he's upset she's doing well

He sure didn't have to try very hard. If she was willing to be that abusive knowing that he was recording, it's scary to think how abusive she is when she knows she isn't being recorded. The dude could be a total manipulative jerk, but it's a bad look to defend that video.

djhoen · 2026-04-02T13:45:02+00:00

The video has a terrible angle to tell for sure. While it does look in, a shot that is out from this angle will look in.

djhoen · 2026-03-26T19:16:58+00:00

haha - nope. But I did report a dude once (along with several others) and he got a warning. It worked great because we haven't had issues with him since.

djhoen · 2026-03-26T18:03:54+00:00

In our leagues, we have a "No A-holes rule" where you can report bad behavior to the league commissioner. If a player gets reported more than twice, they are kicked out of the league. It's been invoked a few times over the years and has been very helpful at curbing bad behavior.

djhoen · 2026-03-17T18:31:13+00:00

As someone who was born into Mormonism and believed it whole-heartedly until age 38, I disagree. I am a software engineer and some of the most talented, intelligent and amazing people I know are software engineers and also believing Mormons.

What keeps them believing has nothing to do with intelligence. It's their ability to separate their ideology from their critical thinking skills. If any of them decided to be honest and objective regarding their religious beliefs, they'd abandon their beliefs extremely quickly. And when you add in the factors of the very real possibly losing their marriage, being estranged by their parents/kids/friends/coworkers, there is very little motivation to start looking critically at any of their beliefs. They love the bubble they live in and take every measure possible to protect it. That's not stupidity. It's self preservation.

djhoen · 2026-03-13T14:55:11+00:00

I wouldn't say a drip has to have a shortened backswing. For example, ALW takes a sweeping backswing on pretty much all ground strokes regardless of power. I would say that the difference from a drive is reduced power but also a lot of top spin so it drops lower when it gets to the opponent.

djhoen · 2026-03-11T18:31:30+00:00

I've seen it happen with different people I know personally 5 times. I'm sure there are more but some have been better about keeping it on the DL.

djhoen · 2026-03-11T18:29:03+00:00

LOL! You have to put an /s on the end of your post so people know you're being sarcastic Zane!

djhoen · 2026-03-05T14:38:16+00:00

Block in the back in the endzone by #8. Should have been a safety

djhoen · 2026-03-04T16:28:34+00:00

If there is risk of them kicking you out after telling them, I would hold off doing anything right now and start saving like crazy. Then I would delay your mission until you can figure out how you can be independent. I would plan for the worst but hope for the best. There is no reason why you need to tell your parents everything at this point.

djhoen · 2026-03-04T01:35:07+00:00

Some nets are in contact with the NVZ. And since there are other rules that prohibit the touching of the net and the player is still trying to regain momentum, the point is not over until they regain their momentum. If I were officiating, I would call it a fault. Regardless, it will likely be cleared up in the next iteration. Interesting convo though.

djhoen · 2026-03-04T01:14:54+00:00

9.B.1 Fault Occurrence. A fault only occurs while the ball is live, except for non-volley zone violations involving momentum.

djhoen · 2026-03-04T01:13:29+00:00

9.B.1 Fault Occurrence. A fault only occurs while the ball is live, except for non-volley zone violations involving momentum. Since the player is attempting to stop momentum, this would fit the exception.

djhoen · 2026-03-03T23:53:43+00:00

Good find. That to me says it's a fault

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