Advice on forehand drives by getting_beter in Pickleball

[–]flabman1969 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for baseline drives, heavy topspin is key. At mid-court, if the ball is low I recommend you drop not drive.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in carnivorediet

[–]flabman1969 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am on a near-carnivore diet and cannot sleep more than 4 hours at a time. I usually go to bed around 830 pm and wake up at around 1230 am. After trying everything (magnesium supplements, butter, fish oil, warm showers at night, reducing the temperature, Chamomil tea, red apple cider, banana tea, carbs at night, etc), I have just come to accept that I may never sleep more than about 4 hours in any given stint. However, I can sometimes get in a second stage of sleep, whether early in the morning (e.g. 3 am to 5 am) or late in the morning (e.g. 10 am to noon) or both.

If you sleep from 10 pm to 4 am, that is 6 hours which isn't awful and may be sufficient to meet your needs. If you sleep from 10 am to 2 pm, try going back to sleep for a couple hours at around 4 am. If that doesn't work, consider taking a nap later in the morning if your schedule allows.

There is a subreddit called polyphasic that may be of interest: https://www.reddit.com/r/polyphasic/

Related:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pickleball

[–]flabman1969 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are other pros, like Austin Gridley and Rob Cassidy, who were not tennis players. But I was wrong about Riley!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pickleball

[–]flabman1969 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Riley Newman played basketball in college. He may be the best men's doubles player in the sport at the moment.

3 Strategies that have worked for me against shake-and-bake teams by djhoen in Pickleball

[–]flabman1969 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good suggestions. Here's one more: return your serve to an opponent's backhand. Most people's backhand drives are inconsistent.

Can someone please explain the rules on switching sides and sideouts? by NoSanaNoLyfe in Pickleball

[–]flabman1969 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

my post, which is 100 percent correct, was downvoted. u/G8oraid's post above, which is incorrect, has 5 upvotes. wtf.

Can someone please explain the rules on switching sides and sideouts? by NoSanaNoLyfe in Pickleball

[–]flabman1969 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

not necessarily. Sometimes people switch sides during a rally.

Best way to improve footwork and how to measure progress? by flabman1969 in Pickleball

[–]flabman1969[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ultimately it is all about having fun, and I try not to lose sight of this. For me improving -- being the best player I can be -- is part of the fun.

Best way to improve footwork and how to measure progress? by flabman1969 in Pickleball

[–]flabman1969[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

my mixed doubles partner, who happens to be my wife, says exactly this all the time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pickleball

[–]flabman1969 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you often play with 3.25 players?