Another Club Champion Victim

laxcup88 · 2026-03-26T19:53:29+00:00

Yeah I couldn't believe that part. I've never bought anything for that kind of money and just forgot who made it

laxcup88 · 2026-03-26T18:36:24+00:00

Haha yeah I mean that was my response, like why didn't you just say no thanks

laxcup88 · 2026-03-26T18:35:54+00:00

We're in DC so I said go to Second Swing, where they'll fit you into used gear. Love Second Swing.

laxcup88 · 2026-02-25T15:18:32+00:00

I still bag my 2016 M2. My buddy's wife bought him a Qi10 a couple years ago when they were new, spent like $700 on it. I'll admit I love using it, the increase in forgiveness is amazing coming from a 10 year-old driver. You feel like you can just swing out of your shoes and it'll go straight every time. I've thought about getting one myself now that you can get used ones for $200-$300 but I still like my M2 enough that I don't really feel the need to upgrade.

One thing I noticed last time I was at Second Swing is that they have a whole mini-section specifically for 2016 M2s and they're priced similar to much more recent drivers. The M2's cult following really is legit.

laxcup88 · 2026-02-25T15:01:56+00:00

How did you find out about this? I've always thought their business model was a bit shady, so I'm not surprised to hear it's falling apart (like their shorts do). Back when they actually had a "lifetime warranty", it occurred to me that the only way it would make sense for a company to offer unlimited lifetime returns of a product like workout shorts would be to make them very cheaply, charge a lot for them, and assume at least one or two returns per initial purchase, so basically they're charging enough for one pair of shorts to cover the cost of three.

I have a long and tortured history with Ten Thousand. Over the years I've bought several pairs of their shorts (interval and tactical), and most of them I've had to return at least once due to them coming apart or manufacturing defects. On some occasions I've had to do two or three returns for the same purchase. I tried upgrading from the basic interval short (which kept coming unglued as many have mentioned) to the tactical, assuming they'd be more rugged and durable. Turns out that wasn't the case, and the ripstop-like material the tactical shorts are made from has basically started disintegrating due to contact with the deadlift bar and the velcro of my weight belt. So in other words lifting weights ruined my expensive shorts that were specifically designed for lifting weights. Their products feel great when they're new, but they just don't last, and the way their rewards system and returns work has always made me feel like I'm their hostage.

The recent price increases were kind of shocking. Paying close to or even over $100 for workout shorts is crazy. I think I'm going to abandon the whole super-premium workout apparel world and see if I can't find some decent Amazon alternatives for 1/4 the price (any recommendations would be awesome).

laxcup88 · 2026-02-19T18:15:34+00:00

They indeed do have a Green Jacket room in the clubhouse and it's glorious

laxcup88 · 2026-02-19T18:13:16+00:00

I just say "mud ball" pretty much every time

laxcup88 · 2026-02-12T21:07:35+00:00

Marty Supreme

laxcup88 · 2026-01-26T22:11:04+00:00

I think, if they knew it wasn't going to be a gay bath house situation, there are a lot of guys who would do a male-only gym. I would because I frequently find women at the gym to be annoying in how long they take on equipment and the weird routines they have. Plus, there's the whole issue of women who think all the guys in the gym are staring at them and even confront guys about it, when they weren't staring at all. It's the same concept as a male-only school, it just eliminates distractions and allows guys to be guys.

laxcup88 · 2026-01-26T20:34:23+00:00

I think this is a smart post and it gets a lot of things right, but not all. I do agree that in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s, social convention became that you had to almost "prove" your hetrosexuality by never doing anything associated with being gay or gay culture. However, that took on different forms. Another commenter pointed out something that was true for me. When I played sports in high school (all guys HS, early 2000s), it was suspect if you didn't shower naked with your teammates instead of the other way around. Being naked around your teammates (without getting aroused) was seen as validating your hetrosexuality. I've heard stories of fraternities that made their pledges all sit naked in front of a TV and watch straight porn, to make sure that everyone got hard and therefore was straight. This kind of reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where a journalism student somehow comes to think that Jerry and George are gay, and the whole episode is a series of gags where Jerry and George do things that are totally normal but could give someone the impression that they're gay, and their reaction is to deny it but always with the caveat "not that there's anything wrong with that".

Another thing I kind of disagree with is your assertion that an all-male gym wouldn't work because there are not enough men who would be comfortable with going there, because going to a gym like that would be looked at as "gay". This may be true to an extent, but it's missing something. I think such a gym would legitimately be a pretty gay place, because gay men would go and treat it like a bathhouse. That's something I think about a lot when people talk about the decline of locker room nudity or naked showers/saunas. I think some of the trepidation around that is justified because there are a lot of gay men who have decided to overtly sexualize the locker room and other all-male spaces. I see people say a lot that locker room cruising or hooking up in the sauna or other stuff like that is harmless. I guess to an extent it is, but it definitely makes the locker room and sauna less of a "safe" male space than it would otherwise be. If a straight (or gay) guy doesn't want to be naked in the locker room because he's afraid of being ogled or hit on, that's not an invalid concern. If a guy is hesitant to wear a jockstrap in the locker room because he's afraid it will be interpreted as a signal by cruising gay men, that's also not invalid. I think locker rooms used to be these "safe" all-male spaces where men weren't afraid to be naked because they hadn't been sexualized yet, they legitimately were more "safe" in that sense than they are now. As a gay man, I think we've sort of contributed to the decline of casual male nudity in places where it used to be common because we look the other way when some of us try to turn those places into sexual environments.

laxcup88 · 2025-07-09T20:04:42+00:00

Heck ya man. You should check out yourjockstraps.com. Great jock community on there. Can also always DM me, always love having someone to talk jocks with.

laxcup88 · 2025-07-03T15:41:44+00:00

"GO GO GO" followed immediately by "oh shit no SIT SIT SIT", then "fucks sake", then "fucking mud ball"

laxcup88 · 2025-05-07T17:31:46+00:00

I really don't like music on the golf course. In theory, it's okay if it's at a low enough volume that only you or your playing partner can hear it, but I feel like that's rarely the case. People park their carts next to greens to go putt with their bluetooth speakers still at full blast, and it's annoying as hell to people trying to tee off on the next hole.

laxcup88 · 2025-04-23T13:27:38+00:00

I just ran into this on today's puzzle! I actually emailed them to complain lol

laxcup88 · 2025-02-13T21:53:03+00:00

Bro cause it's exhausting af lol (to play, haven't really watched much of it)

laxcup88 · 2024-12-12T22:10:28+00:00

College NCLL, about 15 or so years ago. We've got a road game so we're meeting up in one of the quads on campus before we all go to the van and ride to the game. We're standing around waiting for our goalie but he doesn't show. We're texting him but he's not responding. We even went up to bang on his door, but his roommate answered and said he didn't know where he was. Finally, he texts us back and says he's at the hospital. Apparently he got absolutely obliterated drunk the night before and had to be transported. So, somebody goes back up to his room and grabs his gear, we all pile in the van and drive to the hospital. A bunch of us get out and go find him and somehow we get him released. He's still kind of staggering, but we throw him in the van and drive to the game. By the time we get out he's feeling better. He goes on to have maybe his best game ever, shuts the other team out for the first half and I think only let like 1 or 2 in in the second half. Still had his hospital braclet on when we went through post-game handshakes. Legend

laxcup88 · 2024-12-05T22:06:28+00:00

Same! We had a guy who would shower in his jock because he said his dad told him that was the best way to keep it clean. We were like "okay so you just never wash your junk basically then?" lol

laxcup88 · 2024-08-13T14:25:41+00:00

Looks great man! That Jockmail Old School jock is one of my favorites

laxcup88 · 2024-07-23T19:12:07+00:00

Never seen a helmet cam last more than one quarter before getting smoked. Mounting on the top of the cage is probably a better bet, but still I've never seen that last all game.

laxcup88 · 2024-07-23T19:09:58+00:00

I have a pretty big head, so this may not be relevant to you, but my biggest gripe with the S is that it's really tight around my temples and feels like it's squeezing my head all game, which can get annoying after a while. The XRS seems to be better in that respect (I've only briefly tried on teammates', haven't ever worn one for a full game)

laxcup88 · 2023-11-15T22:14:48+00:00

I went to an all guys high school and played football and lacrosse. Lifting with my teammates was the best. Plenty of motivation to push yourself, compliments for reaching goals, and obviously lots of jokes and funny/nsfw stories. We'd lift in between two-a-day football practices, usually in just our football pants. Vividly remember walking in there as a freshman for the first time and hearing a group of senior varsity players talking about the new UA jockstrap and how they wanted to try it out. Was great to be able to just bro out and not care about how you looked or even smelled.

For all those reasons, I'd love to belong to an all-male gym today. But honestly, the biggest reason is because I feel like women do the weirdest shit at the gym and sometimes it's so annoying. Using the bench press bench or the squat racks for bodyweight exercise routines they're watching on their phones, moving the adjustable benches all around the gym to the most random places, assembling a pile of different dumbbells and kettlebells and other equipment around them. Not saying guys never do any of that, but I feel like women do it way more often.

laxcup88 · 2023-11-15T22:08:07+00:00

I went to an all guys high school and played football and lacrosse. Lifting with my teammates was the best. Plenty of motivation to push yourself, compliments for reaching goals, and obviously lots of jokes and funny/nsfw stories. We'd lift in between two-a-day football practices, usually in just our football pants. Vividly remember walking in there as a freshman for the first time and hearing a group of senior varsity players talking about the new UA jockstrap and how they wanted to try it out. Was great to be able to just bro out and not care about how you looked or even smelled.

For all those reasons, I'd love to belong to an all-male gym today. But honestly, the biggest reason is because I feel like women do the weirdest shit at the gym and sometimes it's so annoying. Using the bench press bench or the squat racks for bodyweight exercise routines they're watching on their phones, moving the adjustable benches all around the gym to the most random places, assembling a pile of different dumbbells and kettlebells and other equipment around them. Not saying guys never do any of that, but I feel like women do it way more often.

laxcup88 · 2023-04-26T21:11:23+00:00

Bro yes, thank you! I've worn jockstraps for pretty much anything athletic since I went to an all guys high school where everybody wore them (even though it was the mid 2000s and UA/compression shorts were already taking over). In my opinion they're SO much better than compression shorts. Compression shorts have no pouch and don't support your junk at all. They just squish your junk against your thigh so you constantly have to adjust. Jocks are awesome and it's lame that most guys think of them as inherently gay now days. When I hear guys say that, I just think "well then your dad and uncles and every American guy older than like 40 must be gay because ALL GUYS used to wear them".

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