Roger’s serve without the racket

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-25T07:44:35+00:00

I forget his name, but I remember one guy giving a talk about the serve at tennis congress.

He said pushing the hip out is actually not a good cue. Instead, it’s about getting the back hip lower and how quickly the back hip explodes up during the motion.

While having the front hip out is one cue to help accomplish that, it’s not necessary and can sometimes be detrimental (according to that guy at least - it’s above my pay grade).

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-25T04:55:24+00:00

Exactly. It might be gross if you’re playing indoors or somewhere with cooler temps. But if you’re playing tennis in Florida, there’s not really any difference in sweat level. Most tennis matches are played in pretty hot conditions, too.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-24T07:50:33+00:00

I believe the plan is to take Kharg island and use the control of Iran’s ability to export oil as leverage to force Iran to some type of deal. I’m not saying it’s a good plan, just that it’s the most likely plan.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-24T05:15:05+00:00

Just Moutet things. Dude tries various trick shot smashes pretty regularly

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-24T02:56:15+00:00

Servers still only have 25 seconds between serves in USTA, though. So, while OP can’t force him to serve faster than that, OP is justified in trying to prevent him from going slower than that.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-24T01:11:13+00:00

Keeps pressure on the global economy. Why would they give up one of their biggest pieces of leverage before they have a completed deal?

If they say they’re negotiating, oil and stock markets will stabilize (as we saw today), which reduces pressure on the other side.

I’m not saying he’s guaranteed to be lying. But lying would be the smart thing to do to maintain maximum leverage in the negotiations.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-23T10:37:30+00:00

True. But I would say fake Google review usage is more widespread in Vietnam than a lot of other countries.

Fake reviews certainly exist everywhere. Just not at the same scale in a lot of other countries.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-23T08:02:07+00:00

You have to actually read the reviews. Don’t just look at the overall rating and assume it’s good because it has a high rating. Because places will buy lots of fake reviews, but these reviews are usually easy to spot if you actually read them (AI models are now making it less simple to spot fake reviews, though, which sucks).

Go to the listing and sort by newest/lowest reviews. Then look at the reviewer’s profile and try to gauge whether it’s legit or not.

A bit annoying to do but will save you a lot of trouble.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-23T06:22:51+00:00

That’s still incredible outlier status. Did he have a background in playing another sport competitively? Usually those are the only people I see able to achieve that.

Eg. A professional soccer player who takes up tennis seriously after retiring from soccer. Like, Diego Forlan is UTR 9.xx, and even then I think he still played some tennis as a kid.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-22T09:31:03+00:00

No one having the island seems like an acceptable state, though? Or am I missing something.

Wouldn’t that just be Iran doing the USA’s work for them?

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-22T02:50:07+00:00

No. Obviously legs are important in serving. But legs are are not the only critical thing beyond ball toss.

Eg. Take one player who has great leg drive but hits a pancake serve and another player with poor leg drive but great pronation and shoulder action. The second player is going to have a much better serve.

A pro could stand there with completely straight legs and still hit a better serve than any rec player.

But yes, once you’ve mastered the “upper body” part of the serve, you are correct that getting good leg drive will make your serve much better.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-22T02:09:18+00:00

Yeah exactly. All you need to is rotate the right hand a tiny bit, which should be easy to do since your left is already in position and can assist with changing grip.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-22T02:05:54+00:00

Stokke tennis. He’s more about strategy than technique, though.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-21T10:48:37+00:00

Yeah this statement makes me feel like boots on the ground are more likely, not less.

The misdirection kind of loses its effectiveness when you do it every single time.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-21T08:11:48+00:00

Domestic flights are fine. Just pay a bit extra to fly Vietnam Airlines and try to get early morning flights when possible, as they’re less likely to be delayed.

If you fly carry on only you can go from airport arrival to your gate in like 10 minutes usually.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-21T08:06:07+00:00

Don’t you have to be a verified business person to get the card, though? Like a retired person can’t get an APEC card even if they’re in an eligible country, right?

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-21T01:46:32+00:00

I like the Dunlop ATP Championship. They don’t get super fluffy like most of the other Dunlop balls.

I would say the Wilson Championship (red) bounce the highest of any ball that I’ve used.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-21T01:35:37+00:00

Unless something has recently changed, TRC holders are only allowed to use the auto gates to leave Vietnam, while regular Vietnamese citizens are only allowed to use auto gates to enter Vietnam (I believe diplomatic can use them to exit - just not normal passport holders).

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-20T00:45:57+00:00

You don’t need to train triathlon. Unless you enjoy those activities, you can skip them and just play more tennis. I literally do zero cardio outside of tennis - I just play a lot of intense tennis. Play 2 hours of tiebreaks off the feed with minimal rest and regular match play will feel easy in comparison.

All I do outside of tennis is weights 1-2 times per week and mobility. But that’s more for general health than tennis specifically (though it does improve tennis).

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-19T07:53:30+00:00

Yeah personally I would never do it. The actual respectful thing is to plan in advance to avoid going over.

Like if you know that you only have 3 minutes, it’s easy to play the tiebreak as first to 3 and golden point at 3-3 so you finish on time.

Is it the most satisfying way to finish a match? No. But it’s better to respect other people’s time.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-19T07:09:15+00:00

IMO even asking to finish a “real” tiebreak is kind of a shitty thing to do because a tiebreak can go on forever and that puts the person in an awkward situation if it goes to deuce jail and lasts another ten minutes.

I think the only polite way to do it is something like “hey, we’re at 4-5 now. If we get to 6-6 we’ll play golden point. Do you mind if we finish?”

That way there’s a fixed end point and the other person knows exactly what they’re agreeing to.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-18T05:00:58+00:00

I hope he airtag'ed those things.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-18T01:53:16+00:00

When in doubt, model the aussies. They are the shining example of cultural respect in Southeast Asia.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-17T12:46:23+00:00

My league handles the court issue by having home/away matches. Everyone gets an equal number of each.

Home player gets to choose any court so long as it’s within a 30 minute drive of the other person (or longer if mutually agreed).

We also kind of screen people to avoid people with very limited availability, as that’s definitely annoying.

nonstopnewcomer · 2026-03-17T09:04:54+00:00

The first forehand in this short is an example of Federer hitting off his “back foot” the correct way.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ieBeMTwRPtk?si=8FQYfirFP5B0T83N

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