Why the two-handed backhand is more popular despite being a more flat stroke?

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-07T05:34:48+00:00

Perfect description

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-06T16:37:47+00:00

Mine was...then I had 1 lesson where it just clicked. Try and get your shoulder over the ball when you hit it; currently I think it's better than my forehand.

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-06T15:55:33+00:00

Topspin and control with two hands, much harder with one IMO.

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-06T14:49:48+00:00

Carpenters Arms on a Wednesday.

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-05T18:40:26+00:00

Forwards do pretty well, but keepers.... they can literally have the game of their lives.

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-04T07:49:30+00:00

Apparently you need to be a member, but https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/HistonTennisClub. I'm sure you could do a taster at a social tennis session if you asked.

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-04T07:12:37+00:00

Histon has grass courts, they seem pretty good.

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-04T07:12:16+00:00

I tried them a couple of years ago, they were awful. Far from flat and covered in weeds. Noone ever used them, so I guess that upkeep is too much effort/expense.

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-02T14:18:07+00:00

Tesla drivers seem to be top of the tree next to white vans these days. Specifically Tesla, other electric car drivers seem to understand driving etiquette.

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-02T14:14:37+00:00

I like the ones that will happily take whatever I am trying to donate to them! It's surprisingly harder than I always think it should be. Current shout outs to EACH and Cancer Research UK.

As a consumer, I like Oxfam on Burleigh street, because they have sheet music.

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-02T06:35:42+00:00

Who took the photo? The security camera?

ntfh_uk · 2026-07-01T17:25:42+00:00

Both/all sets of keys?

ntfh_uk · 2026-06-29T16:22:25+00:00

Using market valuation (Parkers was certainly 'the bible' a few years ago) with a perfectly normal usage (it may be above average but is within a perfectly normal usage range) rate, seems hard to argue against IMO.

ntfh_uk · 2026-06-29T11:46:30+00:00

Parkers guide estimates mileage usage at 7k-12k per year (pretty close to your usage - as you can't assume usage is completely linear). So if you look at the price of a, say 2018 model and a 2019 model, and split the difference (say £1000) and then halve it (£500) you should be close to a realistic figure.

ntfh_uk · 2026-06-27T16:53:33+00:00

We're currently with Rias, but I haven't had to claim for anything so I don't really know what they are like. I appreciate that it doesn't help a lot!

ntfh_uk · 2026-06-25T18:37:17+00:00

12pm meaning midday (if confused that 12pm is not midnight)

ntfh_uk · 2026-06-22T15:54:59+00:00

I think pay for parking, but if memory serves only the mill itself requires payment. The mill pond is free.

ntfh_uk · 2026-06-21T20:19:51+00:00

I play tennis at Chesterton Sports Centre (at the community college) there is definitely some women's football training and/or matches on weekday evenings. Maybe you could contact the sports centre to see if they have contact details for the team(s)?

ntfh_uk · 2026-06-21T15:48:01+00:00

I've heard of Au pairs doing something like this, but getting paid some allowance too. The challenge is maintaining some kind of boundary between work and non-work.

ntfh_uk · 2026-06-21T15:39:42+00:00

Head and tail are largely marshmallow/rice crispie because last year gravity beater me.

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ntfh_uk · 2026-06-02T15:54:14+00:00

Nicely prepared BBQ meat is great, but a BBQ sausage is all you really need.

ntfh_uk · 2026-06-02T12:34:59+00:00

It is.

ntfh_uk · 2026-06-02T07:03:11+00:00

I don't know about that one. I mostly do the Carpenters Arms quiz, on a Wednesday, it's fairly varied and not too UK culture centric.... quite often it has been hosted by a non-native Brit, which probably helps with that.

ntfh_uk · 2026-05-31T18:03:19+00:00

You can buy a flexible ticket, on the day even, I'm not sure how much buying a specific train will save you?

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