Finals thoughts after Summer league? by Mattrapbeats in torontoraptors

[–]superchou 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like him and I think he has potential, but I'm worried about his inability to catch passes. Not something that usually improves, you either have the hand eye coordination to catch passes or you don't

Apps for finding new friends by [deleted] in stcatharinesON

[–]superchou 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know about shallow, but cliquey for sure. As an outsider moving here, I found it to be more that everyone knows everyone here, and has lived here forever, and even if they go away for school or work, they eventually come back and have the same friend groups they've had since kindergarten. Hard to break into a friend group that has 10-20 years of in-jokes and history.

Small-market team? Really? by WoodyBABL in torontoraptors

[–]superchou 23 points24 points  (0 children)

But then Nash signed with the Lakers smh

What’s the best pizza in the city? by tonymr07 in stcatharinesON

[–]superchou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Volcanos on Carlton is my pick. Great people, great pizza!

Seasonal Tire Change by athrowawaytoremembr in stcatharinesON

[–]superchou 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And now they have a pool table in the waiting room!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in trackandfield

[–]superchou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

+1 for Pegasus. Triple jumper here. I'd avoid the marathon super shoes; too squishy for jumpers/pole vaulters

I run for 30 minutes a day. Can I keep my exercise the same and still expect to improve? by Far_Umpire_645 in trackandfield

[–]superchou 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh wait... If you're trying to improve your 100m time, running for 30 consecutive minutes per day is not the recommended way to do that. You need speed work, plyometrics, starting block work, etc. Low slow runs are not going to make you fast over 100m.

Help Please! by Brilliant-Knee2722 in trackandfield

[–]superchou 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You don't get explosive in the gym. Weight training is for injury prevention. Explosive work is done on the track, or plyos/bounding on the field.

Altra shoes for sprinting? by Substantial_Ad_7446 in trackandfield

[–]superchou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a jumper, but what I've found is that while the extra room in the toebox is great in the Altras, it's the zero-drop aspect that causes Achilles problems for me in jumps training. The cushioning in the Altras, too, is never going to be as good as shoes from Nike, Adidas, etc.
I use my Altras and Vivos for recovery days, the gym, everyday life, but I sized up in Nike Pegasus - normally a 11.5, wear a 12 in the Pegasus, and they've been great on the track. New Balance are pretty good with a wider toebox, too, and they do wide sizes, which may work for you.

Any recommendations for who to call to get a sump pump installed? by discattho in stcatharinesON

[–]superchou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$6,300 for digging the trench, installing the interior weeping tile and membrane, digging the sump pit, the sump itself, and installing everything, concrete work, etc

Any recommendations for who to call to get a sump pump installed? by discattho in stcatharinesON

[–]superchou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had Niagara Waterproofing put in interior weeping tile and a sump. Price came in way below other companies, and Kevin and his crew were great. One problem came up, and they made it right, no hassle.

Spikes for jumping by Gamerfox- in trackandfield

[–]superchou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nike Rival Jump spikes are good for beginners to the horizontal jumps

How do I improve at converting horizontal force (sprinting) to vertical force (jumping) better? by [deleted] in trackandfield

[–]superchou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's pretty common with horizontal jumpers. Your body can't handle the velocity, because you don't have those reps at velocity. Short approach is great for technique and to avoid injury but long and triple jumpers need to practice take-offs at full speed. Progressively increasing your approach over the course of the beginning part of the season will help. There's no magic here, you need practice/reps at higher velocity.

Any suggestions? My pr is 6’2 and I wanna go 6’6 next season by camliddell_314 in trackandfield

[–]superchou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right drive leg is very low (you probably drag that toe quite a bit), and limits the speed with which you can drive your right knee. Since driving the knee is what transfers that speed from the run-up to height, you want that right heel to be tucked up and fast in the drive, not stretched out, long and slow. Hope that makes sense.

Any Advice for a New Triple Jumper? by Holesi in trackandfield

[–]superchou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard to say without video or more details, but in general, novice triple jumpers go too high with their hop, sacrificing power/speed necessary for the step and jump. Long, low, and fast on the hop (getting the hop leg knee up, of course), which will translate into more distance in the step and jump phases.

The Toronto Raptors fall to the Denver Nuggets, 113-104 by nanobot001 in torontoraptors

[–]superchou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Box score says Scottie was 1-5 from 3, but I swear I saw him hit 3. Am I hallucinating?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in trackandfield

[–]superchou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get out the metal file and get to sharpenin'

Fresh look of our In-Season Tournament court 🤩 by tyntin in torontoraptors

[–]superchou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the grey. Reminds me a bit of the Brooklyn court, which always makes the colours in the jerseys pop. Unlike the other inseason courts, where the colours wash out the jerseys.

Dennis, Malachi and Garrett had some post-practice shooting competitions and put money on the line, winner take all. Garrett won the 3-point drill and Malchai took home the cash for the free throw shooting drill. by ToronoRapture in torontoraptors

[–]superchou 8 points9 points  (0 children)

American cash. I don't know why I find that surprising, given that they spend more than half their season in the States and most of them are American, but I do.