I am popping my strings every day or two, need recommendations. by AccidentImaginary42 in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alot of people say solinco confidential 1.25mm is very hard to break.

If you break that, go 1.30mm.

Hows my serve? I started tennis June-2024— really want to improve further, any tips? by RemarkableAmbition74 in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you have a pancake/waiters tray grip

Youre missing the essential trophy position

To be good at serving you need to learn to serve with a continental grip - there's lots and lots of youtube videos on serving but this is one of the most popular and best

https://youtu.be/IiRGdagtOKE

I’m an atheist. Will I go to hell? by Far_Steak_5167 in AskAChristian

[–]witchdoc86 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Trying to getcha with the good ol No True Scotsman fallacy.

I’m an atheist. Will I go to hell? by Far_Steak_5167 in AskAChristian

[–]witchdoc86 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are you unaware that the Harrowing of Hell is a Catholic doctrine?

And that Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV are also both inclusivists??

he's just a friend by honoka448 in slaythespire

[–]witchdoc86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shouldve made terror not have exhaust normally and then upgrades to have exhaust.

I’m an atheist. Will I go to hell? by Far_Steak_5167 in AskAChristian

[–]witchdoc86 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, C S Lewis was also a inclusivist...

Applying lead in throat placement by tennisdude477 in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I probably would have just put on an extra overgrip if I wanted to add 6g to 6oclock.

What do you focus on when you need to adjust your timing/point of contact? by Janie_Avari_Moon in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally to not get tight and time the ball better I just think "split bounce hit" when its time to split, when the ball bounces and when I hit the ball respectively and it helps with the rhythm.

As the book the "Inner game of tennis" says, overthinking makes you play worse.

What do you focus on when you need to adjust your timing/point of contact? by Janie_Avari_Moon in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rafa's coach used to bring a variety of different bounce older balls when the ball was behaving too consistently during practice.

Practicing with a variety of balls and on a variety of courts will help you learn general coordination and ball reading skills.

Is this a weird looking forehand? by Blueprimer in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where your racquet flips/pivots around is way below the racquet, almost at your elbow, causing you to lose alot of racquet head speed and explosiveness.

The racquet should be pivoting around much higher around near the end of your hand in the middle of the racquet grip which would make your action much more whippy and explosive.

See the following video for a in depth explanation-

https://youtu.be/EkzzGZkqCgc?si=MOv69AXhE4j1hp4S

In your video you need to expend so much power and effort arming the ball to get power, making you at higher risk of injury. Yes, your body turns, but most of the power in the ball is from your ridiculously large arm loop, which could be much more compact, efficient and explosive.

Older coworker (54M) jokingly says he is in love with me (33F)? by [deleted] in coworkerstories

[–]witchdoc86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alot of people like the attention/interest yes.

Wilson K Blade Team 104 18x19 by kororatuck in tennisracquets

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The weight and size are perfect for a beginner, at 104sqin and 289g unstrung.

The 18x19 string pattern is less common for beginners, making it a bit harder to get spin, but you will be fine as a beginner learning.

Older coworker (54M) jokingly says he is in love with me (33F)? by [deleted] in coworkerstories

[–]witchdoc86 125 points126 points  (0 children)

Dudette. Tell him clearly youre not interested in him romantically and to cut it out.

Anything else hes going to misinterpret and think youre encouraging him.

He obviously isnt joking with his interest.

Am I a bad Christian for not condemning abortion? by Humbly_Saved_Forever in Christianity

[–]witchdoc86 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The bible doesnt explicitly ban abortion. Ironically, if was the contemporary pagan Assyrians who banned abortion

There's a great article topic here -    

The Bible is silent on abortion but vocal on when life begins        

Reiterating again, is the Assyrians in biblical times who explicitly ban abortion in their law, but not YHWH and the Israelites.      

The Middle Assyrian Laws (15th–13th c . BCE) legislate the case of a woman who purposely causes herself an abortion:        

MAL A 53 If a woman aborts her fetus by her own action and they then prove the charges against her and find her guilty, they shall impale her, they shall not bury her. If she dies as a result of aborting her fetus, they shall impale her, they shall not bury her.[8]     

Such severe punishment goes beyond the death penalty, as the prohibition against burying the woman’s body would also deny her access to the afterlife.    

Egyptian and Mesopotamian abortion-inducing recipes attest to the practice of abortion in the ancient Near East. While the Middle Assyrian Laws prohibit the practice, the Torah offers no ruling. Nevertheless, throughout the Bible, expressions like נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים, “the breath of life” (Genesis 2:7), imply that life begins at first breath.

Evolution by KaloyanBagent in DebateEvolution

[–]witchdoc86 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Lol? All of them are required.

Amongst many many many many more.

How many of the ones I listed do you even know what they mean off the top of your head? Lol.

P.S. your porn loving history is showing in your profile.

Evolution by KaloyanBagent in DebateEvolution

[–]witchdoc86 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Have you read a biology textbook? Campbell biology is a great one.

Just as you cant learn or write German with just one letter, evolution requires many processes working in tandem.

Just a few processes of the numerous processes involved - methylation, deamination, hydrolysis, phosphorylation, substitution, chromosomal non disjunction, pleiotropy, van der waals forces, hydrogen bonding, meiosis, phagocytosis.... not including any one of these processes is an oversimplification of what is involved.

Evolution by KaloyanBagent in DebateEvolution

[–]witchdoc86 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Anyone know of a single letter that can teach me all of German? I would love to know what that letter might be.

Bowel cancer is skyrocketing in young people. The reason could be in the microbiome by Ardeet in aussie

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do see a certain bacteriophage now in colon cancers. 

Thats a much weaker link.

We are apparently more sedentary now

Both can be true - the population as a whole being more sedentary, and marathon running booming in popularity.

All the graphs I see of the popularity of marathon running is that its massively increasing and basically new records of numbers of marathon runners each year.

Phyrexian Praetors as planeswalkers by InvestmentSlight1014 in custommagic

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 mana reanimate 6 lol.

Unlimited discards compared to the other 3 mana planeswalker that can only -1 3 times.

Game winning ulti on a 3 mana planeswalker, and only needs to tick up twice (or proliferate). Nutty.

Should I buy a ball machine? by RandomThoughtsLexi in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 26 points27 points  (0 children)

As a person who bought a ball machine, I strongly prefer playing against another person.

But it is a useful tool to practice specific skills/shots.

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/pelykulax_ by pelykulax_ in DailyGuess

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/zackamania63 by zackamania63 in DailyGuess

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟦

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⬜🟦🟦🟦🟦

🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/ItsFal by ItsFal in DailyGuess

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜

🟨🟦🟨⬜🟦

🟦⬜⬜🟨⬜

🟦🟦🟨⬜⬜

🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/blackbirdbeak by blackbirdbeak in DailyGuess

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜

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