do y'all play or just fans?

[ill]

 

[nuraman00]

What does this mean?

Can you pick up a ball or not?

DO NOT SHARE BALLS - Touch only your ball, send back with a kick or racquet

Full rules:

REQUIRED PROCEDURES WHILE PLAYING TENNIS OR PICKLEBALL:

• SINGLES PLAY ONLY - Don't switch sides
• STAY 6 FEET FROM OTHERS AT ALL TIMES - No high fives, tapping racquets
• DO NOT SHARE BALLS - Touch only your ball, send back with a kick or racquet
• AVOID TOUCHING SHARED AREAS - Benches, gates, nets
• KEEP IT CLEAN - Bring and use sanitizer, cough/sneeze into your elbow
• BRING YOUR OWN SUPPLIES - Use your water bottle, not a drinking fountain
• NO CONGREGATING BEFORE OR AFTER PLAY - Please leave the courts when done
• BEFORE playing, read additional safety recommendations from USTA and USAPB
• DO NOT PLAY IF YOU ARE SICK, ARE OVER 65 OR HAVE AN UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITION

Bump? Any idea?

 

[ill]

Bump? Any idea?

Play with 2 cans of balls. You only touch the Penn balls, your opponent only touches the Wilson's. Easy.

 

[gob]

Play with 2 cans of balls. You only touch the Penn balls, your opponent only touches the Wilson's. Easy.

If you're playing together, I don't see the big deal about having sperate balls. If there is any virus on them, that survives, impacting your racquet is going to spread them in your area.

I figure this is more about people on other courts. Just give them a little kick. Even though I am more "cavalier" about the Rona than some people, I do still cringe a little when someone else picks up my ball and tosses it to me.

 

[nuraman00]

Play with 2 cans of balls. You only touch the Penn balls, your opponent only touches the Wilson's. Easy.

If I have Penn, what do I do when a Wilson ball is on my side and gets past me for a winner? How do we play with the Wilson balls then?

Or do I then kick the Wilson ball back?

If you're playing together, I don't see the big deal about having sperate balls. If there is any virus on them, that survives, impacting your racquet is going to spread them in your area.

I figure this is more about people on other courts. Just give them a little kick. Even though I am more "cavalier" about the Rona than some people, I do still cringe a little when someone else picks up my ball and tosses it to me.

Ok, that makes sense, it's about people on other courts. I didn't think of that.

 

[ill]

I've been getting out and playing once or twice a week. I have been hitting the ball pretty well, but I really wasn't into it last night. My serve has been pretty solid though, which seems like my norm at the beginning of every season.

Like in golf, I think I forget all my bad habits over the winter and some of my strokes reset. I think that is where I am now.

I am loving my change in racquets I made last season. It is making a huge difference with it being a few ounces lighter than the Wilson I had been using.

 

[Old Lion]

The separate balls thing is not effective, ut probably not necessary anyway. A glove on the non dominant/tossing hand would probably be more effective.

 

[ill]

The separate balls thing is not effective, ut probably not necessary anyway. A glove on the non dominant/tossing hand would probably be more effective.

I only play with people I know and trust.

I would likely still play with someone I don't know though. I am getting way too trusting with the whole thing lately.

 

[Old Lion]

I only play with people I know and trust.

I would likely still play with someone I don't know though. I am getting way too trusting with the whole thing lately.

With people I know I just bring sanitizer with me. Everyone uses before starting. Dont have to worry about all that other stuff.

 

[nuraman00]

No one I know has wanted to play yet.

 

[Old Lion]

Been playing quite a bit now. Things are loosening up in these parts. I guess down south they are probably not going to be playing much soon. Virus headed down there now.

 

[ill]

I played some doubles on Friday, just for fun. Had some good shots, but I was missing easy ones that really irked me, including a killshot overhead that I just dumped into the net. I hate those shots.

 

[gob]

No one I know has wanted to play yet.

Do you play on a wall? There are a couple good ones on campus that I've practiced on. There's one in one of the parks nearby that's not as good, too, if I feel like it.

 

[Old Lion]

I played some doubles on Friday, just for fun. Had some good shots, but I was missing easy ones that really irked me, including a killshot overhead that I just dumped into the net. I hate those shots.

Been windy here so its been rough but still better then not playing. Played doubles 5 times in 8 days now. Pretty sore now though. Will need at least a couple days off.

 

[ill]

Been windy here so its been rough but still better then not playing. Played doubles 5 times in 8 days now. Pretty sore now though. Will need at least a couple days off.

I need to go out and just smash groundstrokes one afternoon.

unfortunately the guy I usually do that with hurt his arm and is not playing at the moment.

 

[nuraman00]

Do you play on a wall? There are a couple good ones on campus that I've practiced on. There's one in one of the parks nearby that's not as good, too, if I feel like it.

I don't like playing on a wall.

There is one park I know that has a wall. I might have to do that, if people keep not wanting to play, just so I can get some repetitions in. There is only one wall though, so if it's in use, I'll probably just go back, or ask how long they'll be using it for.

 

[gob]

I don't like playing on a wall.

There is one park I know that has a wall. I might have to do that, if people keep not wanting to play, just so I can get some repetitions in. There is only one wall though, so if it's in use, I'll probably just go back, or ask how long they'll be using it for.

If nothing else, I like it for the exercise.

 

[ill]

no USTA tennis this year. We put together mixed doubles teams at the beginning of the season before it all got cancelled, but never got a chance to play, so we are doing a fun league instead. Results aren't being sent to USTA (I don't think) and it's just something to get us out and playing again.

Played my first match in a while on Saturday morning. My serve was on, couldn't get my down the line forehand to be a weapon. It was a good, long match that we ultimately lost, but well played. Felt good to be on a court again playing competitive tennis.

 

[Old Lion]

no USTA tennis this year. We put together mixed doubles teams at the beginning of the season before it all got cancelled, but never got a chance to play, so we are doing a fun league instead. Results aren't being sent to USTA (I don't think) and it's just something to get us out and playing again.

Played my first match in a while on Saturday morning. My serve was on, couldn't get my down the line forehand to be a weapon. It was a good, long match that we ultimately lost, but well played. Felt good to be on a court again playing competitive tennis.

I have kept playing throughout the summer. Fall leagues are going ahead so we will be back to normal in 3 weeks.

 

[ill]

bought new tennis shoes.

can't fucking wait to rock em