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Mo_Steel: Mar 7, 2008; Let's Clock Into The Sunset Together; Fun Shoe

ViggyNash posted:

Your weekly Tennis sperg post:

Nope. If you pull back that much on a serve, the racket will never meet the ball, especially against that monster serve. All you really need to do is put your racket in the way of the ball with stable footing. When the ball has that much power behind it, either from a serve or a particularly strong ground stroke, you don't need to add any to it yourself, so simply blocking the ball is a better option...

...than this. Now, this isn't wrong by any means and is in fact a good way to think of a return in general, but it takes time you might not have to put yourself in the right position. But if you have the reflexes and the speed to do so, you can hit a very dangerous return like this, especially when the ball has as much power in it as Takuma's serve.

Oh, you dick.

A slice serve is when you brush sideways on the ball when serving, thus giving it a sideways spin that causes the ball to curve out. For a right handed player, this always means curving to the left (brushing to the right) because it meshes with the standard service motion well. Attempting to slice the other way won't accomplish much, and most likely will lead to a hilarious failure.

Unless the system is different in japan, that does not mean he is the #5 ranked player on the local rankings. His #5 seed refers to his seed for the tournament, meaning he is the 5th highest ranked player playing in the tournament. He might actually be the #7 ranked player, but the #6 and #4 ranked players decided not to play in this particular tournament. It works this way in the pro leagues as well.

These posts are great information and you should do more of them because Tennis Sperg is looking like a solid show this season. Believe In Yourself! :buddy:

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Mo_Steel: Mar 7, 2008; Let's Clock Into The Sunset Together; Fun Shoe

ViggyNash posted:

Weekly Tennis Blog:

Look at 'em big beefy arms. Rafael Nadal (SPA), aka Rafa, is a freaking monster. Current world #1 after trailing Roger Federer for years, he puts all of that muscle into 1 thing: racket speed. Not power. The core of his game is all about generating so much spin that even if the opponent knows what's coming they'd still be overwhelmed. This effect is compounded on clay courts where the uneven nature of the court together with that absurd spin can make the ball bounce in really weird ways. In fact, it was so effective that although Federer was undoubtedly the reigning champion, it took him years to finally win a French Open, the only Grand Slam played on clay, and only because Rafa had unfortunately been knocked out by a newcomer. But what makes him really untouchable is that he can use the absurd amounts of spin he generates to hit stupefyingly impossible shots, even when he's on the run.

Are you sure he doesn't have bionic arms because holy gently caress he looks like he could tear a car in half with those things. :stonklol:

The series and your posts are making me want to watch actual Pro Tennis now.

# ¿ May 13, 2014 03:01

Mo_Steel: Mar 7, 2008; Let's Clock Into The Sunset Together; Fun Shoe

Is it me or did the animation in Takuma's match in this week's episode of Baby Steps (ep. 17) look different? It seemed a lot more fluid? Dynamic? Maybe it was that it wasn't cutting between mostly still shots of each player but rather showing the whole court, but you could see lots of details like them shifting their balance and footing. It felt like it stood out.

# ¿ Jul 28, 2014 01:40

Mo_Steel: Mar 7, 2008; Let's Clock Into The Sunset Together; Fun Shoe

Neeksy posted:

You should watch Chihayafuru.

Dick Spacious CPA posted:

watch Chihayafuru

These people know what's up.

The animation is great, but beyond that the characters are written in a way that pulls you in and makes their obstacles and struggles together and individually really tense. This sense is furthered because victory isn't a given for the protagonists, and burning spirit isn't always going to win the day. It's great because it means you can't just assume you know the outcome like you can with a number of more cliched sports series that have been done.

Mo_Steel fucked around with this message at 22:27 on Aug 19, 2014

# ¿ Aug 19, 2014 22:24

Mo_Steel: Mar 7, 2008; Let's Clock Into The Sunset Together; Fun Shoe

Baby Steps 25: Here comes the grimdark swerve for next season: "Ei-chan's plane was... shot down over the Sea of Japan. It spun in... there were no survivors."

# ¿ Sep 21, 2014 15:52

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