I’ve finally found it. Unparalleled feel, virtually no torque, no overhitting, heavy but maneuverable. The feared ProStaff 6.0 85. Why was I so afraid to try it? Because of hacks and wussies on TW forums talking about how “demanding” it is to use such a heavy racquet with such a small head size.
I’ll have more detailed reviews with pictures posted in the next few days.
And I’ve officially been converted to the church of the midsize.
I appreciate that people are still following tennis, and that it is attracting new fans, and Federer is indeed a treat to watch, but it really agitates me when people devalue the tennis of previous eras, thinking that the homogeneous modern era is the greatest of them all.
All too often I see people putting down Pete Sampras, arguably the greatest to ever play the game, even posting threads like “What did Sampras do better than Federer (besides the serve)?” They even contend that Sampras was a loser who only survived because he was in the era he was and that he had no ground game. Pistol Pete was in fact a very capable baseliner. It just really pisses me off when these tennis newbies, who have never even see Sampras play live - probably just some clips off of youtube - and they claim to know everything about the man. And it’s so easy to identify people by their opinions on the TW forums. If a kid talks about how boring or one-dimensional Sampras or Agassi is, he’s no doubt no older than 15. Modern tennis isn’t everything.
Face the facts. Nadal-Federer finals are boring. Federer is only dominant because he has no one to challenge him. He has no legitimate contenders. Today’s top 10 is laughable. They’re an inconsistent heap of players who are far below the top 2. Just watch highlights from a decade ago to highlights now. Older highlights are about tactics and strategy and working your opponent with a purpose. New highlights are almost always about “impossible” chance shots. That’s great, but it just shows how vacuous the game has become.
All the depth has been taken away from the game, and it’s the ATP’s fault. Heavier balls, slower surfaces, all for the sake of making the game more watchable? Except they never show tennis on TV and all this is doing is making the game homogeneous and the players more prone to injury. Endless rallies aren’t always about point construction. More often than not, it’s about the inability to close out the point.
And yes, rallies are interesting. But every point of a 5-set match should not be a 30-shot rally. And all matchups should not be between two baseliners. Anyone see Roddick vs. Gonzales last year at the US Open? Dear Lord. It was like two cavemen just seeing who could pound the ball harder. Talk about compensation.. Take a lesson from Federer, guys. He doesn’t need to smack the shit out of the ball to beat you.
No fucking respect for the greats of the past like Laver, Borg, Edberg, etc. Tennis is interesting because of its variety of play styles. I now bow my head in lamentation as serve-and-volley’s death knell resounds.
A deep sense of regret always floods my mind after I drink - especially when I told myself I wouldn’t until after I was done with the LSAT. I probably sound like an alcoholic now, but I assure you that’s not the case. I don’t drink often, but when I do, it’s crazy. As I made a passing reference to in my last post, I literally just down drink after drink to the point where other people would be vomiting their intestines out. This is not a good thing.
In any case, there has to be a physical consequence and I’m thoroughly convinced that I’ve picked up some major cognitive deficits over the years. (I always have trouble speaking in the days following). In short I’ve probably jeopardized a few points of my LSAT score - little details matter on those questions, and so does each point. I mean, even someone with a high GPA needs a high test score to get admitted. I’ve seriously been at the point where even getting a 180 wouldn’t guarantee me admission into any school, but I haven’t been trying as hard as I should to make that score. I lose.
And in closing, to end on a note that doesn’t make me look like a depressing alcoholic, someone start a workout regimen with me. This includes cardio, weights, just overall conditioning and some (read: a lot of) tennis.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pDsGn5_nxZA
What are you thinking, Maria?
YOU CANNOT OUT-VOLLEY THE MAC.
I really wish I could just sit down and focus fully on LSAT prep… stupid commitments!
I also wish I had a PS6.0 85, a POG OS, and an Agassi Limited Edition Radical - not necessarily in that order of preference.
I wish employers would respond to me. Up to this point, I’ve been pretty excited about moving to New Jersey (no funnies about jersey. i live in north jersey which is part of the ny metro), but of the 5 billion resumes I’ve submitted thus far, I’ve received a whopping ZERO replies. How realistic is it that I’ll actually get a job there? Maybe it’s just too early.. please let that be the case…
Finally, I wish I were at least trilingual and while we’re wishing, also that I were a few inches taller…
Life is insanely busy at the moment. I have not a free day in my entire week, which comprises everything from full days at work to summer school, LSAT classes, (almost unpaid) daily bruin shifts, and just general farting around. It’s good to be busy, but I’ll sure be glad when this summer is over - because by then I’ll have four classes and slotting shifts to look forward to, yeah! Does sarcasm carry well over the internets?
I’m partially kidding. I am enjoying myself for the most part. I’ve been playing a ton more tennis than usual, thanks to Jaymie and Az, and I’m very happy about that. Of course, I’m looking to up that frequency still, muhaha. I’ll try to be more interesting later. Watch Top Chef tonight!
Last night, “The Complete Wimbledon” didn’t start until 7 minutes after its projected start time. Why? To show some extra Nascar clips. It’s currently 10:06 and Wimbledon coverage should’ve started at 10:00. Tennis TV coverage gets worse every year and I don’t get how they allow it. It’s one thing to balance different sporting events, but they usually forgo tennis matches to air those commentator shows where guys just sit around arguing about whether or not they’d blow Barry Bonds. And what. the. fuck. is with all the Nascar?!?!?
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