After hearing Phil Knight's comments yesterday defending the actions of Joe Paterno I cleared out my closet of all Nike products and will not buy any more in the future
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The manager at my club received some new balls from Gearbox to try out. They are black with the Gearbox logo in silver. We have been playing with them all week. I have found them to be similar in speed to the Ektelon black - but a little easier on the arm (although I started playing a new racquet this week as well so tough to say for sure). We have yet to break a ball with each one being played for a couple of hours without any noticeable degradation. Positive reviews from everyone who has played with it.
Just discovered I can't watch from my iPad any chance for an iPad app coming?
I hit with the new KM 750 today (Thanks Manny!!). Just an hour long practice session. I have been playing the AMP 185, which I love for the balanced feel and stiffness of the frame. Earlier this Spring I had demoed the KM 175 and was blown away by the effortless power but was completely turned off by the extraordinary amount of 'feedback'.
The new model is very well balanced but I spent the first 10 minutes or so mis-hitting a lot of shots while getting used to the rectangular grip. I was equally accurate with my shots from both the front and back courts. I was also able to hit perfect ceiling ball after perfect ceiling ball, which is something that I have been inconsistent with while using the AMP. And with the addition of the Kinetic Technology the feedback was all but gone.
Overall, I really enjoyed hitting this racquet and will love it after adapting to the handle.
The new model is very well balanced but I spent the first 10 minutes or so mis-hitting a lot of shots while getting used to the rectangular grip. I was equally accurate with my shots from both the front and back courts. I was also able to hit perfect ceiling ball after perfect ceiling ball, which is something that I have been inconsistent with while using the AMP. And with the addition of the Kinetic Technology the feedback was all but gone.
Overall, I really enjoyed hitting this racquet and will love it after adapting to the handle.
I am going to be in Grand Rapids, MI this Tuesday and possibly Wednesday night. Is there a challenge court or somewhere that I could get in a few games? Thanks!
I am a pretty solid 'A' player with flashes of {dance} and moments of ](*,)
I am a pretty solid 'A' player with flashes of {dance} and moments of ](*,)
Once or twice a night I will be hitting a DTL but miss my spot and the ball catches the sidewall before the front. Rather than coming out to the middle of the court like a pinch or splat, the ball will get sucked back down the sidewall usually for a winner. I have never purposely hit that shot and usually have a sheepish grin as I take the service box. What causes this action? I am guessing that ball is "grazing" or "sliding against" rather than hitting the sidewall which changes the spin? But sometimes the contact sounds fairly solid. Can I learn to hit this, or just accept the flukes?
I saw a thread from last summer where the conversation centered on developing stamina and cardio and nutrition practices leading up to a tournament. With Illinois Singles this weekend, I would like to hear how you prepare your game for a tournament.
In the past before a big tourney I would up my weekly frequency of playing (with a little practice and drill work) in the weeks leading up an event. But the week of I would spend working on drills. One day I wouldn't leave the service box and the next I would work exclusively on passing shots, etc. but no matches.
What works for you?
In the past before a big tourney I would up my weekly frequency of playing (with a little practice and drill work) in the weeks leading up an event. But the week of I would spend working on drills. One day I wouldn't leave the service box and the next I would work exclusively on passing shots, etc. but no matches.
What works for you?
I bought a new house in November. It wasn't a "Must" but we were extremely grateful that the home my wife fell in love with didn't have a single sheet of wallpaper in it.
Now that I have started playing rball again. I have found another venue where my severe dislike for wallpaper has manifested. In the days of my youth I would swing at the ball as if the wall wasn't there, not caring about potential damage to the racquet, wrist, or elbow. Now that I am older, wiser, and infinitely more fragile I find myself a lot more timid when the ball is hugging a sidewall to the point where I occassionally swing and miss.
I am curious if in the past 12 years anyone has developed a more refined approach to these shots? How do you swing? And what are you trying to do with the ball?
Now that I have started playing rball again. I have found another venue where my severe dislike for wallpaper has manifested. In the days of my youth I would swing at the ball as if the wall wasn't there, not caring about potential damage to the racquet, wrist, or elbow. Now that I am older, wiser, and infinitely more fragile I find myself a lot more timid when the ball is hugging a sidewall to the point where I occassionally swing and miss.
I am curious if in the past 12 years anyone has developed a more refined approach to these shots? How do you swing? And what are you trying to do with the ball?
I started playing racquetball in 1980 when I was 5. My parents joined a club and they played twice a week every week. I would spend 2 1/2 hours in the babysitting room and then was allowed to come down a chase the ball around a court. I remember the great pride I took in using my hard earned money from chores to buy my first racquet (Ektelon Comp Jr) at the age of 7. I played in my first tourney that year and played consistently until high school when I gave up the game for more popular sports. Corey Brysman came to our club as THE pro for a little while. I will never forget watching him play against a guy coming off winning a tourney as a "b" player. Corey took a three foot high stool placed it in the middle of the court and played while sitting on that chair. I don't think the guy scored 5 points.
I picked the game up again when I went off to college. I played for a few years after school until my arm (twice dislocated my shoulder) just about fell off during a tournament. During that event I broke the strings in both of my racquets and never had them restrung. In the twelve years that followed I moved from Las Vegas to Chicago but rarely did the game cross my mind.
Following Thanksgiving dinner this year I made the decision to not spend yet another winter sitting on the couch waiting for it to warm up enough to fish and play golf. Racquetball seemed like the perfect winter time sport. So I started playing again in December. The first time I walked into my new club I was immediately hit by the sounds of the game and it was like music to my ears. As I walked up the stairs to the viewing area on the second floor I was hit by an incredible sense of comfort. No doubt the game is as fun now as it was when I was wearing one of my moms gloves (which were WAY too big) and just trying not to trip over my own feet.
There is nothing like this game and I am looking forward to introducing my oldest son to it later this year when he turns 5.
I picked the game up again when I went off to college. I played for a few years after school until my arm (twice dislocated my shoulder) just about fell off during a tournament. During that event I broke the strings in both of my racquets and never had them restrung. In the twelve years that followed I moved from Las Vegas to Chicago but rarely did the game cross my mind.
Following Thanksgiving dinner this year I made the decision to not spend yet another winter sitting on the couch waiting for it to warm up enough to fish and play golf. Racquetball seemed like the perfect winter time sport. So I started playing again in December. The first time I walked into my new club I was immediately hit by the sounds of the game and it was like music to my ears. As I walked up the stairs to the viewing area on the second floor I was hit by an incredible sense of comfort. No doubt the game is as fun now as it was when I was wearing one of my moms gloves (which were WAY too big) and just trying not to trip over my own feet.
There is nothing like this game and I am looking forward to introducing my oldest son to it later this year when he turns 5.