actions of disgust

[killer321]

does anyone have any interesting sounds or actions of disgust when you balls up an easy shot? i dont get the hitting of the racquet onto the shoe buisness.

[gregr999]

does anyone have any interesting sounds or actions of disgust when you balls up an easy shot? i dont get the hitting of the racquet onto the shoe buisness.

i've seen tennis players do the same thing after a 1st serve fault. i believe it is something that they picked up from baseball batters here in the states. I wonder if cricket players do the same?

[PeteG]

I used to hit my calf with my racquet, until I broke my racquet across it doing it one too many times!! Not the brightest thing I've ever done I must admit!! Plus it was damaging the muscle in terms of dehydration during a match, so I was actually even more detrimental to my own performance as a result of doing it!!!

[NateDogg]

I saw one fella try to hit himself on the quad with the racket, but in doing so snapped the shaft and some of the graphite got stuck in his leg and he had to go to hospital to have it removed. What a tit-haha!

[PeteG]

I saw one fella try to hit himself on the quad with the racket, but in doing so snapped the shaft and some of the graphite got stuck in his leg and he had to go to hospital to have it removed. What a tit-haha!


Yeah, not the brightest idea again either!! I once snapped my racket playing a backhand shot, good job it was a crosscourt backhand, otherwise my mate would have ended up wearing the racket!! The same guy also managed to go through 7 racquets in a season!! His crowning moment was at the ICT when he lost 21-16 to the England no.2 at the time, using a borrowed racket!! Although later on I think that started to break and I ended up lending him mine...or some other sucker did anyway :p!!

[Moose]

I mostly hold my head and weep... Ha! Nah, once I stopped myself swearing and realised that breaking my racquet would start proving to be too costly, the ensueing drastic control measures reduced my responses to high pitched squeeks followed by utter silence...

I always remember at a few tournaments I spectated at, a lot of doubles partners had a thing about touching each other on the bum with their racquets, seemingly as a form of instilling motivational control and emotional support after a balls-up. I dont recomend it in general club sessions. People tend to take offence.

"M'lord, are we really expected to believe that the defendant touched their partners behind for purely sporting reasons in a show of inspirational motivation and understading?!" etc.

Quite bored at the moment actually. Havent played badminton in quite a while. Sporting a dodgy knee. And then when I went down they've all disappeared! Who wants to go out in this glorious sun when you have an empty sportshall?! Yep. Bored. Manic. Nightshifts do that to you. Very little sleep. Oh well...

[Loafer]

I tend to hit the front of my right leg just to the right of my shin. Very sore if you misjudge it, although you tend to only do that once.............


I generally end up talking to myself.

on the touching each other on the bum thing, it depends how attractive she is, surely ;)

seriously i just found that the best partner i played with was level doubles and we just talked to each other after every rally whether it be congrats or motivational. It is definately a personal preference thing as the other leading pair at my last club didnt speak a WORD to each other, horses for courses

Larry

[killer321]

i have taken to yelling out the names of marine animals. MANTIS. SEA URCHIN

[kfw8664]

One of my friends used to shout at the top of his voice and I quote

"God strike me pink"

I don't know if it worked but no-one ever went to the showers when he was there

[Lewisio]

Initially tennis players would tap the bottom of their shoes to remove any of the grass or clay stuck in the grooves. But presumably its one of those things were by if theyare really pissed off then they would want to wallop something, so rather than just tapping they'd give their shoe a clout!

[Moose]

I try not to talk to myself as it has adverse effects. I worked out a long time a go that I am a very psychologically motivated individual. Ergo, coming up to any sporting match I would start psyching myself up well in advance, peak about 30 mins before the match and the subsequent rapid drop off in those 30 mins would leave me a nervous wreak by the time I got around to actually doing anything!

Nowadays I have developed a highly specialised self-depreciation on court; i.e. I blame myself squarly for everything that goes wrong. This, coupled with my strict upbringing and general neurosis turned my talking to myself into true, utter, nasty self hatred, coupled with developing different voices depending on what mood was speaking when...

So it is best for me to stay quiet really. And to all those who may have met me or may meet me, please understand that any anger, screaming or swearing on court is nothing to do with you: its all aimed at me.

My mate Kev pointed out that in a perverse way, I am possibly sub-consciously denying any opponent the right to claim victory over me coz I only blame myself - that no vistory can ever be by their skills or abilities... Interesting thought really. The jurys out!

*Yes, tapping of the bum couuld be quite good as Loafer puts it, depending on who you play with! Why is it then I only play with hairy arsed (but kith and kin) Welshmen then?!!! :D

[gregr999]

Initially tennis players would tap the bottom of their shoes to remove any of the grass or clay stuck in the grooves...

That makes a lot of sense as well. But since we have very few grass & clay (tennis) courts here in the States, the action has most likely been picked up from baseball in this neck o' the woods. I've not really noticed this action on TV coverage of the French Open or Wimbledon either.

[killer321]

i appologise prefusely for anything that happens. i know how annoying it is for anyone that partners me, because there is also another guy who appologises too much, and it pisses me right off. i have taken to appologising to myself under my breath now.

[samohtom]

I know someone who has a tendency to shout "donkey droppings" on doing something wrong..

[kalessin]

Well, it depends whether I am in Michael Schumacher or John McEnroe mode ... :p But on Sundays where I play badminton with my son there are some regulars who have a block booking - and one of them is hilarious, constantly losing it and berating his own playing partner even when he makes the mistake, along the lines of "how did you let me get into that position" and other things. And when his partner makes a mistake he delivers a classic boot-camp in-your-face style of barracking, liberally swearing and with a look of utter disgust.

He's actually not a bad player, but I can't believe he's doing his or his partners performance any good :rolleyes:

Chris