Comments on: Sterling Oaks: Wednesday http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/01/20/sterling-oaks-wednesday/ Tips for the over 60 crowd by the over 60 crowd! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:48:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Gene Wheeler(Vero Beach) http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/01/20/sterling-oaks-wednesday/comment-page-1/#comment-11710 Gene Wheeler(Vero Beach) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:39:07 +0000 http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/?p=417#comment-11710 We all know a "hooker" in tennis but they don't survive for long and their reputation follows them everywhere. What a legacy to have. The news travels faster than a 120 MPH serve. My experience was a guy from the north shore of Boston who, when challenged, left the court and said "never again". Good riddance, Bob We all know a “hooker” in tennis but they don’t survive for long and their reputation follows them everywhere. What a legacy to have. The news travels faster than a 120 MPH serve. My experience was a guy from the north shore of Boston who, when challenged, left the court and said “never again”. Good riddance, Bob

]]> By: Marty Judge http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/01/20/sterling-oaks-wednesday/comment-page-1/#comment-11707 Marty Judge Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:56:35 +0000 http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/?p=417#comment-11707 George, my condolences to Tom for having to play the "hooker" from New Jersey. In fact, from your description, the guy that Tom played is not just a "hooker" in the sense that he gives bad line calls. He is an all around dirty player, as it seems that he is not above trying every psychological ploy that he can to upset an opponent. Please send me a private e-mail with this guy's name. I may know him and may even have played against him in New Jersey once or twice. I believe I have written previously on your site here about several other bad experiences that I have had getting "hooked" in the past. I will not repeat my comments, but they can be looked up under other posts if anybody is interested. It may not be a coincidence that, having lived so much of my life in New Jersey (I moved to Pennsylvania a few years ago, but it was not to avoid being cheated in tennis), I have encountered the kind of player that Tom had to deal with on more than one occasion. I can certainly sympathize with Tom's reaching a point in the third set where he simply could not win another game against the guy. You just get so incredibly angry when playing against somebody like this that your whole body freezes up and tightens and you cannot let go from the "death grip" that you have on your racquet. Instead of using the racquet to hit spins and keep the ball in play, you start swinging wildly at the ball with every ounce of strength that you have, because what you really want to be doing is using the racquet to knock the other guy's head off at his shoulders. Consequently, nothing goes in, and balls just fly against the back fence. As you can tell from my description, I have REALLY been there, so tell Tom he is not alone. Although this type of player is reprehensible, fortunately there aren't too many of them around. Anyway, I really don't see implementing a system of banning cheaters like this from senior tennis, because it would smack of favoritism and elitism, and could sweep up non-cheating players in the same ban if they happen to have a bad eyesight day and make a few too many inadvertent erroneous line calls. However, maybe having a few other "guys" from New Jersey -- with names like Tony Soprano, etc. -- have a little "chat" with players like this wouldn't be a bad idea. Marty - i will send you his name + some other NJ cheater insights. geo George, my condolences to Tom for having to play the “hooker” from New Jersey. In fact, from your description, the guy that Tom played is not just a “hooker” in the sense that he gives bad line calls. He is an all around dirty player, as it seems that he is not above trying every psychological ploy that he can to upset an opponent.

Please send me a private e-mail with this guy’s name. I may know him and may even have played against him in New Jersey once or twice.

I believe I have written previously on your site here about several other bad experiences that I have had getting “hooked” in the past. I will not repeat my comments, but they can be looked up under other posts if anybody is interested. It may not be a coincidence that, having lived so much of my life in New Jersey (I moved to Pennsylvania a few years ago, but it was not to avoid being cheated in tennis), I have encountered the kind of player that Tom had to deal with on more than one occasion. I can certainly sympathize with Tom’s reaching a point in the third set where he simply could not win another game against the guy. You just get so incredibly angry when playing against somebody like this that your whole body freezes up and tightens and you cannot let go from the “death grip” that you have on your racquet. Instead of using the racquet to hit spins and keep the ball in play, you start swinging wildly at the ball with every ounce of strength that you have, because what you really want to be doing is using the racquet to knock the other guy’s head off at his shoulders. Consequently, nothing goes in, and balls just fly against the back fence. As you can tell from my description, I have REALLY been there, so tell Tom he is not alone.

Although this type of player is reprehensible, fortunately there aren’t too many of them around. Anyway, I really don’t see implementing a system of banning cheaters like this from senior tennis, because it would smack of favoritism and elitism, and could sweep up non-cheating players in the same ban if they happen to have a bad eyesight day and make a few too many inadvertent erroneous line calls. However, maybe having a few other “guys” from New Jersey — with names like Tony Soprano, etc. — have a little “chat” with players like this wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Marty – i will send you his name + some other NJ cheater insights. geo

]]> By: Mike Lammens http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/01/20/sterling-oaks-wednesday/comment-page-1/#comment-11706 Mike Lammens Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:08:54 +0000 http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/?p=417#comment-11706 George - ever think of recording a match when that guy plays? Maybe just the idea that it's recorded would help his calls. You could play it in the clubhouse afterwards. Anyway, I look forward to coming out to Florida for a tournament sometime. Better to get steamrolled out there than to watch the snow out my window! Mike - yes, i remember you have one "bad call catch" on your website. geo George – ever think of recording a match when that guy plays? Maybe just the idea that it’s recorded would help his calls. You could play it in the clubhouse afterwards. Anyway, I look forward to coming out to Florida for a tournament sometime. Better to get steamrolled out there than to watch the snow out my window!

Mike – yes, i remember you have one “bad call catch” on your website. geo

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