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Offline timd818

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Aren't lefties the worst to play against?
« on: December 08, 2005, 10:49:51 AM »
I have a confession. I absolutely hate playing lefties. Being a lefty myself, I give my friends all kinds of grief.
The thing I hate most is when I run into a lefty that plays the same game as myself. I can't read them, at all!
There are no advantages when a left plays another lefty and there are too few of us so you can't really prepared
for a lefty. It might be an advantage when playing a righty, but it's a curse when facing another lefty.
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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2005, 10:51:48 AM »
imagine if Federer were a lefty, he'd be so unbeatable!!!  :wub:  :lust:
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2005, 11:14:59 AM »
I do not mind too much, I just hate the serve.  Damn u Jamesdster!
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2005, 03:33:52 PM »
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...I just hate the serve.  Damn u Jamesdster!
I've had the misfortune of playing less than a handfull of lefties.

HATED IT!!!
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2005, 03:43:50 PM »
I have to agree that it is hard.  I played a leftie a while back in a doubles game.  He had a monstrous serve and it hopped the opposite way than everything ive been used to.  I didnt really notice his gameplay being any tougher because it was a doubles game anyways.  But yeah, serve was hard to get back.
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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2005, 03:47:21 PM »
Lefties rule!
Scott - I resemble that remark.
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2005, 03:56:04 PM »
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I have to agree that it is hard.  I played a leftie a while back in a doubles game.  He had a monstrous serve and it hopped the opposite way than everything ive been used to.  I didnt really notice his gameplay being any tougher because it was a doubles game anyways.  But yeah, serve was hard to get back.
The best lefty I played had a nasty, McEnroe-like slice that kept moving me to cover it so that he could ace me up the T or out wide.

WICKED EVIL!!!!

I've returned serves from a tall righty, whose kicker changed direction and jammed me at or above my shoulder...Sheesh!
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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2005, 04:56:05 PM »
I don't mind THAT much, so long as I remember I'm playing a lefty.  I regularly play with two lefties right now, about once a week or two, and both have pretty weak backhands.  They can't pass of it and I reckon if I played a serious match against them I would just loop forehands crosscourt to their backhands all day long.  One guy can't handle slices to his forehand.  Actually, it's a bit of sample bias going on I guess because these two particular lefties have exploitable games.  I sort of think the advantage of being left handed is overstated in general.
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« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2005, 09:30:02 AM »
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Lefties rule!
Scott - I resemble that remark.


I agree with Jamesdster!  Lefties rule!  I'm a lefty and my husband too! ://
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« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2005, 10:17:29 AM »
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I don't mind THAT much, so long as I remember I'm playing a lefty.  I regularly play with two lefties right now, about once a week or two, and both have pretty weak backhands.  They can't pass of it and I reckon if I played a serious match against them I would just loop forehands crosscourt to their backhands all day long.  One guy can't handle slices to his forehand.  Actually, it's a bit of sample bias going on I guess because these two particular lefties have exploitable games.  I sort of think the advantage of being left handed is overstated in general.


Am I one of the two lefties?
Anyway, you guys haven't seen a true lefty serve until you've played my coach.
He hits the most wicked lefty "American twist". Facing an American twist is bad
enough, but a lefty one is just outright illegal.
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« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2005, 11:24:48 AM »
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Am I one of the two lefties?
Anyway, you guys haven't seen a true lefty serve until you've played my coach.
He hits the most wicked lefty "American twist". Facing an American twist is bad
enough, but a lefty one is just outright illegal.
I've only played with you twice in a year, so no.  These guys I play with once every week or two.  Inconsistent backhands.  Also, they both have one-handers.  Your backhand is much better than theirs.
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« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2005, 12:34:41 PM »
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Am I one of the two lefties?
Anyway, you guys haven't seen a true lefty serve until you've played my coach.
He hits the most wicked lefty "American twist". Facing an American twist is bad
enough, but a lefty one is just outright illegal.
I've only played with you twice in a year, so no.  These guys I play with once every week or two.  Inconsistent backhands.  Also, they both have one-handers.  Your backhand is much better than theirs.


So, do you want to hit this weekend?
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« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2005, 02:00:59 PM »
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So, do you want to hit this weekend?
Assuming this is TimD, I can play tomorrow/Saturday, but I'll be hung over.  3 or so at Westwood?
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« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2005, 03:53:35 PM »
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Am I one of the two lefties?
Anyway, you guys haven't seen a true lefty serve until you've played my coach.
He hits the most wicked lefty "American twist". Facing an American twist is bad
enough, but a lefty one is just outright illegal.
I've only played with you twice in a year, so no.  These guys I play with once every week or two.  Inconsistent backhands.  Also, they both have one-handers.  Your backhand is much better than theirs.


Tim, you are so right.....I played a former Arizona State lefty once and this guy had the most wicked American twist I've ever seen.  I looked like a beginner trying to figure out where it was going to bounce to so I could return it.
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« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2005, 04:40:32 PM »
As a left hander, I can personally say that there are advantages to being a lefty b/c it is a really strong intimidation factor. I can also hit some "unusaul" angles on my serve and strokes. compliments to my aces...
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« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2005, 05:12:01 PM »
I did not know you were a lefty!  Nice!
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« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2005, 06:08:52 PM »
I must have said it about 100 times... but yeah, it's good to be different...or at least minority.
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« Reply #17 on: December 14, 2005, 06:24:10 PM »
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The only time a lefty has given me trouble is when they were a very effective server, but the same can be said about a righty. I don't think there are really that many advantages to being a left hander I think that's more myth than anything else.
I agree.
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