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Wimbledon

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 18:39:29 GMT

Oh blow the Jimmy Carr lookalike won, I wanted Roddick :(

Wimbledon

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:18:44 GMT

RoseR wrote:Oh blow the Jimmy Carr lookalike won, I wanted Roddick :(

Sorry Rose I'm a RF fan he is a real gent as well as a wonderful tennis player......Roddick had his chances but just didn't have that edge...... :mrgreen:

Wimbledon

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 21:36:11 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

RoseR wrote:Oh blow the Jimmy Carr lookalike won, I wanted Roddick :(

Sorry Rose I'm a RF fan he is a real gent as well as a wonderful tennis player......Roddick had his chances but just didn't have that edge...... :mrgreen:

Dont get me wrong RF is a brilliant player but I always want the underdog to win

Re:Wimbledon

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 22:20:29 GMT

what a great final set, i only say final set as thats all i saw, but two great players up against each other with very little between them! Class

Re:Wimbledon

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 23:24:25 GMT

I didn't start rating is as a great final, until the final set. The power serve makes for poor watching. Having said that, I was surprised at the consistency and speed of Federer's serve.

Both strong willed and determined, and there was little to choose between them. Just about fitness in the end.

What it does do though, is set Andy Murray's efforts into context. He had a fair old set to with Roddick.

I had a private tennis lesson on Thursday morning, and have been playing even more rubbish than usual ever since. At least I know what I'm doing wrong now, so that's 10% of the way there. :cry:

Re:Wimbledon

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 06:36:40 GMT

Dave Mac wrote:

What it does do though, is set Andy Murray's efforts into context. He had a fair old set to with Roddick.

I watched that only saw one way traffic....very disappointed with the lad from Scotland, when it came to the extra gear needed at times he really came up short :thumbdown:

Re:Wimbledon

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:17:45 GMT

I lost interest in tennis when Agassi retired. He was the only person who played the game the way I like to see it, right from the baseline. I hate big servers and serve/volley players. Its a bit like watching longball football, but sadly also as effective at times.

Re:Wimbledon

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:42:21 GMT

Tennis is a wonderful game to watch, some of the passing shots are absolutely breathtaking, improving equipment as well as player fitness is certainly bringing a new dimension to the game 8)

Re:Wimbledon

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 07:45:38 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:Tennis is a wonderful game to watch, some of the passing shots are absolutely breathtaking, improving equipment as well as player fitness is certainly bringing a new dimension to the game 8)

You can tell you dont watch it much.

Re:Wimbledon

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:52:23 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Tennis is a wonderful game to watch, some of the passing shots are absolutely breathtaking, improving equipment as well as player fitness is certainly bringing a new dimension to the game 8)

You can tell you dont watch it much.

I seem to play more than I watch, but I watch a bit of Wimbledon a tad of Queens a bit of the French and the odd game at Flushing Meadows :wink:

Re:Wimbledon

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:42:05 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Tennis is a wonderful game to watch, some of the passing shots are absolutely breathtaking, improving equipment as well as player fitness is certainly bringing a new dimension to the game 8)

You can tell you dont watch it much.

I seem to play more than I watch, but I watch a bit of Wimbledon a tad of Queens a bit of the French and the odd game at Flushing Meadows :wink:

Good answer Ian, didn't realise that you played tennis. Like many people, I watch a lot of sport, but will almost always forego the watching for the the taking apart. 8)

Re:Wimbledon

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:54:10 GMT

I play tennis, and used to actually be pretty good at it. Nowadays I only play in the summer for a bit of a laugh. I am a whizz at table tennis though.

Re:Wimbledon

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:46:06 GMT

Tony_H wrote:I play tennis, and used to actually be pretty good at it. Nowadays I only play in the summer for a bit of a laugh. I am a whizz at table tennis though.

I can feel a match coming on... 8)

Re:Wimbledon

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:25:20 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:I play tennis, and used to actually be pretty good at it. Nowadays I only play in the summer for a bit of a laugh. I am a whizz at table tennis though.

I can feel a match coming on... 8)

You call it, I will be there.

Re:Wimbledon

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:32:39 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:I play tennis, and used to actually be pretty good at it. Nowadays I only play in the summer for a bit of a laugh. I am a whizz at table tennis though.

I can feel a match coming on... 8)

You call it, I will be there.

I'll be umpire and supply the robinsons barley water :lol:

Re:Wimbledon

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:39:03 GMT

I'll be ball girl :D

Re:Wimbledon

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 19:01:20 GMT

It's showdown time...

Mr H vs Mr W

Who is the Pingest Pong on J2ski?

We need to know.

Re:Wimbledon

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 22:43:38 GMT

Hang on, do we need Robinsons Barley and a ball girl for a game of table tennis?????

Re:Wimbledon

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:44:36 GMT

Admin wrote:It's showdown time...

Mr H vs Mr W

Who is the Biggest Pong on J2ski?

We need to know.

You cannot be serious.

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:35:40 GMT

I must say I prefer tennis but in my younger days I've played a bit of TT....I'm not bothered which sport just bring on the Peterborough bumpkin...now where's my gauntlet :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:40:01 GMT

Tony_H wrote:Hang on, do we need Robinsons Barley and a ball girl for a game of table tennis?????

Is that the knocking of knees I hear !!!!!! :D

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:44:20 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Hang on, do we need Robinsons Barley and a ball girl for a game of table tennis?????

Is that the knocking of knees I hear !!!!!! :D

Ooooh, is that a puddle of testosterone over by the net, or is it more of our summer :shock:

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:31:53 GMT

Keep your hair on, whats left of it, Whickers.
Abd you have the nerve to refer to someone from the East Mids as a "bumpkin" coming from deepest darkest Naaaarfuk????? Good heavens above.
Tennis, Table Tennis, Pool, whatever.....bring it on old man and prepare for a gubbing. If nothing, it will at least finally get us 2 together!!!!

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:56:19 GMT

Tony_H wrote:Keep your hair on, whats left of it, Whickers.
Abd you have the nerve to refer to someone from the East Mids as a "bumpkin" coming from deepest darkest Naaaarfuk????? Good heavens above.
Tennis, Table Tennis, Pool, whatever.....bring it on old man and prepare for a gubbing. If nothing, it will at least finally get us 2 together!!!!

Oooh that's fighting talk. I don't suppose (this being a skiers site and all) we could get you two hayseeds to settle this on skis?
)

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:12:46 GMT

Tony_H wrote:Keep your hair on, whats left of it, Wickers.
Abd you have the nerve to refer to someone from the East Mids as a "bumpkin" coming from deepest darkest Naaaarfuk????? Good heavens above.
Tennis, Table Tennis, Pool, whatever.....bring it on old man and prepare for a gubbing. If nothing, it will at least finally get us 2 together!!!!

What ever the outcome one thing is certain, we will have a glass of something cold....after I have taken you to the cleaners of course :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:13:06 GMT

Whichever you choose, I'm guessing it's going to make a great spectator sport so you can expect a large J2Ski audience to cheer you both on :D

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:15:30 GMT

Lynn_D wrote:Whichever you choose, I'm guessing it's going to make a great spectator sport so you can expect a large J2Ski audience to cheer you both on :D

We are taking our tennis bats on holiday, so Little W can give me some extra coaching....so it looks like I'm in training 8)

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:31:09 GMT

bandit wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Keep your hair on, whats left of it, Whickers.
Abd you have the nerve to refer to someone from the East Mids as a "bumpkin" coming from deepest darkest Naaaarfuk????? Good heavens above.
Tennis, Table Tennis, Pool, whatever.....bring it on old man and prepare for a gubbing. If nothing, it will at least finally get us 2 together!!!!

Oooh that's fighting talk. I don't suppose (this being a skiers site and all) we could get you two hayseeds to settle this on skis?
)

I have some inside info, I think I know which hayseed might win that.

The tennis does sound fairer. But with Wickers referring to a raquet as a "bat"......

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:36:57 GMT

Maybe he's thinking Table Tennis is the way to go??

Inside info.....Beanz Spill :lol:

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:30:47 GMT

bandit wrote:Maybe he's thinking Table Tennis is the way to go??

Inside info.....Beanz Spill :lol:

Not difficult. I have skiied with one of the hayseeds, and he doesn't hang about. Well, I might put it a bit stronger than that, he is quite fast. Of course, I do not preclude rank outsiders......

On the other hand, if it were to be a style competition, then I couldn't possibly comment, and I would welcome your judgement, Bandit. :lol:

Having said that, I do look forward to skiing with the other competitor.

I maintain that tennis would be the fair sport. In fact I would offer a doubles match. How about I take as a partner, ermm, I dunno, entirely at random, let's say Rose's son? :shock:

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:15:46 GMT

Dave Mac, interesting :D I think we should start a bets book and set some odds. Do we go for a straight simple descent, or put some gates in?

I think that t'other hayseed has plenty of experience, and so cannot be considered an outsider. As for style, it's so subjective. We could level the odds and ask both to show their best steeze :D

Can Rose's son ski by any chance?

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:30:03 GMT

bandit wrote:Dave Mac, interesting :D I think we should start a bets book and set some odds. Do we go for a straight simple descent, or put some gates in?

I think that t'other hayseed has plenty of experience, and so cannot be considered an outsider. As for style, it's so subjective. We could level the odds and ask both to show their best steeze :D

Can Rose's son ski by any chance?

Gates, Bandit, did you say gates? These are J2skiers, the trees on each side should be enough. :wink: I think Niederau runs. Behind the trees are near vertical drops. :twisted: That should keep everyone on course.

The point about Rose's son and tennis is.... well maybe Rose should enlighten us.

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:17:07 GMT

I gotta brand new tennis bat that I'm gonna christen on my hols, a bit of linseed oil on the handle and around the head....should be a cracker 8) 8)

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:22:23 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:a bit of linseed oil on the handle and around the head....should be a cracker 8) 8)

:shock: :shock:

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:27:14 GMT

Think I'm tending my bet towards you Wickers, should it come to tennis. I too use the term, "bat", for my raquet. Seems to keep a sense of lucidity and levity.

Just had my bat in for it's third re-string, and it has developed a vibration in the frame. Life shouldn't be like that.

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:39:06 GMT

Dave Mac wrote:Think I'm tending my bet towards you Wickers, should it come to tennis. I too use the term, "bat", for my raquet. Seems to keep a sense of lucidity and levity.

Just had my bat in for it's third re-string, and it has developed a vibration in the frame. Life shouldn't be like that.

I gotta tell just you, so don't tell anyone else. I used the same scam some 15 years ago a young guy was egging me on for a game so I gave him the old bat routine and his eyes lit up could not get me on the court quick enough, if memory serves I think it was 6-0 6-1 and it was not me that finished second. Come to think about it the wager was for beer, I was a gent I just took a couple pints off him :mrgreen:

Re:Wimbledon

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:41:20 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:Think I'm tending my bet towards you Wickers, should it come to tennis. I too use the term, "bat", for my raquet. Seems to keep a sense of lucidity and levity.

Just had my bat in for it's third re-string, and it has developed a vibration in the frame. Life shouldn't be like that.

I gotta tell just you, so don't tell anyone else. I used the same scam some 15 years ago a young guy was egging me on for a game so I gave him the old bat routine and his eyes lit up could not get me on the court quick enough, if memory serves I think it was 6-0 6-1 and it was not me that finished second. Come to think about it the wager was for beer, I was a gent I just took a couple pints off him :mrgreen:

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Mercy!

Re:Wimbledon

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:31:53 GMT

Things to do 1. Get bat out of the garage loft :mrgreen:

I guess the next decision is as to which surface we play on, I was brought up on grass and hard courts, but I'm not fussed which, and also which hand you would like me to play with :shock:

Re:Wimbledon

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:35:52 GMT

All of a sudden we are talking about a slalom competition on the slopes of N!!!!
That is not going to happen for several reasons.
Anyway, I see Ian is suddenly the bookies favourite should it be a tennis match. Interesting. Always bet on the underdog )
As for the inside info about my skiing, not sure how Dave Mac can comment on my speed, seeing as he took off without warning me....! And then when he turned at the end, I was on his tails. Maybe I took a lift down.....????? Unless he has eyes in the back of his head, he didnt once see me ski!!!!!
Anyway, I can comment on his style, as I think I did at the time. Old skool, straightline speed, few turns, knees together, upright body position, quite elegent. And very quick!

Right, back to the tennis challenge. Me and Whickers will come up with something, and let you all know the outcome. Sometime.

Re:Wimbledon

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:01:30 GMT

Tony_H wrote:Unless he has eyes in the back of his head, he didnt once see me ski!!!!!
quote]

I might be mistaken T, but did you not set off before me from the mid-section of the top run, and wait at the base of the T-bar. I watched you very competently thread your way through a crowded slope.

While I sauntered down on the LHS, beside the trees?

Re:Wimbledon

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:12:03 GMT

Gentlemen......may I take this opportunity to correct you on my nick name it is spelt Wickers No H, :mrgreen:

Re:Wimbledon

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:05:45 GMT

Dave Mac wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Unless he has eyes in the back of his head, he didnt once see me ski!!!!!
quote]

I might be mistaken T, but did you not set off before me from the mid-section of the top run, and wait at the base of the T-bar. I watched you very competently thread your way through a crowded slope.

While I sauntered down on the LHS, beside the trees?

Hmmmm, my memory appears to be failing me if thats the case. You certainly set off at the top. Did we stop further down and carry on? Blimey, I realy dont remember, I thought I was just chasing you all the way down. However, you might be right. Apologies for suggesting you had eyes in the wrong place.

Re:Wimbledon

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:06:04 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:Gentlemen......may I take this opportunity to correct you on my nick name it is spelt Wickers No H, :mrgreen:

WHatever

Re:Wimbledon

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:10:31 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Gentlemen......may I take this opportunity to correct you on my nick name it is spelt Wickers No H, :mrgreen:

WHatever

Manners maketh man :wink:

Re:Wimbledon

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:18:21 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Gentlemen......may I take this opportunity to correct you on my nick name it is spelt Wickers No H, :mrgreen:

WHatever

Manners maketH man :wink:

Re:Wimbledon

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:38:44 GMT

Advantage Wickers (no H)

New BHalls please :D

Re:Wimbledon

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:58:46 GMT

Pablo Escobar wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Gentlemen......may I take this opportunity to correct you on my nick name it is spelt Wickers No H, :mrgreen:

WHatever

Manners maketH man :wink:

I didn't think it was too difficult to get it right, it is signed under 2,876 posting of mainly rubbish :wink:

Re:Wimbledon

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:35:37 GMT

Part timer.