Sue, I didn't know the situation was that critic for you and your jerk at work. I mean, mine would probably run as fast as he can if he dared come too close to me when not at work, given what I would do to him :devil:
Sue, I didn't know the situation was that critic for you and your jerk at work. I mean, mine would probably run as fast as he can if he dared come too close to me when not at work, given what I would do to him :devil:
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nice to see how a fountain of harmless ecstasy pouring serves as a spiritual awakening... can't go further than that... mod is not around to sweep up carefully the broken glass littering into the dustpan behind me...
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He's apparently staying. Llorente (the new Boss) has the policy of selling players who want to stay (Albiol) while keeping players that want out (Villa). Vintage Valencia. :banghead:
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as for the nadal love, i don't mind being ignored since everything appears sarcastic in my eyes... love to spend time working out all the kinks...
yeah i miss scott, although it makes no sense to see him around... this very randomness means that the overall pattern is quite predictable no matter how strange it looks to the untrained eye...
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fast_clay (justin?) I saw some pictures of synthetic grass and clay courts in Australia in th eother thread. Are they very common? I was under the impression that clay courts were nowhere to be found in Oz. And how does synthetic grass play?
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I shaved right before starting to read that post and need to shave again.
Excellent, thanks for the info. I was under the impression that clay courts had never been popular in Australia. Wrong it seems. So were/are they basically like the Continental clay, only with less top layer or with a harder concrete bottom? As you can see by my user name I love clay that plays fast too... green clay is just the perfect surface for all styles, at least that I've played on. I have found some clay courts that play more fastish over here, but they are few and usually play fast because they just aren't well kept, so I have developed a natural aversion towards them. Would love to play on one that is intended to play like that.
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yes... typically, in my part of the world it is a harder compact base, with an even but complete and thin layer of top dressing... on a good, dry day, it would not be uncommon to see a slide mark from the centre of the court to beyond the singles line... i am talking about a ball bearing effect beneath your feet... crushed antbed... think of the longest slide you've ever seen, then, think of it again and again... haha... but, at the other end of my region at a higher altitude, the clay has a soft base and an always plentiful top dressing, and for me the movement was sticky, much like a slow hardcourt... the clay surfaces very much governed by geography...
scott draper won the sattelite masters tourney on the surface i describe... i linesmanned on his run... he was a master on it... a couple of months later, he was in french open 4th round.. 3 years later, queens champion...
yes... typically, in my part of the world it is a harder compact base, with an even but complete and thin layer of top dressing... on a good, dry day, it would not be uncommon to see a slide mark from the centre of the court to beyond the singles line... i am talking about a ball bearing effect beneath your feet... crushed antbed... think of the longest slide you've ever seen, then, think of it again and again... haha... but, at the other end of my region at a higher altitude, the clay has a soft base and an always plentiful top dressing, and for me the movement was sticky, much like a slow hardcourt... the clay surfaces very much governed by geography...
scott draper won the sattelite masters tourney on the surface i describe... i linesmanned on his run... he was a master on it... a couple of months later, he was in french open 4th round.. 3 years later, queens champion...
Geography. weather patterns, then again how much topsurface is laid down, the base that they are laid upon. RG is laid on limestone, though some other bases could be interesting.
I still hate synthetic grass and yes the courts need to be ripped up and they don't do anything to produce champions. The problem is with what they are doing with the clay here, is they aren't using proper clay, it's synthetic clay and that doesn't do the same thing. Yes, it's slow, but it does not have the same reaction to bounce, it is pretty much the same bounce and we know on clay courts that is not the same thing.
Scott Draper is an excellent golfer and all round good guy, he made the 4th round of RG twice.
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