@philipbrewer.net Jes, ja!
@philipbrewer.net Jes, ja!
@criminalist.bsky.social Just like with swords. Tennis could probably be improved by giving the players swords. I doubt if sword fighting would be improved by giving the players racquets, although it might be worth trying.
@criminalist.bsky.social Maybe the coaches should crouch like ball boys at the edge of the court. Then after a bad serve, sprint to the player and tell him, “Toss the ball straight up, not to the side!” Then, of course, sprint on to the other side of the court and crouch back down again.
@criminalist.bsky.social Tennis has a rule like this. The coach can do all the coaching they want until the start of the match, but once the players are out on the court, each player is on his own.
The point is to make it a pure contest between the players.
@amerpie A few years ago I read a scientific paper with a description of the steps to produce the chemical reactions to turn meth into sudafed, because (he said) it’s so much easier to buy meth than sudafed.