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richardh - 29/6/09 at 11:58 AM

As i'm out of work, i'm in the midst of studying for more professional qualifications and watching some of the tennis.

Why oh why do the women need to make noises that are much more akin to bedroom activities........................

It is really pathetic. Some lanky foreigner is on right now and i had to turn the sound off!

They should be docked points!

Am i alone in this theory?

blakep82 - 29/6/09 at 12:00 PM

lol i know!
and surely they're not that cold in the middle of summer?!

Howlor - 29/6/09 at 12:02 PM

According to Martina, a pro player can hear a particular shot before they see it as it comes off the racket. Therefore they are trying to disguise the shot and hence cheating?!

Was on Talk Sport t'other day.

Steve

balidey - 29/6/09 at 12:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by richardh

Why oh why do the women need to make noises that are much more akin to bedroom activities........................

Bedroom noises? What, like 'Get off' and 'I've got a headache'

blakep82 - 29/6/09 at 12:05 PM

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Originally posted by balidey
quote:
Originally posted by richardh

Why oh why do the women need to make noises that are much more akin to bedroom activities........................

Bedroom noises? What, like 'Get off' and 'I've got a headache'


yep, i've never heard a tennis player shout 'was that it?' when taking a shot

richardh - 29/6/09 at 12:06 PM

lol,
never heard them ask for a video review either.....................

blakep82 - 29/6/09 at 12:08 PM

had 'out!' a few times lol

the less said about 'new balls please' the better....

RK - 29/6/09 at 12:15 PM

It's all a racket if you ask me.

omega0684 - 29/6/09 at 12:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
the less said about 'new balls please' the better....


Brilliant!

02GF74 - 29/6/09 at 01:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Howlor
According to Martina, a pro player can hear a particular shot before they see it as it comes off the racket.



that makes no sense -the speed of sound is many magnitude slower than the speed of light.

emsfactory - 29/6/09 at 01:23 PM

I dont think they are going that deep into physics. It takes a second to process where you think the ball is going. So If someone makes a noise out of time with hitting the ball it can be slightly confusing.

Steve G - 29/6/09 at 01:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by richardh
lol,
never heard them ask for a video review either.....................



Ahem, well i think i best keep quiet here seeing as its a family forum!!!!

cd.thomson - 29/6/09 at 02:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by Howlor
According to Martina, a pro player can hear a particular shot before they see it as it comes off the racket.



that makes no sense -the speed of sound is many magnitude slower than the speed of light.


But the speed of the ball is many magnitudes slower than the speed of sound, so you will (if this theory is to be believed) hear the particular thwack before the ball plays out its particular path through the air.


Also, the bedroom noise banter cracked me up

iank - 29/6/09 at 02:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Howlor
According to Martina, a pro player can hear a particular shot before they see it as it comes off the racket. Therefore they are trying to disguise the shot and hence cheating?!

Was on Talk Sport t'other day.

Steve


Interesting, but not cheating unless there is a rule about not attempting to disguise your shot.

blakep82 - 29/6/09 at 07:04 PM

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Originally posted by cd.thomson
quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by Howlor
According to Martina, a pro player can hear a particular shot before they see it as it comes off the racket.



that makes no sense -the speed of sound is many magnitude slower than the speed of light.


But the speed of the ball is many magnitudes slower than the speed of sound, so you will (if this theory is to be believed) hear the particular thwack before the ball plays out its particular path through the air.


Also, the bedroom noise banter cracked me up


i think its more to do with how people process sound and sight, but still not convinced either way
if its true why don't the men do it?

iank - 29/6/09 at 07:43 PM

The human visual system is very good at tracking fast moving objects when they are moving across the field of vision, but very bad when the object is moving close to directly at you and the range has to be estimated by the speed the object is changing size.

So I can quite believe that the sound will provide more information to you about the strength of the shot than any visual cue's you're getting.

To put it simply the sound will arrive at your senses a couple of milliseconds later than the sight of the ball being hit, but contains a lot more useful information about how fast it's coming at you.

scudderfish - 29/6/09 at 09:08 PM

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Originally posted by iank
To put it simply the sound will arrive at your senses a couple of milliseconds later than the sight of the ball being hit, but contains a lot more useful information about how fast it's coming at you.


69.94 milliseconds according to google

JoelP - 29/6/09 at 09:51 PM

i would suggest that a shot with spin will sound much different, and you have no chance of seeing if a ball is spinning. Without hearing the swoosh you would have to see the angle of their racket as they swung, which is moving fast!

RK - 29/6/09 at 10:10 PM

Well, the female players do seem to look a lot better than they used to. I think that's much more important.

I watch with the sound off so they don't distract me.