What do you say when you swing and totally miss the shuttle..

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  1. ctjcad

    ctjcad Regular Member

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    ..ok guys, i don't know if anyone has brought this question up before or not..Just curious as to what do you guys say when you guys totally missed hitting the shuttle??..(yes, i was a victim of that and i'm sure some of you have done so before)..

    the most common answer i heard:
    "Oh, there's a hole in my racket's head.."..:p :eek: :( :D ;)
     
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    i swear very loudly :eek:
     
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    Ooooo I lost it in the lights.
     
  4. Dummey

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    Lol I do say this because it's true. At some of the courts we play in, there is a huge overhead 500w bulb over the midcourt on ethier side. So imagine trying to play a singles game with lots of defensive clears.

    My current excuses are that my shoes are still new (because i switched from super low SOTX shoes to SHB-99, which are quite a bit high, especially in the heel) and I just regripped my racket (because I tried to take the original grip off my SOTX and replace it with just overgrip to get the same size, which is impossible; has anybody been able to to get a SOTX racket to the same grip size as a 3G with med overgrip on?)
     
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    wow, that's a lot to say... :p

    usually i just say s*** :D
     
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    Yeah I often lose it in the lights. Some people use it to their advantage at club night and hit it up their on purpose :). But when I completely miss otherwise... yeah I usually just say "s**t" in a jokey sort of voice.
     
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    i shake my head, if its doubles i say "thats my bad"
     
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    I usually say "Aiyaya" then "Sorry, my bad" to apologize to my partner in doubles. In singles, I say "crap".
     
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    i user a number of different curse words and sometimes even laugh. really, im THAT bad. ;)
     
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    I'd say, "Oops, sorry", and laugh :D

    Even pros do that, I remember watching Susi Susanti missed a backhand shot, I think it's at the Jakarta Open ... long time ago, she was playing doubles, I don't remember her partner. She was fine, didn't say anything, and just moved on ... :D
     
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    ha ha usually I just start laughing and shake my head. Everyone has done it at least once.:eek:

    Toddster
     
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    one of 2 things:

    1) small curse

    but more probable,

    2) some lame excuse like "im still rusty, need to warm up more" or "i lost it in the lights" :p
     
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    I say, "Darn, my swing was out of syn :p!"
     
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    Lol, I like "The birdie is out of syn!" instead =P
     
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    I'll say it's the lights, it's so bright my eyes!!!! LOL:crying:
     
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    I will laugh and make a comic out of it.and then say this is how a newbie plays.
     
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    Dang! This is a light racket! (True, when I switched from my old Carlton [94g] to my SOTX 5A [84g], I kept missing a lot of shots 'cause I swung too quickly).
     
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    LOL! :p :D :D :D :D :D
     
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    I either say, "Air ball!", "Strike One!" or "What duh?!?!" :p
     
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    I would say:

    OH!!
     

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