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I don't know why you're being down voted. The OPs suggestion is so silly, primarily because they don't understand that even balls from the same pack deflate at

by osrec 5y ago

I don't know why you're being down voted. The OPs suggestion is so silly, primarily because they don't understand that even balls from the same pack deflate at different rates. You end up with a bunch of tennis balls that all behave very differently, and you can't really have a good game. A better suggestion would be to take unpressurized tennis balls...

barbarbar 5y ago
Have played - though mostly from baseline and mostly on clay court and hate new balls. So I do understand.
- osrec 5y ago
  Why do you hate new balls? Does it make the game too fast for you?
  - barbarbar 5y ago
    Yes. And certainly on indoor courts and with someone with fast serves.
jffry 5y ago
The post you are replying to got downvoted because "lol. No" is not a constructive response to a well-meaning suggestion. From the Hacker News guidelines [1], "In Comments" section: Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. Likewise, re: your comment, some other guidelines also apply: Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. A kinder way to say what you said would be to remove this part entirely: "The OPs suggestion is so silly, primarily because they don't understand that...". You're phrasing it in a way that suggests that OP has been exposed to your knowledge already and simply came to the wrong conclusion, instead of assuming that perhaps OP simply doesn't have a lot of experience playing tennis with balls in different condition. An example for you to try instead would be something like: "Many players prefer not to use old balls because each one behaves differently and makes the game less fun. Even balls from the same pack deflate at different rates" etc etc [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- osrec 5y ago
  I appreciate your response, however, to a serious tennis player, the OPs comment is so naive, to the point that you wonder if they're being sarcastic. They probably lack the experience of playing tennis at a reasonable level, and have come to their conclusion in a very uninformed way. Almost suggesting all other tennis players are daft to not reuse balls! Why the heck would people spend money on a new set of balls before each match if it didn't materially impact the quality of the game?! Also, your post attempting to educate me is rather passive aggressive. In some ways, that's meanest kind of mean on HN :(
  - jffry 5y ago
    You continue to demean and put down the OP, in violation of this site's commenting guidelines. Telling you that your post is uncivil and pointing out specific problems and how to improve them is far from passive-aggression.
kzrdude 5y ago
Why should we overconsume balls like this. It's just more pointless resource waste. We need to be smarter about how we live on this planet - in the large and the small. Tennis balls might be a small thing, but it is symbolic of the general thinking: just buy more of it, to solve whatever the problem is.

by osrec 5y ago

barbarbar 5y ago

Have played - though mostly from baseline and mostly on clay court and hate new balls. So I do understand.

osrec 5y ago
Why do you hate new balls? Does it make the game too fast for you?
- barbarbar 5y ago
  Yes. And certainly on indoor courts and with someone with fast serves.

jffry 5y ago

The post you are replying to got downvoted because "lol. No" is not a constructive response to a well-meaning suggestion. From the Hacker News guidelines [1], "In Comments" section: Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. Likewise, re: your comment, some other guidelines also apply: Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. A kinder way to say what you said would be to remove this part entirely: "The OPs suggestion is so silly, primarily because they don't understand that...". You're phrasing it in a way that suggests that OP has been exposed to your knowledge already and simply came to the wrong conclusion, instead of assuming that perhaps OP simply doesn't have a lot of experience playing tennis with balls in different condition. An example for you to try instead would be something like: "Many players prefer not to use old balls because each one behaves differently and makes the game less fun. Even balls from the same pack deflate at different rates" etc etc [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

osrec 5y ago
I appreciate your response, however, to a serious tennis player, the OPs comment is so naive, to the point that you wonder if they're being sarcastic. They probably lack the experience of playing tennis at a reasonable level, and have come to their conclusion in a very uninformed way. Almost suggesting all other tennis players are daft to not reuse balls! Why the heck would people spend money on a new set of balls before each match if it didn't materially impact the quality of the game?! Also, your post attempting to educate me is rather passive aggressive. In some ways, that's meanest kind of mean on HN :(
- jffry 5y ago
  You continue to demean and put down the OP, in violation of this site's commenting guidelines. Telling you that your post is uncivil and pointing out specific problems and how to improve them is far from passive-aggression.

kzrdude 5y ago

Why should we overconsume balls like this. It's just more pointless resource waste. We need to be smarter about how we live on this planet - in the large and the small. Tennis balls might be a small thing, but it is symbolic of the general thinking: just buy more of it, to solve whatever the problem is.