Old golfer here, and returning to the sport. My discs are so old they have names like Jaguar and Stingray. Polecat and Aviar and Cyclone. The plastic is brittle. Any recommendations on an updated re-starter bag for an intermediate old guy? My drives are about 250ft with this old body and old discs.

This place is such a shit hole!
If you ever watch the joy of a bunch of lazy idiots standing around scratching their heads wondering why no one wants to work with them. You should apply.
Ben-"The smartest man in the room" This "leader" is an ass hat. A tall fat sassy catty insecure human being whose greatest defense mechanism is insulting anyone who has intelligent contribution....why...you say? He has issues forming an intelligent reply so he just belittles anyone that actually wants to improve Shadowfax. He lives his workdays avoiding responsibility, promoting this agencies Bully culture and is a creature terrified of being revealed for truly mediocre he really is.
Jen. If fisting Ben's ass with her nose was an Olympic sport...she would bring home the pure gold baby. She spends her days in her office grazing snack foods and grooming her toxic ways. Warning though...this shrew should she find the slightest flaw in a peer..everyone shall know besides them. The only thing more polarizing than this miserable bags two faced ways is her she male fiestas ability to blend make up. Every day I wake up and thank God she is not an English teacher because those she teaches how write isps turn out rather mediocre. Tragically mediocre.
Mary-this playdoh elfs vast circumference is only eclipsed by her ability send passive aggressive emails demanding perfection. Her other skills involves writing passive aggressive post-its and make sure everyone knows what is not her job. As a hobby...she stars in horror films where the unlucky DSP goes into a bathroom, tuns out the light, and says "playdoh mary" three times. And then a passive aggressive message appears on setworks. The true horror is her kindness to your face the lies she puts in spreadsheets to show Jen once she wipes her nose.
Jannelle- living proof that you can rub two brain cells together and get a blob of clay. If that wasn't tragic enough she spends her days sending overly punctuated texts begging people to work so she has time work on both her faces.
Thier leader is open bag of Ramen noodles taped to a table lamp with a broken light bulb. When she's not trying to pass off a shitty power point as a tactical plan she runs around in circles asking 2 questions. Why does no one wanna work here? The other question is when Ben polishes an unoriginal piece of shit from his old job 5+ years and tries to market it as innovation. This salty bag of noodles hyperventilates in excitement sending surveys asking are we local leaders yet?
Those underneath them are underdeveloped, devoid of real leadership, and not taught or given the skulls or knowledge to succeed.
Why? These clowns live everyday terrified if someone actually knows what thier doing approaches they will be discovered for the fakes that they are and loose their exuberant income.
The joy is in watching them wonder why no one wants to work with them. One day they will run out of fingers to point.

I would like you guys to suggest me a bag for my everyday carry:
What I usually carry:

• ltt screwdriver (stubby if traveling)
• water bottle (ltt) (64 Oz)
• full first aid kit
• lunch
• snacks
• $50 AUD cash
• 2x 10000 mah power banks
• bose qc35
• Amazon USB c monitor with 3d printed clip for may laptops (goes above the main screen)
• Samsung tab a9+
• notebook
• keychron wireless keyboard
• Telstra 5g hotspot with USB c
• rog ally, steam deck, or switch
• ltt windbreaker during winter
• change of clothes (Nike quickdry excercise shorts and a Nike exercise shirt, bonds sport socks, bonds boxers)
• cheapo collapsible umbrella
• samsung s8
• galaxy buds pro (FAE0)
• g305
• various chargers
• m.2 SSD enclosure with a Samsung 2tb drive inside
• Seagate 1tb backup drive
• olight torch i3e EOS
• Sam's apple and yoghurt granola bar 2x
• Olight bolt action pen with torch
• Casio fx-100au plus
• Geometry set
• Bic multi colour pen
• Whiteout pen
• Folding 30cm steel rule
• Swiss army knife in black
• Kuru toga mechanical pencil + replacement led
• Lenovo ThinkPhone
• Lenovo ThinkPad P53, Framework 13, ThinkPad T14s (Depending on use

Occasionally

• Canon Eos camera
• action camera
• Google Chromecast
• ads-b antenna
• Kathmandu raincoat

I would like you guys to suggest me a bag for my everyday carry:
What I usually carry:

• ltt screwdriver (stubby if traveling)
• water bottle (ltt) (64 Oz)
• full first aid kit
• lunch
• snacks
• $50 AUD cash
• 2x 10000 mah power banks
• bose qc35
• Amazon USB c monitor with 3d printed clip for may laptops (goes above the main screen)
• Samsung tab a9+
• notebook
• keychron wireless keyboard
• Telstra 5g hotspot with USB c
• rog ally, steam deck, or switch
• ltt windbreaker during winter
• change of clothes (Nike quickdry excercise shorts and a Nike exercise shirt, bonds sport socks, bonds boxers)
• cheapo collapsible umbrella
• samsung s8
• galaxy buds pro (FAE0)
• g305
• various chargers
• m.2 SSD enclosure with a Samsung 2tb drive inside
• Seagate 1tb backup drive
• olight torch i3e EOS
• Sam's apple and yoghurt granola bar 2x
• Olight bolt action pen with torch
• Casio fx-100au plus
• Geometry set
• Bic multi colour pen
• Whiteout pen
• Folding 30cm steel rule
• Swiss army knife in black
• Kuru toga mechanical pencil + replacement led
• Lenovo ThinkPhone
• Lenovo ThinkPad P53, Framework 13, ThinkPad T14s (Depending on use

Occasionally

• Canon Eos camera
• action camera
• Google Chromecast
• ads-b antenna
• Kathmandu raincoat

I would like you guys to suggest me a bag for my everyday carry:
What I usually carry:

• ltt screwdriver (stubby if traveling)
• water bottle (ltt) (64 Oz)
• full first aid kit
• lunch
• snacks
• $50 AUD cash
• 2x 10000 mah power banks
• bose qc35
• Amazon USB c monitor with 3d printed clip for may laptops (goes above the main screen)
• Samsung tab a9+
• notebook
• keychron wireless keyboard
• Telstra 5g hotspot with USB c
• rog ally, steam deck, or switch
• ltt windbreaker during winter
• change of clothes (Nike quickdry excercise shorts and a Nike exercise shirt, bonds sport socks, bonds boxers)
• cheapo collapsible umbrella
• samsung s8
• galaxy buds pro (FAE0)
• g305
• various chargers
• m.2 SSD enclosure with a Samsung 2tb drive inside
• Seagate 1tb backup drive
• olight torch i3e EOS
• Sam's apple and yoghurt granola bar 2x
• Olight bolt action pen with torch
• Casio fx-100au plus
• Geometry set
• Bic multi colour pen
• Whiteout pen
• Folding 30cm steel rule
• Swiss army knife in black
• Kuru toga mechanical pencil + replacement led
• Lenovo ThinkPhone
• Lenovo ThinkPad P53, Framework 13, ThinkPad T14s (Depending on use

Occasionally

• Canon Eos camera
• action camera
• Google Chromecast
• ads-b antenna
• Kathmandu raincoat

Ok, i know i might be on the minority in this. For context,i am 26yo male with background in competitive level sports(mma), have had anorexia and exercise addiction since around 19. I know most exercise addiction is around cardio/step counting etc., but am interested in which strenght exercises in your addiction are your favorites?
My top tier picks would be back squats, pull ups, deadlift and my absolutely favorite tri-set of close grip barbell press-decline staggered push up- heavy bag squat (front load).
How about you? Hope you all have a good day :)

Bro apologized but I think the diss was hard as fuck. Addressed kendrick right off the bat and was a pretty good "warning shot" in general
The highlight of the song for me was on the conductor beat when he said "Stat stuffers, triple-double, get your ass black duffled Body bag, body bag, body bag" sounded cold as fuck there. The entire song felt lighthearted but the lyrics obviously don't hit the same as they would've if he didn't apologise. In terms of pure lyrical ability, it was pretty good.
Sometimes I wish drake didn't blow up so it would be a pure rap battle between dot and cole. Both kendrick and drake decided they wanted something of a shock factor in order to win so they just started accusing each other of shit and it wasn't that interesting personally considering none of the allegations have been proven.

I am writing this on my phone so apologies for any mistakes. Now some relevant background: My sister (19f) and I (22f) live at home with our mom. While we are both in college I live at home year round with our mom and she lives in a dorm and only comes home for holidays, breaks, and summers. My mom works from home and has a high stress job, when she doesn’t want to work she does busywork around the house like cleaning. This happens often. I do help out around the house of course I clean up after myself (obviously), do my own laundry, I am in charge of all changing and scooping of the cat litter in the house except the one in my moms room but I often do it for her because I’m already doing the rest. My mom doesn’t like doing dishes so I do those as well most of the time. Overall we keep the house pretty clean and neat (I like everything organized). This is all relevant because my sister doesn’t care if things are kept clean. And the only chores that are really expected of her are to pick up after herself and tend to the garden when she’s in town. She doesn’t do the first for the most part and the second she does when she feels like it. For example her room is a mess I’ve gone looking for my clothes in there after she left for her dorm and found molded food, dirty clothes everywhere, dirty pads, and more. Usually she is able to regulate this to her room tho so I don’t have an issue, but she is back for the summer and it’s becoming unbearable for me.
This is where I may be the asshole, this morning she came into borrow some clothes from my closet I asked her THREE times to close the closet and she did not. This annoyed me, I brought it up later but she brushed it off with a laugh after saying “oh yeah I did do that oops”, later we went on a coffee run she spilled in my car it wasn’t super bad so I had her wipe it up and when we got home I went got wet wipes to clean it up with any sticky areas and found a half eaten apple in my side car door she had left. I always ask her to not leave trash in my car so again I was annoyed but when I told her about it she just threw it against the fence and went inside. Now I’m starting to get more than annoyed. Then this evening we were watching a movie my sister left half way through the movie and went to bed. I came upstairs to find a crumpled plastic bag next to the trash can my sister brought upstairs (because I asked her the day before) that she didn’t put in the trash can a used pad stuck to the bottom of the trash can, her dirty clothes on the floor of the bathroom and the hallway, a half empty sports drink on the bathroom counter and the door to my bedroom open (I keep it closed for reasons I won’t get into). I. Lost. It. I slammed open her door and started yelling at her about how she might live in a dump at her dorm but this is a common space and I’m done picking up after her. I didn’t curse but I was loud and pretty harsh. She got up without a word picked up the used pad wrapped it with toilet paper put it in the bag and the bag in the trash can grabbed her clothes and went back into her room. Now I can hear her crying in her room and I’m feeling guilty. I have already apologized for yelling but I feel like I took it to far. I shouldn’t have yelled, but in the moment my anger felt justified. Am I the Asshole?

40m Partner and 40f I have been seeing each other for a year and im starting to have compatibility concerns.
I didn’t have great role models growing up (or even now) and have only been in one long term relationship where we lived together so apologies in advance if this sounds silly but am just a bit insecure and trying to be better.
Some of the things that concern me:
Partner sometimes does not appear to pick up what I put down. For example:
1-he came to visit overnight and I hid a silly little gift (nothing dangerous) in his bag and when he found it he thought it was super weird, rejected it and we ended up in a first over it.
2-he had a little milestone (kind of silly little one but I like to celebrate the small stuff) and I made him a certificate for it. He felt I had “too much time on my hands”
In parallele he doesn’t doesn’t seem to see anything I do as that amazing. I recently had a large achievement and pay rise at work and simultaneously purchased a property. He listened to me when I talked to him about it but never asked about it again. Settlement went past without a note. In comparison my friends are wanting to have a party for me … but he won’t even mention it.
This all makes me feel super unimportant and like I don’t matter. I want to be with someone who values me and my achievements and vice versa.
Another one is he seems to ignore me or tell me to move on when I’m upset. Examples:
1-I felt ignored at a restaurant. We barely spoke while eating and I just got a little in my head and he says I “looked visibly upset” and he just decided it was best to not engage / check in as he didn’t want to make a scene.
2-I once told him I get nervous when he tailgates people and he got pissed at me stating “I am a very good driver I’ve been driving for years and have never had an accident”
In a recent incident he’s admitted to acting (or getting??) upset when I was upset as he feels it’s the only way to get me out of a funk
I feel like there is no space for me to need him emotionally.
He also doesn’t really like my cooking, the food I like, we have very different lifestyles, he hates the sports I like he even dislikes public transport ….which I love. This imo should be immaterial but it ends up creating fights …
We’ve discussed these things but it always ends up in a long drawn out conversation where he explains to me why I’m wrong for the way I’m presenting / seeing things etc. (I find t hard to believe uve i have been the one wrong every time we’ve fought since we met ….) but equally I’m the one who’s been single for years prior to this so maybe I’m an awful person to be with & just disillusioned that anyone would want to spend time with me …
Thinking logically I am sometimes starting to feel like he may not value me for what I have to offer - the little gestures, the caring actions, it just all goes over his head … and is probably wasted energy. I care for him and outside of these fights I love how he treats me but guess I’m wondering:
1-Is this normal in a relationship?
2-How can we get past these silly little fights?

Swiatek vs Potapova :

Swiatek had to have been happy with her third round matchup after waking up from the nightmare that Naomi Osaka presented. She made quick work of Bouzkova, who was outmatched in every department. Bouzkova did manage to battle back in the first and make the set close, and she served surprisingly well, but she just doesn’t hit hard enough to beat Swiatek. It was one of those matches where Swiatek looks a bit impatient because she’s supplying all the offense, and it seems like when it takes 3-4 shots to get an opportunity to hit a winner, she tries to just infuse extra pace or spin instead and unforced errors appear. Trying to make the ball explode doesn’t really work, and extra force applied tends to fall short when compared to smooth technique. I watched Rune and Zverev have similar trouble today against their opponents. Players wind up pushing because they hit bigger than their opponent, but don’t want to make errors. It’s accuracy that’s missing, and it’s something for Swiatek to work on in the off-season. I would say that accuracy is the main problem with her serve as well. It has plenty of pace and spin, but the ball lands towards the center of the box way too often. Less pace, and more location will go a long way.
If it feels like I’m levying criticism today, yes. Your turn, Potapova and Wang. Potapova was down 5-0 in the first set, and won 7 games in a row. Wang has a tendency to just go big on her forehand, and she doesn’t stop when she misses. Potapova was an uphill battle, but Wang doesn’t actually need to hit clean winners to score. Her forehand is one of the biggest in the game, and once she locks into a cross-court rally she usually can win provided the ball lands inside the court. Landing the ball inside the court proved difficult, and it felt a bit like watching Struff. All the ability in the world but a sense of urgency that doesn’t really match the moment. Yes you want to stay aggressive, but the weight of shot buys you time in the rally, you don’t need to escape a rally you’re in control of.
Potapova wound up losing the second, and down a break in the third. She dug in admirably, but there were some really poor decisions late in the match. After getting to triple break point by rallying with Wang and keeping the ball deep until Wang missed, she got a simple backhand return off a serve. She went for a clean winner down the line for some reason, and then suddenly the next point mattered. She lost it, and suddenly the “oh F I had it and now it’s gone” fears rose. The game ended up at duece, and she went to tactic B : screaming on every shot. You can’t scream your opponent off the court, so this didn’t really work. In the end, Wang coughed up errors and Potapova won, but it was a match that was managed poorly by both. Potapova was very reactive to misses and makes, which is fine but wastes a bunch of energy and tends to affect your decisionmaking in a readable way. You want to maintain some mystery, and at a minimum not give your opponent any inspiration or hope to work off of while you’re out there.
Swiatek Potapova should be another safe match for Swiatek, but Potapova has good power off both wings and she hits her backhand down the line decent. Swiatek will need more than she brought against Bouzkova, and chances are this won’t be a blowout. Potapova won their last meeting 6-0 in the third on clay, but it was in 2016 at the juniors. Swiatek in 2.

Danilovic vs Vondrousova :

Olga Danilovic has made the 4th round of a major. This changes her career in a major way. Tons of points, at least $250k, and a chance to win more. It’s even sweeter I would imagine because she probably shouldn’t be there. Her match against Donna Vekic was filled with many fumbles. Both players have enough power to hit past the other. Vekic was able to hit inside out forehands to great effect. Danilovic’s pendulum swing on her backhand was able to force errors from Vekic quite often. Her forehand down the line was almost a clean winner anytime she made it. In between all that though, they missed constantly.
The first set was a 6-0 beatdown from Vekic. She played excellent, and likely should have won the second. In the third, she went up a quick break. She gave that back, but broke to serve for the match. Immediately, she threw in a handful of forced dropshots and errors. Luckily, she broke again to serve for the match at 6-5. This gave her the opportunity to come up with a few more bailout dropshots and errors. If you watch highlights, this was an incredible match. If you watched the match, you saw two players whose games were affected by the situation. Vekic forced the issue and missed anytime she got control of the scoreboard, and Danilovic went through bouts of not missing at all followed by sending every ball wide. The tiebreaker was vaguely like watching a junior match. Every miss brought a huge reaction from the player. There were constant gestures and faces made to their boxes, and it was a little difficult to watch two great players struggle to focus and execute. Vekic managed to go up again 6-2 in the tiebreaker, but froze at that point and began hitting most of her shots long. She had trouble serving first serves in for the second half of the entire third set, but she really was unable to respond defensively once Danilovic got a full swing in.
After watching Danilovic down Collins and sort of defeat Vekic, it’s hard to count her out against Vondrousova. Marketa is a clear favorite against most players on clay, but the scorelines of her matches can be hard to predict. Against Paquet she was up a set and cruising up a double break in the second, and wound up back on serve. She closed out, but Vondrousova doesn’t hit that big and mostly thrives by defending and earning errors, so Danilovic will be able to compete. They played in the BJK cup and Vondrousova won in 3, and I’m guessing slower clay will give Vondrousova more of an edge. Vekic’s lack of speed really hurt her, and I think Vondrousova being able to put extra ball consistently in play will make Danilovic’s rough patches more of an issue. The emotional and physical output of Danilovic over the last few rounds has to take a toll, and I think she’ll fall a game or two short here. Vondrousova in 3.

Gauff vs Cocciaretto :

This is an excellent draw for Gauff so far. She’s playing great players, but stylistically they’re not a lot of trouble for her. This round is another good spot. Elisabetta Cocciaretto is a good server and has nice power, but she’s not the fastest around the court and she can make some unforced errors if she’s rushed. This means Gauff’s defense and power give her a great shot to win without trouble. Cocciaretto beating Samsonova was a surprise to me, but Samsonova doesn’t have the speed that Gauff does nor the consistency. This is a criminally short analysis but Gauff in 2.

Tauson vs Jabeur :

Great champions are able to elevate their games. This round, Ons will need to elevate hers. Clara Tauson is playing some great tennis, and coming into this match hers is the higher level. Jabeur was projected to have trouble against Fernandez and she did. It was another match where I felt like a good coach could have gotten their player across the finish line. Fernandez didn’t have a great chance in the first, but Jabeur was very willing to give the second away. Fernandez was able to dig in on defense and rally with Jabeur until she made errors or gave Leylah opportunities. Rather than keep rallying and really punish Jabeur, Fernandez went for winners … and missed them all. I’m not exaggerating here, in the second set she missed almost every offensive shot she went for, and it didn’t feel like she had to go for them. Jabeur hits bigger than Fernandez, so on the court it may have felt like she needed to do a lot, but most of her points come from consistency, so Leylah’s team will want to focus on having her focus on the mental battle going on in her opponent’s head rather than trying to be a big hitter. Physically, it’s just not in the cards for her to be slinging offense. Maybe she landed those same shots in an earlier round, so going for them was fine, but awareness on court is important, and Jabeur was trying to give the set away. After winning, Jabeur celebrated a bit which left me puzzled. It’s natural to be happy when you win, but I feel a little odd about these matches sometimes. Fernandez didn’t land a first serve for the last 20 minutes, threw in a ton of errors, and tried to hit an overhand winner for some reason off a return at 5-5 in the tiebreaker. It was a nice win, but Jabeur made this match hard on herself. I might be in hater mode today and I apologize, but it feels like sometimes players tap their head or pump their fist after overcoming challenges that they themselves created.
Positives for Jabeur were the times she put one extra ball back. She has had a middling season, and seeing her dig in is great. Her racquet skill is some of the best on tour as well, so the gets aren’t just a boost, they’re downright effective. She has the ability to stretch to her forehand and put squash gets back extremely low, and to flick cross-court forehands that seem impossible from how extended her arm is. Jabeur’s depth of talent is why she is still slightly favored in this match, because again, Clara Tauson is coming in at a high level. Tauson beat Ostapenko, and followed it up by putting Kenin through the ringer. Kenin had no chance in the first, but in the second she was able to reel back a break of serve and apply some decent pressure. Frustratingly, she just wasn’t able to execute in the big moments. At 15-30 5-5, Tauson hit a lob that was going a few feet out (to the side). While running backwards, Kenin seemed unaware of where she was in the court. She tried to play it overhead and missed. It was a momentum killer, and she ended up missing the remainder of her offensive opportunities.
Throughout the match, the big difference in the two was Tauson’s ability to score quickly. When she lands first serves, or if you give her a moment to get a full swing anywhere inside the baseline, you are toast. She has the type of power that Anisimova/Collins generate on their backhand, and she has a heavy forehand. That is why I suspect Jabeur will have a tough time winning this quickly. Jabeur has the endurance and variety to frustrate Tauson, but this feels like a battle of two big offenses, and Jabeur’s is a bit less consistent at this point. I want to believe Jabeur wins in 3, but she will need to step up her game and avoid the type of letdown she had in the second against Fernandez. Tauson is several tiers above Leylah and Osorio in terms of offensive opportunities, and both those players were able to get in winning position in at least one set. I’m still going to go with Jabeur in 3. Tauson has beaten some offenses, and some defenses, but Ons is the most complete player she’s faced so it feels very much like “prove it” territory for me.

Arnaldi vs Tsitsipas :

The story in Arnaldi’s match seems to be Rublev’s temper, but don’t let that overshadow Arnaldi’s performance. For me, Rublev’s temper is partially his fault, and partially his team’s. I’m especially sensitive to this after watching the last round, but being reactive to the outcome of points is a bit of a leak. If you are easily moved by events, then you are always able to be moved. It compounds, because if you are really good at something, there is no reason to believe that minor failures will continue, or even matter. It gives your opponent motivation, it wastes your valuable reserves of adrenaline and dopamine (depending on good/bad outcomes), and it’s honestly fairly distracting for an opponent. Just generally speaking, if my opponent is smashing his head with a racquet, I don’t really want to beat him. I’m still going to, but I want to compete and win, I don’t really want to add suffering to someone else. It’s unprofessional, it’s a detriment to his game, and it puts his opponents and umpires in an uncomfortable spot. Of course, he knows this, but it should hit home in this moment that he lost this match because of his lack of composure, and lost it to a player who thrives because of his composure.
Matteo Arnaldi plays steady consistent tennis. He works hard, he constantly works on his game, and he isn’t reactive out there aside from hyping himself up. He beat Fils because of deviations in his level of play and because he made it clear he wouldn’t miss. Fils forced shots and missed because he was unwilling to do the work. He beat Rublev because despite Rublev opening the match hitting clean and crushing winners, he just stayed the course and kept competing. When Christmas disappeared, Rublev noticed, and he did not like it. The crux of the issue is, he did not accept it. If I am upset about the way things are, that is natural. If I grit against the way they are, I suffer. If I accept the way things are, I am (counterintuitively) instantly free to begin working on changing them. It doesn’t mean we celebrate errors or loss, but resetting to the present moment is a major key to winning in professional sports and tennis players in particular have a difficulty with this.
I’m not trying to dump on all these players or attack them here either. All of them are tremendous athletes and are mostly excellent ambassadors and competitors. All of these struggles are natural and we all experiences the highs and lows of competition, but Rublev wants to win and this is something he needs to work on to do that consistently. If his coaches aren’t working on this with him, they’re doing him a disservice. If they are and he isn’t buying into it, he’s doing them a disservice. Everything is fine with Rublev’s game but the holes are clear. He needs more reps at net, he needs to develop dropshots, and he needs to not smash racquets.
For now, it’s Arnaldi vs Tsitsipas. Stefanos has been excellent this event, and he opens as the favorite for a reason. Zhang played solid in round 3, but he was helpless against Tsitsipas. Stef is holding serving quickly, and the speed with which he’s finding a forehand to the open court off of players’ returns is the catalyst of this. His stamina is a major weapon in these conditions and in this format, and his serve/forehand is one of the best left in the event. If Arnaldi wants to win, the plot is simple. Isolate Tsitsipas’ backhand, and get deep in sets. In the late stages of a close set, Tsitsipas is still prone to some shanks. I really do think Arnaldi needs to win the first set to have a shot here, but had Rublev been playing Tsitsipas I think we’d be expecting a somewhat close match so there’s no real argument for Arnaldi to get blown out here. He has a complete game, and he has good discipline. He’s lanky so he might be able to return well, and he can send his backhand down the line so Tsitsipas can’t just camp in his backhand corner. Forehand to forehand though, I think Tsitsipas wins. Losses to Ruud, Jarry, Medvedev make me think that Arnaldi has a bit of a ceiling, but all those were close affairs so Tsitsipas should have his hands full here. Tsitsipas in 4-5.

Alcaraz vs Auger-Aliassume :

Shelton and FAA was fairly hyped, but only Felix delivered. Shelton wasn’t really that bad, but FAA just showed he’s more comfortable on the surface. He faced no break points, and won comfortably in straight sets. His next match will be a lot more difficult, as he plays a version of Carlos Alcaraz that is cruising through the draw without really playing his best tennis. Alcaraz vs Korda was a strange contest. It reminded me a bit of Zverev or Rune playing matches they know they’re going to win. They don’t want to play extra sets, so they play a bit more carefully and just make sure to outlast their opponent. What ends up happening is the score stays close, and the stronger players needs to win a tense tiebreaker or break late in the set. Sure, they still win, but I think that an all-out assault from an earlier moment would allow them to fatigue their opponent.
These guys are all in tremendous shape (even Kotov), but there are levels/paces that they can’t hang at for long. Someone like Alcaraz can push the pace and wear Korda down, and once he breaks from that level, the odds of him winning the next sets easily are more likely. We watched Nadal and Djokovic do this to opponents for a long time, and the late sets were almost always blowouts after frantic openers. We watched Federer do the same thing mentally to opponents with a constant onslaught of offensive shots and tricky slices. If you don’t push the pace to a level your lower-tier opponent can’t hang at, they end up playing at a pace they’re comfortable with and then you play the same level of Korda in set 1 as you do in set 3.
Hater mode continues, but in this case I think it’s all assuming that Alcaraz is totally healthy. If he’s saving his arm for later, he played Korda perfectly. Sebastian continues to battle even with the best players on tour, and in the big moments he doesn’t change his game. 4-4 in a tiebreaker isn’t the time to force anything, but if you’re the underdog and have nothing to lose, it might be a good choice to ratchet up the pace a little, or take some chances. Instead, he seems to throw in rally ball errors. The two forehand misses he had in the tiebreaker were rough, but worse was that they weren’t even shots that were going to score. He was just guiding the ball in straight over the net. I guess in the end, beating Alcaraz, or even playing him even for a time, is a huge ask. It was a great match.
FAA will have his best chance to beat Alcaraz here. Alcaraz’s arm is potentially not 100%, and Korda probably should have won a set. I think the pace alone that Felix brings will wake Carlitos up a bit, and he has beaten FAA the last few times they’ve played so he’ll know which shots to employ and when. Even with his arm a question mark, Alcaraz’s speed around the court and ability to extend rallies are the right assets to score on FAA. Auger-Aliassime’s main issue on tour is that he can overhit forehands and cough up unforced errors. It should be noted also that FAA Shelton was played under a closed roof, which helps Felix’s serve a bit. The weather in Paris looks pretty nice for the rest of the tournament, so it’ll be warm and ideal for Alcaraz to wear him down and isolate his backhand when he can. FAA is good enough to compete at this level, but hasn’t been doing it regularly enough for me to think he can do so here for 3 whole sets. Alcaraz in 4.

Hurkacz vs Dimitrov :

Dimitrov leads this h2h 5-0. All the matches have been close, but you don’t get to 5-0 against Hurkacz unless you can reliably return serve. If you can reliably return serve, you can beat Hurkacz, and on clay it should be even more beneficial. Hurkacz has played excellent in this clay swing considering his status as a servebot, and leading into Wimbledon and the North American swing I think his baseline improves have him primed for some titles. He had a hard test with Shapovalov in round 3, and the new and sort of decent Shapovalov put up a good fight. Dimitrov had an easier time with Zizou Bergs, despite dropping a set. Bergs broke Dimitrov a bunch in this match, but Dimitrov’s slice gave him a lot of trouble. Grigor was content to just keep hitting the court, and it was enough in the end. Bergs had trouble lifting his forehand inside in off of the slice, and it meant going mostly inside out which Dimitrov was only too comfortable with. The quick turnaround is a concern here, but I don’t think the Bergs match was as labor intensive as it could have been. There were numerous rain delays, and the scores were close but only because Dimitrov didn’t redline. He served with control, he hit to big targets, and he secured the bag.
I don’t think Hurkacz gets beaten quickly here, and I don’t think Dimitrov is automatic just because of the h2h. He should win, but Dimitrov lost to Rune/Mensik/Fritz recently and those are all players right around Hurkacz level. If this goes to a 5th, I’d be pretty worried for Dimitrov’s chances. Picking Dimitrov in 4 feels tough, because Bergs got to a 4th and he wasn’t really playing his best today. The h2h is hard to ignore, so I’ll go with Dimitrov in 5. The quick turnaround might leave him tired but he should be able to outduel Hurkacz in most volleys and the low slices will be tough for the big dude to get down on.

Sinner vs Moutet :

Nothing like a seemingly simple one to end a full day of criticizing professional athletes for not being perfect <3. Moutet has been the most entertaining player in this event. He has won and lost lopsided sets, he has gone for every shot possible, he is chatting with the crowd, and he is giving the home country something to believe in. Considering he couldn’t even hit a two-handed backhand for a good chunk of the past year due to wrist surgery, it’s pretty impressive for him to get his game back to a really high level. Ofner was beating him early in the third round, but he was also sweating profusely. The workload of defending against Moutet’s big forehand strokes and his clever dropshots is exhausting, and Ofner’s game dipped as the match went on. It’ll be fun to see Sinner trading with Moutet, and it’ll be another look at his physical ability to see how quickly he moves to the frontcourt and how he defends Moutet’s forehand inside out. Generally with a hip injury, it’s sprinting forward and leaning wide to that side that becomes an issue.
Sinner has sort of entered a big however many group in terms of his results. He is able to beat the lower tier players for the entire match, and is consistently able to do so. There are no holes in his game, and aside from his hip issue there is no reason to think he loses here. Moutet has the game to make this the match of the day, but it feels like he’s spent a lot more time and energy on court and that’ll cost him. Sinner in 3.

A couple years ago (2021), I exited the military. My spouse was still in, but in a different branch and she had to do some training in Texas for a year. I was not able to join her, so I asked my parents to stay with them for a while to save money. They said yes, but it felt weird because I was 27. I left the service with PTSD, anxiety, depression, dissociative disorder, and a host of physical ailments.
My parents have a whole ass apartment for their basement basically, so it wasn't bad living there really. 2 bedrooms, a full bath, living room area and a functional kitchen downstairs all to me. The transition out of the service with already crippling issues really sent me into a spiral. I remember waking up some days and just shaking and feeling impending doom for no reason at all, alone in the basement just clenching my jaw and fists, while curled up in a ball. There were multiple times I wanted to just end myself to stop feeling all the terrible feelings I had. I just could never bring myself to do it cause so many of my friends that were in the service with me ended their own lives, as well as, a handful were also killed. I couldn't bear to think of myself being another statistic.
All my friends growing up had moved on to other places, as expected, all except one, "J". J was a real one and got a really good tech job at an Amazon center like 20min down the road. He asked me one day like, "hey you ever play disc golf?" I was like uuhhhhhh no. We had been hanging out a little since I had been home but we wanted to do something other than go to a bar or out to eat. I figured what the hell, let's try it.
We played a park literally 5min away that i never even realized was a course. He let me share his bag during a round and made sure I had at least a putter, mid and driver for me to use. His skill level is probably like MA3 but he has never competed, just messed around and played with friends. He taught me a little of what he knew and we played a full round. To say the least, my score was terrible, but what wasn't terrible was what happened to me that day. My buddy J opened a door that had the most soothing and comforting light and I ran in and basked in it. That light was the sport of disc golf.
We played again the next week, this time somewhere else. It was just as fun and felt so good to me, and my brain especially. Immediately after that round I bought myself a 3 disc beginner set from lat64 and got a small bag from DD. We played again and again. We found some local shops that sold frisbees and I started to figure out the flight numbers, so I got a few more here and a few there. I started watching Jomez and throwing tutorials on top of it all.
We played again and again. I noticed as the summer went on that my head became clearer and I didn't feel any desires to end myself. Disc golf saved my life. It gave me something to pursue and learn. It gave me a purpose to get out of bed even though it was harder than hell sometimes. It gave me a feeling of belonging and it showed me that I was able to persevere. Just like in golf when you play a shot at a time, I took a day at a time. I became better for myself as I grew into the player I am now.
After reuniting with my spouse she could see that some of my wounds were healing and she fully supported my new hobby and passion. She never mocked me, in fact she often will walk with me as I play. And fast forward to now, I compete in tournaments and leagues around my area. I'm able to make new friends and connect and have a different appreciation for life.
I got into therapy where we live now and confronted the hard issues that I was struggling with, and while it was hard I had disc golf to help me shake off the negative vibes after, as well as a supportive wife. I can tell you all there is something different about this sport that no others really compare. I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for chucking discs.
I just wanted to share because I've been thinking about it a lot lately.

This is embarassing but, i have lots of anxiety, since childhood and when i moved i went to a school where i was a loner for the most part, i was socially awkward, cause i didnt feel comfortable around these loud, obnoxious kids, i was shyer and as a guy, who then got outed for being gay, didnt fit in, i just became their punching bag, well i was mocked by MULTIPLE people, and as i developed depression and ptsd from it, its easy to say "stop caring what others think" but when as soon as they see you they stare, start laughing and point, what is one too do?
Financially i cant move town, am 30 now and a few years back i reencontered one guy who was a jerk to me, he pointed me out to the guys he was with whilst laughing and people came to look at me, i was with family too, it was humiliating, abusive and unacceptable behaviour, and yet this is my life,
I was bullied by girls spreading gossip, throwing balls at me in gyn class, boys moaning at me not being good at sports, all mocking me, knowing it affected me... i cant heal living here...i have no job in fear they will see me, then take pics and be like "here is where is works and looks like now" ...i hate this.
To make matters worse, i got bullied very badly for being gay and quiet, well this guy from our school back then who i had a crush on, online i see is now out as gay, he was popular though, well he on both fb and insta follows the bully /is friends online (i know its 1 from hundreds but hurts) cause i never fit in their society as a human.

This is embarassing but, i have lots of anxiety, since childhood and when i moved i went to a school where i was a loner for the most part, i was socially awkward, cause i didnt feel comfortable around these loud, obnoxious kids, i was shyer and as a guy, who then got outed for being gay, didnt fit in, i just became their punching bag, well i was mocked by MULTIPLE people, and as i developed depression and ptsd from it, its easy to say "stop caring what others think" but when as soon as they see you they stare, start laughing and point, what is one too do?
Financially i cant move town, am 30 now and a few years back i reencontered one guy who was a jerk to me, he pointed me out to the guys he was with whilst laughing and people came to look at me, i was with family too, it was humiliating, abusive and unacceptable behaviour, and yet this is my life,
I was bullied by girls spreading gossip, throwing balls at me in gyn class, boys moaning at me not being good at sports, all mocking me, knowing it affected me... i cant heal living here...i have no job in fear they will see me, then take pics and be like "here is where is works and looks like now" ...i hate this.
To make matters worse, i got bullied very badly for being gay and quiet, well this guy from our school back then who i had a crush on, online i see is now out as gay, he was popular though, well he on both fb and insta follows the bully /is friends online (i know its 1 from hundreds but hurts) cause i never fit in their society as a human.

This is embarassing but, i have lots of anxiety, since childhood and when i moved i went to a school where i was a loner for the most part, i was socially awkward, cause i didnt feel comfortable around these loud, obnoxious kids, i was shyer and as a guy, who then got outed for being gay, didnt fit in, i just became their punching bag, well i was mocked by MULTIPLE people, and as i developed depression and ptsd from it, its easy to say "stop caring what others think" but when as soon as they see you they stare, start laughing and point, what is one too do?
Financially i cant move town, am 30 now and a few years back i reencontered one guy who was a jerk to me, he pointed me out to the guys he was with whilst laughing and people came to look at me, i was with family too, it was humiliating, abusive and unacceptable behaviour, and yet this is my life,
I was bullied by girls spreading gossip, throwing balls at me in gyn class, boys moaning at me not being good at sports, all mocking me, knowing it affected me... i cant heal living here...i have no job in fear they will see me, then take pics and be like "here is where is works and looks like now" ...i hate this. Swear this shit only happens here in europe :/

So today I finally got another platinum medal on Golf - Target Practice. Been trying for a while, and finally sealed the deal. Which one should I do now? My sports from best to worst would be: 1.Bowling 2.Baseball 3.Golf 4.Tennis 5.Boxing
The platinum medals I have are: Baseball - Swing Control (69 pts) Baseball - Hitting Home Runs (5681 ft) Bowling - Spin Control (All 20 frames) Bowling - Picking Up Spares (All 20 frames) Golf - Target Practice (825 pts)
The platinum medals I still need are: Tennis - Returning Balls (best is 50 pts) Tennis - Timing Your Swing (Not sure what my best is) Tennis - Target Practice (100% not doing this yet) Baseball - Batting Practice (best is 28) Bowling - Power Throws (best is 641) Golf - Putting (best is challenge cleared with one miss) Boxing - Working The Bag (best is 34 pts) Boxing - Dodging (not sure what my best is) Boxing - Throwing Punches (100% not doing this yet either)