Why didn’t the powers that be, stamp on this crap right at the start? The main purpose of this crap is to distract their opponent. Grunting/ screaming is really only acceptable during coitus.

bob(from black rock) said:

Why didn’t the powers that be, stamp on this crap right at the start? The main purpose of this crap is to distract their opponent. Grunting/ screaming is really only acceptable during coitus.

I record those sounds

How do you define it?

I’ll set you a challenge – write a rule in simple English that is clear, concise and simple, but completely unambiguous and enforceable.

CrazyNeutrino said:

bob(from black rock) said:

Why didn’t the powers that be, stamp on this crap right at the start? The main purpose of this crap is to distract their opponent. Grunting/ screaming is really only acceptable during coitus.

I record those sounds

That latter isn’t even interesting.

party_pants said:

How do you define it?

I’ll set you a challenge – write a rule in simple English that is clear, concise and simple, but completely unambiguous and enforceable.

ie: no grunting and squealing.

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

bob(from black rock) said:

Why didn’t the powers that be, stamp on this crap right at the start? The main purpose of this crap is to distract their opponent. Grunting/ screaming is really only acceptable during coitus.

I record those sounds

That latter isn’t even interesting.

It can be when you edit them and use them as ringtones

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

I record those sounds

That latter isn’t even interesting.

It can be when you edit them and use them as ringtones

not if you work out in the paddocks semi-alone and suddenly this sound comes from the boss’s phone with female backpackers surrounding me.

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

That latter isn’t even interesting.

It can be when you edit them and use them as ringtones

not if you work out in the paddocks semi-alone and suddenly this sound comes from the boss’s phone with female backpackers surrounding me.

maybe, but wouldn’t the female backpackers be curious?

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

It can be when you edit them and use them as ringtones

not if you work out in the paddocks semi-alone and suddenly this sound comes from the boss’s phone with female backpackers surrounding me.

It wasn’t my place to ask.
maybe, but wouldn’t the female backpackers be curious?

mmm female backpackers

Skeptic Pete said:

mmm female backpackers

At least the work related scenery is interesting.

roughbarked said:

Skeptic Pete said:

mmm female backpackers

At least the work related scenery is interesting.

the ones with jeans cut too short?

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

Skeptic Pete said:

mmm female backpackers

At least the work related scenery is interesting.

the ones with jeans cut too short?

There are ample views I cannot describe in public..

a man needs to keep his mind on his work.

bob(from black rock) said:

Why didn’t the powers that be, stamp on this crap right at the start? The main purpose of this crap is to distract their opponent. Grunting/ screaming is really only acceptable during coitus.

Not an acceptable tactic? And it has been posted here, the scream is not so much to distract but mask the sound of the racket hitting the ball and denying the opponent a few milli seconds of reaction time.

Skunkworks said:

bob(from black rock) said:

Why didn’t the powers that be, stamp on this crap right at the start? The main purpose of this crap is to distract their opponent. Grunting/ screaming is really only acceptable during coitus.

Not an acceptable tactic? And it has been posted here, the scream is not so much to distract but mask the sound of the racket hitting the ball and denying the opponent a few milli seconds of reaction time.

No disputing the tactics.. but..

roughbarked said:

Skunkworks said:

bob(from black rock) said:

Why didn’t the powers that be, stamp on this crap right at the start? The main purpose of this crap is to distract their opponent. Grunting/ screaming is really only acceptable during coitus.

Not an acceptable tactic? And it has been posted here, the scream is not so much to distract but mask the sound of the racket hitting the ball and denying the opponent a few milli seconds of reaction time.

No disputing the tactics.. but..

Agree. Spoils the game & is cheating.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Skunkworks said:

Not an acceptable tactic? And it has been posted here, the scream is not so much to distract but mask the sound of the racket hitting the ball and denying the opponent a few milli seconds of reaction time.

No disputing the tactics.. but..

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Wonder what would happen if the person receiving the serve let out a loud grunt just prior to the server striking the ball?
Agree. Spoils the game & is cheating.

bob(from black rock) said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

No disputing the tactics.. but..

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Wonder what would happen if the person receiving the serve let out a loud grunt just prior to the server striking the ball?
Agree. Spoils the game & is cheating.

It’d certainly liven up snooker tournaments.

imagine all the cricket players fielding doing it while the batsman tries to hit the ball

it does spoil the game

look how long the tennis people took to suspend playing during the heat

It’ll be a another few years before their do anything

useless mob they are

CrazyNeutrino said:

it does spoil the game

look how long the tennis people took to suspend playing during the heat

It’ll be a another few years before their do anything

useless mob they are

Female tennis players have been grunting since Monica Seles in the mid-90s. If they’ve been nothing-doers about it for two decades they’ll be nothing-doers about it now or in a few years time.

May be difficult to define an acceptable level of noise? But yes it’s definitely a blight on the game.

I think you start one of these threads every year Bob.

:-)

Jeeez, mate, what can I say. If a female near grunts that way you encourage it.

Witty Rejoinder said:

I think you start one of these threads every year Bob.

:-)

I think you are correct Witty, wonder why they are still doing it? This sort of behaviour should be limited to the bed room.

I think the original idea was to add force to the impact, like a karate player shouting as he hits the target, but it’s got out of control and spoils the game. Also very unladylike, it doesn’t seem to grate as much when the blokes do it.

rumpole said:

I think the original idea was to add force to the impact, like a karate player shouting as he hits the target, but it’s got out of control and spoils the game. Also very unladylike, it doesn’t seem to grate as much when the blokes do it.

The blokes grunt,the girls scream, and they do it with their ground shots too not just on serve.