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I laid a challenge out a few months back to N J players,get better or get packing.I am good at dishing out the orders so I find it to be my duty to also give praise when aplicable.First is Jonathon Clay,he made it to the finals in Houston in men's A's.Congratulations Mr. President.Our most recent news is awesome news.Aimee Ruiz just accomplished what many of us knew was possible,and I know it is not proper to use capital letters when writing but I am shouting.AIMEE RUIZ BEAT THE NUMBER ONE FEMALE PLAYER IN THE WORLD.Conratulations to you Mrs Vice President.How did she accomplish such a feat ? Rhonda is #1 with 1,607.30 points in the wpro. THe next two players are 300 and 900 points behind her.To use even numbers Aimee is 1,585.83 points behind Rhonda at 21.47 accumulated points.obviously numbers do not tell the tale.Dedication,desire,and drilling are three factors for sure.The fact that she has been playing since she is young is a factor.Parisi speed school is a factor but even with all her hard work she has a secret weapon on her side that no one else has.It is ......her booby(no not that kind you sicko )It is Felix,her husband.Unknown to Felix when I first met him I could not understand how he could accept that his wife could destroy him on the court.I can not lie that it would destroy my ego.As I began to know the Ruiz's I understood that he was by far her number one fan.Looking back I actually feel like a bit of a jerk(I am used to that and over it though )He actually helped her drill and coaches her when she is playing.I also found out that he is an excellent student of the game and a library of almost every player out there.I actually received the phone call from Felix when she won.I have to tell you Aimee did not win that day they both did and that is the secret to her sucess.So I have a new mission for NJ players go outand fall in love,if not rekindle the flame if you are spoken for.It might help not only your game.Jon "HIt Smarter not Harder"
POSTED BY New Jersey Amateur Racquetball (NJAR) AT 7/24/2008 1:32 AM
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I was reading Mens Health Magazine today and an article caught my eye.It was named "WHEN IT RAINS PLAY BALL"Sometimes I do not think we realize how fortunate we are to play an indoor sport.I being an outdoor player appreciate many aspects of playing indoors.The first pleasure is the lack of Sputnick balls.That is balls hit so far into space,due to lack of a ceiling, that they orbit the earth never to be found again.Weather control is another factor.nothing wortse than waking up and realizing you can not play due to a rainy day.A limited season in this area because the ball does not move at all in the cold.Temperature control-Have played on many days 100 + degrees and humidity through the roof.[We actually had a guy have a heart attack on one day of play].Diving hurts a lot more on concrete and is usually avoided.No back wall-paas shots are chased after and needs to be "cleaned"before being put into play.Many other sports succumb to mother nature also especially tennis,football,and baseball.
The article(Page 50 July/August Issue)starts off" Don't let the goofy goggles stop you.Th article goes on to show that suprisingly R ball was in par with jogging and bicycling for health gains.Racquetball also builds explosiveness due to quick stops starts and lunges and to go to usra.org to get info.The funny part of the whole article though is that the captioned picture below the article is a man and a woman playing squash.Pretty Funny Eh.I thank Mens Health magazine for the plug still the same .If the New York Times,People or any other publications want to spread the word that racquetball isthe best sport in the world,they can contact me at racquetfanatic@hotmail.com Jon "Hit Smarter not Harder"
POSTED BY New Jersey Amateur Racquetball (NJAR) AT 7/19/2008 6:39 PM
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"Left turn Clyde"..Clint Eastwood Anywhich way but lose
Most of us getting on the court with a lefty think "Hey I have to do everything opposite now"We never really think about the life of a lefty.A little history lesson for the "Right" minded people.Lets start with the myths.A right handed person after becoming injured and starts using his left will convert even after the long term injury has healed.The Southpaws(from boxing)are from 7 to 10 % of the population,there numbers inceased in most recent times because of acceptability.The word sinister means lefty or unlucky.and lefties are more common in males.Lefties in school years ago were "converted" because when they wrote it smeared the ink(unless you write arabic).Left handers in ancient times were considered a punishment from the gods.In many foreign countries the right hand is for eating and the left is used for when the food comes out ,if you know what I mean.To top the insults right means correct and a person with two left feet can't cut the rug.
On the flip side here is the new info.Left handers have historically higher brain development.They usually excel in math,sports or art.Left handed men who graduate college are 26% richer than their righty counterparts.25% of all pitchers are lefty.Lefties have an advantage in tennis,fencing,baseball and of course racquetball.Though polo and field hockey can not be legally played lefty.
Now in the fashion of Salem and the inquisition I will name names.Next time you get on the court know your opponent.I expect all people in the racquetball community to help me in my lefty list .Contact me a racquetfanatic@hotmail.com
Cliff Swain,Mitch Williams,Aimee Ruiz,Wayne Storch,Joe Carrano,Bruce Bender,Joe Delgado,Dave Austin,Michael Fonseca,Bob Caiman and after half these people come to break my playing arm maybe me Jon "Hit Smarter not Harder"
POSTED BY New Jersey Amateur Racquetball (NJAR) AT 7/13/2008 10:04 PM
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To all the Rocky Balboa fans! Do you remember Clubber Langs prediction for his bout with Balboa.PAIN!!!! To the non player who could imagine pain involved in a "simple"sport like racquetball.I am sure that most people reding this blog will appreciate thge following injury list.Lets start the the all time favorite.Getting smashed in the head or a boney part of your body.This injury usually results in profanity followed by bruising and possible blood flow or slight fractures.We all know that if we get hit with a racquet it is usually our own fault but we still want to rip of the persons head that hit us.Then there is the unique injury of hitting ourselves.I was able to accomplish ramming my nose up into my brain playing Joe Carrano last week and quite often hit my other artm.Thank God for thick skin.Then there is the juggernaut move.The Juggernaut is a Marvel character that is unstoppable once he starts and can easily take down walls with his bare shoulders.In the real world it is a very painful if not dislocated shoulder.A tip to all players ...the wall wins every time.I actually roll when I hit the wall now.Then for us of low intelligence who are still diving after every instuctor and pro has told us not to.The result,bent back fingers,contusions on the forearms and close calls to kissing the wall with our face.Then my favorite injury(probably because I do not bruise)is getting smashed with the ball in the following places,small onf the back,love handles,playing elbow,and the back of the knees.ouch,ouch,ouch and double ouch.It is great seeing the different bruises of the rainbow following.Those four places hit hard enough can make a monk curse like a drunk Irishman.Lets start with ongoing injuries.Torn rotator cuffs from too many overhead serves,real popular with ex paddleball players.Whiplash believe it or not.Tennis elbow is probably one of the most common with some interesting braces.well we all know that vibration dampner will save your arm.Not.Lets move down to the lower back.Getting back to Clubber picture going a few rounds with him working at your kidneys,you got the picture.Knees are twisted to shreds left,right,back,front,reverse,forward,start again dummy.My favorite injury is the ankle roll.That is nothing like an onion roll,it is when the ball of your ankle touches the ground.Like Hannibal"s paciderms getting cut down by the Romans there goes down the biggest,strongest fastest player in the club in a flash.Racquetball is kind of like a real bad hangover.WE go home licking our wounds like little girls ,but no matter how bad we get hurt we always want more .we are always looking for the next flash.The ultimate dive,DTL pass.kill shot or splat.We paly to be a part of a unique almost cult like community.For many of us it is obsessionthat will last as long as our bodies permit.Myself I will let them cut out bones and replace them with titanium if needed,Phsical therapy,aleve,and energy drinks to push me on the "off" days.I might be a fanatic but you nuts reding this are not far behind me! Jon "Hit Smarter not Harder"
POSTED BY New Jersey Amateur Racquetball (NJAR) AT 7/01/2008 10:28 PM
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