Post by el fagel on Sept 5, 2004 20:42:23 GMT -5
I played vb for about ten years, but surely there are more knowledgeable and informed perhaps you could help me with a few words.
1. In game stats on the far right under "gen" are the letters BHE. What do these letters stand for?
2. Heavy balls. I've seen more than a few references to a player hitting a heavy ball. As I recall, some brands of outdoor balls are heavier than others. But hitting a heavy ball. I guess I assumed this meant the player was hitting a hard ball, one with a lot of velocity. However, a couple of weeks ago someone on this board said a player hits a hard and heavy ball.
Is there a difference? Can two balls hit with the same velocity feel differently--one heavier than the other. Is this just a myth or an illusion, like baseball pitchers throwing a rising fastball( they can't)? Or are heavy balls the result of rotation--either a lot, or none. Does anybody know the answer--especially those people who use the expression. (I have read it on this board.)
3. Stud. Someone referred to Tracy Stalls the other day as a real stud. That got me wondering. The dictionary defines stud as a MALE animal reserved for breeding.
There is also a colloquial reference to a virile male. In fact, all the references are to males. Surely the poster wasn't trying to slide by some reference to Tracy's sexual orientation. Is this common in the volleyball community to refer to women in this manner?
An inquiring mind would like to know. Can somebody help?
1. In game stats on the far right under "gen" are the letters BHE. What do these letters stand for?
2. Heavy balls. I've seen more than a few references to a player hitting a heavy ball. As I recall, some brands of outdoor balls are heavier than others. But hitting a heavy ball. I guess I assumed this meant the player was hitting a hard ball, one with a lot of velocity. However, a couple of weeks ago someone on this board said a player hits a hard and heavy ball.
Is there a difference? Can two balls hit with the same velocity feel differently--one heavier than the other. Is this just a myth or an illusion, like baseball pitchers throwing a rising fastball( they can't)? Or are heavy balls the result of rotation--either a lot, or none. Does anybody know the answer--especially those people who use the expression. (I have read it on this board.)
3. Stud. Someone referred to Tracy Stalls the other day as a real stud. That got me wondering. The dictionary defines stud as a MALE animal reserved for breeding.
There is also a colloquial reference to a virile male. In fact, all the references are to males. Surely the poster wasn't trying to slide by some reference to Tracy's sexual orientation. Is this common in the volleyball community to refer to women in this manner?
An inquiring mind would like to know. Can somebody help?
