TS4 new video, facebook page.

by **Coolhand Texas** » Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:25

where you serious about playing futures?

by **JJ_DUBZ_87** » Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:31

Yeah I'm serious lol. I'm starting training this month, so my gameplay is going to be much better by summer.

by **Vieira151** » Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:39

JJ_DUBZ_87 wrote:
Yup full western... the vid is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRg214M8jJo (my hitting partner was blegh... so we didn't get many good rallies...)

He really is blegh :lol:

And i thought i was lazy

by **Coolhand Texas** » Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:40

cool, how do you even enter futures?

Proud to say, that i can add to the american stereotype, all we have are big serves. I can get up there to 115 - 120 :lol:

(ive only been playing for 2 years, and im 5'8 )

by **Vieira151** » Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:45

Damn, I wish I had a serve that big

I had my serve measured at the WTF in november, but I was completely out of practice, and I hit 75mph and considered it decent. It was wierd, cause it was this wee stall thing, and it made you feel really constricted, even though there was plenty space

by **Moralspain** » Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:46

JJ_DUBZ_87 wrote:...did I spell that right

perfect

I use Head Prestige, but the Radical has very good reviews too. I tried Yonex (RDS001) but didn't fit my game well, lost power on my serve and i felt it too stiff for me, now i'm looking forward to demo some Volkls.

btw got new shoes for the season

Adidas Adizero Rolland Garros

(sorry for quality, took it with the iphone)

sorry for the off-topic...my fault guys, back to topic

by **jayl0ve** » Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:50

NO OFFENSE (i really mean that, not trying to dis you), but your forehand is weird looking!! I'm no pro but wow that is way too complicated a forehand swing. You're obviously a pretty decent player, you just need to work out the hitches in your FH because Futures players will absolutely rush you with their pace and you will not be able to get that FH off.

by **JJ_DUBZ_87** » Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:51

Coolhand Texas wrote:cool, how do you even enter futures?

Proud to say, that i can add to the american stereotype, all we have are big serves. I can get up there to 115 - 120 (ive only been playing for 2 years, and im 5'8 )

Wow that is pretty big! I'm an inch taller than you so I should be able to hit 125 :wink:

But to start you have to go here http://www.itftennis.com/ipin/ to get a pin, and then it's cake from there.

To enter a tourney just go here http://www.itftennis.com/mens/ and look for the futures on the bottom right... or go through the ATP website http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tournaments ... -Tour.aspx

I REALLY wanna play but I need to practice a LOT. And my serve I think maxes out at around 102.5 lol... I aced my partner in the vid a lot, but then again, he wasn't really trying. We played a set and I served bigger than what u saw.

by **JJ_DUBZ_87** » Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:57

jayl0ve wrote:NO OFFENSE (i really mean that, not trying to dis you), but your forehand is weird looking!! I'm no pro but wow that is way too complicated a forehand swing. You're obviously a pretty decent player, you just need to work out the hitches in your FH because Futures players will absolutely rush you with their pace and you will not be able to get that FH off.

LOL jayl0ve I was looking at the pics I have and I was like "eew... that's awkward looking" so I agree it is weird...

The guys I train with though, they all beam the ball at me and I do have a more compact and accurate swing... it's just when I get a lot of time to load up, that is what comes out lol. But ty for the kudos. I'll work on keeping the racket head up a little more and not looping the take-back.

by **Moralspain** » Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:59

Coolhand Texas wrote:cool, how do you even enter futures?

Proud to say, that i can add to the american stereotype, all we have are big serves. I can get up there to 115 - 120 (ive only been playing for 2 years, and im 5'8 )

meh americans :lol:

, come to my clay and i'll show you how to play tennis :lol:

by **JJ_DUBZ_87** » Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:03

Hey moralspin... I love clay courts buddy!!! (nice shoes btw

)... but yeah grrr clay courts are my second home!!

When I went to Italy I played on some clay courts in Siracusa...I'll post a youtube vid of that.

by **jayl0ve** » Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:10

JJ_DUBZ_87 wrote:
jayl0ve wrote:NO OFFENSE (i really mean that, not trying to dis you), but your forehand is weird looking!! I'm no pro but wow that is way too complicated a forehand swing. You're obviously a pretty decent player, you just need to work out the hitches in your FH because Futures players will absolutely rush you with their pace and you will not be able to get that FH off.

LOL jayl0ve I was looking at the pics I have and I was like "eew... that's awkward looking" so I agree it is weird...

The guys I train with though, they all beam the ball at me and I do have a more compact and accurate swing... it's just when I get a lot of time to load up, that is what comes out lol. But ty for the kudos. I'll work on keeping the racket head up a little more and not looping the take-back.

Yeah that's exactly what I meant, I was just having trouble describing it

Don't let it wrap around the back of your body either, of course that will be fixed once you start keeping the racquet head up more.

I watch Tennis Channel all the time and they always have these tips from Nick Bolletieri..one of the ones that really stuck with me and actually helped was he said you should think of the butt of the racquet like a flashlight...you want the flashlight shining on your opponent (i.e straight ahead) as much as possible on the forward swing.

by **Moralspain** » Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:11

JJ_DUBZ_87 wrote:Hey moralspin... I love clay courts buddy!!! (nice shoes btw )... but yeah grrr clay courts are my second home!!

When I went to Italy I played on some clay courts in Siracusa...I'll post a youtube vid of that.

honestly now i'm a bit fed up of playing on clay, and i'm trying to play more on hard courts, and well actually next week i start a league on grass (fake grass of course), i don't think it'll be a problem for me because people are not used to play on fast surfaces so it's hard to find a good server, mainly because we all have grown up playing from the baseline on clay, we don't train the serve too much time, which is not a good thing in my opinion

by **JJ_DUBZ_87** » Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:27

@jayl0ve: I'll work on that... the flashlight theme is pretty good too. The great thing about winter months is, if ur broke and can't afford indoor time, it leaves lots of time for simulation swings in your living room... (I'm sure I'm not the only one who does that :wink:

)

@moralspin: I've always wanted to play on grass (or the fake stuff even). in terms of serving, (1) how tall are you?? and (2) it's not good, but u can practice the motions urself... (the living room thing lol)

by **VillaJ100** » Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:56

Nick bollettieri, bleugh.

If anyone can find a grass court, play it

TS4 new video, facebook page.

Who is online