Ps3 Exhibitions

by **tonedawg1** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:09

I played petrelli and won 6:4 6:3 very good game. His returns are good and deep

by **petrelli83** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:19

I lost by everyone today :stupd

I should begin to make me some question :??

by **djarvik** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:25

petrelli83 wrote:I lost by everyone today
I should begin to make me some question

There is one good thing about being down - the only place to look is UP! :wink:

I see a trend in your loses. Serve. You have no problem earning breakpoints, but you get broken. I would say work on that part of the game. Maybe mix in some stick serving, slice and kick. Stick adds more spin to these....even if your placement is not perfect, just the variations of spin can cause your opponent to mistime a few returns here and there....and that is all you need, you obviously not getting blown out, its just a matter of a few key points.

by **petrelli83** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:36

djarvik wrote:
petrelli83 wrote:I lost by everyone today
I should begin to make me some question

There is one good thing about being down - the only place to look is UP!

I see a trend in your loses. Serve. You have no problem earning breakpoints, but you get broken. I would say work on that part of the game. Maybe mix in some stick serving, slice and kick. Stick adds more spin to these....even if your placement is not perfect, just the variations of spin can cause your opponent to mistime a few returns here and there....and that is all you need, you obviously not getting blown out, its just a matter of a few key points.

thx

in fact my biggest problem is serve.I don't understand why I didn't imorove it.it seems that are all godd server but me.
I tried to train it but without evident results.
but I have never used stick serve...I'll try...

by **djarvik** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:47

Keep using buttons, but try to mix in stick serve now and then. Also try not to serve with the same speed.

The best thing for someone who doesn't place his serves well is change of pace/speed and spins. If you can't move the returner left or right, then make him mistime the return. It could be even MORE effective then placement.

You can serve with no triggers at all, then add L2 alone, then R2 alone, Then both, then stick, keep changing slice, kick, flat. There are so many variations to use. If you pulled of a great serve - don't repeat it. Go for a complete different one. Yes, the tendency is do replicate what just worked for you, but that can lead to you thinking that's the ONLY thing that works for you and ultimately hurt you at the crucial moment. I always look for trends in my opponent serving and I always know what serve exactly he will be going for in tie break :wink:

The more you mix the serve, the better. Don't look for aces or serve winners, look for effective serve that can yield weak returns.

by **jayl0ve** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:02

That pretty much sums up my philosophy on serving. I take mental notes of how many times I've hit each type of serve, and at which point in a game I've hit them...I try to hit what I feel are unexpected serves, but sometimes when I'm a bit nervous I can get repetitive without realizing it.

by **Rob ITST** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:19

djarvik wrote:If you pulled of a great serve - don't repeat it. Go for a complete different one. Yes, the tendency is do replicate what just worked for you, but that can lead to you thinking that's the ONLY thing that works for you and ultimately hurt you at the crucial moment.

On the other hand, sometimes it's good to repeat a serve that your opponent just returned for a winner. If your flat serve up the middle just got blasted back, do it again. Chances are your opponent will expect you to be afraid to try it again. It also sends a good message - that you are not scared of his returns.

by **djarvik** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:24

Very true. The whole serve/return is a game in itself, mental game. In most cases that's the battle you need to win, not the ground game. You need to outsmart your opponent while serving and returning.

by **Andymachine** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:25

Here`s a new one , I played a random guy using a federer who quit our match and messaged me saying my noise is too much

by **kyuuji** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:30

I just played tonedawg1 and won 7/6 6/4
He tooked my service in the Tie Break then at last I won that

by **maximo** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:10

i have played with kyuuji, it was being very funny and very intense, but my telephone was sounding from the half of the set and I had to leave the game at the end of the first set (i won 6-4), sorry man, next time we will finish, u are very good and i liked play with u.

by **tonedawg1** » Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:32

I played otlichno and won 6:3 6:4 his return has gotten better

by **Otlichno** » Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:28

Lost to Pocho 6-2 3-6 6-2. Good match.

by **kyuuji** » Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:07

maximo wrote:i have played with kyuuji, it was being very funny and very intense, but my telephone was sounding from the half of the set and I had to leave the game at the end of the first set (i won 6-4), sorry man, next time we will finish, u are very good and i liked play with u.

Me too ! I hope next time we will finish that !

by **jayl0ve** » Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:55

Andymachine wrote:Here`s a new one , I played a random guy using a federer who quit our match and messaged me saying my noise is too much

You mean your character's grunting??

No offense but if you have the grunting set to 'always'...your character is extremely annoying!

I've played a few guys where I literally had to turn the volume all the way down because it was driving me crazy listening to a guy who sounded like an extremely constipated gorilla

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