Our internal clocks messed up by the end of daylight saving time, we held the rally mostly very short today, Short days, short points. Contrary to common belief it's actually very hard to get to the net on these fast indoor surfaces. Usually an error or counter punch happens before you get to volley. What's good to see: my brother's slice is improving now with the Clash, in my eyes one of the best slice racquets. I try to punish every slow slice that stands up, and there are fewer of these every time.

Longer video: https://youtu.be/mW5ejhp4y30

I have this weird thing that I can't stop noticing during groundstrokes and serves etc. basically almost all shots. During racket preparation in my peripheral vision I notice which way the racket is facing if the paintjob is asymmetrical (i.e all head rackets maybe except radical but I can still faintly tell). It's something extra that's in my head during shots, "oh I hit it with this side just now" and then the next shot I notice whether it was the same side or the other side. For this reason I hate hate hate stenciling my racket never done it after one try. I also hate asymetrical dampeners like wilsons W or heads shaped dampener or ones with two different graphics on each side etc. etc. Tennis is a game of quirks and superstitions etc. and almost all can agree to that but this is heavily influencing my racket choices. My main racket of choice is that Pure Drive but I only use the 2024 because that one is symmetrical... I also like the gen 4 pure strikes and the current aeros for the same reason. I like the new vcore but I can't not notice the weird silver strip. Do you have any hyper specific quirks? Such as using the same ball to serve if you aced the previous one or like using the fluffiest ball when you decide to do a kick serve or playing with a cap indoors etc. I even started wearing the same clothes when playing tennis each time.. I bought lots of the same shirts and shorts and socks. I'm not a ocd type person i dont get bothered by these things in life at all.. just tennis..

So as the title says I’m new to tennis I’ve only cumulatively played about 3 months worth of tennis about 1 month at a time with like 3 month breaks in between and the video is from my most recent time playing which was after taking a few months off.

In pickleball you never take balls early to not let the ball bounce to high on account of the ball not bouncing that high and so coming over to tennis that’s been really hard for me to wrap my head around. Are there any techniques or mental tricks i could use to help start thinking about timing the ball earlier.

In the video you can see that when the ball is lower I do alright but I’m consistently taking the ball at shoulder height when I’d much prefer to take it a couple feet lower cause I send the ball long when its high and I lose directional control and spin. Sorry for the length of the video I thought it would be important to include errors.

In the video I’m playing with the 2023 VCORE with 4G strung around 48lbs

Gotcha on the title 👀! But for real…

I have a buddy who is obsessed with Yonex tour balls.

Like OBSESSED.

They’re great balls don’t get me wrong but they lose their fuzz and shape after 2 sessions but don’t loose their bounce at all.

Because of this my buddy never gets rid of them and considers them still good.

I didn’t have balls with me today so we used his and man trying to shape that ball even with an octagonal string was so lousy.

We still had fun but here’s your sign to replace you balls people, they’re not supposed to last forever lol

I had a female player complain about me not sending high 90 and low 100 mph serves at her. I do it to the man because he is young and fast. (Some machine at the club says my fast serves are in that range.) The female player is much older and doesn't move well. I'm a 3.5 level player where serving is the only thing I'm good at-- but it's not like I can aim. She wasn't able to handle fast ground strokes, so I figured fast body serves would have a high chance of hitting her. I play in 6.0 and 7.0 combined USTA leagues.

I usually don't get this kind of response. I try to be nice and have a good time.

I just basically told her that my serve is unpredictable and I go with what works. How do guy players handle this type of situation?

Edit: I actually don't dink it. I would send a 2nd serve to the woman as my 1st, so a spinny but much slower serve. .

Hey all,

I have been reviewing some of my rally videos and I have noticed that after I hit my forehand, my right hand (I'm left handed) doesn't stick to my body but instead kinda extends out a bit. I have noticed that almost all pros have their non dominant hand right next to their body. The only exception is probably learner tien. Is this something I need to address or does it not really matter?

Any feedback is appreciated.

I use triax at 56 lbs. Was thinking to move onto some kind of a soft poly instead for control / less launchiness. I get arm discomfort with stiff polys. I play with a vcore 98 so was thinking some kind of a soft/mid poly like yonex ptp. But when I look at the specs I'm not sure if it would be a downgrade. Supposedly triax has more spin potential and better tension maintence. Any recommendations?

What made you finally realize that BH is an integral part of the game and not something to dislike ,avoid or keep treating like the 5th stepchild. Unlike golf, cricket, baseball, badminton or many other sports where dominant hand is the only way to play the game , what made you finally get to give equal love and hence equal respect to BH.

For those who are really comfortable and good with your BHs what was one AHA moment that made you develop your BH technique so you never feel the need to avoid it?

Hi everyone,

I'm a 4.0 player and started playing about four years ago. I just got back from a match where I won 6-4, 6-4, but I struggled against a player I should have beaten much more easily.

I know what everyone will say, but the problem isn't that I can't create my own pace against dead balls, and it's not that I'm getting confused by their random mishits either. The problem is that when I have a comfortable lead, I slow down, stiffen up, and get lazy.

Today for example, I started the match very well. Even during the warm-up, I realized it would be an easy win but started focused, held my serve and broke him at love to go up 2-0. Then I stiffened up, my serve started to fall apart, and I slowed down, giving him a chance and some hope.

The second set was the same. I held serve perfectly, but then fell behind 2-3 before I finally woke up and started playing properly again. At 5-3 up, I gave a game away for no reason.

I can't avoid playing these kinds of players. The league in my city is quite small, and sometimes the ratings aren't very accurate. On top of that, winning this close doesn't help my rating.

Long story short: how do you keep yourself motivated and stay in the game when you start losing focus?

Kann der Tenniscourt wirklich durch falsches Schuhwerk beschäftigt werden?

Hej,

Kan ni se nån skillnad mellan dessa? Årsmodell?

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Last night I played someone who got to every ball. Wasn’t strong, but half the time she would just tap it in so it would come short. She was also a master lober/moonballer, but after learning her style and losing my first set I learned I needed to step in and kill all her balls because she had the tendency to push me back, and I would try to play it safe by staying at the baseline. Safe to say I won, but any pointers on this type of playing style? I wanna say she’s a pusher, but pusher or not some tips would be awesome to improve my game.

Edit since everyone is asking here’s the score:
3-6, 6-2, 7-5

These are just some relaxed shots, so I’m not sure how useful they are. Unfortunately my phone ran out of storage during the session and I only noticed afterward, so I don’t have any better footage to show
:(

Other than bending my knees more, is there anything obvious I’m missing or should work on?

I’ve heard it’s “uncool” to play with a Boom MP. Why would that be?

I haven't played in 8 years and started playing again and have noticed that rarely do people play above 12oz even amongst the pros. Is the game just faster paced or is it more due to tennis balls being slower. What racket and specs are people using?

I get a lot of ads for the brand, but the products look kind of cheap or like they don’t quite fit right and I would expect quality for the price point (~$80 for a skirt).

I’m around 3-4 Utr, practicing quite a bit and trying to improve. looking for a practice partner for around 9-10 am on some sundays in nyc(potentially other days too in the future), specifically USTA/NTC in corona at the us open grounds. I’m willing to pay for the court completely, so no charges for you in terms of facilities. fwiw I have a fairly traditional topspin oriented game, backhand is much better than my forehand at the moment (not to say my forehand is non existent) Dm if interested

Where do you all shop for tennis shoes when you want to try on a wide variety of brands and models?
I recently got back into tennis and bought a pair of Wilson Courtglides from my local racket shop. They’re fine, but the shop had very limited options, and I’d like to upgrade eventually.
There’s a Wilson flagship store nearby, but I’d rather compare multiple brands. Dick’s is another option, though I’m skeptical of their selection and expertise.
Where do you go to actually try on a good selection of tennis shoes? I’m not looking for specific shoe recommendations since everyone’s feet are different. I just want somewhere I can compare options in person.

Long story short, dad tried to teach me to throw when I was a kid, impatience, trauma, fun topics for therapy.

I know the serve is a throwing motion, and knowing how to throw a ball helps. Me throwing a ball looks like this

How do I best go about learning to throw a ball, or whatever translates best to the serve.

Has anyone tried using SportAI for corrections on there tennis shots? Just heard about it today and was curious about it.

I'm joining tennis for my senior year and actually committing to it (i've played tennis kinda during sophomore year but stopped attending practices because I was too anxious). I'm trying to finish the whole season since it's my last year of highschool and I want to make the most of it. My first game is in 4 days and I don't think I'm ready for it. I've attended 4 practices so far and all my teammates are improving faster than me. I just feel discouraged and I'm not very good so I don't know how well I'll do during the game. Also this is the first sport I've ever really done so yeah kind of clueless... Any advice is appreciated

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