goober
07-30-2005, 12:42 PM
lately I have been checking out my opponents racquet, clothing and shoes especially when they are a new opponent and trying to see if their is any correlation with what type of player they are just for fun.
Racquet- if they are using a 90-95 inch player's racquet they are generally very good players 4.5+ or wannabes that are using a racquet that way too demanding for them. If they come playing with an old school racquet they generally have an old school game with eastern forehand, chip and charge and good volleys. So many people play with tweeners that it is hard to make any prediction on their game till we play. If I see them with a granny stick, I am usually in for a slice and dice or pusher, but I am not worried. If I see leaded up racquet I start getting a little concerned.
Clothes- if they match head to toe with the latest Nike/fila ect, they obviously got the $$$ and usually have good strokes from lessons although occasionally I run into people who spent a lot on their clothes but should have spent more on their game :). But generally there is no correlation although most of the better players do wear dry fit type shirts.
Shoes- almost all the really good players I have played have high end shoes. If I see BIIs or IIIs I am usually in for a battle. But usually there is a wide spectrum of shoes among good and bad players, but if I see Walmart specials, then I know I will have a casual player that is most of the time not going to be mentally tough.
Of course there are exceptions to everything but it is funny how often my predictions are on the mark. :)
Racquet- if they are using a 90-95 inch player's racquet they are generally very good players 4.5+ or wannabes that are using a racquet that way too demanding for them. If they come playing with an old school racquet they generally have an old school game with eastern forehand, chip and charge and good volleys. So many people play with tweeners that it is hard to make any prediction on their game till we play. If I see them with a granny stick, I am usually in for a slice and dice or pusher, but I am not worried. If I see leaded up racquet I start getting a little concerned.
Clothes- if they match head to toe with the latest Nike/fila ect, they obviously got the $$$ and usually have good strokes from lessons although occasionally I run into people who spent a lot on their clothes but should have spent more on their game :). But generally there is no correlation although most of the better players do wear dry fit type shirts.
Shoes- almost all the really good players I have played have high end shoes. If I see BIIs or IIIs I am usually in for a battle. But usually there is a wide spectrum of shoes among good and bad players, but if I see Walmart specials, then I know I will have a casual player that is most of the time not going to be mentally tough.
Of course there are exceptions to everything but it is funny how often my predictions are on the mark. :)