pro tennis realistic goal? please set me straight

[yonexpurestorm]

Originally Posted by goober

Based on these videos these are the TW ratings for those TW posters trying to go pro/get ATP points

Jake<Tennishotdog<peoplespeace<Yonexpurestorm <<<<Futures player with ATP points.

The peanut gallery has spoken.

this is very true. the level of these guys that are only even at the bottom of the future level (which is the lowest pro you can be) are insanely good. unless you started before 7 and devoted all your time to tennis you will never make a living playing tennis. i work towards getting better and maybe geting lucky enough to win an open with decent prize money, but know i will always have my office job to pay the bills. even getting 1 point doesnt make u proffesional because you arent making enough money to live on.

[Power Player]

Originally Posted by tennishotdog

what does this have anything to do with what i was discussing?

I think you got confused with your secondary account.

It makes sense because I clearly quoted your alias, which normally should be a different person and you would have disregarded what I said.

[tennishotdog]

ooops you caught me. im such a troll. lol

[HunterST]

Originally Posted by yonexpurestorm

this is very true. the level of these guys that are only even at the bottom of the future level (which is the lowest pro you can be) are insanely good. unless you started before 7 and devoted all your time to tennis you will never make a living playing tennis. i work towards getting better and maybe geting lucky enough to win an open with decent prize money, but know i will always have my office job to pay the bills. even getting 1 point doesnt make u proffesional because you arent making enough money to live on.

If a guy has one atp point and is, thus, about 1500 in the world and wants to call himself a pro, I don't think we should argue with them! I agree, though, even that great of a player couldn't make a living off of tennis.

[goober]

Originally Posted by HunterST

If a guy has one atp point and is, thus, about 1500 in the world and wants to call himself a pro, I don't think we should argue with them! I agree, though, even that great of a player couldn't make a living off of tennis.

He could probably do what Tonlars is doing. Go play in money open events and teach on the side.

[tennishotdog]

okay since my cover was blown i might as well come clean. i was just joking about the dreaming to go pro thing. it was just a cover to show the video of me hitting with a forehand that somewhat resembles the forehand of the famous roger federer. in hindsight, i guess i could've done it in a less distasteful way, but that is immaturity on my part and I apologize.

[Timbo's hopeless slice]

somewhat resembles the forehand of the famous roger federer????

If you mean you both have a tennis racquet in your hand, then ok....

[tennishotdog]

hey at least give me some credit for putting it on video lol
but I think Im close to figuring it out soon, just a few more wrinkles to iron out and i think i will have a systematic method to pull it off beautifully. im not kidding, i've been researching a method to learn this type of slingshot forehand for quite some time now. i cannot remember the countless hours i've watched federers slow mo videos to learn every minute detail of his stroke mechanics down.

[Fuji]

My brain hurts from reading this thread.

-Fuji

[Power Player]

Lol. I love how weird this guy is.

He actually had 2 accounts and the other one came in to pay him compliments on his strokes and say they looked like Federer and that his video was "how the pros hit".

That is true narcissism, and just plain weird.

[Fuji]

Originally Posted by Power Player

Lol. I love how weird this guy is.

He actually had 2 accounts and the other one came in to pay him compliments on his strokes and say they looked like Federer and that his video was "how the pros hit".

That is true narcissism, and just plain weird.

LOL! I should make another account to comment on my match results thread, might boost my ego!

-Fuji

[Mick]

Originally Posted by Timbo's hopeless slice

somewhat resembles the forehand of the famous roger federer????

If you mean you both have a tennis racquet in your hand, then ok....

haha, i thought i was the only one here who didn't see the similarity.
sorry, tennishotdog but at least you are trying and one day it might end up looking like federer's fh

[gregor.b]

Umm,I don't think so.If you are not a satellite player by your twenties,you are unlikely to become a pro.

[tennishotdog]

Originally Posted by Power Player

Lol. I love how weird this guy is.

He actually had 2 accounts and the other one came in to pay him compliments on his strokes and say they looked like Federer and that his video was "how the pros hit".

That is true narcissism, and just plain weird.

hey we all have narcissism in us even the most modest. its human nature. some have it more than others i guess. and some just weird like me

[Bobby Jr]

Originally Posted by tennishotdog

whoa I left for a few hours and this thread is already two pages. thank you all for the dose of reality. I guess I didnt know what I was smoking when these thoughts went through my head.

I think my goal now is to just get to the highest level I possibly can and go from there. Of course I never dreamt of becoming a real pro playing on the ATP tour, that is just next to impossible.

Without having read the rest of the thread, if you're in your mid twenties and play as you do in those videos you have basically zero chance of becoming a pro.

You hit a nice ball by club player standards but the foibles in your strokes show through heavily. Your forehand is heavily inspired by how you think Federer hits his. The risk when attempting to mimic like that is you miss the finer details of the stroke and what makes it what it is. Being able to objectively view how someone hits a stroke and then come up with a specific set of improvements to practice to move in that direction is a rare skill. You should be able to watch the video and see what you need to improve on but I dare say you don't have that level of self analysis. Most people never develop it to a high enough level.

[RoddickAce]

Originally Posted by Mick

haha, i thought i was the only one here who didn't see the similarity.
sorry, tennishotdog but at least you are trying and one day it might end up looking like federer's fh

I think his followthrough end position from the side video looks like Federer's.

[HunterST]

Originally Posted by tennishotdog

okay since my cover was blown i might as well come clean. i was just joking about the dreaming to go pro thing. it was just a cover to show the video of me hitting with a forehand that somewhat resembles the forehand of the famous roger federer. in hindsight, i guess i could've done it in a less distasteful way, but that is immaturity on my part and I apologize.

I think hitting on the wall has messed up your swing a bit. Not to be repetitive, but it's way, way to flat. That's the biggest issue in your swing. You mentioned how you're going to change grips for a more vertical swing path. Unfortunately, that isn't how it works. You need to work on swinging up on the ball. Good news is you get to keep your current grip!

[aimr75]

Originally Posted by tennishotdog

okay since my cover was blown i might as well come clean. i was just joking about the dreaming to go pro thing. it was just a cover to show the video of me hitting with a forehand that somewhat resembles the forehand of the famous roger federer. in hindsight, i guess i could've done it in a less distasteful way, but that is immaturity on my part and I apologize.

Option 1: Make up some elaborate thread about going pro and create two accounts to prop yourself up at how great your strokes are and dig yourself into a hole in the process

Option 2: Just ask for some feedback on your strokes

[dennis10is]

Originally Posted by tennishotdog

okay since my cover was blown i might as well come clean. i was just joking about the dreaming to go pro thing. it was just a cover to show the video of me hitting with a forehand that somewhat resembles the forehand of the famous roger federer. in hindsight, i guess i could've done it in a less distasteful way, but that is immaturity on my part and I apologize.

No Dude, if you listen of the masters here. you could go pro, even be the greatest ever.

WW forehand, laid back wrist, angular momentum, kinetic chain. You'll be great in no time.

[tennishotdog]

Originally Posted by HunterST

I think hitting on the wall has messed up your swing a bit. Not to be repetitive, but it's way, way to flat. That's the biggest issue in your swing. You mentioned how you're going to change grips for a more vertical swing path. Unfortunately, that isn't how it works. You need to work on swinging up on the ball. Good news is you get to keep your current grip!

I do hit very flat and its a problem that im trying to work on.
sometimes i really have to hold back on taking a full swing just so that the ball can land inside the court either that or I really have to stand as far back from the baseline as possible.

I will experiment with different ways to swing up on the ball more to get more net clearance and have it land inside the court. hopefully i keep my current grip and wont mess up the overall stroke too much that i start arming it.

you're right about the wall, it messes with not only my swing and making me hit flat but my timing as well, but its hard to find good hitting partners where i play. most people are only interested in playing matches(mostly doubles)