Learn to master your energy as well as your strokes.

[kiteboard]

I was in a 4.5 singles final two years ago. In front of the opp. home crowd. He won a tight tie break first set. I got down 3-0 second in minutes. The crowd was laughing it up and deriding me. I changed frames. I visualized: the frame change working, and shaking hands with the tournament director as the winner. I changed tactics: started moon balling and ghosting in, but not all the way as his lobs were beating me due to a calf pull. He had no answers, and lost 6-4 in the third. The trophy was a stainless steel water bottle. So it did work for me, but the frame change and tactic change had a lot to do with it as well! Change a losing game, and change a losing frame. When you find the right tension/string/ra/frame for your game, you will start to beat players you have never before beaten or come close to beating.

The truth is, that during that visualization, the score was very bad against me. I saw myself smiling and winning anyway, and that's exactly what happened. I felt my new frame was feeling better and it was: pt57A with global gut/bbo. Very powerful combo at 60/56lbs. He started to miss just enough for me to believe again. He started missing by two inches, and I started making by two inches, a reverse of the first set and a half. When you have no pressure, the match is gone and you know you are going to lose, the tension can come off your game.

He felt the tendrils of that visualization, and he felt my strange confidence and lack of concern and negative emotion. I started to talk with him on change overs, as if he were a friend and I were the one who was winning! The one who is winning is always a lot more relaxed and friendly.

[sureshs]

I have yet to see anybody who went up a level because of a racket change.

[treblings]

Originally Posted by kiteboard

I was in a 4.5 singles final two years ago. In front of the opp. home crowd. He won a tight tie break first set. I got down 3-0 second in minutes. The crowd was laughing it up and deriding me. I changed frames. I visualized: the frame change working, and shaking hands with the tournament director as the winner. I changed tactics: started moon balling and ghosting in, but not all the way as his lobs were beating me due to a calf pull. He had no answers, and lost 6-4 in the third. The trophy was a stainless steel water bottle. So it did work for me, but the frame change and tactic change had a lot to do with it as well! Change a losing game, and change a losing frame. When you find the right tension/string/ra/frame for your game, you will start to beat players you have never before beaten or come close to beating.

The truth is, that during that visualization, the score was very bad against me. I saw myself smiling and winning anyway, and that's exactly what happened. I felt my new frame was feeling better and it was: pt57A with global gut/bbo. Very powerful combo at 60/56lbs. He started to miss just enough for me to believe again. He started missing by two inches, and I started making by two inches, a reverse of the first set and a half. When you have no pressure, the match is gone and you know you are going to lose, the tension can come off your game.

He felt the tendrils of that visualization, and he felt my strange confidence and lack of concern and negative emotion. I started to talk with him on change overs, as if he were a friend and I were the one who was winning! The one who is winning is always a lot more relaxed and friendly.

change a losing game is a classic tip, that few of us are really able to use.
you have to be able to think clearly and evaluate the situation and how to change it tactically. not only to find the right tactic but also be confident, that you can successfully implement it.

change a losing frame. most of us don´t carry different frames with us. it makes sense to have an extra frame with a different string setup. have a tighter strung racquet in case you´re hitting long for example can help

always act confident, friendly, as if you were winning. this is one of my favourite moves, that i use on a constant basis. you´re signalling your opponent, that you´re not worried by anything.
i like to compliment my opponent on how good he is playing. that is a bit sneaky of me, i confess, because that gets him to thinking about how long his form will last. ´if you can continue to play on this level, i don´t know how i can win´ the keyword here that he will likely remember is ´if´

[rufus_smith]

Originally Posted by kiteboard

I was in a 4.5 singles final two years ago. In front of the opp. home crowd. He won a tight tie break first set. I got down 3-0 second in minutes. The crowd was laughing it up and deriding me..

Are you serious? Never seen that happen at a USTA ntrp tourney. Maybe at a college match or team play.

[arche3]

Originally Posted by treblings

i like to compliment my opponent on how good he is playing. that is a bit sneaky of me, i confess, because that gets him to thinking about how long his form will last. ´if you can continue to play on this level, i don´t know how i can win´ the keyword here that he will likely remember is ´if´

Ha ha. Your one of the mind psych guys kite hates! why not just play the game without this or has it become a part of how you play?

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by rufus_smith

Are you serious? Never seen that happen at a USTA ntrp tourney. Maybe at a college match or team play.

There is one guy I played at a USTA tourney that had a posse of folks that would cheer for him but they would not deride his opponent. They would cheer on double faults which was annoying.

[pvaudio]

Originally Posted by rufus_smith

Are you serious? Never seen that happen at a USTA ntrp tourney. Maybe at a college match or team play.

Do you seriously take the things he says at face value? He claims to have healed his torn hamstring in 4 days by exhaling forcefully to expel the negative particles in the injury.

[pvaudio]

Yikes, looks like that's the end of kiteboard. Banned? I wonder what for?

[DavaiMarat]

Probably gave a forum administrator some advice and barraged him with a wall of text.

[treblings]

Originally Posted by arche3

Ha ha. Your one of the mind psych guys kite hates! why not just play the game without this or has it become a part of how you play?

i mentioned that for comic relief more than anything else but you meet some strange folks in tournaments and you have to be prepared on how to deal with them

[arche3]

Originally Posted by treblings

i mentioned that for comic relief more than anything else but you meet some strange folks in tournaments and you have to be prepared on how to deal with them

Ha. I'll try that on change overs when I play a blatant cheater. Keep complimenting him on his awesome shots.

[arche3]

Originally Posted by pvaudio

Yikes, looks like that's the end of kiteboard. Banned? I wonder what for?

I had a hunch... And checked torres profile. He is now banned as well I believe. There must of been an epic battle we missed.

[boramiNYC]

it's usually short time ban, or is it not?

[arche3]

Originally Posted by boramiNYC

it's usually short time ban, or is it not?

I am not sure. They both have been banned before. And came back. Some posters have been perma banned as well,

[pvaudio]

Torres had posted in this thread after kiteboard's "psych out" post at the top of this page. That post got deleted, and that is also kiteboard's last post too. Perhaps dire just had enough and canned both of them for some time

[arche3]

Originally Posted by pvaudio

Torres had posted in this thread after kiteboard's "psych out" post at the top of this page. That post got deleted, and that is also kiteboard's last post too. Perhaps dire just had enough and canned both of them for some time

I can dream....

[Cheetah]

what happened with limpinhitter? was he perma-banned?

[guitarplayer]

Here....let me sum up all this total BS for you:

See the ball coming
Run to the ball
Hit the ball toward your target
Watch the ball land
Repeat.

You guys over complicate things.

[arche3]

Originally Posted by Cheetah

what happened with limpinhitter? was he perma-banned?

I'm about to go buy a lottery ticket.

[sureshs]

Originally Posted by guitarplayer

Here....let me sum up all this total BS for you:

See the ball coming
Run to the ball
Hit the ball toward your target
Watch the ball land
Repeat.

You guys over complicate things.

You missed recovery