New Years Resolutions for Tennis

[Fuji]

Originally Posted by AtomicForehand

I rarely double-fault either, but still, I'd like to have more of a pro-looking second serve. What would you say is the key to consistency with your kicker?

As much racket head speed as I can humanly create haha! The other thing is Toss placement. As long as I get a proper toss slightly left of 12, and tons of RHS I'm golden it seems! Confidence is key really. If you have faith in your kicker it will work out, as soon as I get hesitant it doesn't work at all and I start to send it long.

-Fuji

[AtomicForehand]

Originally Posted by Fuji

As much racket head speed as I can humanly create haha! The other thing is Toss placement. As long as I get a proper toss slightly left of 12, and tons of RHS I'm golden it seems! Confidence is key really. If you have faith in your kicker it will work out, as soon as I get hesitant it doesn't work at all and I start to send it long.

-Fuji

Interesting. My kicker lands short when I lack confidence. Prolly don't get enough RHS--it gets tons of spin but no forward thrust.

Thanks for the tip!

[arche3]

Consistent 100mph first serve.

[Fuji]

Originally Posted by AtomicForehand

Interesting. My kicker lands short when I lack confidence. Prolly don't get enough RHS--it gets tons of spin but no forward thrust.

Thanks for the tip!

For sure! The mentality of swinging for more on my second serve then on my first was definitely a bit of a block initially, but once I got the idea in my head that more RHS equaled more consistency it really helped!

Hope it helps you a bit!

-Fuji

[Jim A]

Didn't play last year so just rolling over those goals.

Mixed:
1. Win Flight - advance to Districts
2. Win Districts (lost in Final in '11)
3. Have Fun at Sectionals

Adult:
1. Help team make it back to Districts, probably mostly at #2 singles and 2/3 doubles - had a couple losses to the roster via bump-ups -
2. Have fun, drink beer (actually this is #1)

[chatt_town]

As I will be turning 45 this coming September, I need to take serving more seriously. I've gotten away with a 3.5 serve for a long time and it's been because of mental toughness and speed. I noticed I fell maybe 5 or 6 times at the end of last year and I hadn't fallen 6 times in 10 years. So I'm sure I've lost a step. So I need to get a few more than 2 free points per "tourney" with my serve. I mean the kind of free points that I earned and not the ones where they were too stupid to put me on defense and tried to hit them for winners and hit them off the back fence. So my goal is to get a better serve to offset what I may lose in speed.

Originally Posted by dizzlmcwizzl

Post your New Years Tennis resolutions for 2013 here. You should tacitly relate it to adult league and tournament tennis so I do not get the snarky, "it does not belong here" reply.

As a newly minted 4.5 I want to:

1) Drop another 20 pound this year so I can play some 40+ singles
2) Play at least 15 league matches between the three teams I am invited to play on.
3) Look like I at least belong on the court with legitimate 4.5's in every match this season.
4) Play in 2 tournies at the 4.5 + level

[IA-SteveB]

After last night's doubles, STOP LOSING sets when you have a commanding lead. Was up 5-2 both sets and lost each 7-5.

[chatt_town]

Geezuz Krist....get this guy under suicide watch now!!!!.lol I know how that is man. We've all been there.

Originally Posted by IA-SteveB

After last night's doubles, STOP LOSING sets when you have a commanding lead. Was up 5-2 both sets and lost each 7-5.

[corbind]

Originally Posted by IA-SteveB

After last night's doubles, STOP LOSING sets when you have a commanding lead. Was up 5-2 both sets and lost each 7-5.

This is ... Amazing to do that in consecutive sets. How you could give up 5 games in a row -- twice! I feel your pain.