This video is ridiculous

Steven87 · 02-23-2008, 10:40 PM

This is exactly how NOT to be a 3.5 player:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XCRV9sfPxoQ

If those guys are a 3.5, i'm a 6.0

Another note: The guy in the near court is an @$$^%&&. Check the ball he called "OUUUUUT!!!!!111" on 1:57...also he keeps yelling to himself like a nutcake. Not to mention his constant butt shaking

[K]aotic · 02-23-2008, 11:41 PM

lol i also watched the number 4.0 singles... makes me feel like a 4.5, but i don't know wat i actually am

Josherer · 02-23-2008, 11:43 PM

Yay that means i'm a 20.5! (roger federer being 8 of course)

Bud · 02-23-2008, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven87

This is exactly how NOT to be a 3.5 player:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XCRV9sfPxoQ

If those guys are a 3.5, i'm a 6.0

Another note: The guy in the near court is an @$$^%&&. Check the ball he called "OUUUUUT!!!!!111" on 1:57...also he keeps yelling to himself like a nutcake. Not to mention his constant butt shaking

That's a funny video. The guy nearest the camera is so cocky (in a funny way). Watch at 2:00 when the ball hits a couple inches inside the baseline and he calls it long...

Sentinel · 02-24-2008, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by [K]aotic

lol i also watched the number 4.0 singles... makes me feel like a 4.5, but i don't know wat i actually am

I too switched halfway to the 4.0 singles, and I can hardly believe the 4.0 rating. The forehand is a joke. (My self-rating would prolly be 3.0)

Rickson · 02-24-2008, 12:23 AM

Can't you link to a video with sound?

BravoRed691 · 02-24-2008, 12:46 AM

I think with a bit more practice, even i can take these guys...

Br

BravoRed691 · 02-24-2008, 12:50 AM

The 4.0 look 4.0...i don't think the guys FH is that bad...looks simple steady and reproducible...

Br

my_forehand · 02-24-2008, 01:04 AM

The guy in grey is HILARIOUS!

WBF · 02-24-2008, 02:58 AM

Uh. Looks about right to me...

Sentinel · 02-24-2008, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BravoRed691

The 4.0 look 4.0...i don't think the guys FH is that bad...looks simple steady and reproducible...

Br

To me it seemed like his hand is always outstretched. I am not talking of a straight-arm fh in which the wrist is still bent. (This is the 4.0 #1 clip, I am talking of.)

Loco4Tennis · 02-24-2008, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Bud

That's a funny video. The guy nearest the camera is so cocky (in a funny way). Watch at 2:00 when the ball hits a couple inches inside the baseline and he calls it long...

yeah i played that back too and saw the ball in, it never even touched the line and where he pointed to was 4/5 inches to the right of it, what a douchhh

Bud · 02-24-2008, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Loco4Tennis

yeah i played that back too and saw the ball in, it never even touched the line and where he pointed to was 4/5 inches to the right of it, what a douchhh

Lol! Maybe his eyes are realllly bad.

J011yroger · 02-24-2008, 05:13 AM

That is 3.5 allright.

To all of you who say that you are 3.5s and don't look nearly that bad.

Time to fire up the video camera, and have a look.

J

raiden031 · 02-24-2008, 06:35 AM

Definitely 3.5 players. There really are not a whole lot of 3.5 players who have pretty strokes. There are alot of ugly serves and strokes at that level. I honestly think that 3.0 and 3.5 players look almost the same, except that the 3.5 players are a little bit better. 4.0 seems to be where you start seeing players who you would actually enjoy watching.

dgrave2 · 02-24-2008, 06:46 AM

Well unless the 3.5 players I've played aren't really 3.5s but higher, I notice a complete difference in a 3.0 and a 3.5. That video is not the 3.5s I normally see. If that was the case, I'd gladly play #1 singles in my 3.0 league. haha

but seriously that video is awful. It just looks like they are practicing. And the guy in the near court is annoying.. calling 'in' balls out.. bouncing around too much. ick.

WBF · 02-24-2008, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by J011yroger

That is 3.5 allright.

To all of you who say that you are 3.5s and don't look nearly that bad.

Time to fire up the video camera, and have a look.

J

This.

Josherer: Given that you think you are a 20 based on this video, and that you rated a 5.x player 3.0 (with video that indicated at least 4.5 level play)... I think you should never post on the topic of NTRP again.

raiden031 · 02-24-2008, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by dgrave2

Well unless the 3.5 players I've played aren't really 3.5s but higher, I notice a complete difference in a 3.0 and a 3.5. That video is not the 3.5s I normally see. If that was the case, I'd gladly play #1 singles in my 3.0 league. haha

but seriously that video is awful. It just looks like they are practicing. And the guy in the near court is annoying.. calling 'in' balls out.. bouncing around too much. ick.

So do you play actual USTA league or just play against club 3.5 players? I actually played a 7.0 mixed match and the male opponent was a C-rated 4.0 and I feel like the guys in the video look at least as good as him. I even think that I was better than my opponent (I'm C-rated 3.0), but that is probably not the case because doubles can have some weird dynamics. So the point is, looks can be deceiving.

J011yroger · 02-24-2008, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by WBF

This.

Josherer: Given that you think you are a 20 based on this video, and that you rated a 5.x player 3.0 (with video that indicated at least 4.5 level play)... I think you should never post on the topic of NTRP again.

Why quote me in this reply?

J

WBF · 02-24-2008, 07:15 AM

"This" = Emphasize what you said. Particularly the videotaping part.

josherer = seperate comment.

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