Is it possible to go frm 3.5 to 5.5-6.0 in one year?

[Steady Eddy]

Originally Posted by Ucantplay2much

What sports have played previously and how did you do in them? Does your school have PE? Do you decimate everyone in your class in the 40-yard dash or blow everyone off the court in basketball? Do you have a 30-inch vertical leap and can dunk a basketball? When you play touch football with your buddies, are you a receiver that no one can keep up with or a quarterback that can throw the ball the length of the field and nail your receiver every time?

If you don't have this kind of speed and hand-eye coordination, it's very doubtful you have the talent to become a 6.0 period, much less do it in one year.

Brutal reality pays a visit.

[Ucantplay2much]

Originally Posted by Steady Eddy

Brutal reality pays a visit.

Yeah, reality bites

[MNPlayer]

Originally Posted by Hrandyrko

Lol, you know one reason I also wanted to be a stock broker was for the fact that I could do two of my most favorite things; all day, every day. Math and being at a computer. Being a stock broker just also seemed effortless to me. Read a graph, predict a rise, stock up and sell later.

That's how some professions look to others on the outside. Many outsiders are oblivious to the obstacles people face on the road to success in their chosen art.

However now I'm looking into pharmaceuticals when I go to college.

I work at a hedge fund and I can tell you - predicting what a stock will do with any confidence is extremely difficult. Almost as tough as becoming a 5.0. That said, the risk-reward ratio in finance is probably still much better than in tennis. I make a good living without being one of the top 200 stock pickers in the world.

[vinouspleasure]

one of the guys I play tennis with is a strong 4.0, a 4.5 if he played more. His son started subbing in occasionally on our doubles court when he was 13...probably a weak 3.5 at the time. He played tennis and basketball through high school. After his junior year in high school, he was probably a strong 3.5. He stopped playing basketball that year and dedicated himself to tennis, taking lessons with our club pro every week, playing in tournaments and hitting often through the week. The winter of his senior year he was barely manageable on our court, clearly a strong 4.5. By the end of his senior year he beat our club pro who is a weak 5.0

that's about the most improvement I've seen in a year. I should add if it's not clear that he was an exceptional athlete and one of the quickest people I've seen on a tennis court.

[SmAsH999]

dude, i've noticed that the later you start, the more quickly you progress, but the less you progress overall. i've been playing since i was 7, and i am now in the 16s. i'm a 5.0 on pretty good days, but i still can't achieve a top 10 sectional ranking. it's tough, you know? it's cool to dream, and i'll admit that anything's possible, but it's more about what's probable. i believe you could reach 5.5 in about 3 years with hard work, but a pro i know personally was pretty much a 3.5 when he was 8. dude, i'm not saying not to believe, and by all means push yourself, cause i know how badly you can want it sometimes. best of luck to you.

-Smash

[teppeiahn1]

Let me tell you man, your question is rude to tennis players that work real hard to get better. It is practicaly impossible to achieve alot in 1 year. I would be suprised even if you got to a 4.5
another thing is that your a youngster. only 13 bro? your body hasnt grown yet man. try playing some 4.54 man they would over power u most likely.

tennis is something you get good at over period of time.

btw, i feel that going to 5.5-6.0 is like geting to 3.0-5.0 10x

[NLBwell]

NO
Assuming you are a young teenager and 1) you are very dedicated, 2) have no basic flaws in your strokes and have good coaching, 3) grow at a decent rate, you might make 5.5 in 3 to 4 years. this would get you into position to become a pro. After that, you have to have inherent natural talent that few people in the world have (both physically and mentally) and be able to avoid injuries.
I would say work on your tennis every moment possible for 1 1/2 years. If you are a 4.5 level/competitive junior player then keep doing it for another year. If, by that point, you are one of the top couple juniors in the state, maybe go for the tennis academy or other way of dedicating yourself completely to tennis. Whether you top out at 5.5 or can go further will be a matter of how hard you work and your mental, emotional, and physical talents (no one said Hewitt was better physically than Safin, so don't underplay the non-physical parts).