4.5jumping to open in pursuit of 1glorious atp point

[tennisadict]

Originally Posted by arthurchen

top gun is one of the biggest tourneys in southern california, they have a nice goodie bag with a hooded sweat shirt and some of the money goes to charities. Hence the higher fee. I would highly recommend should be a lot of depth in 4.5 and 5.0 singles

Are you coming to arroyo this sunday?

[wings56]

hey great improvements in your recent upload! definitely dont ever let anyone tell you that you cant do something. anything is always possible. for you to get to your goal, youll need a combination of two things. i know there are people telling you that you need to play with good players to get better which isnt completely true. you also need to play with some players that you know you can beat so you can keep your confidence high and not develop a habit of winning. from seeing the videos of the people you play with, youll need to come up with some sort of game plan (a plan that is your go to regardless of who youre playing) that will enable you to beat people that have no weaknesses. as long as you stay at the club level (not open) youll almost always play someone with a weakness. in order to get that so desired point, youre going to have to be able to beat people without weaknesses. the people at those futures tournaments are often considered "very good pushers" by many people. those people arent going to blast you off the court but at the same time theyre going to hit aggressively enough to keep you from dominating while also not making hardly any errors. if you keep the right mindset, you can do anything. keep working hard and once you find yourself beating those players that have seemingly no weaknesses then you know youre on your way.

[jdubbs]

Originally Posted by wings56

hey great improvements in your recent upload! definitely dont ever let anyone tell you that you cant do something. anything is always possible. for you to get to your goal, youll need a combination of two things. i know there are people telling you that you need to play with good players to get better which isnt completely true. you also need to play with some players that you know you can beat so you can keep your confidence high and not develop a habit of winning. from seeing the videos of the people you play with, youll need to come up with some sort of game plan (a plan that is your go to regardless of who youre playing) that will enable you to beat people that have no weaknesses. as long as you stay at the club level (not open) youll almost always play someone with a weakness. in order to get that so desired point, youre going to have to be able to beat people without weaknesses. the people at those futures tournaments are often considered "very good pushers" by many people. those people arent going to blast you off the court but at the same time theyre going to hit aggressively enough to keep you from dominating while also not making hardly any errors. if you keep the right mindset, you can do anything. keep working hard and once you find yourself beating those players that have seemingly no weaknesses then you know youre on your way.

That's a good point. I was playing a few points with my pro yesterday, and it was so hard to win points. He could just keep rallies going forever. My personality is to try to go on the offense, but I couldn't with him. It's tough playing someone with no discernible weaknesses.

[wings56]

and thats really the biggest difference from the club level player to the low level atp players. because those low level guys wont necessarily hit the ball any harder than you but they arent gonna miss and they are going to be quick and consistent enough to deal with nearly anything you throw at them

[yonexpurestorm]

thanks for the kind words wings.

from the few open tournaments i have played i have definitely noticed how constistent these guys are. the guy i played that ws ranked around 250 in the 90's didnt really try and hit very hard. he just never made errors and had real good accuracy.

the guy in my last open tournament had some real nice pace. it was tough playing him because i wasnt used to setting up my shots that quickly.

the main thing i have been focusing on is my consistency and point construction. in these tournaments i would giv away so many free points going for winner from the baseline. i now focus on really trying to set up a string of 3-4 shots to eventually get a short ball that has a high percentage to put away. some of these guys are so consistent that you cant rely on free points and every point you must set up and take the offense. it is a weird balancing act you must play between being consistent and aggressive.

at least for now i know that my training is working because i am having much better success at 4.5's. i think by the begining of the year ill be ready to take a shot at another open. i have put together a nice training regimen with a good list of hitting partners and different types of play to train all aspects of my game. some days i just rally and drill and others i play doubles to work on my serve and volley. then some days i play online leagues where i practice how i want to play, not just to win. and the weekends i play usta league and tournaments to practice pressure and get tournament ready. also on the weekends i usually get a rally/drill session to get a good workout because some matches are short. i have also started focusing on nutrition and really want to get my energy levels to tip top shape. ive just started looking into weight training, but im pretty novice when it comes to this so im doing some research on the subject. i want to improve my strength and core muscles and eventually be in the best physical shape i can be.

so far i am really happy with my progress and hope to continue. i am not only extremely motivated, but am really enjoying the ride.

[Timbo's hopeless slice]

Jamison, you rock! So happy you are sticking to your guns and giving yourself the best chance to reach your goal..

go for it!

[jdubbs]

Good job. What I'm realizing, just to go to 4.5, it means tennis almost becomes a second job. Certainly a healthy hobby, but some conflicts with other obligations. Sounds like you're managing that pretty well, its 100% tennis. Which, really, is as it should be if you're trying to compete at open level or beyond.

[yonexpurestorm]

Originally Posted by jdubbs

Good job. What I'm realizing, just to go to 4.5, it means tennis almost becomes a second job. Certainly a healthy hobby, but some conflicts with other obligations. Sounds like you're managing that pretty well, its 100% tennis. Which, really, is as it should be if you're trying to compete at open level or beyond.

i realized after some of those opens that just playing sets a few times a week wont cut it. coming from my skill level in highschool and not playing consistently for 5 years really put me behind a lot of these guys that play in college or teach or do something where they practice a lot of tennis. im really working hard at this and am taking it seriously and am happy with my results so far. im certain by january ill be ready for another open.

i know what your saying about managing your schedule and obligations. i had to create a tennis calendar just to manage my hitting sessions and tournaments and stuff. its hard to keep track of who your playing and where and what time. but, as i said before i am really enjoying it. if you dont enjoy it you wont be able to improve. i feel like when i miss a session or a practice i am cheating myself. hopefully i dont get burnt out.

i am having a minor setback though. my right wrist has been hurting a bit during warmup, but it gets better after about 5-10 mins of warmup. ive been icing to prevent further pain, but i cant take any time off. i dont have the luxury to take time off. all i can do is try and work on things that dont bother it as much.

on another note, i have a hitting session tonight and plan on taking some video of my bh. it has really improved and i want to analyze it, but also want to post a vid to get some tips and show some of the improvements ive been having.

[yonexpurestorm]

quick update.
ive been playing a lot lately and am seeing the improvements in my game. i pretty much played every day for the last 2 weeks. however, my wrist has been hurting during warmup and im a little worried its not going to get better. i am now hybriding my bhbr with a syn gut to soften my racquet.

i have the top gun tournament coming up next weekend and am looking forward to getting in some good matches. also, my ultimate tennis season has been going for about 3 weeks and i am 3-0 without dropping a set. i would really like to win this season and move up to the highest division.

lastly, i took some video to show everyone my improvements in my bh. ive been working hard to get better and i feel my bh is becoming less of a liability. here is the link to the video.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showt...72#post6088272
ive decided that in either december or january i am going to enter another open. unless i dont do very well in my next 2 tournaments.

anyways, let me know what you think of the new bh.

[TonLars]

Good luck!

[goober]

Originally Posted by yonexpurestorm

quick update.
ive been playing a lot lately and am seeing the improvements in my game. i pretty much played every day for the last 2 weeks. however, my wrist has been hurting during warmup and im a little worried its not going to get better. i am now hybriding my bhbr with a syn gut to soften my racquet.

i have the top gun tournament coming up next weekend and am looking forward to getting in some good matches. also, my ultimate tennis season has been going for about 3 weeks and i am 3-0 without dropping a set. i would really like to win this season and move up to the highest division.

lastly, i took some video to show everyone my improvements in my bh. ive been working hard to get better and i feel my bh is becoming less of a liability. here is the link to the video.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showt...72#post6088272
ive decided that in either december or january i am going to enter another open. unless i dont do very well in my next 2 tournaments.

anyways, let me know what you think of the new bh.

Lol I thought you had a 1 HBH? In one of your earlier match videos all you hit were 1 HBH slice. This looks way more solid

[yonexpurestorm]

ya i used to only hit 1hbh slice shots. i remember playing matches where i wouldnt even hit one topspin bh. ive been working on this bh for about 3 months now and started from scratch watching youtube vids and taking advice where i can get it. im still not very confident with it in matches, but at least i can rally with it and hit some passing shots.

thanks tony. i saw u had a tough match in that last tournament in the finals.

[TonLars]

Originally Posted by yonexpurestorm

thanks tony. i saw u had a tough match in that last tournament in the finals.

Yeah was disappointing, I had pneumonia about 3 weeks ago, Im not sick or anything anymore of course, but I got really tired in the middle of the second set. It took my best through long hard points to beat him in the first set, and I ran out of energy. Hope to meet him again sometime for a closer match and a good chance to win. Anyways, hope all goes well working on your backhand!

[yonexpurestorm]

draws are posted for my next tournement. in hind sight i probably should have done the 5.0. the draw drew a few more ppl than i had expected. anyways, a 27 person 4.5 draw is pretty sizeable and i hope to do well. if i get a good court for filming ill post some vid of the match.

https://tennislink.usta.com/Tourname...x?T=100976&E=8

[sabala]

Originally Posted by yonexpurestorm

draws are posted for my next tournement. in hind sight i probably should have done the 5.0. the draw drew a few more ppl than i had expected. anyways, a 27 person 4.5 draw is pretty sizeable and i hope to do well. if i get a good court for filming ill post some vid of the match.

https://tennislink.usta.com/Tourname...x?T=100976&E=8

Did Sunday get rained out? I gots to know how the rematch went down!

[yonexpurestorm]

ya, sunday was rained out. im excited for the rematch. it should be another good one. if you read this post tim, dont go eat another huge steak the night before. lol.

[x5150]

Originally Posted by yonexpurestorm

ya, sunday was rained out. im excited for the rematch. it should be another good one. if you read this post tim, dont go eat another huge steak the night before. lol.

definitely not this time, unless someone is going to buy me a ~ $50 steak again :P . back to back matches sat is going to be tough. just hope there's no rain, this thing might go to dec.

how was your first match, looks like a close one by the score? I think I played pretty well in the first two rounds except for that one game where I had 5 double faults lol.

[yonexpurestorm]

i hope there is no rain. i just signed up for the la habra tournament that is the following weekend and i dont want them to overlap. i have a usta team match at 430 too so if i do win our match ill still have two more which will be pretty tough. how did your usta team end up doing. we are 0-6 which is pretty sad, lol. i might be looking for another team next season if you need a singles player.

my first match was way closer than it should have been. i couldnt get into a rythm, but i was pretty sure i would get the win. looks like you just walked past your matches. i was actually hoping you would be in the other half of the draw because i knew you would be a very tough match. it should be another fun match though.

[x5150]

talk about overbooked, hope u don't work for the airlines.

I don't run the show for the team but I think we're in first place but could drop depending on the last match of the season.

how do you guys expect to win a match when you default 1 of 3 lines everytime? lol

70% chance of rain sat.

[yonexpurestorm]

quick update-

i ended up losing the 4.5 top gun tournament to tim. it was definently a weird match. we started on sat and he took the first set 6-1 and then had me down 5-2 in the second when it started to rain. we had to postpone untill sunday morning. i was able to dig out of a hole and win the second set 7-5, but lost my momentum when he came out playing really well in the third. he was up 3-0 and there was nothing i could do and lost 2-6 in the third. it was a good match, but he was the better player those two days.

tomorow i have another tournament in La Habra. i signed up for open and 4.5 because i want to see how i fare in an open event again. i feel my bh has improved and shouldn't be such a weekness this time. the draws are posted and in my first match i am playing a kid named spencer simon. apparently he's pretty good from what i read. i noticed he is a lefty, which i am not too happy about because i dont like playing lefties. out of the 7 open matches i have played this will be the fourth time playing a lefty. anyways here are the draws.

open
http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournamen...x?T=100984&E=1

4.5
http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournamen...x?T=100984&E=7