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Pretty much my philosophy too. For point-building volleys I just try to keep it low. Over-thinking shots like that often leads to unforced errors or pop-ups.

I would like to see more of a human presence in monitoring and regulating the computer rating system, which does seem to work well for the most part. It's the rare outliers, self-rating abuse, sand-bagging, and so on, where the system needs to have a safety net of actual people who have the...

Greetings ;) The pro going seriously all-out would in most cases be a waste of everyone's time. It's fun to showcase a few shots now and then, but really the person is paying to get better so they should be guided, encouraged and challenged -- not beaten down. Each client is different though...

Where is the None of the Above option? :shock:

For me, reading this thread was like taking a trip into the Twilight Zone. This sort of thing just hasn't been an issue at all in my playing experience. First of all, the precise etiquette of how someone handles the return of serve is not that big of a deal. Chill out a little :D Second, while...

I tend to usually give my opponents the benefit of the doubt when it comes to lets. Who am I to say if it really bothered them or not? I'm used to having tennis balls all over the court when I teach so that doesn't bother me. I'll pretty much only call a let if I think it's a safety issue for...

January - October 2011: Men's 30's Singles: 1-2 Men's 30's Doubles: 0-1 Open Mixed: 2-1 5.0 Singles: 1-3 5.0 Doubles: 3-0 4.5 Singles: 36-9 4.5 Doubles: 24-11 4.5 Mixed: 4-2 TOTAL: 71-29 Funny, it didn't seem like 100 matches... :shock:

The fake poach is greatly under-utilized in recreational doubles. I think it's a huge mistake to stand still at the net like a statue, which is what most people do. IMO a good doubles player will leave their opponents guessing or reacting and it will seem like they're everywhere. They do this by...

I disagree with the posters who are saying you can't infer much from online results. IMO you can get a pretty good idea of who you're up against just by looking at their 12 month tournament results and their league results. You can also check out tennisinformation.com, although it's not as...

I would restring before the tournament, especially if you're going to be playing singles (more likely you'll break a string than in dubs). You don't want to bust those old strings while you're playing and then have to adjust to another frame during the match. Also, I can't imagine new but...

Thanks, man. Nice job on the predictions! It came down to 2 points... Dallas won 10-8 in a 3rd set breaker to clinch it. So close! Major props to Dallas, though. They are a great team and VERY deep. Also, I want to say it was an absolute pleasure to play at Sectionals. The competition was tough...

I think you're taking the win/loss part of tennis too seriously. But whatever gets you going :)

I'm on the Austin 4.5 team that's going. This will be my first time playing at team sectionals so I'm definitely looking forward to it! However, I'd be lying if I said my expectations were super high. I think we'll be competitive against the other cities and we have a shot at doing well in our...

I'm more of a tournament player than a league guy, so I thought I'd give a different perspective. Here's my year so far: USTA Tournaments: Singles: 27 Doubles: 12 Mixed: 3 TOTAL: 42 USTA Leagues (Men's 4.5 & Mixed 9.0): Singles: 1 Doubles: 5 Mixed: 2 (still going on) TOTAL: 8 I also play in...

Wow. You missed a few things, but hey no one's perfect ;)

I wouldn't stress about it at this point. Early season ratings are far from final and depending on your Section probably won't include any tournament or mixed results. At the end of the season if your end of the year rating (which usually includes the rest of your results) is still 3.5, then you...

I agree 100%. I've gotten into arguments with people about this before, but to me it's pretty obvious like you said. Your average rec player needs to be more worried about putting returns in play than having a slight advantage once the point has started (and this is only assuming they actually...

Welcome back. I think you bring up a nice point about finding a dominating pattern of play that implements your weapons well and that you can successfully go to over and over. Kvitova has virtually no slice or finesse shots, no transition, and ZERO net game. Her defense is pretty much to whack...

It's not strange. This isn't the pro tour, ya know? Most of the entrants to these types of tournaments are always going to be local or semi-local, even though the tournament has "national" in its title. The list of players who actually have the time and money to play week-long tournaments in...

Never heard of SSV before. It seems very similar to the stroke production portion of the USPTA certification testing. The USPTA test covers more types of strokes than SSV and takes a lot longer than 5-8 minutes, but USPTA doesn't reward the hitter for depth or power which leads to some of the...

I'd take Houston weather over Dallas' without hesitation. Yes, it's very humid in Houston, but Dallas has some really extreme conditions that are just brutal. Dallas actually has a winter (with nasty ice storms), is hotter in the summer than Houston (and most of Texas for that matter), and has...

Ultimate Tennis either isn't popular in my area or maybe the higher level people simply don't play these sorts of leagues/ladders. I logged in a while ago just to check it out, and there were only a few guys in the top division (5.0) and they were all USTA 4.0's to weak 4.5's.

Anyone who watched the singles final of the US Men's Clay Court Championships last weekend can tell you that heavy wind can even affect the pros. Nishikori and Sweeting were both really struggling at times and honestly it looked more like a men's open final than the final of a pro tourny. My...

Maybe I'm being a little paranoid, Anthony. But all it takes is 3 strikes and my season is over, including tournaments. Not to mention I'm finally on a good league team with a chance of going to sectionals and I don't want to screw it up for them.

That's what I was afraid of. Thanks for the info.

Self-rated players tend to get DQ'd rather easily when they win a lot. Maybe, maybe not. I'm hoping you're right about that. I just have this feeling that the computer doesn't like it when you double bagel people, even if they are a level lower than you. Tournament results aren't counted...

Well in that case, does a DQ actually bump up one's rating immediately, or is that change made at the end of the year? I don't mind being bumped up, but I'd like to finish my tournament season.

Sorry, another DQ thread! Since it's looking like I might get DQ'd this season in 4.5 league, I'd like to know if that would restrict me from playing 4.5 tournaments for the remainder of the year as well. I believe mid-season bump-ups are still allowed to enter tournaments at their normal...

Thanks for the information, Kostas. I stand corrected and now I'm wondering why the hell I double bageled my opponents last weekend :confused:

I don't think those results prove your theory, sorry. Your close singles loss could have very likely been the first strike.