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Well, if you're saying etsu was a key match that's a pretty solid start for the season!

At least in the US I have been allowed to bring a tennis bag (6 racquet bag usually 2-3 racquets) or tennis backpack with 2 racquets a carry on with no issues. It's outside the listed carry on dimensions but I've never been stopped from using it even when they're force-checking people's...

Just like at every other level below 5.0 (and probably beyond there as well) the player with better footwork will most likely win at 3.5 mostly regardless of technique.

Yeah it's pretty common when I play with older guys who know their vision is not what it was. Either I blast a shot I know is over 2ft out and refuse to take it or they insist a shot I'm 80+% sure was in wasn't because they felt like they shanked. Mostly at 3.5 issue is a lot less common when I...

I mean this is pretty clearly contradictory to what I said. He doesn't have to admit it's in he's well within the rules to say "I didn't see that did you have an eye on it?" If player one calls the ball out we still get the thread. Plenty of overly polite people out there where they'd both try...

Per the code 11. Requesting opponent’s help. When an opponent’s opinion is requested and the opponent gives a positive opinion, it must be accepted. If neither player has an opinion, the ball is considered good. Aid from an opponent is available only on a call that ends a point So, again...

Right but does more parallel actually mean better visibility if player 2 is coming in at a perpendicular path. That gives player 2 a pretty good view at whether there is a gap between ball and sideline.

I know that most competitive players won't do this but doesn't the code also call for player 1 to call the ball out of player 2 is uncertain? I feel like that came up in another thread recently. If that is the case and player 1 does have the better view on his own shot the honoring the rule...

It feels like, coming from that steep an angle, player 2 coming toward the ball should have a pretty good ability to see if there is space between the ball and line. Partially depends how early/which direction they move and how aggressively they're running. Practically, player one not moving...

Not that it won't be nice to have jolly give an answer. But I struggled with this for months until 3 things clicked together: 1 - jolly said something along the lines of if a technical issue isn't resolved in a few weeks you're lazy or your coach is bad. So I started trying to ask my coach for...

Only a 3.5/4.0 player so take with a grain of salt - but my thought drawing from my own lessons and recent improvements: Most 4.0 and under players don't really have a good conception of forehand technique - often the overall mechanic they settle into is not terrible but they brush for topspin...

Obviously the ideal is to just get better doubles pairings. But, more practically: Most players above 3.0 play some form of competitive tennis (leagues, ladder, matches against friends, etc) which means most people have a win condition in their game whether they know it or not. Identify what...

I play both, probably 80% singles nowadays. Prefer doubles, I'm better at it and think the game is more fun. Tactics of calling signs and exploiting/covering weaknesses is a bit deeper with 4 players on court. Also, shorter, more exciting points and more sprinting to net is fun. Singles is a...

I mean, it's definitely lenient for d3 weaker schools where the weaker end of the lineup is 3.5-4.0 and I'm glad the USTA doesn't fact check the questionnaire too closely or i'd never get on a team as a 3.5 level guy rated at 4.5 lmao. But this guy sucks and hopefully is punished.

Rule: either player can make the call but a disagreement means the shot is in. Suggestion from rules: closer player has a better view and should make the call in most cases. Etiquette, don't overrule your partner if they're closer and make a call, unless they were on a full run or ball...

Yeah I usually defer the point and say 'appreciate the offer, but I wouldn't replay it if things were reversed, so your point' But I don't like getting into the situation where everyone's overly generous and then people get annoyed at honest calls that are less generous at end of set. I'd...

Agreed with the above assessment but realistically I would warn them the first time "hey man that was a really late call, you gotta at least put a hand up before the ball comes back over." Most of the time the baseliner is the one to call the ball so, benefit of the doubt, I'm giving them the...

Edited above post: didn't get bumped at nats last year, we didn't go this year. Just checked: 6-1 in 3.5 league all straight sets, only loss 5-7 5-7. But, did go 1-3 at districts which I didn't realize and prob is holding him back. 2-2 in 4.0 one easy win (dubs), one one-sided loss, then one...

Yeah he's going to if they'll let him lol I was responding to why would someone want to appeal up - he's locked out of 9.0 and 4.5. Idk exact record, definitely dropped one match at 3.5 but otherwise straight sets forost.matches there.

I know a guy with a 3.5C rating who has a standing offer to join a 9.0 mixed team, and practices with them, but cannot because he didn't get bumped at nationals :edit: last** year. Looking at TR he might be stuck at 3.5 again with winning records at 3.5 line 1 and 4.0 line 1 for the leagues he...

Oh hey I play out of WRC ... Small world. Always exciting when a really good player ends up on your local courts haha

Yeah I use ghostwire 1.1mm in the crosses and Black Knight 1.28 (16g) in the mains. I like it vs the 1.25mm GW. Stringbed lasts about the same. Launch angle and power change some, I could prob adjust my tension to account for this but I didn't really find it to be a factor after hitting a...

Yeah I guess my point was just that it's not linear as you move up. There's an inflection point somewhere in the guys I've seen where pace of play starts to matter to draw the error but it's not most 4.5 and below tennis afaict. I will say one former 4.0 I know who bumped up and has been...

Yeah and there's also just the obvious fact of the pace of d1 college ball and top end d3 players. People who went through juniors have an avg pace of shot that's much harder than even hard hitting 4.5s because their footwork and mechanics are so solid. I don't know where that switchover happens...

Idk I could see this happening in a local bubble from 3.5-4.5 but was very much not what I saw in SC and now in New England. Hard hitters are usually able to brute force their way out of 3.5 but in 3.5+ there's plenty who handle the pace fine for enough shots to win a rally. I only hit with a...

I won't UHS against people who are old enough that age is a factor in them getting to the ball, so haven't done it with preventing lobs as the goal, but, it makes sense as a strategy. If you can control your serve the textbook answer here is to serve out wide as it's hard to hit a deep lob...

100 in² are often lighter but more head heavy (still hl on net just relative to 95-98 options). Probably a little more maneuverable for block/reaction volleys but less precise for shots where you have racquet control. Plenty of singles and doubles pros using both head sizes, just pick the frame...

Largely I have found this untrue. Lots of 3.5-4.0 players who can hit plenty hard but are held back by footwork. As I transition up many players are hitting slower but moving the ball around more. Plenty of athletic people in 3.5 who can swing the racquet fast and the ball goes in, usually with...

The real secret here is just to decide on any racquet in the following range: 290-315g, 3-8pt headlight, 97-105in², and whatever is an avg swing weight. And based on this quote it sounds like you already know this. Buy 2-4 and string them all the same. These are your racquets now. Anything you...