3.5 Tennis Fun, Covid social distance enforced, fresh videos within!

[FuzzyYellowBalls]

This will be a thread of videos, we start with the most serious one, me hitting, mixing up some shots. Since I am new I didn't film myself very well, er, at all, but it gives you an idea of my hitting results. I'm a lefty btw, just for reference, so right side is backhand.

More Vids to follow....

 

[FuzzyYellowBalls]

Sometimes people tell me they don't think I am trying, I'm not sure why, I just like to play in a relaxed manner....

 

[FuzzyYellowBalls]

You need to be aggressive when serve and volleying, here's an example (post serve action, of course)!

 

[FuzzyYellowBalls]

Another drill I do, forehand lob, backhand slice dropshot until I get a lob in the machine, happened too quickly this time...

 

[movdqa]

That's a really great ball machine. I like the depth, variety and consistency.

 

[FuzzyYellowBalls]

Yeah, it's a playmate, I wish it would shoot balls faster lol, I had it cranked all the way up for volleys. It has height, speed, feeding speed, variety intensity, topspin and backspin settings.

 

[user92626]

Sometimes people tell me they don't think I am trying, I'm not sure why, I just like to play in a relaxed manner....

 

[Cobaine]

Argh. The repeated lack of a split step is daggers in my eyes! You can be relaxed and still do it.

 

[FuzzyYellowBalls]

Argh. The repeated lack of a split step is daggers in my eyes! You can be relaxed and still do it.

Haha, well, yes, but this style seems to amuse, irritate, etc. my opponents. I can relieve some of your angst, I don't volley this casually in a real match. I spent 2 hours on the ball machine today though, I'm not in shape after all this covid to split step for 2 hours after doing most of the work from the baseline. I bet my foot speed would increase if I split stepped while the machine is cranked all the way up though, I might try that next time.