Ballinbob vs. Comeback (VIDEO)

Ballinbob said:
It was a fun match. He doesn't have a big game but he's crafty. He made me very, very uncomfortable with his short slices. He was making me move up, down, diagonal, everything.
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With regards to me putting away short balls: He was giving me LOW short balls, not short weak shots above the net that I can crank for a winner. Being a tall guy, moving from the baseline to the service line to hit a winner off a short slice is just difficult for me. That was the main difference between comeback and your typical pusher (Haven't lost to a pusher in two years). I realize I have a lot to improve upon including my transition game and attacking short balls...I'm just saying these were much lower than what I am comfortable with. I see Federer hitting short slices all the time and nobody except Nadal can tee off on those. It's just a different animal
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A tactic I like to use against slicers (especially if they can't or have trouble driving the ball), is just to throw up high heavy topspin shots. obviously a high percentage shot for you, and it's really hard to slice low consistently... wait for the waist high ball, then attack.

In the vid it seemed like you were hitting alot of hard short balls that were landing right in his strikezone. When I'm playing my "slice game", those balls are perfect for me because a) i can take an abbreviated backswing (==higher percentage) and just use your pace b) they land right in my strikezone (eg. waist height to knee height)
 
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GuyClinch said:
I play some USTA tennis - so I am familiar with NTRP. I am not sure you do..So I asked you if you did.

Why you think that is 'twisting' is beyond me. Like I said I'd be shocked if you played 4.5 league tennis and won half your matches.. I think you understimate NTRP tennis in most areas by at least 1 level. But I could be wrong.

You just got defensive and refused to answer the question..

There is no 'twisting' here. Are you playing in USTA league currently?
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I am not defensive and you did twist it as you've done before in another thread but i will answer your question fully but send it to 5263 so he can post it. I will leave you with this quote
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt
 
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5263 said:
You are wasting your time explaining these issues, lol. You avg player thinks you must bring solid heat about 90% of the time to get their respect. There is little respect for a crafty player with loads of variety, that also includes power. I have played so many matches where despite hitting more clean winners and hitting the biggest shots of the match, the opponent laments that you are just consistent, thus hard to beat.

And then you also have that swing with that looosy goosy wrist action that is very noticeable. Really hard to have a personal style like that and have people appreciate much besides your record. For me it is just the opposite, as I tend to look a bit mechanical and stiff. In the end, everyone likes and judges by the young guns in the college and pro game; me included to a large extent.

Nice playing against an up and coming young player. Way to go making him work hard for that victory.
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Thanks 5263, i appreciate it and respect your opinion..When i have time i'm going to email you my record and you can summerize my level here on TT.
 
Ballinbob said:
Just got my new Nike Vapor 9.5's in so Comeback you have no chance now ;) Just waiting for my improved volley skills to arrive now...where are those things?
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Yes Bob, hopefully we should be able to play in the next 2 weeks for Ballinbob vs. Comeback II
 
nytennisaddict said:
A tactic I like to use against slicers (especially if they can't or have trouble driving the ball), is just to throw up high heavy topspin shots. obviously a high percentage shot for you, and it's really hard to slice low consistently... wait for the waist high ball, then attack.

In the vid it seemed like you were hitting alot of hard short balls that were landing right in his strikezone. When I'm playing my "slice game", those balls are perfect for me because a) i can take an abbreviated backswing (==higher percentage) and just use your pace b) they land right in my strikezone (eg. waist height to knee height)
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I noticed I was hitting short as well. I think that's a great strategy that I could execute consistently as it suits my game. My initial strategy when I saw how he plays was to rush the net, which I did a few times in the beginning and got lobbed everytime so I stopped. Short angles and high topspin moonballs is how I would play him next time I think. Again, he's better than he looks... Gets to everything
 
comeback said:
Great suggestion Henin..It might give me a little more time :) not too much clay around here but i'll look into it
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There's green clay at the Greenwood Athletic Center, a 10 min drive from where you live. Very nice facility. I've played tournaments there but I'm not sure how much it would cost us to reserve a court. I'll ask
 
Ballinbob said:
I agree for sure. I have a grinder mentality in that I like to hit topspin shots over and over again but actually finishing a point at the net can be difficult. My transition game is weak, probably because of poor anticipation and not getting in position as fast as I should. I'll try and work on that aggressive mindset and see if I can finish points off quicker. Thanks for the comment
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If you look at the matchup, the glaring area in your favor is mobility. You need to move the OP side to side and up and back. Hitting hard makes this much more difficult. You need to make him run. Take a little off, hit to the middle less, slice / chip / drop shot occasionally to get him to the net. My guess is that you aren't comfortable with this and have a 1-dimensional game (no offense intended, this is my problem).

Going with a more aggressive approach for many people just means you lose more quickly. That is especially true when you play people like the OP. He relied on you hitting hard topspin shots with a lack of placement. The advice at TW always seems to be, "get better at attacking the short balls". That is an excellent long term strategy but not helpful short term. Ballinbob needs a strategy he can implement with his current skill set.
 
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monomer said:
If you look at the matchup, the glaring area in your favor is mobility. You need to move the OP side to side and up and back. Hitting hard makes this much more difficult. You need to make him run. Take a little off, hit to the middle less, slice / chip / drop shot occasionally to get him to the net. My guess is that you aren't comfortable with this and have a 1-dimensional game (no offense intended, this is my problem).

Going with a more aggressive approach for many people just means you lose more quickly. That is especially true when you play people like the OP. He relied on you hitting hard topspin shots with a lack of placement. The advice at TW always seems to be, "get better at attacking the short balls". That is an excellent long term strategy but not helpful short term. Ballinbob needs a strategy he can implement with his current skill set.
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No offense taken lol, I do have a predictable and one-dimensional game. Can't argue with that. Comeback and I are playing next week and I'll give your ideas a try. I don't have a good drop shot but I think I can move him around more for sure without making too many errors. Attacking low short balls is difficult for me and I have to really anticipate them and move quickly. At 4.5, people don't slice too much (in general) and give me more rhythm than comeback so i can get away with my one-dimensional game.

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To be fair, half the people on this forum do the same thing.
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What would you rate me? Here is a video hitting against a friend who gives me a rhythm, and you see what happens when I don't get that in a match

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTYSeRktaQU
 
Ballinbob said:
No offense taken lol, I do have a predictable and one-dimensional game. Can't argue with that. Comeback and I are playing next week and I'll give your ideas a try. I don't have a good drop shot but I think I can move him around more for sure without making too many errors. Attacking low short balls is difficult for me and I have to really anticipate them and move quickly. At 4.5, people don't slice too much (in general) and give me more rhythm than comeback so i can get away with my one-dimensional game.
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Your game is much like mine - it works best against a similar player that likes to hit hard topspin shots from the baseline. Low short balls with no pace and slices take me out of my comfort zone. It seems like you should be able to overpower a player like this but that usually just leads to the errors that they depend on.

Attacking those low short balls is a high level skill. Not many people can take a ball below knee level at the service line and rip it. Having a good slice really helps with these. You really need to concentrate on placement and plan on the ball coming back. This means getting to the net and having solid volleys and overheads (also out of my comfort zone).

Do you have a decent slice serve? I would try to pull the OP wide on nearly every serve on the deuce side and get him moving side to side. You also need to be able to pull him wide with your groundstrokes. Taking a little off usually helps. Hitting a consistent 1/2 - 2/3 power groundstroke seems like it would be easy but is also something that takes a lot of practice.

The OP is a very good player but not what I consider a pusher. He's not just bunting the ball back to the middle of the court. He is choosing a specific spot on the court and is able to hit to that spot quite accurately. If you get him moving more he won't be able to pick his spots so easily.
 
That was fun to watch, thanks guys!

This was a prime example of "The Struggle" we all go through at one time or another while learning this masochistic game of tennis in order to get better. Ideally, you'd want to be able to hit the ball freely like a Bob, but with the mental toughness, strategy, and smarts that can only be amassed from years of experience like a Comeback.

Personally, that's what I work towards.
 
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monomer said:
Your game is much like mine - it works best against a similar player that likes to hit hard topspin shots from the baseline. Low short balls with no pace and slices take me out of my comfort zone. It seems like you should be able to overpower a player like this but that usually just leads to the errors that they depend on.

Attacking those low short balls is a high level skill. Not many people can take a ball below knee level at the service line and rip it. Having a good slice really helps with these. You really need to concentrate on placement and plan on the ball coming back. This means getting to the net and having solid volleys and overheads (also out of my comfort zone).

Do you have a decent slice serve? I would try to pull the OP wide on nearly every serve on the deuce side and get him moving side to side. You also need to be able to pull him wide with your groundstrokes. Taking a little off usually helps. Hitting a consistent 1/2 - 2/3 power groundstroke seems like it would be easy but is also something that takes a lot of practice.

The OP is a very good player but not what I consider a pusher. He's not just bunting the ball back to the middle of the court. He is choosing a specific spot on the court and is able to hit to that spot quite accurately. If you get him moving more he won't be able to pick his spots so easily.
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He is definitely a good player, you have to give him credit. I do have a decent out-wide serve on the deuce side that I never used....Maybe next time. As for the short low balls, if I can move early and get set up I can hit good shots off those, but that day I couldn't do it consistently. I also don't have the most natural volleys which doesn't help. I feel the movement required to hit those shots is harder than actually just hitting it . You really have to be proactive with your feet

Topspin Shot said:
Lol, you look good in this one. You also switched rackets. :)
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I've switched rackets a lot, and I think I've settled with this Head Youtek for the time being. I hit well when my opponent gives me a rhythm to work with. If I can improve my footwork and attack low short balls more consistently, I'll be good to go. I'm doing ladder drills in the gym to work on the quickness required to do that
 
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You mean just loop back shots cross court and try not to miss? I have no idea, because I didn't try that lol. Next time we play will be interesting. We'll video it and post it up here. I beat a 4.5 player today by out-grinding him but I usually don't do that. It was a weird match by my standards. My go-to strategy is to hit a big kick serve followed by a big forehand
 
I honestly thought I would too until I played him. I went to the net a lot early on and got lobbed every time....and then I stayed back. He was just awkward to play.
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The way I see it - if you are getting lobbed - that's what you want. You should want to hit overheads - they are fastballs down the middle of the tennis world..

Stay back a step or two and tall mobile guy like you should should be able to punish him. The time when you have to retreat is if you are getting passed - not lobbed.

The only shot that can really punish someone with a good overhead that's a lob is a wicked topspin lob. You should be able to easily track down slice lobs as a 4.0 - especially if you are sitting on it.

You are a good player to beat this guy playing all wrong - but at least try to mix in some normal tactics for a slice and dice player to beat him..

Your goal should be to make him hit passing shots.. Your theory that you need crazy quick feet to hang with a pusher at the net is just not reasonable..
 
Ballinbob said:
You mean just loop back shots cross court and try not to miss? I have no idea, because I didn't try that lol. Next time we play will be interesting. We'll video it and post it up here. I beat a 4.5 player today by out-grinding him but I usually don't do that. It was a weird match by my standards. My go-to strategy is to hit a big kick serve followed by a big forehand
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Basically yes. I'm curious how he would respond. He would have to do something to end the points because you're in better shape. I don't think he's going to hit winners by you, so he would have to bring you in or come in himself. If he comes in, pass him, and if he brings you in, he's giving you the short ball you're currently risking errors to get. It wouldn't be pleasant for you, but it might work.
 
I get a kick out of watching Comeback's videos and learned a few lessons as well: Patience, simplicity and placement. Smart playing style for a lot of players, especially older guys. And credit to him for playing singles at all, let alone with guys half his age!
 
Spin Doctor said:
I get a kick out of watching Comeback's videos and learned a few lessons as well: Patience, simplicity and placement. Smart playing style for a lot of players, especially older guys. And credit to him for playing singles at all, let alone with guys half his age!
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Thanks Spin, i appreciate it! 1/3 my age LOL
 
GuyClinch said:
The way I see it - if you are getting lobbed - that's what you want. You should want to hit overheads - they are fastballs down the middle of the tennis world..

Stay back a step or two and tall mobile guy like you should should be able to punish him. The time when you have to retreat is if you are getting passed - not lobbed.

The only shot that can really punish someone with a good overhead that's a lob is a wicked topspin lob. You should be able to easily track down slice lobs as a 4.0 - especially if you are sitting on it.

You are a good player to beat this guy playing all wrong - but at least try to mix in some normal tactics for a slice and dice player to beat him..

Your goal should be to make him hit passing shots.. Your theory that you need crazy quick feet to hang with a pusher at the net is just not reasonable..
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I'll give it another try next time we play. I'm not too good with strategy so this is all good to hear. Approaching hard to his BH and forcing him to pass me makes sense. I think it should work if I maintain good court positioning and don't get too close to the net so I can cover the lob.

This is why I enjoy this game so much. Different players, strategies, styles ect. Everyone has their own unique game
 
comeback said:
I had the pleasure of playing rising star Ballin Bob who has taken the TT experts advice and beat me today 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
It was a classic old vs. new; slice/lobs defense against hard serving topspin forehand offense
1st set- Bob won 6-3 hitting big hard topspin forehands and serves.
2nd set - I won 6-2 taking advantage of some errors and using slice, lobs and consistency.
3rd set- Bob jumped out to a 4-1 lead. I came back to lead 5-4 serving with several match points..Bob fought them off with great shots and deservedly won 7-5..Congrats Bob, we'll play again soon
http://youtu.be/shHdu5CdJVw I AM IN THE BLACK SHIRT
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You play almost exactly like my brother who can be a nightmare opponent. Nice video, did you use a QM-1 to mount your camera?
 
comeback said:
I had the pleasure of playing rising star Ballin Bob who has taken the TT experts advice and beat me today 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
It was a classic old vs. new; slice/lobs defense against hard serving topspin forehand offense
1st set- Bob won 6-3 hitting big hard topspin forehands and serves.
2nd set - I won 6-2 taking advantage of some errors and using slice, lobs and consistency.
3rd set- Bob jumped out to a 4-1 lead. I came back to lead 5-4 serving with several match points..Bob fought them off with great shots and deservedly won 7-5..Congrats Bob, we'll play again soon
http://youtu.be/shHdu5CdJVw I AM IN THE BLACK SHIRT
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Great video. This demonstrates the effectiveness of "old man tennis". It is highly efficient, uses very little energy, requires a lot of experience, and a pristine touch. It also exposes a prime weakness of lots of topspin players -- which is the inability to generate your own pace consistently and keep the ball in.

I've played against 65+ year old 4.0 guys in USTA matches who absolutely destroy good players that are 40 years younger -- doing this exact same thing.

Comeback, you aren't remotely a pusher. You are a benchmark example of run-of-the-mill old man tennis that you see all over the place at club level and in USTA. You are a fantastic player.

Bob -- you did a good job of winning the match, but I saw the prime symptom of getting killed by "old man tennis". You started basically resorting to trying to play old man tennis yourself... or you started reducing swing speed and racquet head speed on many shots to keep the ball safe. :-)

Two things. First, you aren't old, so you'll never play old man tennis better than an old man. Secondly... go for all of your shots. Forget unforced errors. I don't care if you have an off day and lose 6-1, 6-1. If you get any kind of ball that sits, you have to keep up the racquet head speed, keep generating spin. Focus on spin generation. Play these balls vertically with high RHS and not horizontally.

Awesome match guys! Love the contrast in styles! Applause! Applause!
 
beernutz said:
You play almost exactly like my brother who can be a nightmare opponent. Nice video, did you use a QM-1 to mount your camera?
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hey beernutz, i use this mount and camera..http://www.mytennistools.com/
The inventor of the mount in the video lives by me so i was able to see it and use it before buying it..So far so good as video has really inspired me.. ps..I think it was you that inspired me several years ago to get in shape..You posted a selfie of yourself in a mirror:)
 
mightyrick said:
Great video. This demonstrates the effectiveness of "old man tennis". It is highly efficient, uses very little energy, requires a lot of experience, and a pristine touch. It also exposes a prime weakness of lots of topspin players -- which is the inability to generate your own pace consistently and keep the ball in.

I've played against 65+ year old 4.0 guys in USTA matches who absolutely destroy good players that are 40 years younger -- doing this exact same thing.

Comeback, you aren't remotely a pusher. You are a benchmark example of run-of-the-mill old man tennis that you see all over the place at club level and in USTA. You are a fantastic player.

Bob -- you did a good job of winning the match, but I saw the prime symptom of getting killed by "old man tennis". You started basically resorting to trying to play old man tennis yourself... or you started reducing swing speed and racquet head speed on many shots to keep the ball safe. :-)

Two things. First, you aren't old, so you'll never play old man tennis better than an old man. Secondly... go for all of your shots. Forget unforced errors. I don't care if you have an off day and lose 6-1, 6-1. If you get any kind of ball that sits, you have to keep up the racquet head speed, keep generating spin. Focus on spin generation. Play these balls vertically with high RHS and not horizontally.

Awesome match guys! Love the contrast in styles! Applause! Applause!
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Thanks Mighty, i really appreciate your comments..You see things some others don't ie; consistency and serve placement; mental strength and smarts..Ballinbob and Comeback II is scheduled again April 13th so hopefully we can give TT another contrasting match to enjoy/critique:)
 
mightyrick said:
Great video. This demonstrates the effectiveness of "old man tennis". It is highly efficient, uses very little energy, requires a lot of experience, and a pristine touch. It also exposes a prime weakness of lots of topspin players -- which is the inability to generate your own pace consistently and keep the ball in.

I've played against 65+ year old 4.0 guys in USTA matches who absolutely destroy good players that are 40 years younger -- doing this exact same thing.

Comeback, you aren't remotely a pusher. You are a benchmark example of run-of-the-mill old man tennis that you see all over the place at club level and in USTA. You are a fantastic player.

Bob -- you did a good job of winning the match, but I saw the prime symptom of getting killed by "old man tennis". You started basically resorting to trying to play old man tennis yourself... or you started reducing swing speed and racquet head speed on many shots to keep the ball safe. :-)

Two things. First, you aren't old, so you'll never play old man tennis better than an old man. Secondly... go for all of your shots. Forget unforced errors. I don't care if you have an off day and lose 6-1, 6-1. If you get any kind of ball that sits, you have to keep up the racquet head speed, keep generating spin. Focus on spin generation. Play these balls vertically with high RHS and not horizontally.

Awesome match guys! Love the contrast in styles! Applause! Applause!
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I disagree with your assessment in terms of how to play this kind of guy. I think working on a drop shot of your own will reap much more rewards against Comeback, as opposed to "just crank everything". Unless you are hitting on a regular basis, that is a recipe for many losses. I have a lesser version of Comeback in my club league..a guy I lost to 6-2,6-2 the first 2 times I played him 4 or so years ago. Since then I haven't lost a set to him. When I started mixing in droppers against him, he had no answers because mobility just wasn't there. Of course I'm 43 so I'm starting to get near "old man" territory as well.
 
dman72 said:
I disagree with your assessment in terms of how to play this kind of guy. I think working on a drop shot of your own will reap much more rewards against Comeback, as opposed to "just crank everything". Unless you are hitting on a regular basis, that is a recipe for many losses. I have a lesser version of Comeback in my club league..a guy I lost to 6-2,6-2 the first 2 times I played him 4 or so years ago. Since then I haven't lost a set to him. When I started mixing in droppers against him, he had no answers because mobility just wasn't there. Of course I'm 43 so I'm starting to get near "old man" territory as well.
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I dunno. He isn't a pusher, so I don't think bringing him to net is going to yield the kind of fruit that it yields against a pusher. He seemed more than willing to come to net and finish a point when Bob was trying to pull him in with short shots.

I wouldn't tell anyone to mindlessly crank everything. But you have to go for your shots. At least keep a consistent topspin rally ball and wait for the short ball to put away. Or keep a consistent topspin rally ball and try to get to the net.

You can't back off of the opponent's shots and push the ball back with almost no topspin. You can't start resorting to forehand slices and dinks hoping the other guy misses. These guys just don't make that many mistakes.
 
To me, Bob just needs to start coming in to the net more (behind the proper approach of course). The only way to get confident at net is to get there more often. I've done it much more the past month or two and I'm getting more confident by the match. Shortening points with volley winners never gets old, it also puts the other player under a lot of pressure.
 
mightyrick said:
I dunno. He isn't a pusher, so I don't think bringing him to net is going to yield the kind of fruit that it yields against a pusher. He seemed more than willing to come to net and finish a point when Bob was trying to pull him in with short shots.

I wouldn't tell anyone to mindlessly crank everything. But you have to go for your shots. At least keep a consistent topspin rally ball and wait for the short ball to put away. Or keep a consistent topspin rally ball and try to get to the net.

You can't back off of the opponent's shots and push the ball back with almost no topspin. You can't start resorting to forehand slices and dinks hoping the other guy misses. These guys just don't make that many mistakes.
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The shots that Bob hit that were intentionally short were almost always right at his opponent and almost to the T, so not quite good enough. For instance at 13:50 (and I know it's just one anecdote)...Comeback hit's a short slice at the T..that ball screams to me (and again, my game) for a forehand sidespin slice to Comebacks left...short in the AD service box..forcing comeback to come in and vacate the middle of the court..so even if the ball comes back, he's out of position. Instead Bob basically hits it where Comeback can take one step and hit it.

However, if you chart this match you'd probably just see it came down to a ton of unforced errors from Bob, mostly due to overswinging or just flubbing easy service returns, and that's really what the gist of the match was. the match was on his racquet for the most part and if he had made fewer errors it wouldn't have been as close.
 
Dman:However, if you chart this match you'd probably just see it came down to a ton of unforced errors from Bob, mostly due to overswinging or just flubbing easy service returns, and that's really what the gist of the match was. the match was on his racquet for the most part and if he had made fewer errors it wouldn't have been as close.
This Dman i believe is accurate..
 
This advice is overwhelming lol. I have an idea of what I can do differently next time and I'll see if it works out. I played a guy like comeback a few days ago and did well. Problem is I usually don't get to play with those kinds of players
 
dman72 said:
The shots that Bob hit that were intentionally short were almost always right at his opponent and almost to the T, so not quite good enough. For instance at 13:50 (and I know it's just one anecdote)...Comeback hit's a short slice at the T..that ball screams to me (and again, my game) for a forehand sidespin slice to Comebacks left...short in the AD service box..forcing comeback to come in and vacate the middle of the court..so even if the ball comes back, he's out of position. Instead Bob basically hits it where Comeback can take one step and hit it.

However, if you chart this match you'd probably just see it came down to a ton of unforced errors from Bob, mostly due to overswinging or just flubbing easy service returns, and that's really what the gist of the match was. the match was on his racquet for the most part and if he had made fewer errors it wouldn't have been as close.
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Hey Dman, i used to live in NJ and know a lot of LI guys but more my age group (Litwin, Bustamante) as i used to play some tournaments out there ie..National Grasscourts at Rockaway Hunting Club
 
Ballinbob said:
This advice is overwhelming lol. I have an idea of what I can do differently next time and I'll see if it works out. I played a guy like comeback a few days ago and did well. Problem is I usually don't get to play with those kinds of players
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Well, you won. so you don't really have to anything radical...I'd say #1...don't hit his serve in the net...EVER. Moonball it back if you have to. You got some of his best serves back and then netted weak ones.

It's an interesting contrast. It's more fun to watch than 2 kids bashing the ball back and forth at 4.5 with the exact same style.
 
Comebacks placement is even more impressive considering he's using one of those spin racquets with strings that have some pop.
 
This video is just immense...

@Comeback do you time travel? I am pretty sure you're the famous shirtless 4.5 'Pusher' from your younger days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8SZynE4N1w

I really enjoyed the match up and just goes to show, it's all about playing effective tennis, not just nice strokes.

I appreciate the economy of your movement :)

I also appreciate the effort BallinBob, just need a strategy to put your athleticism to work

Great video
 
kanulondon said:
This video is just immense...

@Comeback do you time travel? I am pretty sure you're the famous shirtless 4.5 'Pusher' from your younger days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8SZynE4N1w

I really enjoyed the match up and just goes to show, it's all about playing effective tennis, not just nice strokes.

I appreciate the economy of your movement :)

I also appreciate the effort BallinBob, just need a strategy to put your athleticism to work

Great video
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Yeah that's me with a 2 hander :) Thanks for the positives, I'm glad people are enjoying the contrasting styles
 
dman72 said:
Comebacks placement is even more impressive considering he's using one of those spin racquets with strings that have some pop.
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You really are an observant person Dman. Yes i need the power and spin the 105s gives... But arm/wrist problems forced me to gut/zx .. i lose some control so it's a balancing act.
 
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^He has a unique style and is good at absorbing pace...tougher than he looks. He makes you beat him. I didn't have a strategy the first time around and was getting pretty frustrated
 
comeback said:
Thanks Lobo, i'm taking on all comers until i fall apart and retire to old man's doubles; most likely next year :)..Here is a match i played today against a young, hard hitting USTA league player..I won 6-3,6-3 as he made a ton of errors.
https://youtu.be/E-7ip9CC7Yc
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Great way to start the match for him....... :)

Another foot faulter as well. I'd love to get a camera on one of the guys in my league who routinely serves from a foot inside the line after he slides into his pinpoint stance.

You have a really great knack for hitting lower, harder slice when your opponent is even thinking of coming to the net.
 
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