Semantics though, pusher for me becomes counterpuncher very quickly as level reaches 4.5ish , I've had my giggles reading posters on these threads say Andy Murry is a pusher lol. If you use the word pusher for all levels the word loses it's utility for clear tennis discussions.
No interest in a pay cut?
where in the Philly area?
You do have to understand that first accepting the challenge then deploying the "I make so much money a day, I can't afford time" excuse after having declared that you are semi-retired looks more like "I am a *****" than it does "life is a *****."
Surely you can reach out to him and attempt to organize something.
Well some would consider that impolite to ask. Also often when presented with individuals in your situation people find the responses to such questions limited in disclosure and/or otherwise not particularly useful so maybe there is reluctance from this.
The local ones are not quite as good as they aren't usually preceded by a load of trashing. Please humour us by playing it.
So with your higher ceiling, have you already passed the 4.5 level champ?
Because it was obvious you wanted someone to but that's just me
Not at all. But my question is still legit.
It would be reasonable to say Sir Andrew pulls out the FH slice far more frequently than the average ATP pro, you think?
Sure, so did Fed, but none are pushers.
We are flaming MEP, so join in.
are you taking about MEdvedev ??
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You said NY/NJ so people just assumed finance and got bored. But I am curious, so please, tell.
I would say doing that + defensive mondset (i.e. not really Fed) would be how the archetype manifests at that level. Agree it's not yhe same as the true rec pusher in the sense that he is eminently capable of hitting all the powerful strokes.
How about the forehands of Mannarino or Santoro? Niculescu? Or Kyrgios, who often hits a 2HBH with a tiny swing and no pace or spin. Aren't they playing in a different way at the expense of 'correct' mechanics?
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Do you think you could beat MEP? If you are a USTA 4.0 rated player, my opinion is you have about a 1 in 5 chance of beating him and that may be generous. MEP style players can win at any level. They depend on movement, placement, consistency and mental toughness to fry your shot tolerance and they can succeed. We played A1 in ALTA (local league in Atlanta) which is easily equivalent to 4.5 USTA. Our number 1 singles player was mid-30s, had played #1 for D1 college and undefeated in regular season and early playoffs. In the city final, his opponent was a 140 lbs skinny dude that hit dead flat pancakes on serve and groundstrokes. But, the guy ran like a deer and never missed. The skinny dude beat our guy in straights. I have lost to similar opponents and it isn't easy beating them.
That is what it comes down to. Seen many like this who started off fine with tricky slices, dinks and running everywhere, then started showing up wearing all kinds of useless braces, and then stopped playing altogether.
Something there doesn't quite add up, not really important but either the pancake was better than the words you use to describe him or D1 has something going on. I say this because most 4.5 teams I've been around or on for the past 20 years didn't have 1 D1 player, usually D 2 or 3 and they would all destroy a pusher, for example my buddies who are 4.5 18+ current natty champs from Memphis had no D1 guys, there's no way any of them would lose to a pusher or anything pancake at all, even the doubles specialists.
Discussing who and who doesn't hit their forehand 'properly' or with the 'correct mechanics' is a whole lot less interesting than seeing them pitted against each other in match.
You've never seen Kyrgios bunt a few 2HBHs in a rally? Where he goes for placement, a low bounce height, and the change in rhythm for the opponent.
"No pace" ? I don't think I've seen it as you describe it.
Really what is there to discuss? It is obvious fact. This is why I have spent ample time training conventional strokes to complement my junkballing game. I think there is reluctance from others because people who loudly look down on "pushers" tend to lack appreciation for elements of the game beyond hitting powerful groundstrokes.
Do remember that money exists only as a means to fulfill the needs for sustenance and for entertainment.
Yeah...obviously 99% of folks on this board aren't even in a position to be able to accept those terms so it's not made in good faith. Additionally, if he is making as much money as he claims, he can afford to fk around for a few days so the not having time excuse is weird.
It's not a random guy, it's someone with an interesting playstyle.
Again I think they are largely irrelevant. What do they or any other high level tennis player have to do with the tennis we are discussing here?
Let’s make this interesting.
The thou was just so I could recoup my travel expenses.
Everything I stated is true.
Your UTR is 6 100% reliability singles, so my opinion isn't a random guess.
Ahahahaa, I knew it, clinging to that TR rating, do those things ever decay? You haven't played USTA 18+ 4.5 in like 10 years right?
