NTRP rating

[Wilsonbro11]

What do you think my NTRP rating would be. Do you have any feedback?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XWRKgwQVvU

Remember to put it in the highest video quality.

 

[GuyClinch]

I like your forehand ...seems good. But your backhand and net play doesn't look great. We don't know about your serve either..

I would start out with 3.0 league play and take it from there.. Now if you just want to play random people with a bogus made up rating - you can call yourself a 3.5 I guess.

 

[gameboy]

Guessing NTRP from a hitting session would be about as useful as trying to guess how good a race car driver someone is while watching him drive to work on regular streets.

Why do you want to know NTRP if you are not playing in a league/tournament? You are a beginner/intermediate. Just leave it at that.

 

[Wilsonbro11]

Guessing NTRP from a hitting session would be about as useful as trying to guess how good a race car driver someone is while watching him drive to work on regular streets.

Why do you want to know NTRP if you are not playing in a league/tournament? You are a beginner/intermediate. Just leave it at that.

I'm signed up for a usta tournament.

 

[gameboy]

I would start with 3.0 tourneys if I were you.

 

[ATP100]

Just have fun with your tennis. You will get better by the end of summer.

 

[anubis]

I like your strokes! You have some footwork issues and appear to be generally lethargic in between shots, but that will improve with more match experience.

You appear to be in an in-between area in your tennis skills. If you self rated as a 3.0, your shot selection and distance over the net would be enough to beat most 3.0s 3-3 regularly. However, if you self rated at 3.5, your lack of footwork and shot prep would cause you to most likely lose most matches.

I agree with some of the other posters. Do some 3.0 tournaments and get used to that style of play. Then next season, you can play up 3.5 and feel a little more confident.

good luck!

 

[Avles]

I agree with GuyClinch that your forehand seems well ahead of the rest of your game.

It's ok to slice all your backhands but I think you need to own that shot a bit more-- it looked like you had a hard time setting up for the bh, timing it, and controlling its trajectory.

This is a bit of a guess because there weren't too many backhands in the video, in part because you seemed to be doing your best to avoid hitting them-- camping out in the ad court and running around to the FH whenever possible.

A couple suggestions:

--Use drop feeding and the wall to get more comfortable with the BH-- practice your slice like this guy does.

-- Try not to hang out in the ad court or run around the FH too much when you are rallying. Make yourself hit a backhand on balls to your left, even if this means your rallies end more quickly.

Knowing that you can rally with a reliable BH will add a lot of security to your game.

 

[Avles]

One other thing- while improving the slice would be good, at some point you probably will want to be able to hit a topspin BH. Just curious, have you ever tried the two-hander?