Rate my Strokes

The forehand was good, nice extension into the shot, but the backhand could have a little more extension. The feet did well over all, a little more small steps defenitely wouldn't hurt. How old are you? If you are as young as you look, you have plenty of time to get better technique-wise, more consistantly.
 
Very good. You remind of a young Hewitt.

Your backhand is your bestshot so keep working.

Overall, I would say about a 4.5 to 5.0 ish.
 
sinneTennis said:
You have no idea what your talking about.
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It's true, he doesn't. I would say that, without looking at your serve and your volleys, you are a good 2.5 to 3.5 player (somewhere in that). The fact that you're 14 also helps because you have a few years to still get better before you graduate High School.
 
lancernrg said:
Very good. You remind of a young Hewitt.

Your backhand is your bestshot so keep working.

Overall, I would say about a 4.5 to 5.0 ish.
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What's with you always over rating everyone? Your not even close with some of these ratings. Do you know that the difference between a 3.5 and a 4.5 is huge and can take years.
 
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Sorry. If I was a bit rude. But it's damn true. Don't be going about giving false information about ratings because eventually it will all lead up to a fellow junior thinking he's the next Rog because some lurker behind his monitor doesn't know what hes talking about.

- Ken
 
nice video. pretty good. nothing stands out for me. i like your backswing and stepping in to the ball. it looks like the person on the other side of the net isnt very good?
 
You got potential hewitt.. Keep in my mind you're still young, but your strokes and footwork look pretty good. Your backhand looks beautiful. Keep in my mind you could get really good in the next year or two. Take as many lessons as you can.
 
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It's true, he doesn't. I would say that, without looking at your serve and your volleys, you are a good 2.5 to 3.5 player (somewhere in that). The fact that you're 14 also helps because you have a few years to still get better before you graduate High School.
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Oh, nah, im better than a 2.5, i think i am a 3.5-4. I can place my shots and serves and hit them pretty fast. The person on the other side of the court was my coach. He is really good. He stopped play a lot to tell me what i was doing wrong. He used to be a pro, his name is Keith From. He used to coach Alexandra Stevenson.
 
Nice racket ;)
Are those the babolat all courts?

Oh yeah, about your game. Good forehands, nice backhands. Juniors don't get NTRP ratings so can't give a rating. You use western for the forehand right?
You could bend your knees more on the forehand, it looks like you're almost standing up straight. And you're jumping up on your shots-If that works for you then its fine, it really doesn't for me. I find it easier to stay down, bend your knees, that way you get more power when you need it, and a more consistant ball striking zone.

Overall nice strokes, still need to see the serves, volleys, slices, and matchplay to really see how good you are.

But good job, it takes guts to post a vid of yourself here, especially with some of the posters that just go around telling everyone they suck.
 
Hewitt Aussie said:
i live in the woodlands,texas. Ill wipe your ass.
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Getting insulted: $10 worth of pride.
Trying to make a snappy comeback: $1 worth of electricity.
Informing someone that you will "wipe their ass" as you comeback: Priceless
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LMAO with the "comeback".

But seriously, I would say around 3..0-3.5.

Thanks for sharing the vid, and good luck!
 
who is this sinnetennis guy lol post a vid plz or go to some natls tournaments then you can talk...I think the kid meant to say ill make you wipe my ass or sumthin like that but my advice for you guys is to stay away from other peoples asses;)
 
bahahaha 'wipe your ass'? that was ridiculoso

anywho... you are jumping on your groundstrokes (which means you are losing balance = huge loss of power), you are turning your shoulders too much when hitting the ball (another loss of power), and plus, you don't look too enthusiastic when you play. cheer up, lad. it's the game you live for!

- keep your body on the ground when hitting. don't follow that safin backhand crap. you can jump after you've hit.
- rotate your shoulders AFTER you have hit, you remind me of the tasmanian devil character from looney tunes.
- try to use a closed stance, if you know what i mean. try to follow 'into' the ball, because you're jumping back when you hit the ball and losing lots of precious power (although power isnt really a matter when you're this age).
- bend your knees on those low balls. see the difference when you ask your coach to prod you with: a) your knees straight, and b) your knees bent like a sumo wrestler.
 
yeh statechamp is also right... but it is true that you lose power in jumping when hitting. i'm just saying what will help you to improve, hewittaus, but do what's comfortable, like statechamp says. are you by any chance playing in the july itfs in darwin (the northern territory and the darwin itf)?

gosh i love that 'owned' icon of yours, voltron!
 
You're prolly a 3.0. The biggest thing I noticed was your footwork. Your feet were all over the place. In order to gain balance, control and power your feet need to be set and planted at one point. A split step before hitting should help. Your forehand is kind of slapshot-ish. I'd concentrate on following through over your shoulder and brushing up against the back of the ball.
 
topspin_17 said:
yeh statechamp is also right... but it is true that you lose power in jumping when hitting. i'm just saying what will help you to improve, hewittaus, but do what's comfortable, like statechamp says. are you by any chance playing in the july itfs in darwin (the northern territory and the darwin itf)?

gosh i love that 'owned' icon of yours, voltron!
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no, i am originally from australia, but i live in houston, TX right now. I will probably move back to melbourne next year.
 
man you have to unlock your elbow from your right hip post contact, it turns into a rotating slap rather then a windscreen wiper finish
 
I would say 3.5ish but maybe 4.0 results? You can have the best strokes and not win and you can have bad strokes and win. It's best to have good strokes and win at the same time though. :)

A couple things I noticed right away is it looks like you stand too upright on contact and slap at the ball. The other thing I noticed is that it looks like you "try" to impart spin on the ball and don't swing through the ball to impart swing. That might just be a confindence thing, not sure. But I would try to swing "through" the ball more and not "over" the ball so much. It also looks like your wrist is laid back a lot on your forehand and is somewhat loose. It bet if you tightened that up a bit it would increase your consistency and cut down on the "slap".

Your backhand looks better IMHO than your forehand and I would guess it's the more reliable stroke but you don't hit as many winners with it.

I would also try to get in good position so you can have your weight going forward into your shots (both backhand and forehand) and not falling back or standing up.

Anyway, I hope that helps. I'm no expert but that's what I see. :)
 
I am a tennis instructor and I think you're well on your way. You remind me of Andy Murray. Two things: footwork, and turn. To be more specific, on a few shots hit right at you, you got there a little late, and instead of getting there early and stepping in, you got there late and kind of "slid" into the shot. When possible, get there earlier, get set, and step in. I didn't see too many balls hit to you that you couldn't have gotten there earlier and set your feet. What I like is that you do have your weight moving forward when you make contact, especially on your backhand. I don't mind when you follow-through across your torso, but not on every ball. I think this follow-through is caused not by proper technique, but by your upper body and your hips spinning out to early. This would be harder to do if you set your feet. Obviously you can't set your feet on every shot, but it is best if you can do it as much as possible. Keep the open stance on the forehand, but your shoulders and upper body need to be more closed and turned away from the target. I like how you use your non-dominant hand on the forehand. By turning more and having your upper body being closed in relation to your lower body, this might help you stop spinning out. The uncoiling of the hips is where the power comes from, but if your upper body isn't more closed off, then you aren't uncoiling anything. I would not agree with the other posters saying that you're a 2.5 or so. Clearly whoever said that doesn't do ratings for a living. 3.5 is getting close (maybe even 4.0), but it's hard to tell unless I see where the ball is going. Sometimes unbeautiful strokes have surprisingly good results. Plus, I'd like to see you serve, hit volleys, etc. This is not a good enough picture to give an accurate rating.
 
i would say anywhere from 3.0-4.0 since only shows forehand/backhand with no volleys or serves, also u could use more knee bend
 
You have poor footwork, but up high, the forehand and backhand are looking good. You just have to keep playing.

You're not creating a good stable base. Think of creating good torque in tennis this way: it's like throwing a discuss, not a javelin. A couple of times, you threw yourself into the court, presumably to get more power, but the way you generate power, especially with your modern strokes, is creating a firm base, and viciously torquing your upper body, letting your weight shift from your right foot to the left foot (on your forehand). The weight shift is sort of like how a skiier's legs redistributes his weight when they're doing downhill slaloms. You should be bending down and exploding up into the shot, but not jumping towards the net.

Jump rope. Run. Get those legs moving. They look sluggish. But your strokes will be fine. Use your left arm more on the forehand though.

Your strokes look 3.5 to weak 4.0 to me. How you would actually do against a strong 4.0 I really don't know, though.
 
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no those strokes arent 4.0, theyre more of strong 3.5 (maybe...) also ur followthrough looks kind of off to me on ur forehand side, it like ure hitting across ur body, but then again if it works its fine i guess but i dont like it
 
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Jonny S&V said:
The forehand was good, nice extension into the shot...
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I thought the opposite - what extension are you talking about? I use the term extension as swinging the racket towards the other side where the opponent is. Hewitt_Aussie is concentrating too much on hitting the ball using the torso so he ends up using no arm at all. I'm thinking his coach told him to use the body weight to hit the ball, so that's what he's trying to do here. but he really needs to use the arm and the wrist. Swing for the fences behind your opponent (your coach in this case), not yourself. I guess that's the best way to put it. Verdict: 3.0.

Edit: Okay, I watched the video one more time and you are wrapping your arm around your body too much. try extending your arm towards the net.

See how far in front Federer extends his arm.
 
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flyboy1 said:
Keep the open stance on the forehand, but your shoulders and upper body need to be more closed and turned away from the target. I like how you use your non-dominant hand on the forehand. By turning more and having your upper body being closed in relation to your lower body, this might help you stop spinning out. The uncoiling of the hips is where the power comes from, but if your upper body isn't more closed off, then you aren't uncoiling anything.
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Very accurate assessment.
 
I believe the comeback should have been "I'll wipe the floor with your ass" for future reference. Texans are funny.
 
Yeah. I started this year, but who practiced every-day, every week, 3 hours a day, no teacher, by myself, walked to the courts for 25 mins just to practice. And it wasn't BLOW OFF practice, it was essential practice. I would see what's wrong, correct my problem, and learn from it. Who's on JV Singles #1 and going to Singles #3 or #4 next year on Varsity? Who got 2nd in disctrict this year and lost the first set 4-6, won the 2nd set 6-1, and lost the 3rd set 6-7 in a tiebreaker that was 5-7 against the No.1 Seeded player? Don't effing underestimate me just because I started playing this year. Hold the matress crap all you want against me. All I wanted to do was get some critiques and tips but some of you jerks on the forum just want to make fun of others. Keep it to yourself next time.


P.S - On a lighter note, THANKYOU for the people who actually kept their rude comments to themselves about the matress incident.. and helped, I changed my grip to continental (might be extreme) and my kick serve works hella lot since i'm a lefty and it confuses the hell out of rightys :P
 
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Good, but split-step between every shot. Also, try to take more little steps to each ball. Footwork is a common problem among juniors- myself included.
 
not to be offensive or anything, but your strokes just seem so.......ineffective and not-smooth. You rotation is inconsistent, for one thing, and you always seem so jammed. You hit the ball SO close to your body. Another thing is that your shots seem extremely......slappy, if you know what I mean. It's just like you're swinging perfectly horizontal sometimes (even downwards), just kinda slapping at the ball. it's like you're completely using your shoulder, with though any arm extension at all. It's very unnatural looking. This isn't derogatory, mind you.

On the other hand, your backhands are very good.
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