ReopeningWed's 5.0+ Video Diary

[TennisProdigy]

Solid and looking great.

Dude, was it soccer or volleyball you played? Those are footwork sport sized calves.

@TennisProdigy Take notes here.

My calves were bigger than the OP’s during my prime and I never touched a weight

To the OP, keep at it bro, your comeback is looking strong, I enjoyed watching your stroke mechanics!

 

[mad dog1]

Those are footwork sport sized calves.

I recall the first time seeing deiton baughman playing the SoCal futures swing 3 years ago and noting that his legs were toothpick thin with no calves and no glutes. The next thing that went through my mind was there’s no way he could possibly be a professional tennis player with legs that thin! He ended up beating Mackie in the Claremont finals. Got to the semifinals or finals at the Costa Mesa futures as well.

 

[Curious]

Also a short clip of slow, relaxed cool down hitting after drills and tiebreakers. Here I'm trying to focus on keeping my head still and being loose/smooth, and letting my body rotation move my racket.

I think I'm hitting better and cleaner here than in my other video with Pablo, despite not hitting the ball as hard.

A common feature of advanced level players: immediate turn/racket take back on each wing, then adjust the rest of the backswing based on the incoming ball pace, trajectory. There is no exception to this. Lower level player's typical feature is usually half freeze and just watch purposelessly until the ball bounces on your side and then take action at the last minute.

 

[Curious]

What racket is it, @ReopeningWed ? Looks like a stock one. What are the specs?

 

[mad dog1]

What racket is it, @ReopeningWed ? Looks like a stock one. What are the specs?

Looks like a stock blade cv 18/20. Blade cv 18/20s are beastly sticks. With good technique, they hit heavy balls. I have one and it hits like a sledgehammer.

 

[Curious]

Looks like a stock blade cv 18/20. Blade cv 18/20s are beastly sticks. With good technique, they hit heavy balls. I have one and it hits like a sledgehammer.

Wow just checked the specs. Looks pretty good. Close to my Prince tour textreme 100P. But not enough head light for me. Says 320g. That's unstrung I guess.

 

[ReopeningWed]

What racket is it, @ReopeningWed ? Looks like a stock one. What are the specs?

It's not stock and my four blades weigh between 340-344 grams, there's a bit of lead in the hoop and tungsten putty in the handle. Stock is indeed very nice!

My very first racket was a PS90 and I always found myself yearning for that headlight balance.

 

[Curious]

It's not stock and ny four blades weigh between 340-344 grams, there's a bit of lead in the hoop and tungsten putty in the handle. Stock is indeed very nice!

My very first racket was a PS90 and I always found myself yearning for that headlight balance.

The swingweight must be around 340-50 then. How headlight is it now?

 

[ReopeningWed]

The swingweight must be around 340-50 then. How headlight is it now?

I don't have a balance board so I use the finger dangle test. I would say roughly 45 degree angle so quite headlight? I play with one racket until the strings break, so whatever I pick up, I'm like "okay that's how this racket is". I guarantee you they're a lot more different than I think they are, but I can't really tell.

 

[Curious]

I use the finger dangle test. I would say roughly 45 degree angle so quite headlight

Must be at least 10 pts headlight.

 

[mad dog1]

Wow just checked the specs. Looks pretty good. Close to my Prince tour textreme 100P. But not enough head light for me. Says 320g. That's unstrung I guess.

Static weight might be close to your TT100P but the blade CV 18/20 hits a much heavier ball due to the difference in swingweight. I tried 2 different TT100Ps and they needed a lot of lead in the hoop to generate the penetration and heavy ball that the stock CV does with no mods.

 

[StringSnapper]

I'm actually not sure how I'd go about that, unfortunately my body puts on muscle very easily without getting stronger, which is the opposite of what I'd want for tennis(that speed/power to weight ratio).

Do you have any tips for losing weight and getting closer a tennis physique?

I imagine just a LOT of cardio and bring hungry, I don't have a lot of room to lose weight as far as body fat % goes.

you must just have super anabolic genes

maybe its no problem if you focus on being a power player. I've seen big dudes (not even muscular big like you, but fat dudes with huge guts) who have great tennis games - but its usually built around aggressive shots. Huge serve, big groundstrokes, aggressive play etc. If you get into long rallys with someone lighter than you, you'll probably get gassed first. But you wont get into them if you play aggressive

 

[Curious]

Static weight might be close to your TT100P but the blade CV 18/20 hits a much heavier ball due to the difference in swingweight. I tried 2 different TT100Ps and they needed a lot of lead in the hoop to generate the penetration and heavy ball that the stock CV does with no mods.

The static weight of tt100p is slightly higher but indeed a little less SW (321 vs 328 of blade) but also more headlight in stock form. I added weight to hoop and handle to make it very nice and stable with a sw of 340, static 344g and 9.5pt headlight.

 

[mad dog1]

The static weight of tt100p is slightly higher but indeed a little less SW (321 vs 328 of blade) but also more headlight in stock form. I added weight to hoop and handle to make it very nice and stable with a sw of 340, static 344g and 9.5pt headlight.

IIRC the RA is higher on the blade, too which helps to give it more pop as well.

 

[Curious]

IIRC the RA is higher on the blade, too which helps to give it more pop as well.

Yeah 62 vs 65.

 

[FiReFTW]

Damn looking huge. Do you want to continue gyming or lean out for tennis? For perspective, Fed and Nadal are 6"1 85kg. Wawrinka is 6" 80kg. Sounds like ur bodybuilder physique at 93kg isnt ideal for tennis

He is not that huge and I doubt he is playing 5 hour 5 setters.

Huge physique is only a limitation endurance wise if you play long grueling matches, because the more muscle you have the more blood and oxygen your body needs and the sooner you tire.

 

[Curious]

He is not that huge and I doubt he is playing 5 hour 5 setters.

Huge physique is only a limitation endurance wise if you play long grueling matches, because the more muscle you have the more blood and oxygen your body needs and the sooner you tire.

Agree. I’d prefer to be much leaner.

 

[ReopeningWed]

The static weight of tt100p is slightly higher but indeed a little less SW (321 vs 328 of blade) but also more headlight in stock form. I added weight to hoop and handle to make it very nice and stable with a sw of 340, static 344g and 9.5pt headlight.

Swooooon that must hit like a dream.

 

[Curious]

Swooooon that must hit like a dream.

Yeah I think it’s just perfect.

 

[hurworld]

Dang, love the solid technique, esp the 1hbh.