Sharing my help and tennis tips
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Federer does have some time on his hands, a least until the Aussie swing starts. So, it probably is him. . . . . I'm pretty sure it is . . . . well it could be.
ByeByePoly
G.O.A.T.
I disagree with this ... it implies some here are not really weird.
rogerroger917
Hall of Fame
Hi Mr Federer.
Do you find it hard to be nice to Djokovic after that hail Mary service return he did to you? I imagine it would still pain you even to this day.
Do you find it hard to be nice to Djokovic after that hail Mary service return he did to you? I imagine it would still pain you even to this day.
BulldogLouisiana
Rookie
Until you become so old and wise that the process must reverse itself. Eventually your gullibility will be greater than it ever was, and the Nigerian Princes shall be waiting!
S&V-not_dead_yet
Talk Tennis Guru
@Player881 ... sorry I rooted for Nadal all those years when you played him. I root for you now against him since you got old.
How do you know HE'S not Nadal?
S&V-not_dead_yet
Talk Tennis Guru
You'd be wasting your energy. Now go back to practicing your 2HFH.
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
S&V-not_dead_yet
Talk Tennis Guru
I've heard that's the future of tennis handshakes.
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
BulldogLouisiana
Rookie
I've heard that the two handed handshake is necessary in certain advanced age tournaments in Eastern Europe. Else your opponents can disengage and flee too easily as you blather incessantly about the future of tennis.
The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this post are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, or atrocious trolling is intended or should be inferred.
ByeByePoly
G.O.A.T.
BulldogLouisiana
Rookie
That would be ombeliebable.
rogerroger917
Hall of Fame
Nadal shows up here trolling pretending to be Fed. Wow!!!!
r2473
G.O.A.T.
OMG, you mean he'll turn into you one day?
FiReFTW
Legend
But he cant be, his utr is 15something nadal is 16something!
Topspin Shot
Legend
Rafa's sandbagging.
Feet of Clay
New User
Hello Player 881, thanks for offering to give some tips.
I have a question about serve return. I use a one-handed backhand. Is it better to always wait for the serve with the same grip, eg. with the forehand grip and switch to the backhand grip if I see the serve coming to that side? Or should I vary this depending on the server, whether it is first or second serve etc.
How do you do it? Do you always wait with the same grip? Do you sometimes anticipate or guess what kind of serve it's going to be and switch to that grip before the serve is hit?
I have a question about serve return. I use a one-handed backhand. Is it better to always wait for the serve with the same grip, eg. with the forehand grip and switch to the backhand grip if I see the serve coming to that side? Or should I vary this depending on the server, whether it is first or second serve etc.
How do you do it? Do you always wait with the same grip? Do you sometimes anticipate or guess what kind of serve it's going to be and switch to that grip before the serve is hit?
TennisProdigy
Professional
Do you think I can reach 6.0 in 2 years if my highest NTRP rating was 5.0 three and a half years ago but I’m currently around a 4.0-4.5 level.
BounceHitBounceHit
Legend
rogerroger917
Hall of Fame
He should be so fortunate.
TennisProdigy
Professional
With his backhand techique I’m surprised he got that high...
BounceHitBounceHit
Legend
True, true. @TonLars was deemed 4.0 (or below) despite having posted video evidence of machine like hitting as well as an astounding winning percentage in Division II collegiate competition.
When I had the opportunity to personally take the court with him in Minnesota and see his skills up close I was widely criticized, even ridiculed for claiming he was closer to a 6.0 (with 6.5 potential) Nonetheless, he later went on to make the finals of the USTA national playoffs for a wild-card spot in the U.S. Open, where I believe he lost a close match to Blake Strode, a former Arkansas standout.
The bar at TTW is HIGH!!!!
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Keendog
Professional
Link?
S&V-not_dead_yet
Talk Tennis Guru
A lot of it is because people have never seen themselves on video so they don't appreciate how fast the ball is actually moving and spinning during a high-level match.
Some of it is nitpicking the tiniest deviations from some mythical "gold standard" of technique.
The rest of it is pure delusion.
atp2015
Hall of Fame
Na, the bar just right at ttw, it is low elsewhere.
rogerroger917
Hall of Fame
It was Nadal trolling.
FiReFTW
Legend
I think @BallBag has a good point, usually a troll spams, argues with ppl and opens up threads but OP posts rarely which is very odd.
In any case, whatever level player he is, I thought he posted quite decent advice so far and replies but I guess some people like @atp2015 got butthurt cuz he didnt answer his highest ranking question and him and others started this offtopic spamming, so now we might not even ever hear from Mr.Anonymous who had decent replies and advice I thought, regardless of his true level, and even if its ever so highely unlikely still potentialy he really could have been an atp player.
But im not even suprized from this ttw board who rates 5.0 players at 3.0 at best because they miss shots and cant carry a 50 shot rally, so im not even suprized lol.
In any case, whatever level player he is, I thought he posted quite decent advice so far and replies but I guess some people like @atp2015 got butthurt cuz he didnt answer his highest ranking question and him and others started this offtopic spamming, so now we might not even ever hear from Mr.Anonymous who had decent replies and advice I thought, regardless of his true level, and even if its ever so highely unlikely still potentialy he really could have been an atp player.
But im not even suprized from this ttw board who rates 5.0 players at 3.0 at best because they miss shots and cant carry a 50 shot rally, so im not even suprized lol.
StringSnapper
Hall of Fame
Lmao yep sounds like us
ByeByePoly
G.O.A.T.
And open ... everyone is on their 5th drink.
ByeByePoly
G.O.A.T.
I picked you in that HUUUGE!!! challenge match ... don't f***ing choke.
FiReFTW
Legend
Wow just found that theres been no reply for 3 weeks or so from this guy.
Just have to say well done @S&V-not_dead_yet @ByeByePoly @J011yroger @atp2015 @rogerroger917
Just out of curiosity, why the need for ridicilous off topic clown posts spamming this thread with it?
Some of us like me, @BallBag @jm1980 actually wanted to get some feedback from this guy and now it seems he won't ever come back.
I just don't get it, why?
If you thought hes a troll or whatever why didn't you just stay away from the thread?
Yea sure looks like a troll doesn't he, your typical gregory diamond right? After how this turned out im pretty sure its a high chance that he was no troll.
Im all for jokes and fooling around on this forum and I do it all the time as you all know, but this really frustrates me, a rare chance to maybe get some insight or feedback from an actual pro player potentially, and you people just have to ruin it for some reason for the rest of us, for no reason at all, seriously pisses me off..
Not like it wouldn't become aparent if the guy really is high ranked, he would know things that are rare to be known and we would see that after many posts and it would become aparent, now we will never know.
Instead of st*pid d*mb posts, why didn't you just ask him things only a top ranked pro would know?
Things like this really do seem just uncalled and st*pid, sorry if that insults you but thats how I feel, just putting it out there.
Just have to say well done @S&V-not_dead_yet @ByeByePoly @J011yroger @atp2015 @rogerroger917
Just out of curiosity, why the need for ridicilous off topic clown posts spamming this thread with it?
Some of us like me, @BallBag @jm1980 actually wanted to get some feedback from this guy and now it seems he won't ever come back.
I just don't get it, why?
If you thought hes a troll or whatever why didn't you just stay away from the thread?
Yea sure looks like a troll doesn't he, your typical gregory diamond right? After how this turned out im pretty sure its a high chance that he was no troll.
Im all for jokes and fooling around on this forum and I do it all the time as you all know, but this really frustrates me, a rare chance to maybe get some insight or feedback from an actual pro player potentially, and you people just have to ruin it for some reason for the rest of us, for no reason at all, seriously pisses me off..
Not like it wouldn't become aparent if the guy really is high ranked, he would know things that are rare to be known and we would see that after many posts and it would become aparent, now we will never know.
Instead of st*pid d*mb posts, why didn't you just ask him things only a top ranked pro would know?
Things like this really do seem just uncalled and st*pid, sorry if that insults you but thats how I feel, just putting it out there.
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
S&V-not_dead_yet
Talk Tennis Guru
If the answers are things only a top-ranked pro would know, how would I be able to verify his answer? He could reply with anything and, being ignorant, I'd have no way of verifying it.
I listen to certain people more than others because their past discussions have proven them worthy of listening to. When someone with no history makes claims about having won ATP titles, my first response is to say what Morpheus said when Neo stated he knew Jiu Jitsu: "show me".
He may be right and my doubt may have been misplaced. I await proof of that.
If you feel otherwise, conduct a private conversation with him. Whether you share his responses is up to you.
ByeByePoly
G.O.A.T.
Clowns have a different skillset ... apples to oranges.
FiReFTW
Legend
ByeByePoly
G.O.A.T.
Lol thats a good point didnt think of that lol.
If it’s Fed ... and you become PM friends ... and he sends NetJets to pick you up for a hit ... don’t rub it in.
If it’s Murray, he will have more time to post.
onehandbh
G.O.A.T.
TW poster granitechief’s son was actually invited to go practice with Federer a few years ago.
If you have questions on what it was like you can probably ask granitechief.
ByeByePoly
G.O.A.T.
I don't have any questions ... Fire does.
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
FiReFTW
Legend
Yes I created this account and made this whole thread. No clue for what purpose I would do that and why didnt I get banned for double accounts but good for you for figuring it all out.
S&V-not_dead_yet
Talk Tennis Guru
Clowns can juggle both.
