Tennis Nerd
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tim-ay
Legend
He mentioned they are on lock down again so he’s trying different content, at least in one of his last videos. Sign of the times globally.
tennisislife4622
Rookie
Still is helpful content for a lot people....
NickJ
Professional
So what should he do, your ideas please? When you're a 'Youtuber', the pressure to constantly come up with new videos, new ideas, new content is immense. I subscribe to a few channels, not just tennis ones, and the people who do these videos comment on sometimes it can be difficult to think up new things. All the time they're being bashed in the comments by keyboard critics.
I'll look forward to your Youtube channel starting up and all your original content, day in day out, week in week out, 52 weeks of the year . . . . .
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I think he should probably just quit. How much can we discuss racquets?
DuraWrangler
New User
Why are you on a tennis discussion board? Lol
Even on these geek infested boards, a lot of people say racquet line ups are confusing. Along those lines, going through each manufacturer’s offerings with brief, comparative explanations seems like a direct response to feedback. TW has been doing more of that, too, in their own videos.
NickJ
Professional
Underneath your Username tag thingy, it gives a word/phrase depending on how much you've posted previously. Yours says 'Semi-Pro' . . . . You tell us, how much CAN you discuss racquets?
Considering he recently became a TW affiliate, don't you think it is possible that TW asked him to do this? For those who think he is out of ideas, I have access to his Patreon page (a friend of mine is a patron), and he is for sure not out of ideas. He just doesn't have enough court time to test and film them yet (just saw a very interesting racquet that would definitely spark discussion here).
SinneGOAT
Hall of Fame
On his website he cites this forum quite often. He gives thanks to Dr325i mainly for his knowledge on Head racquets.
mad dog1
G.O.A.T.
TW does not ask their affiliates to do anything. All the affiliates do is review racquets they have interest in and add the affiliate link.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
I like the nerds content. I do think he mined from a lot of us in this forum in the past, but whatever. He seems like a nice guy who would be fun to hit with.
celito
Professional
You probably should take care of your own life and he takes care of his. What does it matter to you what he does ? FFS
McEncock
Professional
It's very recent, and it's far from often.
Most of the time you could see a clear copy/paste in his content, and never citing his sources. Like new thread bumps here, about a new face and a new racquet, experts reveal what it is, and within a week tennis nerd pops a new vid with everything copied. He has done it for ages, until recently because some pissed-off people told him directly he should cite his sources.
1990's Graphite
Hall of Fame
Yeah it is only in recent times that he has given credit where it's due, because he was under pressure from posters on his social media accounts about copying content from here. It was obvious what he was / is doing.
McEncock
Professional
I 100% agree w you.
longtimelurker
Professional
I know people who have blocked him, so he does not steal their data from posts. That is how he got to internet fame unfortunately, but it all comes unstuck sooner or later. Some young punk will start copying his stuff lol
DJTaurus
Hall of Fame
I lost trust to the most YouTube reviewers out there after the fiasco with latest Vcore line. That amazing racquet that shines and does most of the stuff well at 95 and 98inches. One of the c r apiest sticks i ve ever played with. I don’t blame the YouTubers for taking money under the table in order to promote stuff. I just call them bad at what they are doing.... they just don’t get it. To be fair TennisNerd is the best among those youtubers that criticise sticks from a more generic point of view. He is spot on and pretty much gets it right. You have to consider that he is more into heavier frames in terms of static weight and classic feel.... he also has a sensitive elbow so he prefers and uses softer polys. If you consider his personal taste he is pretty good from a general point of view.
I follow pretty much every YouTube reviewer out there. If i want a more in death review my favourite is AC Tennis:
-Another great reviewer is Tennis Family and the french guy team tennis.
-As for tennis lessons ONLY feel tennis instruction.
-For shoes: foot doctor
-For written reviews: the bros brothers and tennis taste.
I follow pretty much every YouTube reviewer out there. If i want a more in death review my favourite is AC Tennis:
-Another great reviewer is Tennis Family and the french guy team tennis.
-As for tennis lessons ONLY feel tennis instruction.
-For shoes: foot doctor
-For written reviews: the bros brothers and tennis taste.
silentkman
Hall of Fame
everyone has their preferences. I don't think people see all are the youtubers as the gospel. just as a guide. sheesh
longtimelurker
Professional
All the youtubers copy terminology and info from here, you can just see it, there aren't many original ones apart from fukky lafino unless you understand Japanese, the French guy is great, and the foot doctor is awesome
michael valek
Hall of Fame
I won’t hear a bad word about him. Great guy. I have hit with him a couple of times. He loves gear and tennis in general and is just trying to provide info. As someone correctly said above, having reviews in one central location, instead of scrolling through some of the dubious stuff you can find here, is useful to many people. He certainly doesn’t depend on this for a living. Take it or leave it I suggest and unless you are out there also putting your play and thoughts in front of people and opening yourself up to the internet and everything that comes with it, be glad someone is doing it and live and let live.
I like Tennis Family. He gives sensible reviews and will say if a racquet doesn't suit him at all. Also his favourite racquet is one that is not trendy (DunlopCX200Tour) which makes me think he actually has his own opinions.
I do like intuitive tennis too, I like that he believes that you shouldn't obsess over tiny technique details.
Foot doctor is great but his Vapor Pro playtest review that just came out does feel more like an advert that some of his previous reviews.
PURETENNISsense
Professional
He does a fantastic job with his reviews, the depth and detail are solid. I've played with the PS97CV for a while now and his analysis on it was perfect.
Strayfire
Rookie
Yeah I linked someone looking at gear to TN's Yonex video to show the differences between Vcore and Vcore Pro.
I'd rather link a source like him with actual experience playing the lines rather than what the marketing says.
mpournaras
Hall of Fame
He has a STATED relationship/sponsorship with Tennis Warehouse. Using the links to TW in the description gives him a small kickback. Do people even watch the videos they criticize?
Wall Ball Wizard
Rookie
My only question to those who trash any content creator is this... where's your channel or website?
There's the rub..
There's the rub..
Power Player
Bionic Poster
Whats equally absurd is you missed where it was mentioned here that TN DOES now acknowledge some posters here by their screen names.
Hey, I’m a TN fan, not the one complaining about him. I didn’t miss anything. He has for a long time referenced message boards and the like even before giving specific screen names. I don’t think him citing screen names is even necessary. My point is that screen names function to maintain anonymity, so complaining that “anonymous” wasn’t given proper credit is silly. Besides all that, I’ve seen lots of people recycle information on these boards to the point that the original source was lost years ago. Much of it falls into a general knowledge category or is subjective anyway.
The only thing I don’t like about him is he’ll put out a review when a racquet first comes out and his opinion changes based on the popular opinion of others. He didn’t mention the comfort of the ezone tour until after people complained about it.
The best thing about him is when he reviews older or discontinued racquets like the c10 or IG radical pro. The other Utubers won’t do this. He even reviewed the entire six one line after it had been discontinued.
The best thing about him is when he reviews older or discontinued racquets like the c10 or IG radical pro. The other Utubers won’t do this. He even reviewed the entire six one line after it had been discontinued.
2nd Serve Ace
Hall of Fame
Can somebody get TN to do gut poly!
That's what the top players are using these days and none of the YouTube "experts" even comment on it. Just doing crap full poly @ 55 and saying the "frame hurts the arm"
That's what the top players are using these days and none of the YouTube "experts" even comment on it. Just doing crap full poly @ 55 and saying the "frame hurts the arm"
celito
Professional
Perhaps the discomfort from the EZT came later with more play ?
ajspurs
Rookie
Yeah I like his content, can't hate on someone who shows his passion for things I also have a passion for.
The only thing I don't like about his videos is that I don't like watching his groundstrokes
But that's of course just me thinking selfishly. It's just one of the thing's I love about Karue's videos in that I really like watching him hit his backhand and forehand especially.
The only thing I don't like about his videos is that I don't like watching his groundstrokes
But that's of course just me thinking selfishly. It's just one of the thing's I love about Karue's videos in that I really like watching him hit his backhand and forehand especially.
Strayfire
Rookie
Yeah I like his content, can't hate on someone who shows his passion for things I also have a passion for.
The only thing I don't like about his videos is that I don't like watching his groundstrokes
Karue is a gift from the tennis gods.
Clash Ah ah
Rookie
+1!!
Just wish he’d upload more. Wish I lived closer to him for lessons.
B-Line
Rookie
B-Line
Rookie
I picked up IG Radical Pro on the back of his vid. Very happy with this stick.
bleno567
Professional
The only thing I don't like about his videos is that I don't like watching his groundstrokes
He's improved a ton. Not bad to watch now, but his early videos were rough.
ajspurs
Rookie
It's not really his level of play to be honest I guess it's just a personal thing. Like I'm not a fan of his loopy/loose style swing on the forehand and I hit a two-handed backhand so never really have as much interest in watching someone who hits with a one-handed one.
I like Karue as well. He could join the Tennis Warehouse team. He could be a great acquisition.
This is true. However, a guy who was Naomi Osaka's hitting partner has some value. Her staff saw something in him that we haven't seen.
