“I know I’m the better player” “I don’t want to say it’s not real tennis but…” This kind of thinking will stall you unnecessarily. You will encounter these kinds of players across almost every rec level. Make it a priority to play against slicers, pushers, and counterpunchers in your training and, of course, continue to work on your technique. Every player would rather have incoming pace. Don’t associate a slow ball with an easy ball. Great first tournament! You’re improving so quickly!
@@anthonypeter8652 Really good point, you’re exactly right. Neal was better in all ways, he was more consistent, played his game, and was stronger mentally. I think that is just the frustration of feeling like I didn’t play my best coming out.
@@Winners-Only-Deuce It’s so understandable! Our brains associate a slow or spinny ball with “easy” and so we naturally lose intensify and speed when we hit the ball back. When the ball is fast, our sense of urgency is higher. Try to treat every single ball like it is difficult and that it requires the same amount of footwork as a fast ball. On high balls - check out Intutiive Tennis’ wall drill videos. You can actually practice these the wall. With your practice partners, intentionally spend 10-15 minutes on high sitter balls. You’ll be more comfortable over time. You got this!
The more you play this type of style you will learn to wreak havoc on them, but it takes time. Maybe quick maybe slow depends on your level. But you have to respect that type of game style until you beat them and move on to the next level
On these high bouncing balls you have 2 options. 1. Move back as you are doing at 4:47 but hit the ball higher and deeper by opening your racket face slightly, making sure to start swinging upward and extending your arm above your shoulder through contact. Because you are deeper behind the baseline, you must hit a longer distance and need more net clearance, so hit higher and deeper. .....Or...if you want to take a bit more risk, try 2. hitting on the rise: Hit the ball before it gets too high, which is more of an advanced shot. It requires more stability so that you don't get pushed over be the incoming ball. When making contact your weight should be on the front foot, you should be able to balance on that front foot. This facilitates the body being really strong and stable. Then you can push the ball back with stability. I say push because you'll need a shorter swing. Also don't over rotate. So, as you can tell "hitting on the rise" is rather complex at first and can take practice to hit cleanly. At 5:58 you do just that (albeit this ball is slow and short), but you do hit on the rise with your weight on the front foot and you still hit with some spin.
love these types of videos with the subtle commentary, reminds me of how winners only tennis used to do it. keep up the good work and great editing style!
Love to see this personal-competitive insight into your progress with your first tournament. Takes some heart to enter your first competition and you did so well! Keep kickin' ass my man ♥
You are playing really good tennis, something that I have been working on and it’s helping me a lot is to actually bring my racquet back before the ball bounces on the court, as soon as you see the ball coming to the forehand side or backhand side bring your racquet back, and it will help you hit more consistently. I am having knee problems so my footwork is horrible and by doing what Coach Steve was suggesting it helped me and now I am hitting way more consistently than I was when I first started playing tennis again after a 25 year hiatus. Good luck with your training and good luck in the tournament my dude.
Great improvement Kyle! Regarding the high ball thing, you’ll notice after Harry’s shot around 4:46 that you actively start running backwards which almost invites that high ball. If you can maybe try practicing half volleys (taking the ball on the rise) and get comfortable with that it’ll allow you to move towards those balls in future rather than feel the instinct to run backwards :)
Great job, keep on grinding! After a few weeks playing you are better then your brother at this point!!! Love the tunes! Great selection, makes your videos even more enjoyable! Greetings from Germany ✌️
The club venue looks hella nice and I love the drone shots Kyle! Players like Neal are the gatekeepers of 3.0 and 3.5, their play style is soo difficult to play against. Also love the long form video, commentary and the editing. Keep it up!
For the high balls, move up and catch it on the rise. In 3.0 would should be able to park your heels on the baseline and own the court. The point that starts at 4:57 is a great example of owning the court. You even hit a ball at your shoulders deep. That keeps the opponent on defense. The drill we use at my club is to tie a string of flags 3 ft higher than the net and we have to hit heavy topspin to get the ball over the line of flags and down inside the court. When you can't hit offense, depth is your friend, especially at 3.0 - 4.0 range.
Very good effort! Impressive progress in a short space of time. Regarding the high balls that are not high enough to take as smashes, you need to aim to be taking these at shoulder height. We are weaker when we try to hit forehands above shoulder height. You should also avoid the trap of allowing the ball to drop down to the normal waist or chest height, as if you do this, you will then need to hit up on the ball, not just because you are hitting from a lower height, but also because the ball is now dropping fast. If you hit at shoulder height, you will still be strong, and you can hit across the ball and rely on gravity to drop the ball in. If you are close to the net, you can even hit down on the ball. If the high, loopy ball bounces near the baseline, you will probably need to take the ball on the rise (still at shoulder height), because if you try to take it on the way down, you may end up too far back, or maybe even in the back fence. For shorter high balls, it's probably better to take the ball on the way down, as it easier to execute and your opponent is still going to be in difficulty.
Dude great footage! We're kind of dealing with similar struggles at our level. I'm a solid 3.0 on bad days and low 3.5 when I can get serves in. These type of opponents dominate 3.0-3.5 leagues/tournaments for a reason. They know their play style is not fancy or what everyone considers "tennis", but it is so effective. I now know that if my opponent during the warm up starts slicing and hitting these floater shots, I'm in for a grind. They know that at our level we can hit a winner here and there but we are going to make soooo many more errors if we try to force too much. My coach gave me some good advice that I have been trying to implement in all my matches, he told me to learn to love the rally at my level and learn to play the ball rather than the opponent. Looking forward to seeing your progress! For only playing a few months you are already doing better than I. Keep growing and pushing!
Pushers like Neal win alot of matches at lower levels. No consistency at this level so they win alot. Obviously the double faults killed you but keep practicing and itll improve
Gz on getting second in your first tournament! Playing vs a slicer like that requires experience. Feels so weird to play against, and they give you zero pace so you gotta put all the pace into the ball. Which easily leads to errors. Was the DF's who really killed you though. Happy that you could manage to rally a comeback at 0-5, many would have taken that bagel being very frustrated. Lets go next!
You shouldn't ever really be hitting balls above your shoulder (except smashes), this means you either need to move back early and wait for the ball to come down into the slot, or better, but more difficult to master is to step in and take the ball on the rise. This also has the added benefit of taking time away from your opponent, but it requires a lot more timing and coordination then moving back.
Your forward pressure was the difference. You did very well moving forward with decent pressure and overheads and volleys. Good for you! Keep it up. Swing up on higher balls for more spin or take on rise. Take on rise would be ideal as you take recovery time away from opponent and you can move forward on it to keep pressure. I would have someone feed you a bunch and take that step to get comfortable with it. Most moon ballers will hit shorter and you can also then let it settle and hit well inside the court as it drops.
Bro that stinks that I missed you. Me and my friends are going there tomorrow and spending the night. It wouldn’t been crazy to see you there randomly lol. Good tournament though and great content
As tall as you are my dude you have to take the ball on the raise and don’t let the ball bounce higher than your strike zone, another thing I have been working on. It takes practice and once you get used to hitting the ball on the raise, you won’t have to worry about hitting high lobs to the backhand or forehand. I have been practicing for hours on those shots and it just takes patience and timing my dude, but you are playing great tennis my dude.
Phantastic effort, and getting into the finals is no joke. You almost finished the comeback. Which shows me you were on the level of your opponent. As to winning against players like him: "You have to tell yourself I'm ready to stand on this court for three hours and every shot is going to be 20 balls or more" ruclips.net/video/gTubU14O31I/видео.htmlsi=GNMDSRosTKLNdtYf&t=1071
On highr balls: Take the ball early or let the ball bounce. Its as "easy" as that. Its all footwork and anticipation. Look at the pros, they never take balls above their head or on knee hight, because they move perfectly and therefore always have the same concact point. Very good video !!!!11
for the high balls either take them earlier on the rise or try swinging across them instead of down. On the rise is the better tactic and should be what you go for though
Good play for the most part you have an extremely big double fault problem with 14 in the first set. Your forehand is solid but you become to aggressive at points causing unforced errors. The last guys backhand was very exploitable and I don’t think you attacked it enough. Your gameplay was great and confident tho
@@Wowverycrazy this tournament was really helpful to watch back through. I got way too impatient out there this tournament. Feel like this tournament made me realize a lot of things. Thanks for the feedback!
For high balls, a loopy ball in response would be an easier shot. A more aggressive shot would be to either hit it on the rise or to swing more horizontally across your body (as opposed to a low to high swing). If you choose the latter, on the take back, keep the racket high
For high balls you most definitely don't want to hit them above the shoulder. You basically have two options - take it on the rise or let it drop at least shoulder high, in both cases you need great movements so you can be on best position to hit them. Great job, keep on grinding :)
I think focusing on hitting the high balls deeper into the court should be your goal - if you couple that with placing it well you should be shooting for an opportunity to approach the net
congrats you played your first pusher!!🙂 The good news is most of what you were commenting on is correct on how to play and beat a pusher. 1. move them around 2. take time away by attacking the net 3. grind it out. The only 2 things i noticed that you could alter is not try to hit a winner but to just make them uncomfortable and let them make a mistake (which was happening when you were playing well), and execute - which includes improving on your serve - which i think you know,, cant give a pusher any freebies! Here's the best news, you will improve and some day soon, and well surpass the pusher skill level. Conversely, the pusher will most likely not improve as they are happy and comfortable playing at that level. - Neil will probably be a 3.0 his whole tennis life
Your play style and strokes will allow you to improve quickly. Players like Neal may beat you now. However, you will be beating those players soon enough. Work on getting your 2nd serve in and ground strokes will get more consistent with practice. Be proud and keep grinding.
Practice your on-the-rise shots on Trey’s ball machine. A day or two of focus practice with on-the-rise shots will allow you to be offensive on slow paced high balls.
Wow, love it! Player's like Neal make you better, because you actually have to think how to beat them. Neals feast at the 3.0 level because players at that level make a lot of unforced errors. There are two other things you need to beat the Neals: 1. Better net game. I guarantee you'd win like 80% of the points at the net with him with halfway decent volleys. He's not passing you when he's not hitting any topspin. So he might lob you, but he's not that good at it, and chances are it's going long, or it's going to be some backspin lob that you can definitely get to anyways. You're definitely quick enough. 2. Generate your own pace. You kept netting balls because you're used to playing people who give you pace to work off of, which is way easier to generate spin on. You need much more racket speed when hitting a slice back as topspin. But also, no shame in just slicing back to his backhand and approaching...
High balls can be tricky. First of all, never take your eyes off the ball. Many people make this error with high balls and short balls and miss easy shots. For inevitable balls above the shoulder I like to hit them well in front of me, with a "fan" motion. Hitting a little bit above the ball, but mostly from behind. That puts a lot of spin on the ball but doesn't dip it into the net. Either that or I let the ball drop, but that is trickier for beginners and intermediates. You weren't doing that bad, just don't take your eyes off the ball. 13:33 This was pretty good.
those "high" ball is hard because its above the shoulder, you either hit them on the rise or jump so your contact is below the shoulder. hope that helps
Don't worry about the L, you are playing with good form that you can continue to improve. While Neal beat you, his forehand and serve aren't really at a point where he can rise past the current level without completely redoing it. Good job on the tournament, maybe need to work on just not getting down about stuff when you go down in the game!
With High balls begin your preparation higher and instead of the usual scoop (motion starting from above the knee or near hip) when the ball is low, hit it starting from your chest area and just hit straight and then follow through. Atleast that's what works for me!
Constructive criticism from my couch... forget the ball machine. Get a basket of balls and go out and hit 100 serves a day, every day. You can stop when you make 90/100. Horseshoe Bay is a fun place to place, great tournament venue. Keep it up!
Everyone saying hitting on the rise is what I would listen to, your opponent isn’t necessarily trying to get the ball over your shoulders, it’s just kind of conveniently working that way in his favor. A higher ball with topspin is also a good response that way he’s not realizing he can approach the net after hitting those at you. If you like hanging out at the baseline & not take them on the rise, I’d just wait for the ball to drop a half second more so you can get a powerful shot back to him.
Any thought of using a continental grip on your serve? Looks like you use the same eastern grip on your serve as you do your forehand...at least I don't see you switching grips after the serve.
Painful but exciting tennis. Keep at it. Dont so close to the net, leave some space so you can step forward to volley, & not be so easy to lob, get sideways & probe for the smash
That Harry guy has literally no weapons. And he isn't that consistent. If you are getting high balls, pick one of two things backup and keep rolling back high to him and give him a chance to miss. Or step in and take it on the rise and punish his weak shots. The second requires a lot more practice to develop proper timing
And when you play guys like that dude in the finals, watch the ball and pick your shots and hit them. Try to ignore watching him junk the ball back with those ugly ass strokes because it will only get you pissed off
Why the heck can't you hit the ball in on your second serve??? Just hit it in the service box!!! It is HUGE and you aren't doing it on the run or with your backhand!!!! That was your biggest issue, handing Neal free point after free point.
1) Pirouettes on the tennis court, Neal may be Suzanne Lenglen reincarnate. 😮 2) Neal was the better player in one very important aspect. He “owned” his technique more than you did yours. Yes your shots were far more impressive than his when successfully executed but he was more successful in executing his less impressive shots than you. It’s hard to preach “CONSISTENCY” to beginners nowadays because they are constantly being bombarded with POWER! POWER! WINNERS! TOPSPIN! And many drink that Kool-aid and never recover. Your brother was a heavy Kool-aid drinker until only recently. 3) This is to save you development time. STOP holding the hoop of the racket with your left hand between points. This is not a style criticism. There are technical reasons why you should hold the racket by it’s throat with your left hand. You can place the tip of your index finger on the edge of the string bed for feel if you want. If you don’t make this change it will lead to a weak/impractical volley, slice backhand and service returns. ☹️The left hand plays a critical role in positioning the racket head, especially in time critical situations. It can’t do this job effectively if it’s holding the hoop of the frame. Need proof? Look where pros have their non dominant Hands. I believe Trey had this bad habit too. I hope you didn’t learn it from him. Tennis takes way longer to learn than necessary. It’s because so much incorrect stuff has to be unlearned, then replaced with the correct stuff. The longer you keep holding the racket hoop the longer it’s going to take to get yourself to hold the racket correctly. ☹️
lol Neal's pirouetting backhands are a thing of beauty. 💃
Neal's form is WILD
“I know I’m the better player”
“I don’t want to say it’s not real tennis but…”
This kind of thinking will stall you unnecessarily. You will encounter these kinds of players across almost every rec level. Make it a priority to play against slicers, pushers, and counterpunchers in your training and, of course, continue to work on your technique. Every player would rather have incoming pace. Don’t associate a slow ball with an easy ball.
Great first tournament! You’re improving so quickly!
@@anthonypeter8652 Really good point, you’re exactly right. Neal was better in all ways, he was more consistent, played his game, and was stronger mentally. I think that is just the frustration of feeling like I didn’t play my best coming out.
@@Winners-Only-Deuce It’s so understandable! Our brains associate a slow or spinny ball with “easy” and so we naturally lose intensify and speed when we hit the ball back. When the ball is fast, our sense of urgency is higher. Try to treat every single ball like it is difficult and that it requires the same amount of footwork as a fast ball.
On high balls - check out Intutiive Tennis’ wall drill videos. You can actually practice these the wall. With your practice partners, intentionally spend 10-15 minutes on high sitter balls. You’ll be more comfortable over time.
You got this!
The more you play this type of style you will learn to wreak havoc on them, but it takes time. Maybe quick maybe slow depends on your level. But you have to respect that type of game style until you beat them and move on to the next level
On these high bouncing balls you have 2 options. 1. Move back as you are doing at 4:47 but hit the ball higher and deeper by opening your racket face slightly, making sure to start swinging upward and extending your arm above your shoulder through contact. Because you are deeper behind the baseline, you must hit a longer distance and need more net clearance, so hit higher and deeper. .....Or...if you want to take a bit more risk, try 2. hitting on the rise: Hit the ball before it gets too high, which is more of an advanced shot. It requires more stability so that you don't get pushed over be the incoming ball. When making contact your weight should be on the front foot, you should be able to balance on that front foot. This facilitates the body being really strong and stable. Then you can push the ball back with stability. I say push because you'll need a shorter swing. Also don't over rotate. So, as you can tell "hitting on the rise" is rather complex at first and can take practice to hit cleanly. At 5:58 you do just that (albeit this ball is slow and short), but you do hit on the rise with your weight on the front foot and you still hit with some spin.
Love the channel! You’re a great story teller and it will be fun to watch your journey. Beautiful tennis club btw. Where is that?
love these types of videos with the subtle commentary, reminds me of how winners only tennis used to do it. keep up the good work and great editing style!
Love to see this personal-competitive insight into your progress with your first tournament. Takes some heart to enter your first competition and you did so well! Keep kickin' ass my man ♥
Lovely video and super high quality! I just SUBSCRIBED keep up the grind ❤
You are playing really good tennis, something that I have been working on and it’s helping me a lot is to actually bring my racquet back before the ball bounces on the court, as soon as you see the ball coming to the forehand side or backhand side bring your racquet back, and it will help you hit more consistently. I am having knee problems so my footwork is horrible and by doing what Coach Steve was suggesting it helped me and now I am hitting way more consistently than I was when I first started playing tennis again after a 25 year hiatus. Good luck with your training and good luck in the tournament my dude.
Great improvement Kyle! Regarding the high ball thing, you’ll notice after Harry’s shot around 4:46 that you actively start running backwards which almost invites that high ball. If you can maybe try practicing half volleys (taking the ball on the rise) and get comfortable with that it’ll allow you to move towards those balls in future rather than feel the instinct to run backwards :)
Great job, keep on grinding!
After a few weeks playing you are better then your brother at this point!!!
Love the tunes! Great selection, makes your videos even more enjoyable!
Greetings from Germany ✌️
The club venue looks hella nice and I love the drone shots Kyle! Players like Neal are the gatekeepers of 3.0 and 3.5, their play style is soo difficult to play against. Also love the long form video, commentary and the editing. Keep it up!
For the high balls, move up and catch it on the rise. In 3.0 would should be able to park your heels on the baseline and own the court. The point that starts at 4:57 is a great example of owning the court. You even hit a ball at your shoulders deep. That keeps the opponent on defense. The drill we use at my club is to tie a string of flags 3 ft higher than the net and we have to hit heavy topspin to get the ball over the line of flags and down inside the court. When you can't hit offense, depth is your friend, especially at 3.0 - 4.0 range.
Catchy Topic 😀😀. Big tennis fan.
Very good effort! Impressive progress in a short space of time. Regarding the high balls that are not high enough to take as smashes, you need to aim to be taking these at shoulder height. We are weaker when we try to hit forehands above shoulder height. You should also avoid the trap of allowing the ball to drop down to the normal waist or chest height, as if you do this, you will then need to hit up on the ball, not just because you are hitting from a lower height, but also because the ball is now dropping fast.
If you hit at shoulder height, you will still be strong, and you can hit across the ball and rely on gravity to drop the ball in. If you are close to the net, you can even hit down on the ball.
If the high, loopy ball bounces near the baseline, you will probably need to take the ball on the rise (still at shoulder height), because if you try to take it on the way down, you may end up too far back, or maybe even in the back fence. For shorter high balls, it's probably better to take the ball on the way down, as it easier to execute and your opponent is still going to be in difficulty.
Awesome tournament Kyle good job
Congratz on a great run Kyle.
Dude great footage! We're kind of dealing with similar struggles at our level. I'm a solid 3.0 on bad days and low 3.5 when I can get serves in. These type of opponents dominate 3.0-3.5 leagues/tournaments for a reason. They know their play style is not fancy or what everyone considers "tennis", but it is so effective. I now know that if my opponent during the warm up starts slicing and hitting these floater shots, I'm in for a grind. They know that at our level we can hit a winner here and there but we are going to make soooo many more errors if we try to force too much. My coach gave me some good advice that I have been trying to implement in all my matches, he told me to learn to love the rally at my level and learn to play the ball rather than the opponent. Looking forward to seeing your progress! For only playing a few months you are already doing better than I. Keep growing and pushing!
Absolute grind of a tournament, you’re making great progress so quickly
Congrats on making it to the championship Kyle. I love the commentary too 😂
Don’t give up, Kyle! You inspire me.
Pushers like Neal win alot of matches at lower levels. No consistency at this level so they win alot. Obviously the double faults killed you but keep practicing and itll improve
Gz on getting second in your first tournament! Playing vs a slicer like that requires experience. Feels so weird to play against, and they give you zero pace so you gotta put all the pace into the ball. Which easily leads to errors. Was the DF's who really killed you though. Happy that you could manage to rally a comeback at 0-5, many would have taken that bagel being very frustrated. Lets go next!
You shouldn't ever really be hitting balls above your shoulder (except smashes), this means you either need to move back early and wait for the ball to come down into the slot, or better, but more difficult to master is to step in and take the ball on the rise. This also has the added benefit of taking time away from your opponent, but it requires a lot more timing and coordination then moving back.
Your forward pressure was the difference. You did very well moving forward with decent pressure and overheads and volleys. Good for you! Keep it up. Swing up on higher balls for more spin or take on rise. Take on rise would be ideal as you take recovery time away from opponent and you can move forward on it to keep pressure. I would have someone feed you a bunch and take that step to get comfortable with it. Most moon ballers will hit shorter and you can also then let it settle and hit well inside the court as it drops.
Bro that stinks that I missed you. Me and my friends are going there tomorrow and spending the night. It wouldn’t been crazy to see you there randomly lol. Good tournament though and great content
As tall as you are my dude you have to take the ball on the raise and don’t let the ball bounce higher than your strike zone, another thing I have been working on. It takes practice and once you get used to hitting the ball on the raise, you won’t have to worry about hitting high lobs to the backhand or forehand. I have been practicing for hours on those shots and it just takes patience and timing my dude, but you are playing great tennis my dude.
Awww he's hooked now 🔥
Phantastic effort, and getting into the finals is no joke. You almost finished the comeback. Which shows me you were on the level of your opponent. As to winning against players like him: "You have to tell yourself I'm ready to stand on this court for three hours and every shot is going to be 20 balls or more" ruclips.net/video/gTubU14O31I/видео.htmlsi=GNMDSRosTKLNdtYf&t=1071
On highr balls: Take the ball early or let the ball bounce. Its as "easy" as that. Its all footwork and anticipation. Look at the pros, they never take balls above their head or on knee hight, because they move perfectly and therefore always have the same concact point. Very good video !!!!11
for the high balls either take them earlier on the rise or try swinging across them instead of down. On the rise is the better tactic and should be what you go for though
Good play for the most part you have an extremely big double fault problem with 14 in the first set. Your forehand is solid but you become to aggressive at points causing unforced errors. The last guys backhand was very exploitable and I don’t think you attacked it enough. Your gameplay was great and confident tho
@@Wowverycrazy this tournament was really helpful to watch back through. I got way too impatient out there this tournament. Feel like this tournament made me realize a lot of things. Thanks for the feedback!
For high balls, a loopy ball in response would be an easier shot. A more aggressive shot would be to either hit it on the rise or to swing more horizontally across your body (as opposed to a low to high swing). If you choose the latter, on the take back, keep the racket high
For high balls you most definitely don't want to hit them above the shoulder. You basically have two options - take it on the rise or let it drop at least shoulder high, in both cases you need great movements so you can be on best position to hit them. Great job, keep on grinding :)
I think focusing on hitting the high balls deeper into the court should be your goal - if you couple that with placing it well you should be shooting for an opportunity to approach the net
congrats you played your first pusher!!🙂 The good news is most of what you were commenting on is correct on how to play and beat a pusher. 1. move them around 2. take time away by attacking the net 3. grind it out. The only 2 things i noticed that you could alter is not try to hit a winner but to just make them uncomfortable and let them make a mistake (which was happening when you were playing well), and execute - which includes improving on your serve - which i think you know,, cant give a pusher any freebies!
Here's the best news, you will improve and some day soon, and well surpass the pusher skill level. Conversely, the pusher will most likely not improve as they are happy and comfortable playing at that level. - Neil will probably be a 3.0 his whole tennis life
Your play style and strokes will allow you to improve quickly. Players like Neal may beat you now. However, you will be beating those players soon enough. Work on getting your 2nd serve in and ground strokes will get more consistent with practice. Be proud and keep grinding.
I dont understand people like Neal, why play when you dont wanna improve, that what he is playing its not tennis.. thats proper shit 😂
Practice your on-the-rise shots on Trey’s ball machine. A day or two of focus practice with on-the-rise shots will allow you to be offensive on slow paced high balls.
The most impressive part is you stayed composed! must've been tough
Wow, love it! Player's like Neal make you better, because you actually have to think how to beat them. Neals feast at the 3.0 level because players at that level make a lot of unforced errors. There are two other things you need to beat the Neals:
1. Better net game. I guarantee you'd win like 80% of the points at the net with him with halfway decent volleys. He's not passing you when he's not hitting any topspin. So he might lob you, but he's not that good at it, and chances are it's going long, or it's going to be some backspin lob that you can definitely get to anyways. You're definitely quick enough.
2. Generate your own pace. You kept netting balls because you're used to playing people who give you pace to work off of, which is way easier to generate spin on. You need much more racket speed when hitting a slice back as topspin. But also, no shame in just slicing back to his backhand and approaching...
High balls can be tricky. First of all, never take your eyes off the ball. Many people make this error with high balls and short balls and miss easy shots. For inevitable balls above the shoulder I like to hit them well in front of me, with a "fan" motion. Hitting a little bit above the ball, but mostly from behind. That puts a lot of spin on the ball but doesn't dip it into the net. Either that or I let the ball drop, but that is trickier for beginners and intermediates.
You weren't doing that bad, just don't take your eyes off the ball. 13:33 This was pretty good.
those "high" ball is hard because its above the shoulder, you either hit them on the rise or jump so your contact is below the shoulder. hope that helps
Don't worry about the L, you are playing with good form that you can continue to improve. While Neal beat you, his forehand and serve aren't really at a point where he can rise past the current level without completely redoing it. Good job on the tournament, maybe need to work on just not getting down about stuff when you go down in the game!
I think you have gifted hand eye coordination and competitiveness
Neal is a textbook pusher, just gotta hammer shots side to side
With High balls begin your preparation higher and instead of the usual scoop (motion starting from above the knee or near hip) when the ball is low, hit it starting from your chest area and just hit straight and then follow through. Atleast that's what works for me!
Forehand is getting better so quickly!!
Damn that point at 2-1 in the 3rd Set TB was epic
For high balls hit them as soon as they bounce. You’ll also get more pace on the ball if you hit it on the rise.
Constructive criticism from my couch... forget the ball machine. Get a basket of balls and go out and hit 100 serves a day, every day. You can stop when you make 90/100. Horseshoe Bay is a fun place to place, great tournament venue. Keep it up!
Everyone saying hitting on the rise is what I would listen to, your opponent isn’t necessarily trying to get the ball over your shoulders, it’s just kind of conveniently working that way in his favor. A higher ball with topspin is also a good response that way he’s not realizing he can approach the net after hitting those at you. If you like hanging out at the baseline & not take them on the rise, I’d just wait for the ball to drop a half second more so you can get a powerful shot back to him.
Ufff. I'll say it. The way you are advancing and the natural way you hit, you will be giving Trey a run for his money in no time.
@@gab_ale road to beat Trey series??
@@Winners-Only-Deuce Needs to happen.
Neal’s crispy slices 🍕🍕 put that on a tshirt 😂
neal’s left arm just straight chilling
i'm sure you know this already but cleaning up the double faults will make your life so much easier. i struggle with it too.
Any thought of using a continental grip on your serve? Looks like you use the same eastern grip on your serve as you do your forehand...at least I don't see you switching grips after the serve.
I love tournaments
Painful but exciting tennis. Keep at it. Dont so close to the net, leave some space so you can step forward to volley, & not be so easy to lob, get sideways & probe for the smash
I hate playing against players like that, they play a completely different sport.
Also, the solution to slow balls is heavy topspin.
That Harry guy has literally no weapons. And he isn't that consistent. If you are getting high balls, pick one of two things backup and keep rolling back high to him and give him a chance to miss. Or step in and take it on the rise and punish his weak shots. The second requires a lot more practice to develop proper timing
A good way to practice hitting on the rise is using the wall and not allowing yourself to backup
Gg
12:21 bad cramp ouch
Gave the 100th like 😊
And when you play guys like that dude in the finals, watch the ball and pick your shots and hit them. Try to ignore watching him junk the ball back with those ugly ass strokes because it will only get you pissed off
what is your utr??
Brother you GOTTA spot the ball better. Neil hit it out hella times and you never called it.
lose my first game? All I need to know.... LOL
Everything okay?
Why the heck can't you hit the ball in on your second serve??? Just hit it in the service box!!! It is HUGE and you aren't doing it on the run or with your backhand!!!! That was your biggest issue, handing Neal free point after free point.
1) Pirouettes on the tennis court, Neal may be Suzanne Lenglen reincarnate. 😮 2) Neal was the better player in one very important aspect. He “owned” his technique more than you did yours. Yes your shots were far more impressive than his when successfully executed but he was more successful in executing his less impressive shots than you. It’s hard to preach “CONSISTENCY” to beginners nowadays because they are constantly being bombarded with POWER! POWER! WINNERS! TOPSPIN! And many drink that Kool-aid and never recover. Your brother was a heavy Kool-aid drinker until only recently. 3) This is to save you development time. STOP holding the hoop of the racket with your left hand between points. This is not a style criticism. There are technical reasons why you should hold the racket by it’s throat with your left hand. You can place the tip of your index finger on the edge of the string bed for feel if you want. If you don’t make this change it will lead to a weak/impractical volley, slice backhand and service returns. ☹️The left hand plays a critical role in positioning the racket head, especially in time critical situations. It can’t do this job effectively if it’s holding the hoop of the frame. Need proof? Look where pros have their non dominant Hands. I believe Trey had this bad habit too. I hope you didn’t learn it from him. Tennis takes way longer to learn than necessary. It’s because so much incorrect stuff has to be unlearned, then replaced with the correct stuff. The longer you keep holding the racket hoop the longer it’s going to take to get yourself to hold the racket correctly. ☹️
i’m sure neal is a perfectly fine person so no hate but his form just makes me angry it’s so annoying to play ppl like that even when i win 💀💀
It’s crazy how Kyle is already better than trey