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Thanks for watching! They are my favourite hard courts! All 3 racquets were demos. I only know precisely what was used on Head Extreme Tour and it was strung at 48 pounds. Head Extreme MP was with a Babolat RPM and was strung somewhere in the 50s. Head Speed MP was with Yonex Poly Tour Pro
Great review and comparison vid my man. I play with a older speed mp but I’m picking up a new racquet soon so I was considering the extreme but I think it would require me to change my game too much. Cheers
Thanks for watching and the comment. Your not alone with using the older Speed MPs but what part of your game would need to change to play with the Extremes? And I take it you mean the Extreme MP or the Extreme Tour?
@@mattiastennis yes sorry I meant the extreme mp. And I say that because it seems like more of a heavy spin oriented racquet and my main weapon is my large pretty much flat two handed backhand
@@SLMDNKAHO Extreme MP definitely packs a bit more spin than Extreme Tour but I feel with a bit more weighted-modified Extreme that you can get more plowthrough. Obviously though if you want flat shots more go with the new Auxetic Head Speed MP which is 16x19 and thus will still provide some access to Spin. And do you have any videos of you hitting?
@@SLMDNKAHO In my opinion the Head Speed MP is the better choice and I would go with that vs Head Speed Pro which is more a Jannik Sinner style. Out of curiosity how much did they charge you for the racquet?
Not critiquing your game at all, but I just notice that you have an odd hang drag of the racquet starting the serve swing motion. It makes me uncomfortable. Is that a strategy, or you just always had that off rhythm clitch?
Critique is fine(whether either of us being comfortable or not is irrelevant here though) but can you elaborate on this further? Once I am over this injury I will be reconstructing my serve as I am aware there is some problems. However if you mean the start that is just something I have always done. Middle of the way through or at the back there is some problems but please be more specific
@@mattiastennis I was being a little goofy with the "uncomfortable" sass. I just thought you held your racket hanging down a long time while you toss and start your trophy and behind your head drop and backscratch kinda late for a smooth fluid motion before contact. Perhaps sort of rushed because you didn't bring the back swing up earlier. It may very well work just fine for you, but for me it seems like timing with your knee bend, transitioning momentum and power could be slightly disrupted. I could be totally wrong, but I wouldn't teach your form for consistency. However, it may be a good tactic to possibly throw your opponent off a little in his anticipation. Idk if I'm describing it right, and it really shouldn't matter if you have success with it. I don't believe there's any one absolute proper way to execute any stroke, and the service is unique in some ways to each individual. On another note, I love the one hand backhand and the fact that you don't scream and grunt every time you hit the ball like so many are starting to do these days.
@@arthurevans2029 'On another note, I love the one hand backhand and the fact that you don't scream and grunt every time you hit the ball like so many are starting to do these days.' Thanks for the kind words on the backhand. It is the part of my game that needs the most work and something I have been working on for a long time. Long long way to go though. As for grunting/screaming/yelling out I have watched live matches where it becomes quite stupid and annoying. There is one thing to exhale the pressure or putting everything into the shot and then there is blatant attention seeking/obstructing the opponent. I think it should be natural and not forced. There is some very obvious examples on the pro tour who are forced. Re- Serve: The whole serving motion as well as the in-part mechanics is something I will be working on. The way it is in the video is a motion I have had for some time and there is even a few pros out there who are somewhat similar to this. 'but I wouldn't teach your form for consistency. ' I didnt expect anyone taking my form of serving for any pedagogical purpose. Infact most players from the national tour to semi pro to top pros anyone learning to intermediate should not be copying. In your next statement you somewhat mention this though so.. Do you have a serving video of your own to examine?
@@mattiastennis I agree on the grunting. It shouldn't be an intentional constant part of your game. I believe many coaches have taken to training as if it gives you more power or concentration or some other nonsense. It's fine if you're fatigue and stretching for a 'get' brings out an extra oomph to dig deeper and reach further, but Monica Seles started a horrible strategy that has taken on a life of it's own. Sharapova to W sisters to Nadal etc... Now it's way too common and it ruins the spectator enjoyment for me and many alike. My serve hasn't been recorded since about 1989. I didn't pick up a racquet from about '93-'12. I went hiatus again until 2018. My father died in '19, and I did play again until a couple months ago. You understand tennis is not like riding a bike. I have to relearn my form and timing and muscle memory all over again every time I start up again. So no, you can't get anything from my serve and you can't pick it apart either 😄 P.S. I was merely a basketball player who loved tennis and played USTA and a little in highschool, along with 5 other sports. I was a good all-around athlete but never completely committed to anything. My dad coached tennis or else I might have never played. Then I joined the Marine Corps and life took over all my hobbies. I am always noticing certain things about fundamentals and techniques, so I was compelled to comment. However, as I said before, there is no one absolute proper way to do anything. If you have success with your methods, that's what matters.
@@arthurevans2029 Sad to hear about your father but he lives on within you and your family no doubt. Its good your back in tennis again. I never followed basketball however if you had a good athletic basis you should be doing something. ''I agree on the grunting. It shouldn't be an intentional constant part of your game. I believe many coaches have taken to training as if it gives you more power or concentration or some other nonsense.'' Well there is 'coaches' out there that think there is a dominant eye that is worth $7500 per hour to inform you of so who knows what goes for 'coaching' anymore. Honestly there should be a authoritative manual on tennis mechanics, teach players no bull$hit and then let them develop with correct fundamentals and be a mirror to correct and advance them. It should be about the player though this is something tournament directors will also have to learn(instead of having inadequate balls, 30 different balls on tour and stupid scheduling and poor prizemoney). Of course there should be INTENSITY in what you do at the right time and if a sound(that isnt stupidly loud or annoying or swearing) is produced from that then thats just part of things similar to doing a big lift in the gym. Obviously not every hit on the court is full power or even ½ power at times. Ja, a few coaches though next to none I usually come across with, have advocated grunts as 'high energy' or 'player expressing themselves' which is nonsensical. Jannik Sinner does not grunt hard and he is top player out there. Federer didnt make much noise nor does Novak make excessive noise all the time. This being all said I dont have a total problem with it. In some ways its great to hear Zapata Miralles or Dominic Thiem or Nadal go full at it, but when the likes of Sonego and even at times Alcaraz go overboard with it, it becomes a bit much. ' Monica Seles' a bit before my time but I remember from documentaries as a kid what happened. I will not say anything bad about Monica. She suffered enough to that lunatic in 1993 who never stood a day in jail and the failed 'german' 'justice' system protected, to which many could discuss of how intentionally failed and twisted is. There is people who exposed deathjab bigPharma(Reiner Fuellmich high level lawyer part of corona investigation group) sitting in jail in 'germany'(on fabricated and very interestingly timed charges) along with old spiritual groups banned and home schoolers persecuted yet crime and foreign destruction of Indigenous Germanisch populace and culture is endorsed and collusionist 'politicians' encouraged..Of course 'U'SA (does not look very united or even functional though I cannot speak from experience) is not much different and very much integral to this('eu' serves Global Corporatist interests). Nonetheless Monica despite her grunts without what happened in 93 would have been the greatest female player of all time(period). She was robbed that and was never the same .Now female(I wonder how long that distinction will remain intact?) tennis is a joke(people still thinking Radacanu is a 'top player' just because of 'media') and the fact they dont even play 5 sets or have any one handers any more is absurd. It was really Sharapova that enabled loud screaming and Williams screaching antics which solidified this. ' So no, you can't get anything from my serve and you can't pick it apart either' From the way you were commenting I thought you were going to demonstrate some big serves ' I have to relearn my form and timing and muscle memory all over again every time I start up again' I would say just return to hitting and applying advice from good instructional videos like Tomaz at Feel Tennis Instruction and Nikola's channel. Nothing is a quick process and you have to have a clear goal.
3000 VIEWS and COUNTING! Once again THANKS to all who have Viewed, Shared and liked!
Only another 2000 views and 70 likes to achieve the ultimate aim for this video!
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Lets push this video to 5000 views and 100 likes
great video man! nice courts!!! what tension did you use to test the racquets? thanks a lot!
Thanks for watching! They are my favourite hard courts! All 3 racquets were demos. I only know precisely what was used on Head Extreme Tour and it was strung at 48 pounds. Head Extreme MP was with a Babolat RPM and was strung somewhere in the 50s. Head Speed MP was with Yonex Poly Tour Pro
Great review and comparison vid my man. I play with a older speed mp but I’m picking up a new racquet soon so I was considering the extreme but I think it would require me to change my game too much. Cheers
Thanks for watching and the comment. Your not alone with using the older Speed MPs but what part of your game would need to change to play with the Extremes? And I take it you mean the Extreme MP or the Extreme Tour?
@@mattiastennis yes sorry I meant the extreme mp. And I say that because it seems like more of a heavy spin oriented racquet and my main weapon is my large pretty much flat two handed backhand
@@SLMDNKAHO Extreme MP definitely packs a bit more spin than Extreme Tour but I feel with a bit more weighted-modified Extreme that you can get more plowthrough. Obviously though if you want flat shots more go with the new Auxetic Head Speed MP which is 16x19 and thus will still provide some access to Spin.
And do you have any videos of you hitting?
@@mattiastennis I do not have any videos but I did make a decision and bought the speed mp! It will be in tomorrow
@@SLMDNKAHO In my opinion the Head Speed MP is the better choice and I would go with that vs Head Speed Pro which is more a Jannik Sinner style. Out of curiosity how much did they charge you for the racquet?
I had the speed mp but prefered the blade 100 with lead by far 😉
What did you prefer about the Blade 100 over Speed MP?
@@mattiastennis The blade more solid and consistant. And the feel is addictive.
Not critiquing your game at all, but I just notice that you have an odd hang drag of the racquet starting the serve swing motion.
It makes me uncomfortable.
Is that a strategy, or you just always had that off rhythm clitch?
Critique is fine(whether either of us being comfortable or not is irrelevant here though) but can you elaborate on this further? Once I am over this injury I will be reconstructing my serve as I am aware there is some problems.
However if you mean the start that is just something I have always done. Middle of the way through or at the back there is some problems but please be more specific
@@mattiastennis I was being a little goofy with the "uncomfortable" sass.
I just thought you held your racket hanging down a long time while you toss and start your trophy and behind your head drop and backscratch kinda late for a smooth fluid motion before contact. Perhaps sort of rushed because you didn't bring the back swing up earlier.
It may very well work just fine for you, but for me it seems like timing with your knee bend, transitioning momentum and power could be slightly disrupted.
I could be totally wrong, but I wouldn't teach your form for consistency.
However, it may be a good tactic to possibly throw your opponent off a little in his anticipation.
Idk if I'm describing it right, and it really shouldn't matter if you have success with it. I don't believe there's any one absolute proper way to execute any stroke, and the service is unique in some ways to each individual.
On another note, I love the one hand backhand and the fact that you don't scream and grunt every time you hit the ball like so many are starting to do these days.
@@arthurevans2029 'On another note, I love the one hand backhand and the fact that you don't scream and grunt every time you hit the ball like so many are starting to do these days.'
Thanks for the kind words on the backhand. It is the part of my game that needs the most work and something I have been working on for a long time. Long long way to go though. As for grunting/screaming/yelling out I have watched live matches where it becomes quite stupid and annoying. There is one thing to exhale the pressure or putting everything into the shot and then there is blatant attention seeking/obstructing the opponent. I think it should be natural and not forced. There is some very obvious examples on the pro tour who are forced.
Re- Serve:
The whole serving motion as well as the in-part mechanics is something I will be working on. The way it is in the video is a motion I have had for some time and there is even a few pros out there who are somewhat similar to this.
'but I wouldn't teach your form for consistency. ' I didnt expect anyone taking my form of serving for any pedagogical purpose. Infact most players from the national tour to semi pro to top pros anyone learning to intermediate should not be copying. In your next statement you somewhat mention this though so..
Do you have a serving video of your own to examine?
@@mattiastennis I agree on the grunting.
It shouldn't be an intentional constant part of your game.
I believe many coaches have taken to training as if it gives you more power or concentration or some other nonsense.
It's fine if you're fatigue and stretching for a 'get' brings out an extra oomph to dig deeper and reach further, but Monica Seles started a horrible strategy that has taken on a life of it's own.
Sharapova to W sisters to Nadal etc...
Now it's way too common and it ruins the spectator enjoyment for me and many alike.
My serve hasn't been recorded since about 1989. I didn't pick up a racquet from about '93-'12. I went hiatus again until 2018. My father died in '19, and I did play again until a couple months ago.
You understand tennis is not like riding a bike.
I have to relearn my form and timing and muscle memory all over again every time I start up again.
So no, you can't get anything from my serve and you can't pick it apart either 😄
P.S. I was merely a basketball player who loved tennis and played USTA and a little in highschool, along with 5 other sports.
I was a good all-around athlete but never completely committed to anything.
My dad coached tennis or else I might have never played.
Then I joined the Marine Corps and life took over all my hobbies.
I am always noticing certain things about fundamentals and techniques, so I was compelled to comment. However, as I said before, there is no one absolute proper way to do anything. If you have success with your methods, that's what matters.
@@arthurevans2029 Sad to hear about your father but he lives on within you and your family no doubt.
Its good your back in tennis again. I never followed basketball however if you had a good athletic basis you should be doing something.
''I agree on the grunting. It shouldn't be an intentional constant part of your game. I believe many coaches have taken to training as if it gives you more power or concentration or some other nonsense.''
Well there is 'coaches' out there that think there is a dominant eye that is worth $7500 per hour to inform you of so who knows what goes for 'coaching' anymore. Honestly there should be a authoritative manual on tennis mechanics, teach players no bull$hit and then let them develop with correct fundamentals and be a mirror to correct and advance them. It should be about the player though this is something tournament directors will also have to learn(instead of having inadequate balls, 30 different balls on tour and stupid scheduling and poor prizemoney).
Of course there should be INTENSITY in what you do at the right time and if a sound(that isnt stupidly loud or annoying or swearing) is produced from that then thats just part of things similar to doing a big lift in the gym. Obviously not every hit on the court is full power or even ½ power at times.
Ja, a few coaches though next to none I usually come across with, have advocated grunts as 'high energy' or 'player expressing themselves' which is nonsensical. Jannik Sinner does not grunt hard and he is top player out there. Federer didnt make much noise nor does Novak make excessive noise all the time.
This being all said I dont have a total problem with it. In some ways its great to hear Zapata Miralles or Dominic Thiem or Nadal go full at it, but when the likes of Sonego and even at times Alcaraz go overboard with it, it becomes a bit much.
' Monica Seles' a bit before my time but I remember from documentaries as a kid what happened.
I will not say anything bad about Monica. She suffered enough to that lunatic in 1993 who never stood a day in jail and the failed 'german' 'justice' system protected, to which many could discuss of how intentionally failed and twisted is. There is people who exposed deathjab bigPharma(Reiner Fuellmich high level lawyer part of corona investigation group) sitting in jail in 'germany'(on fabricated and very interestingly timed charges) along with old spiritual groups banned and home schoolers persecuted yet crime and foreign destruction of Indigenous Germanisch populace and culture is endorsed and collusionist 'politicians' encouraged..Of course 'U'SA (does not look very united or even functional though I cannot speak from experience) is not much different and very much integral to this('eu' serves Global Corporatist interests). Nonetheless Monica despite her grunts without what happened in 93 would have been the greatest female player of all time(period). She was robbed that and was never the same .Now female(I wonder how long that distinction will remain intact?) tennis is a joke(people still thinking Radacanu is a 'top player' just because of 'media') and the fact they dont even play 5 sets or have any one handers any more is absurd.
It was really Sharapova that enabled loud screaming and Williams screaching antics which solidified this.
' So no, you can't get anything from my serve and you can't pick it apart either'
From the way you were commenting I thought you were going to demonstrate some big serves
' I have to relearn my form and timing and muscle memory all over again every time I start up again'
I would say just return to hitting and applying advice from good instructional videos like Tomaz at Feel Tennis Instruction and Nikola's channel. Nothing is a quick process and you have to have a clear goal.