I really enjoy your channel - and you've definitely improved a lot over the time i've been watching - i can relate to the frustration of losing in matches like this too. i'm not good at tennis, and it feels kind of absurd to be offering up advice, but for what it's worth - you seem VERY uncomfortable at the net (the very high number of missed volleys and overheads that should have been put aways seem to me a major factor in the loss) - yet in spite of that, you seem to move forward a lot; i would recommend doing at least 1 of 2 things (ideally both) - 1. stop looking to move to the net so much in matches until this is a strength for you 2. find a way to practice volleys and overheads in pressure/match style situations if you can (hitting with a good coach who can put you in this situation?). All the best, and look forward to seeing more matches in the future.
This is it. This game he got forced to the net a lot though because of the short balls (even being unintentional). But indeed probably still better to move back in those situations if you're not feeling the net play that day. I've been watching for more than a year already, but I think his volleys / net play have always been a weakness. So, get to that grind! Love the content, keep it up! Respect for the major improvement by the way 👏
9:34 ... I felt that! Definitely understand that feeling. Like you said in the video, emotion control is so important in tennis. It's one of the reasons I love the sport - it has helped me learn to find healthier ways to address negative emotions. If I can offer a thought on your game - you will be a much more fearsome opponent once you get your volley down. One of the things that helped me there is to learn to keep my racket in front of my body and let my body / legs do the work instead of the arm. Still working on it myself tbh but I definitely have noticed a difference. It might be worth trying out doubles more simply to give you the opportunity for more volley practice. Anyway, keep up the good work!
Always frustrating loosing, knowing you can play better. Also congrats to Kyle for the double bagel, it's not easy because you have to stay focus during the entire match 👏
I feel your pain Trey. I have lost a lot of matches to players a little below my level, only because I was way too tight on the pressure points. BTW I would love to come and play you and be on your channel:) Or you are ofcourse welcome to my club in Denmark;) I think your focus points should be: 1. Always have a plan with your shots, Hitting 8/10 forhands down the middle of the court, just get you long rallys, which is great to get rhythm, but you wont win a lot of points that way. You have to go for your opponents weak side most of the time. Else they will exploit yours. 2. Need to work on those volleys and overheads. If you dont feel comfortable there, then dont move in. 3. Try to go for more speed on the return to open the court for an easier point. (At least on the forehand) Love your channel, and always follow your sunday sets and tourneys. Its the most exciting to watch. :) Cheers from Denmark
It does not make sense for Trey to keep on using the same big flat swing on every ball off his forehand. Its half the trouble why the ball is spraying and shanking the racquet and going out of the court that happens when the swing is getting cramped up with the ball. To stop this cramping is why I was coached to use both the normal flat finish as well as the compact finish and not just use the same finish for everything because having a contact point far out in front it don't work for every single ball. Because some balls come in extra deep into you and try to jam you up, so you need the compact swing to deal with extra deep balls coming in not just only a finish that deals with just the short or the normal balls all out in front of the body. That works for balls you got plenty of space to swing on but not for balls that are close near the body. That's why we need the two different contact points when doing the forehands. . .
Sorry to see the loss but great work putting yourself out there and competing in tourneys. When you get down it seems you stop finding forehands. And it opens up your backhand for more pressure. When you are positive you run around and apply more pressure with your forehand. It’s good you see the attitude change but also look at your game strategy changes too. Really fun video and liking the editing, ability to tell a good story and your channel’s development.
Thanks for your very honest self analysis in this match. Although you had a low serve percentage, your serve technique is really good, you should be so pleased with that alone. In the hard yards of competitive tennis, your opponent who had a much weaker serve was to be honest much stronger in the rest of the game. He made far fewer unforced errors and just scrambled better, I guess that's what you get from experience, which you will get - but it takes quite a few years and many technical adjustments. At the moment you do look like someone who has only played a short time (apart from your serve), whether it's your grip and/or your body position during impact - you open up too much. Best of luck on your tennis journey.
I think that ball at 10:10 was out, but oh well. Congrats to Kyle on the double bagel. Playing freely is the way. I liked how Trey was hitting freely for the most part. In the end he got tight due to the score pressure, but that happens to most. Try to relax more, and never forget to watch the ball. Many of those easy volley misses are due to taking your eyes off the ball.
I had to freeze frame it cause I thought it was obviously out too. It was out, about a inch wide but may not have been long. Some courts have a 1/8 inch gap in the baseline to delineate that corner. It’s still better to error in your opponent’s favor if you’re not sure. The generous call speaks well of Treys character just not his eyesight.😅
These kinds of days are tough. When none of your strokes are working it's so hard to stay confident and resist the urge to push and just keep the ball in the lines. You'll get em next time pardner
Trey, tough loss in the semis. I’m highly confident you’d get much more wins if you improve on your volleys, overheads, and then start serve&volleying (especially with that big first serve). I started as a 3.5 USTA rated last year and should get bumped up to 4.0 this year after getting a few 3.5 championships by mostly serve&volley and chip&charge to keep the points short for these grueling USTA tourneys. I have buddies who are 4.0 and even 4.5 USTA rated and been able to beat them with S/V, just had to force myself to work on put away volleys and overhead smashes. Best wishes, hope to see you win more tourney matches soon!
crazy to see your improvement... my only advice is to loosen up your wrist a bit on the short forehands - that way you can swing full power and naturally add some extra topspin to make the ball drop in!
Exactly the same thing happened to me at the beggining of the month when I played my first tournament since I've stopped training tennis.. that was 12 years ago... i was so tight, so tense, nervous AF. Lost to by far worse player 6:1 in group match, managed to win next two, got to semis, but again, tight, nervous... i was just pushing the ball, ugly ugly af.. that made me love the game even more tbh, I'm determined to never repeat that again. Grinding tennis even more. 😂
Trey, your technique has improved a lot, and overall court feel is impressive, especially given how long you've played. If you are planning on taking any lessons in the future, overhead technique seems like the easiest fix for an instructor. I think if you could slightly improve technique, you'd make a lot more of them, and overheads are obviously critical to your playstyle. Keep it up!
The losses suck, but stay positive and take them as lessons to learn. For instance, you know you need to go out with a basket of balls and hit 200 serves twice a week. lol The time between tournaments are exactly what you need to practice and recover. Don't want to get burned out. Again, live,learn, stay positive and just enjoy the game. I've been out of the game for over 9yrs, but will get back in soon starting with the 4.0 level, so maybe I'll see you soon in the SA area.👍
1) Trey vs Chris. Basketball vs Football 😅 2) Did you misspeak? 12 double faults in two service games!!?? Can you make a montage of them? I gotta see this. 3) 11:55 you describe the second second volley as “decent,” I’m sorry but that was a “gift” to Chris. It would have been decent if you had directed it down the line. 4) As a rule at this level of play if your at the baseline and you see your opponent have to volley a ball at or certainly below net level automatically take 1 to 3 steps forward. They’re gonna volley short the vast majority of the time. The best volley they can consistently hope to produce is a short soft angle which will also require you to move forward to cover. If they try and firmly punch it deep to a corner like a advanced player can they are gonna miss 9 for every 1 they make. Plus by moving forward early it will put more pressure on them and they’ll miss more of their volleys outright. Remember I said volleys hit at or below net level if you give them a floating duck a couple of feet above the net to hit then all bets are off, even they might not know where they’re going to bash the ball to. 😂 5) Chris was trying to play one grip tennis at the net using a Semiwestern forehand grip. If you’re not holding a Continental grip this is a big technical no no. You should have hit to his backhand whenever he was at the net. As strong as he is that forehand grip puts him at enough of a mechanical disadvantage that the best he can do is dink the ball back consistently. On the other hand his forehand grip will allow him to muscle volleys above net level with decent pace. 6) Kyle gives me the impression that he thinks that once he moves past the 3.0 level Pushers will be a thing of the past and no longer a problem 😂. Pushers exist even at the 4.5 level. Watch some of MEPs matches on the Tennistroll channel. They may not exhibit his awkward physical style but 4.5 pushers are out there. 😮
Unlucky Trey! Really like your willingness to go to the net today; it's the right idea against these steady opponents. Yes, your volleying can improve like the comments say below, but your approach shots really struggled which looks like the biggest issue for me. Approach shots do typically suffer most when you're tight. You were hitting them insanely safe, like looping 2 feet over the net. As long as its deep then it can be ok but many of them landed short. Learn/gain confidence in flattening approaches when you reach the ball above the net. Just takes a little practice to dial in. Less time for the opponent and also keep it low which makes passing difficult For when the ball falls below net height i would consider working on a slice approach (FH and BH) that stays low over the net and lands deep. As I said above, hitting a low passing shot on the move is really difficult for most players at this level (even more so for the BH slice DTL which skids away from an opponent), resulting in a really easy volley.
I'm coming back into tennis and saw those. I'm in SA area so would have to travel. Do people generally stay in the resort, offering a discount rate, or are there cheaper accommodations elsewhere? I checked their regular rates and they were a bit steep.
Arm chair quarterback lol but I would work on that back hand some more. It looks a lot better but could be a weapon not a weakness. My backhand is my most solid and favorite shot.
Trey your FH looks out-to-out. I'd love to see you hit inside-out more. During the racket flip, feel like the racket is going to hit your right leg. Your right hand can start close to your body and swings away from your body out to the ball. When done properly, it should feel like a free power ride
Nice , Trey you need prepare the racket , you can loose energy to prepare , ITS like a ioiô tension your arm , prepare and spend energy in front dont fight with your preparation
He was just faster than you. One thing you can do is start further inside the baseline when returning 2nd serves like his. It is hard to time the step in return on that slow of a serve.
12:17 you know that second serve is weak af, and where are you standing? 3 ft away from the baseline? stay well inside and move in on it. really need to work on your approach shots to put those away, as well as volleys. you serve well, but need to work on your placement. that last pusher guy had no issues with your first serve. don't beat yourself too much, tho. one step at a time.
@@js4_y567 glad you enjoyed the video. i am not thinking about what you or anyone wants to see when i’m frustrated. apologies if it offends but it will certainly happen again at some point
It's hilarious to see comments giving advice 😂. Keep up the good work Trey - your tennis journey is awesome to watch. Your video of the courts tournament is still one of my all time favorite TH-cam videos. 💯 Is a bucket list tournament to compete in!
Tough loss. I've been watching you for a long time and you definitely did not show your best game. Your channel is awesome, you have dope cinematography and your content is always engaging. That being said I'm gonna be honest - your net game is in a pretty bad shape. It seems like you just go up to the net and hope for the best. For a successful net approach you need a good approach shot, aggressive footwork, decisiveness and the mindset that you are the wolf and the opponent is the sheep. You have to be on your toes, waiting for him to fall into your trap. Pressure him into making the mistake. Lobs and passing shots are high-risk shots and they may succeed a couple of times, but generally speaking you have the advantage. Also at the recreational level most players panic and quickly try to get the ball away. Volleys should be short, quick, with slice and ideally deep. You should step into the volley, hold the racquet firmly and at a slight angle (opened). It may seem like the ball will fly up, but when done correctly it won't. Ideally you want to practice this with a coach or someone who can give you quick, accurate balls - left, right, left right etc, until you are confident that once you start running towards the net you have no doubt in your mind that you will kill that ball.
Isn't the objective of serving to be closer to 100% rather than 38%? Ya know for a 4.0 your opponents second serve of 20mph was more effective than your strategy of committing 14 double faults. But hey you'll get em back next time just work on playing better and having fun!
I hope you don't take this comment in a bad way. I love your content and you improved a lot. I'm just questioning the ranking. So you are USTA 4.0 and UTR of 6. If I look at the conversion table between countries, you would be like C-15 level in Belgium.. As much as I support you, you would lose to all the C+15 people around here. I am currently C+15-4 and with the conversion table, that would give me UTR 4 - 4,5 and USTA 3.0... While my level is higher than yours (no internet troll). I do train a lot against C+15 players and I'm fine during practice. But in an official match, I would lose to them.. No offense, but you would get destroyed by C+15 players around here. Anyway, keep up the good work!!
@@Seeesong Yes and I receive also feedback from coaches and partners/ opponents. I guess the level in Belgium is just higher when looking at advanced players. I'm not talking about the real advanced players. There it should match more. When looking at footage on youtube from american players USTA 5.5 /6 UTR 9+ it's more accurate with the level in Belgium of B-15 and higher, as the conversion table is indicating.
@@bavelco I think there are very valid criticisms of the USTA system. I think there aren't enough divisions and it's updated too infrequently which leads to some pretty wide gaps in players even if they're rated the same. I think UTR sounds like a better system but I haven't tried it yet myself.
I really enjoy your channel - and you've definitely improved a lot over the time i've been watching - i can relate to the frustration of losing in matches like this too.
i'm not good at tennis, and it feels kind of absurd to be offering up advice, but for what it's worth - you seem VERY uncomfortable at the net (the very high number of missed volleys and overheads that should have been put aways seem to me a major factor in the loss) - yet in spite of that, you seem to move forward a lot; i would recommend doing at least 1 of 2 things (ideally both) - 1. stop looking to move to the net so much in matches until this is a strength for you 2. find a way to practice volleys and overheads in pressure/match style situations if you can (hitting with a good coach who can put you in this situation?). All the best, and look forward to seeing more matches in the future.
This is it. This game he got forced to the net a lot though because of the short balls (even being unintentional). But indeed probably still better to move back in those situations if you're not feeling the net play that day. I've been watching for more than a year already, but I think his volleys / net play have always been a weakness. So, get to that grind! Love the content, keep it up! Respect for the major improvement by the way 👏
14:55 Double Bagel is fun and proof you can win - a nice thing to hold onto for when things don't go our way.
9:34 ... I felt that! Definitely understand that feeling. Like you said in the video, emotion control is so important in tennis. It's one of the reasons I love the sport - it has helped me learn to find healthier ways to address negative emotions. If I can offer a thought on your game - you will be a much more fearsome opponent once you get your volley down. One of the things that helped me there is to learn to keep my racket in front of my body and let my body / legs do the work instead of the arm. Still working on it myself tbh but I definitely have noticed a difference. It might be worth trying out doubles more simply to give you the opportunity for more volley practice. Anyway, keep up the good work!
Always frustrating loosing, knowing you can play better. Also congrats to Kyle for the double bagel, it's not easy because you have to stay focus during the entire match 👏
Kyle looked super pumped after that victory, and why not? He earned it and played freely. Good battle Trey, each time I watch, I believe.
love the warp stabilizer progress still being in the upload
haha what the hell
i should really watch these things before posting them
What is a warp stabilizer
haha came here to find this comment 😂
@@JimmyButler101 A stabilizing video effect to help with unstable footage. Different names in different editors.
The point at 5:00 is so epic. Felt the tension with the music.
I feel your pain Trey. I have lost a lot of matches to players a little below my level, only because I was way too tight on the pressure points. BTW I would love to come and play you and be on your channel:) Or you are ofcourse welcome to my club in Denmark;)
I think your focus points should be:
1. Always have a plan with your shots, Hitting 8/10 forhands down the middle of the court, just get you long rallys, which is great to get rhythm, but you wont win a lot of points that way. You have to go for your opponents weak side most of the time. Else they will exploit yours.
2. Need to work on those volleys and overheads. If you dont feel comfortable there, then dont move in.
3. Try to go for more speed on the return to open the court for an easier point. (At least on the forehand)
Love your channel, and always follow your sunday sets and tourneys. Its the most exciting to watch. :)
Cheers from Denmark
Big brother can take notes from younger bro about taking it one level at a time. He actually looked better that Trey in that second match. Keep it up
It does not make sense for Trey to keep on using the same big flat swing on every ball off his forehand. Its half the trouble why the ball is spraying and shanking the racquet and going out of the court that happens when the swing is getting cramped up with the ball. To stop this cramping is why I was coached to use both the normal flat finish as well as the compact finish and not just use the same finish for everything because having a contact point far out in front it don't work for every single ball. Because some balls come in extra deep into you and try to jam you up, so you need the compact swing to deal with extra deep balls coming in not just only a finish that deals with just the short or the normal balls all out in front of the body. That works for balls you got plenty of space to swing on but not for balls that are close near the body. That's why we need the two different contact points when doing the forehands.
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The video quality is phenomenal, keep up the great work
Sorry to see the loss but great work putting yourself out there and competing in tourneys.
When you get down it seems you stop finding forehands. And it opens up your backhand for more pressure. When you are positive you run around and apply more pressure with your forehand. It’s good you see the attitude change but also look at your game strategy changes too.
Really fun video and liking the editing, ability to tell a good story and your channel’s development.
he ran away like an npc :D 11:43
Keep pushing you guys!!💪
It’s amazing to see the improvement from you guys 😁
Thanks for your very honest self analysis in this match. Although you had a low serve percentage, your serve technique is really good, you should be so pleased with that alone. In the hard yards of competitive tennis, your opponent who had a much weaker serve was to be honest much stronger in the rest of the game. He made far fewer unforced errors and just scrambled better, I guess that's what you get from experience, which you will get - but it takes quite a few years and many technical adjustments. At the moment you do look like someone who has only played a short time (apart from your serve), whether it's your grip and/or your body position during impact - you open up too much. Best of luck on your tennis journey.
I think that ball at 10:10 was out, but oh well.
Congrats to Kyle on the double bagel. Playing freely is the way.
I liked how Trey was hitting freely for the most part. In the end he got tight due to the score pressure, but that happens to most. Try to relax more, and never forget to watch the ball. Many of those easy volley misses are due to taking your eyes off the ball.
I had to freeze frame it cause I thought it was obviously out too. It was out, about a inch wide but may not have been long. Some courts have a 1/8 inch gap in the baseline to delineate that corner. It’s still better to error in your opponent’s favor if you’re not sure. The generous call speaks well of Treys character just not his eyesight.😅
Let's go Kyle!
Hey Trey, what strings do you use?
looks like Toroline K-pop, but he swapped the mains & crosses
Kyle looked great all around, night and day from the first match
These kinds of days are tough. When none of your strokes are working it's so hard to stay confident and resist the urge to push and just keep the ball in the lines. You'll get em next time pardner
Those Taango shirts are 🔥
I love Kyle's mentality, take it one step at a time. Come to Florida, non stop tennis.
Trey, tough loss in the semis. I’m highly confident you’d get much more wins if you improve on your volleys, overheads, and then start serve&volleying (especially with that big first serve). I started as a 3.5 USTA rated last year and should get bumped up to 4.0 this year after getting a few 3.5 championships by mostly serve&volley and chip&charge to keep the points short for these grueling USTA tourneys. I have buddies who are 4.0 and even 4.5 USTA rated and been able to beat them with S/V, just had to force myself to work on put away volleys and overhead smashes. Best wishes, hope to see you win more tourney matches soon!
crazy to see your improvement... my only advice is to loosen up your wrist a bit on the short forehands - that way you can swing full power and naturally add some extra topspin to make the ball drop in!
Gotta move up to the 3.5 level my guy!
this is some real tennis!
You're at the point now where it's becoming more mental than technical (besides the backhand).
Well done Kyle! 👏🏼
Exactly the same thing happened to me at the beggining of the month when I played my first tournament since I've stopped training tennis.. that was 12 years ago... i was so tight, so tense, nervous AF. Lost to by far worse player 6:1 in group match, managed to win next two, got to semis, but again, tight, nervous... i was just pushing the ball, ugly ugly af.. that made me love the game even more tbh, I'm determined to never repeat that again. Grinding tennis even more. 😂
Trey, your technique has improved a lot, and overall court feel is impressive, especially given how long you've played. If you are planning on taking any lessons in the future, overhead technique seems like the easiest fix for an instructor. I think if you could slightly improve technique, you'd make a lot more of them, and overheads are obviously critical to your playstyle. Keep it up!
The losses suck, but stay positive and take them as lessons to learn. For instance, you know you need to go out with a basket of balls and hit 200 serves twice a week. lol The time between tournaments are exactly what you need to practice and recover. Don't want to get burned out. Again, live,learn, stay positive and just enjoy the game.
I've been out of the game for over 9yrs, but will get back in soon starting with the 4.0 level, so maybe I'll see you soon in the SA area.👍
that beat in the intro is soooooo fire. whos produced that? Apollo Brown??? I cant tell....
1) Trey vs Chris. Basketball vs Football 😅 2) Did you misspeak? 12 double faults in two service games!!?? Can you make a montage of them? I gotta see this. 3) 11:55 you describe the second second volley as “decent,” I’m sorry but that was a “gift” to Chris. It would have been decent if you had directed it down the line. 4) As a rule at this level of play if your at the baseline and you see your opponent have to volley a ball at or certainly below net level automatically take 1 to 3 steps forward. They’re gonna volley short the vast majority of the time. The best volley they can consistently hope to produce is a short soft angle which will also require you to move forward to cover. If they try and firmly punch it deep to a corner like a advanced player can they are gonna miss 9 for every 1 they make. Plus by moving forward early it will put more pressure on them and they’ll miss more of their volleys outright. Remember I said volleys hit at or below net level if you give them a floating duck a couple of feet above the net to hit then all bets are off, even they might not know where they’re going to bash the ball to. 😂 5) Chris was trying to play one grip tennis at the net using a Semiwestern forehand grip. If you’re not holding a Continental grip this is a big technical no no. You should have hit to his backhand whenever he was at the net. As strong as he is that forehand grip puts him at enough of a mechanical disadvantage that the best he can do is dink the ball back consistently. On the other hand his forehand grip will allow him to muscle volleys above net level with decent pace. 6) Kyle gives me the impression that he thinks that once he moves past the 3.0 level Pushers will be a thing of the past and no longer a problem 😂. Pushers exist even at the 4.5 level. Watch some of MEPs matches on the Tennistroll channel. They may not exhibit his awkward physical style but 4.5 pushers are out there. 😮
Good work! personally with that guys second serve you have to come way in and just bang it back. you might miss some but overall you win points fast
Unlucky Trey! Really like your willingness to go to the net today; it's the right idea against these steady opponents. Yes, your volleying can improve like the comments say below, but your approach shots really struggled which looks like the biggest issue for me. Approach shots do typically suffer most when you're tight. You were hitting them insanely safe, like looping 2 feet over the net. As long as its deep then it can be ok but many of them landed short.
Learn/gain confidence in flattening approaches when you reach the ball above the net. Just takes a little practice to dial in. Less time for the opponent and also keep it low which makes passing difficult
For when the ball falls below net height i would consider working on a slice approach (FH and BH) that stays low over the net and lands deep. As I said above, hitting a low passing shot on the move is really difficult for most players at this level (even more so for the BH slice DTL which skids away from an opponent), resulting in a really easy volley.
Though loss Trey, I think it’s time to train punishment on weak second serves no?
There is another tournament at Horshoe bay coming up.
I'm coming back into tennis and saw those. I'm in SA area so would have to travel. Do people generally stay in the resort, offering a discount rate, or are there cheaper accommodations elsewhere? I checked their regular rates and they were a bit steep.
The Woodlands has leagues and tournaments all the time. And is only 2 hours away from Austin
Arm chair quarterback lol but I would work on that back hand some more. It looks a lot better but could be a weapon not a weakness. My backhand is my most solid and favorite shot.
Kyle has better correct technic and footwork than his brother
Trey your FH looks out-to-out. I'd love to see you hit inside-out more.
During the racket flip, feel like the racket is going to hit your right leg. Your right hand can start close to your body and swings away from your body out to the ball. When done properly, it should feel like a free power ride
Nice , Trey you need prepare the racket , you can loose energy to prepare , ITS like a ioiô tension your arm , prepare and spend energy in front dont fight with your preparation
Wow! Chris has a really good backhand!
Kyle also has an amazing serve. Double bagel!!!
ggs boys
He was just faster than you. One thing you can do is start further inside the baseline when returning 2nd serves like his. It is hard to time the step in return on that slow of a serve.
Your net approach is next area for you to focus
12:17 you know that second serve is weak af, and where are you standing? 3 ft away from the baseline? stay well inside and move in on it. really need to work on your approach shots to put those away, as well as volleys. you serve well, but need to work on your placement. that last pusher guy had no issues with your first serve. don't beat yourself too much, tho. one step at a time.
looks like 3.5 tennis
dont drop the racket on the ground out of frustration. i dont wanna see that. cool video though
Who cares what u wanna see u absolute 3.0 tool
@@js4_y567 glad you enjoyed the video. i am not thinking about what you or anyone wants to see when i’m frustrated. apologies if it offends but it will certainly happen again at some point
@@Winners-Only Trigger warnings for this guy. lol
You should be able to serve much faster based on your athleticism. Your first serve does not go over 100. You need to work on your form.
It's hilarious to see comments giving advice 😂. Keep up the good work Trey - your tennis journey is awesome to watch.
Your video of the courts tournament is still one of my all time favorite TH-cam videos. 💯 Is a bucket list tournament to compete in!
Tough loss. I've been watching you for a long time and you definitely did not show your best game. Your channel is awesome, you have dope cinematography and your content is always engaging.
That being said I'm gonna be honest - your net game is in a pretty bad shape. It seems like you just go up to the net and hope for the best. For a successful net approach you need a good approach shot, aggressive footwork, decisiveness and the mindset that you are the wolf and the opponent is the sheep. You have to be on your toes, waiting for him to fall into your trap. Pressure him into making the mistake. Lobs and passing shots are high-risk shots and they may succeed a couple of times, but generally speaking you have the advantage. Also at the recreational level most players panic and quickly try to get the ball away.
Volleys should be short, quick, with slice and ideally deep. You should step into the volley, hold the racquet firmly and at a slight angle (opened). It may seem like the ball will fly up, but when done correctly it won't. Ideally you want to practice this with a coach or someone who can give you quick, accurate balls - left, right, left right etc, until you are confident that once you start running towards the net you have no doubt in your mind that you will kill that ball.
Isn't the objective of serving to be closer to 100% rather than 38%? Ya know for a 4.0 your opponents second serve of 20mph was more effective than your strategy of committing 14 double faults. But hey you'll get em back next time just work on playing better and having fun!
I hope you don't take this comment in a bad way. I love your content and you improved a lot.
I'm just questioning the ranking. So you are USTA 4.0 and UTR of 6.
If I look at the conversion table between countries, you would be like C-15 level in Belgium..
As much as I support you, you would lose to all the C+15 people around here. I am currently C+15-4 and with the conversion table, that would give me UTR 4 - 4,5 and USTA 3.0... While my level is higher than yours (no internet troll).
I do train a lot against C+15 players and I'm fine during practice. But in an official match, I would lose to them.. No offense, but you would get destroyed by C+15 players around here.
Anyway, keep up the good work!!
Have you ever tried to record your game and watch it? You would be surprised.
@@Seeesong Yes and I receive also feedback from coaches and partners/ opponents. I guess the level in Belgium is just higher when looking at advanced players.
I'm not talking about the real advanced players. There it should match more. When looking at footage on youtube from american players USTA 5.5 /6 UTR 9+ it's more accurate with the level in Belgium of B-15 and higher, as the conversion table is indicating.
If he's playing under his rating he will lose every match. If the matches are competitive, he's rated correctly!
@@NeoMaddy I agree. I'm not saying the opposite. I'm just questioning the conversion between countries ;)
@@bavelco I think there are very valid criticisms of the USTA system. I think there aren't enough divisions and it's updated too infrequently which leads to some pretty wide gaps in players even if they're rated the same. I think UTR sounds like a better system but I haven't tried it yet myself.
Is that really 4.0 lével playing in America ? That second match in Europe would be like a .70. Major clickbait
@@karepy second match is 3.0