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Dont walk. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Yowch foot fault city bro. The biggest defect I can see is the continuity of your racket motion. Keep your racket moving in a smooth motion, it makes two loops, and they should smoothly blend into each other like a single power stroke. Imagine if you were trying to cut a log with an axe, but you stopped the axe swing k... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
That city is in my heart 😂
Thanks again 😂😂 | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
1.5 | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Nowhere near perfect. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
I play for fun, so I can imagine myself as a 1.0 | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
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Lol was jk, you look great | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
No hate. But bro that’s the worst foot faulting I seen in a bit 😂 | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Watch a couple youtube videos abt footwork and loading positions while serving. Upper body looks pretty decent honestly | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
One of the biggest foot faults I’ve seen. Be more balanced when you serve, have a steady basis. You’re just strolling forward now in the middle of serving. Start with that before you work on the rest. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Get rid of that horrendous foot fault. Don't build that bad habit | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Is my toss the one major problem? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
I'm going to echo what most comments have already said. You need lessons with a coach who understands basic fundamentals.
Your grip is wrong. You might start on a continental but you regrip in your backswing. You don't ever transfer your weight back. When you toss your weight should be on your back leg. Because of yo... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Try planting your right foot in place and pivot but don’t move it. Then throw a tennis ball, or if you have a football. That’s the motion you want with a racket too. The only difference is that when you release the ball throwing you kinda whip/pronate your wrist. You do the same with a racket but that’s where you make ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Honest at this stage you just need to slow it down and throw the ball much higher. Take your time this is the one stroke in the game where you get to take it as slow as methodically as you need too. If you throw feels off don't swing just catch the ball and try again. No one is going to fault you for it. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
One of them. If you feel like you need to take a step forward with your left foot, your balance is too far forward. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
if you’re going to jump when you serve, make sure you don’t jump before you serve, this can help with foot faults as well as power! | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
I was lmao too haha | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Practice your toss a few hu dred times to make it consistent | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
This is ok. First, don’t foot fault, secondly, you are not in the right place in the trophy position. Just work on the motion with a coach or watch some slow motion pro serves. You’ll get the hang of it. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Try serving with a platform stance. The whole thing completely breaks down when you start moving your feet. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I’m a beginner trying to play casually. Grip size is 4 3/8 and a head size I feel like I’d be comfortable with. Is this a decent price? I was gonna try to find a secondhand Yonex.. should I just spend another $30 for that? | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
That seems like a fantastic price. It honestly doesn't matter what racket you buy as a beginner. As long as you buy something from one of the major tennis brands you'll be fine. Avoid big box store rackets like the plague. They're completely inferior even though they have the major brands name on them | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Just don't get scammed by a fly by night website. If it's person to person it's probably legit but looking online I'd be suspicious of it being too good to be true. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
I'm a 3.0 (3.5 on good days player) that plays with a Percept 97 and Grapplesnake M8 strung at 48lbs (i know, too much racket, not enough skill).
When it's freshly strung, i feel that i love this combo. I can swing hard and my shots stay on court, flat or not.
However, i have a VERY hard time knowing when i sh... | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
My general rule is anytime I lose it’s because my strings were dead.
Hope this helps. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Or, Alternatively you just restrung it and haven't played with those before, and never forget them stringing it improperly. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
> So, is there a reliable way of knowing if my strings are dead?
I play with Grapplesnake Tour Sniper at 48/48. I cut out my stings when the mains don't straighten. Takes about 1.5 - 2 weeks.
> They were strung 2 months ago
Wow. I used to break poly strings in under a month, but now I restring after 2 weeks. ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
sound is pretty reliable, hit your strings with another racket and compare fresh strings to old strings and base it on around the time you notice strings go dead.
When strings stop snapping back straight is also a good way to tell, specifically for polys. multis and other strings will a lot of times not snap back rega... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
that's a pretty optimistic view.. when I loose the entire racket has to go. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Yes this, if the mains don't snap back along with you start missing lines by half a foot and don't feel confident swinging out. The first one is definite sign, the others are may be subjective.
Happens to me at 3 weeks with confidential | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
> They were strung 2 months ago
They are dead. Poly doesn't last more than 10 hours max. And really it's only a few hours of actual good playing characteristics. The rest of the time is just budgeting because you don't want to waste money. That's one of the primary reasons why pros switch racquets every set.
>I'm a 3... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
If you're not a string breaker, and can't really tell when your polys are dead, maybe just try multifiliment for a while. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
If you're not a string breaker I'm pretty sure you will never know the difference due to your technique never utilizing the maximum output | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Restring your racket and ask yourself if it feels any different. If yes, then they were dead. Take note of how long you played with them and learn from it for next time | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Should prob be worrying about other things besides your equipment my friend. I barely notice when they're dead because even if they're dead the only difference I feel is that I have to add more spin. I rarely get to that point before they break tho | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Balls start flying, so you take off a bunch of pace in order to keep them in. Download the racquet tune app. Probably need to restring poly every 10-15 hours | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Polys feel good for about 8-10 hours of play.
If you don’t break strings chronically, do not use them. They aren’t worth it. Stick to a multi until it pains your stringing budget. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
if the main doesn’t move back into place after a nice push, then it’s time to go
If you have the time and interest, I strongly suggest buying a Klippermate and learning how to string your own racquet. It’s pretty damn easy after some YouTubing and opens up an entire world of possibilities—perhaps the best tennis deci... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
General rule is that the number of times you play in a week, that many times you should change your strings in a year. So if you playing 4 times a week, then every 10-12 weeks you should be restringing | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Your strings slowly go dead over time, so you constantly adapt to the change until they either break or you restring.
I promise you it’s not the strings, but if you really want to worry about it buy a stringer and learn how to do it yourself. Then, you can restring before a big match and will have to blame poor shot... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
I am not a string breaker as well. My personal gauge is when I start to lose control of my shots and get a different feedback when my racket contacts the ball. (Like I can feel the ball skipping off the string bed instead of properly pocketing.)
Another way to tell is when the strings stop snapping back properly, and ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
I believe that string is a poly. To tell if a poly is dead pull on them and if the don't go back to there original position they are dead. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
M8 specifically might not be dead. Players above OP’s level have been able to get well over 10 hours out of that string. And players at the 3.0 level likely aren’t stretching the strings enough to make a poly that dense go dead that quick.
Generally if they’re still snapping back and balls aren’t dying right off the ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
With syn poly mains or crosses? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Do you actually break as the string breaks for poly in a month? I feel like I hit with a ton of hard hitters and outside of a few shanks that were fortunate I rarely ever see a poly break | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Not familiar with those specific strings, but once my poly starts notching I cut it out. Syn Gut I let it go a little longer but once it's notched good same. A lot of spin comes from string movement and if the strings can't move you won't get the spin you want. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
I've played with Grapplesnake Tour M8. I felt that they lost their tension pretty quick. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
> Do you actually break as the string breaks for poly in a month?
Yes. When I first started playing with poly, I would break the mains around the 4 week mark and I was playing with TruPro Tour Status.
Now, I playing with TourSniper, and I'm cutting out the strings before I pop the mains. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
What level are you hitting to do this? Wild to imagine. I play with some 4.5-5 players and never heard this but i imagine it absolutely happens | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
> What level are you hitting to do this?
I play USTA league and I'm a computer rated 3.5. I play 5 to 6 times per week. On the weekend, I may play more than once per day. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Where do you take this idea that poly only lasts 10 hours? Is it based on anything factual? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
It’s normal to not break polyester strings even if hitting hard. You have to play with a lot of topspin to break them, not necessarily hard. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
The implication being that the entire tennis world just makes shit up lmao. You can refer to TWU's [how strings go dead](https://twu.tennis-warehouse.com/learning_center/deadstrings.php) article or simply get a 2nd racquet with a fresh set of poly and compare yourself. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I’ve read that article (and part 2 also) and it doesn’t get any conclusive results actually. I’m asking because I play with polys myself and I can’t clearly tell when they supposedly are “dead”. You say it like it’s a black and white thing but it never was for me… | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-09-07 |
I am having a hard time playing volley on the net when the ball is sliced back into play due to the underspin. I am fairly comfortable when the ball comes back with topspin.
I tried finding videos on this but could not find anything useful. Wanted to check on this group if there is a tip or recommendation I can use on... | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
The ball wants to roll down your racket because of the underspin, so you want to open up your racket even more and push more forward instead of down. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Great question.
Sometimes I hit a saving reach shot that is basically a squash shot and it has tons of back spin but is a sitter sometimes.
I always enjoy watching high level players faces when it goes straight down off the racket face.
You'll need to hit with a more open racket face to compensate. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Try to get as close to the net as possible, open the racket head and aim deep. Most people wait the ball to come to them and when it does the ball has no pace and rebounds downwards from their string. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
This technically makes sense and thats how I imagined it as well. Maybe I have to do this even more. Thanks l | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
I tried going closer to the net but every time the ball touches the strings it just goes downwards which is why I am hesitant to be very close to the net I'm usually somewhere in the middle in the service box | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Hence "open the racket head and aim deep". If you are in the middle of the service box and the slice is low, you will end up hitting a very very difficult volley that you have to control upwards. It immediately becomes a problem to attack the volley, you likely just hit it back. Being close to the net means the ball h... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Got it. Thanks for the explanation. I will try this. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
The hard ball right at net person, barely above the net, and massive backspin is one of my favorite doubles shots. As others have said, adjust the racket face to compensate. The trick is learning how to adjust just the right amount depending on how much spin and how fast the ball is coming at you. Too little and you... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Thanks for the suggestion. I do have a machine which can feed ball with underspin. Will try all the recommendations. Will and share a video to get more input it needed. Appreciate it. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Attack the ball.
If you let the ball come into your racket you'll be the victim of its spin. If your racket moves towards the ball, you'll kill that spin. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Backspin makes the ball want to go downwards off your racquet. Counter their spin with your own. Open the face a few more degrees and give it some counter backswing of your own.
An alternative option would be take a swing and put topspin on the volley. But this is far more risky and less reliable. But as I said spin r... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Yes this is the real answer
Opening the racquet head and trying to feather the ball with the spin is great advice for Roger Federer, but for mere mortals a good volley is just about solid contact with a good punch. Trying to do too much is where you come unstuck. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Fight slice with slice. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Yeah when you see slice, think forward. Just need to emphasize the “push” part of a volley | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Thanks. Will try this. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Either you can position well enough at the net in time to hit the ball when it's still higher above the net height as possible, or try to adjust your volley when it's already lower. Other options would be trying to aggressively drive volley it with [drive-volley technique](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijm7tfl7uHk) ,... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Thanks for the tip and the video links. Will check them out. Appreciate it. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
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I'm about to buy a new racquet that I will be playing with every time I hit. In case the strings break in the middle of play, I will have my old racquet in my bag as a backup. If I barely play with this old racquet, how often should I be restringing it? I know the adage is to restring as often as you play in a week, bu... | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Strings lose tension over time. I have 2 identical racquets and string them in an alternating way so I always have a primary racquet with newer string and a reserve racquet with older string. If you are not going to play with your reserve racquet, I would string it with a string that holds tension well and restring i... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Get rid of the old one. Buy 2 identical ones if you play regularly. And switch then between the new ones regularly. I switch my racquets after every set or an hr of play. Both have identical set up | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Do you break strings often? I agree with getting 2 identical racquets, but if that isn't an option, I would string the spare twice a year if you never use it. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
Depends on the string. String it with a synthetic gut and it’ll be alright for a while. 4G is great for this, too, but not worth it if you don’t really like the old stick. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
I’ve never broken strings before, it’s just something I want to be prepared for. I technically could buy two racquets now, but I feel like I may want something different in a year or so as my game develops | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-08-07 |
I’m trying to eliminate the hitch in my forehand and make my motion more smooth , this was after my first session practicing it . How is it looking so far ? | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
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I had this problem. I think it’s a lack of confidence in timing the hit. You hitch down so that you can react quicker to the ball.
What you need to do is have practice sessions where you are totally fluid and don’t care about the results. Even if you whiff! You need to calibrate your timing from top of backswing. Onc... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Do you think I made positive progress to fixing it in my training session ? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
I love that movie 😂 | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Yeah it’s a more continuous single motion. Still slowing down down there, which is ok but probably saps some power | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
A bit better, but your preparation is slightly slow; the guideline is that your prep should be done by the time the ball bounces, but your racquet is still moving back long after the bounce. You're also bouncing upwards during your stroke, rather than moving forwards. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Wouldn’t a prep that early result in the same problem that I am trying to solve ? Aka the racket staying in the slot position too long ? Or are you saying I should contact the ball earlier ? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Hoping as I continue to get used to the motion that I will get more comfortable and that will help up the speed | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Good job it's more fluid. Keep working on letting the racket go never stop your stroke while practicing | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Hi all - the pro at the club I’m a member at raves about this string. It’s time to get a restring and wanted to see if you all have any experience with it and thoughts.
I’m a 3.5 - I generate a lot of power naturally, have no problem hitting hard deep rally strokes or big 1st serves, but struggle maintaining spin and... | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
I've played with eco spin a couple times. I love the feel, spin, and control of the string. It's honestly great. I had to switch to a different string because it's durability was honestly horrible for me. I break string quite often but eco spin was just so much worse. I was breaking it in about 3 hours of playing. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
3 hours certainly is not great. I’ll give it a whirl and update here how it goes. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
For rallies and where I don't want to hit winners. Let's say I hit the ball softly and wait for them to hit the ball back, what footwork should I use while I'm waiting? | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Extra footwork. If the opponent hits super soft you have too much time so get flat footed. Do extra split steps and mini steps to make sure you get to the ball and don't overhit. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Pros will constantly bounce on their toes as they are waiting to see how the opponent hits. Seriously watch a ground level view and they never stop moving their feet. I think of it sort of like preparing to prepare my split step. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
Bouncing on your toes, mini steps, whatever you can do to not get flat footed | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
The typical “are you sure” has never worked. Would I be in the wrong to go to his side of the court to check the close calls?
Ideally I would never play him again, but I don’t decide who I play in the league. | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
It's up to you but I can see it leading to confrontation, so it depends if you want that or not. Question repeated bad calls, and if it leads nowhere just call his balls on the line as out. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-07-07 |
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