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I do at drills if they struggle with my forhand, I'll slow it down a bit so we can have a rally | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I’m in a similar boat. I choose something to focus on and focus on that. It can be as productive or unproductive as you make it | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
You need to find people at your level to play with, you won't get any better doing what you are doing and you won't enjoy it. That being said when in your situation, yes, let up some so you can at least get some rallies in. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Any recommendations on the best way to find people at my level who would play consistently? I'm just kinda newer to all of this stuff since in high school, I just played everyday with my team and against other teams. I had no idea what USTA or UTR was back then, never needed to find leagues, teams, etc. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I am sure there are places on social media you can find people to play with.
Outside of that will you play at local clubs? If so they usually have clinics or leagues, they will put you with other people at your level. Its also a great way to meet people and you can also play outside the club on public courts. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
If you are just hitting, you can certainly hit with less spin or pace or placement to allow longer rallies. You can play drills that allow each one to practice and improve different shots. There are many drills you can use to improve your skill while playing against players of lower ability. It is not true that you can... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
You can always work on something. If you’re trying to get in some rallies, send everything down the middle of the court (rather than setting up winners) and favor the other player’s strongest shot (usually forehand). | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Or use a harder racquet than normal. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I play in a casual league and sometimes get paired up with people far worse. I just aim to finish the match as quickly as possible and play my normal game. I may be a little riskier with my first serve and rush the net more than usual. But I feel it's respectful to my opponent to play at my true level and test them. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I play with a diverse group of people. One player is almost at my level, and I focus on consistency when playing with him. And when I am down I specifically target his weaknesses (he has trouble returning high balls, and he is almost as lazy as I to get to the net).
The other two are not as skilled, so I take more ris... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
UTR Singles Flex Leagues. You will receive contact information for each opponent. There will be opponents you hit it off with and will decide to hit with in the future. It's a slower burn but a solid approach. I have been playing the league for a couple of years and can ring up a hit or friendly match whenever I wa... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
My tennis network at the local courts is about 30 people. Factoring in the more consistently engaged players (the ones I see the most) the level hovers around 3.0-5.0. We like encouraging lesser players to keep at it and of course they won’t improve unless they play better opponents!
To some it would be an insult to l... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I only have 3 of the same racquet. Could test new strings or weights I guess | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I'm OK playing with folks btw 3.0 & 4.0, but if they are worse than that (as a partner or an opponent) I really don't enjoy it and would rather not play.
AITAH? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Sign up for local UTR and USTA tournaments. Talk to any opponents you vibe with and connect with them. You should also be able to find a local USTA league coordinator who can introduce you to various teams in your locality. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
No you should play around with different frames. This is an easy way to advance your game. You aren't jumping down the rabbit hole because you already know which is for you when the results are most important.
edit: hella downvotes from people who don't know what they are talking about :( | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I’ve never seen this advice before… why would you play with a different racket? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
How many different frames do you own? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
What I did when moving to a new city was start showing up to clinics at local clubs. People are always looking to fill out their league teams or find a fourth guy for doubles.
I went from never playing to getting at least 3 texts per week to play doubles. You just have to say yes enough to get in their rotation. ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
12 - 1 wood, 3 late-80s (apex of classic graphite feel), 4 mid-00s, 4 modern
All the late-80s and two of the mid-00s were acquired by going to thrift stores. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
It’s incorrect boomer advice said confidently, just ignore him completely. You want to get a lot of reps with the same racket and string setup | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
i do second serves and tone it down 10/15% which actually helps my control but if doubles, they will notice your level and stop hitting to you so it gets boring. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
No - slaughter the animal as quickly as possible. Put them out of their misery. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Why would that advance your game? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I find taking my foot off the gas is never good for my game. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Agree, the simplest thing you can do is only hit second serves. Focus on placement and consistency. Think of it this way… if your first serve pace is simply unreturnable for them (and despite not being a huge server I’ve had this happen even in group clinics supposedly at my skill level) then you are not getting any pr... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
This is the way. Create challenges for yourself that will improve your game while still letting you play all out within the confines of the challenge. As a coach, I love adding stipulations like backhands only for ground strokes (not volleys), serve and volley, etc. whether it's for both sides or only one in the case o... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
But I would say holding back is a bad option because it creates bad habits. Either figure out a way to make it challenging with these types of rules or you need to find closer matchups to play. I'd still try to find better matchups either way, but stipulated mismatches where the stronger side is restricted in some way ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Just make sure you're okay with the possibility of losing in this case. The stipulations should be hard enough for you to make that a possibility, and you should make sure both sides are mature enough to handle it if the stipulated team loses. In my situation, I as a coach can watch the situation and make sure to pull ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I mean I have to respectfully disagree. First, yes better matchups are always the ideal scenario. However, they're not always available everywhere. I personally advise against "letting up" simply because you risk encouraging bad habits for yourself. As I said on another comment, adding stipulations to your game to chal... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
You know, I laughed at this, but in tournament play this is sadly kinda the answer simply because it needs to be. In friendly play, I'd maybe try to work on weak parts of my game. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
No | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
This is good advice. Figure out the USTA league coordinator and they can almost certainly help place you on a team. At least in my area, teams are always needing additional people. Chances are they aren’t the best teams in the league, but even being on a bad team can be fun and still gets you valuable match experience. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
There is also the "tennis league network" that's casual flex singles play. My city has 3.0, 3.25, 3.5 and 4.0. It's been great for me. Schedule your own matches to fit your schedule. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Dominate lower level players so eventually you can dominate higher level players | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Because if you're good at tennis it doesn't matter that much. Different racquets provide a little different feel and performance characteristics but these are things that can be adjusted to and adjusting to them reinforces the strength of the fundamentals. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
When I play people who are not good I make them run, I'm hitting corners and making them run laterally, then drop shotting and lobbing them repeatedly. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
There should be some sort of organization even in pick up tennis. Never been to a group event where it wasn't, it's not fun for either side and youre better off finding a different group to play with. What's the point of playing down you're doing a disservice to yourself. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
When I was playing I was 3.5 playing in both a 3.0 group and 4.0 league. I used the 3.0 to train. Specifically I used it to increase my confidence in my movement and rallie tolerance, as well as my 2nd serve. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I mean, if it’s ‘friendly play’ (I assume this means you call up and friend and ask them to hit?) then just stop the match/set and do a practice drill.
Dude, if I’m out there getting worked, the last thing I want my opponent to do is drag out the match so he can practice his BH approach or some shit. Fucking end it. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
When you play against lesser opponents there are two things you can focus on
1. Practice aggressive tennis and aim to win the point as quickly as possible (even if your natural play style is more counter puncher)
2. Practice areas of your game you aren’t as confident in
Yes tennis is a game vs an opponent but it is... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
no its not lmfao, learn how learning works | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Because you get better when you look at the same problem from different angles. It's the same concept underlying the common advice you see to alter workout routines with variations to avoid or push through plateauing.
edit: imagine downvoting perfectly accurate advice because your pitiful ego gets triggered | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Take it as time to have fun with it. As others have said, find higher rated players to your liking but with this group, I would work on weaknesses.
If your serve is that good, look less into maybe flat serves and work on slice and kick serves. If you are baseline dependent, work on volleys. If you face weaker pace, l... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
You should drop shot & lob them every point | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Playing at your peak ability is a sign of respect to your opponent. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Nope, demolish em. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I focus on the two handed backhand in these situations. Serve and volley. Things that are not my strong suit. Go for big angles from the baseline. You can make it more difficult for yourself while rallying more or less guarantees a win | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
If you’re going to stick with the group and they want match plays, I wouldn’t hold back. But yeah like the others have mentioned, I’d be working on other weak parts of your game.
If you’re just rallying, yeah sure let up abit bc the point is to get folks into rhythm and warm up.
Like most things in life…just don’t be a... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
> I can tell they get frustrated when I play them.
If you can solidly and entirely know that the problem is with them, and it isn't actually about tennis ability directly, you being a creative and considerate person, can find the way to both authoritatively defeat your opponent, but also have them respect and even adm... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Unless there’s a huge disparity, I find that I can always come up with some sort of personal challenge that helps me work on something even if there’s an imbalance.
When it comes to serve, I take a lot off and work on placement or serves that I hit with less reliability. I might try to place the serve exactly where I... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
this is really high quality trolling, i hope you find a more constructive outlet for your talents | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-13-07 |
Just take the L and accept the downvotes. Did you even hit today? I did
This is a sub about improving at tennis and I do that so I know what I’m talking about | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-13-07 |
It’s more like trying to improve your handwriting by trying different pens. Your advice is getting downvoted because it makes no sense, but good luck with it | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-13-07 |
>It’s more like trying to improve your handwriting by trying different pens.
Are you trying to improve my point or...? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-13-07 |
My point is that no one thinks that switching from pen to pen to pen randomly for the sake of it would improve your handwriting, and the same goes for tennis. Finding the racquet/pen that works best for you is obviously a good thing to do but it’s not a training technique. By contrast, you don’t switch up your training... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-13-07 |
Finding people who are more or less on my level, not much better or much worse, has always been my biggest problem. I don't think there's a good solution to this unless you can find these perfect playing partners. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-13-07 |
Changing the racquets is about challenging your body in new ways. You don't deviate in the long term from the one that best fits you. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-13-07 |
> I'm also wanting to increase my skill, so going twice a week just to try to be polite and play at a lower level doesn't sound fun for me.
If I'm playing with people worse than me, I've always believed the MOST PRODUCTIVE thing I can do is concentrate on footwork and just getting balls in play for them. In fact, when... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-13-07 |
I recently joined a club with a lot of retired folks who play at a variety of different levels. Some are just there for fun, socializing, and to keep their activity level up. A few are there working on their games and really hoping to get better (taking lessons, working out with the ball machine, going to tennis camps ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-14-07 |
Does anybody know if any companies make a comparable overgrip to Wilson Pro Comfort in a gray or silver color that sells in a 30 or 60 pack? Basically Solinco Heaven Grip is my preferred grip for how it feels and looks on my black and blue racket but I’ve noticed that during more intense practice sessions it causes my ... | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
It also comes in hot pink and neon green for the 30 pack 😂.
If anything, the white turns grey after an hour of use. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
That’s a fair point! Do you know if there are any white Pro Comfort “clones” from other brands that sell at a better price? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I've used some off brand from Amazon before called Jerify. They don't last as long but they're like 50 cents a piece.
I've just gone back to the Wilson Pro since I can get them for about $1 a piece. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
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Feel like I'm not using my legs enough? Also most common miss is long at the moment, maybe the contact point isn't high enough.
Haven't had a lesson is about 5 years so have probably picked up some bad muscle memory/habits lol | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Missing long usually means you’re not tossing far enough in front into the court, which we can see especially on the 2nd and 3rd serve.
The rest looks pretty decent to me tho, maybe missing some leg drive indeed but this is a whole other beast | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
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Is that Queen's? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Bend the knees | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
your serving arm angle is way too open. you aren’t getting any vertical movement you’re just swiping when you hit | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Good enough for weekend wars | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
So I got tennis elbow from weightlifting about 2 years ago.
I have done PT, and 2 cortisone shots. the 2nd shot lasted 6 months and I had such high hopes but the pain is back now.
I am JUST starting acupuncture this week as a family member said it worked for their TE.
I am hurting, daily activities are hard li... | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I do all these and my tennis and golfer's elbow have gone away.
Pain management:
Massage gun
[https://youtu.be/OfMZ3mm-334?si=kcAIrcDKNIiIf6sg&t=292](https://youtu.be/OfMZ3mm-334?si=kcAIrcDKNIiIf6sg&t=292)
Scraping (graston)
[https://youtu.be/CaYoIOWro\_4?si=BXjJjvE2l0c6KLjH&t=282](https://youtu.be/CaY... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
See a sports PT if you haven’t. They’ll likely tell you it’s shoulder related and spend lots of time working out your rotator cuff/upper back + a few workouts per week on your own. Dry needling on the top of forearm near the elbow also helped a lot to get rid of the tightness/soreness in that area .
May also want to c... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
>For those of you who had chronic TE in the past, what treatment helped you the most?
Do a search of the sub. This question comes up almost daily. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Thanks, I am trying to find someone in my area who does the Graston technique. I do have the Therabar and continue PT strengthening exercises at home. I use a massage but also get a professional massage every other week and she give my arm a good rub. Hoping Graston will be the key! | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Thanks for the info. My tennis elbow isn't from actual tennis tho. Just overuse. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Yes. The graston gives me the best pain relief.
I use an inexpensive gua sha tool from Amazon for my scraping but the handle of a butter knife can be used as well, like in the video.
If you can do it yourself, it will be better so you can manage your pain anytime you need and not have to rely on anyone. It's prett... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
> For those of you who had chronic TE in the past, what treatment helped you the most?
Doing the green Theraband flexbar exercises 3 times a day. Tennis Elbow (TE) gone in 2 weeks. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
If you’re in that much pain, stop PT and all exercise. You need to rest and do acupuncture to get out of the crisis phase. Trust me. I’m 7 months in. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Wow thats amazing! I have one and will do it more often now. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Thanks. I have acupuncture today. I am going to wait to do anything till after my ultrasound with the ortho next week. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I’ve found infused medicinal coconut oil to really help. (Hopefully you’re in a state where it’s legal/can make your own) | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
I haven’t heard any medical professional say that tennis elbow takes 7 months to heal. Tendons typically take about 6 weeks. Maybe you’d have the pain with or without exercise ? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-13-07 |
A very tough problem. Multiple simple things like ice, heat, massage of course. But you have to decrease your systemic inflammation. CBD oil works well, I had very good results with acupuncture too, but only when they used the electric needles. But other than that, some diet changes. No sugar or carbs and no alcoh... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-13-07 |
I had tennis elbow a couple years ago, but not as bad as yours. Someone gave me a link to this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Cs2HHUVuM&list=PLCNhUgE1h1nsl2jbkn33LKjhE0ACofkrn&index=26). I followed her advice and it went away. Don't be misled by the video title—it covers treatment as well as prevention. The ... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-13-07 |
I'm a teenage player. I use a Vcore 98 2023. I broke my strings for about 10-12 hours, which is about 2-3 days during the summer practice. I have tried different poly strings, like Yonex Poly Tour Drive, ALU Power, and Head Lynx Tour, strung at 50-52 lbs. I have increased the gauge to 1.30. The string still keeps break... | r/10s | post | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Unfortunately as you become better and hit cleaned, you'll break strings more often. Identifying a better fit of strings and adding additional rackets will help. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Have you tried just bunting the ball instead of hitting so hard with spin? 😂
10-12 hours is pretty normal for the lifespan of most poly anyways. I think a 3rd racket might be in your future.
VCore is just a spin machine, so it's pretty on brand to break. I have juniors I string for that break strings in under 5 ho... | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
You could try Kevlar strings and/or string savers | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Genuine question: I use rpm blast and basically never break a string, even after a couple of months. Why might that be? | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Gauge? Type of player, spin/flat? Frequency of play? Have an utr or USTA rating?
Spin player, thinner gauge, high frequency and a better player generally breaks strings fast. On a side note, rpm is a stiffer string so it does help keep it together more than softer strings. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Try Ashaway Crossfire ZX. Kevlar mains and Zyex cross. Make sure to pre-stretch the strings. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Not 100% sure, but I think the thinnest gauge. I’m an all court player who plays with quite a bit of spin. I currently play around 6 hours a week with tournament etc. I’m based in Europe so don’t have a UTR/USTA, if I had to guess based on videos I’ve see I’d say about 4 in USTA. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
10-12 hours is a long time already. Polys go dead and you don't want to be using them any longer than that. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Poly is very durable. The tension maintenance is poor though so you should be restringing maybe every 2-4 weeks. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
You could buy a stringing machine to save money. | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
Get a stringer | r/10s | comment | r/10s | 2024-12-07 |
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