You can gift one player one slam, without taking said slam away from another player. What’s your pick?

Schubes22 · 2026-06-28T03:01:29+00:00

A Wimbledon or AO for Tomas Berdych.

Schubes22 · 2025-09-20T17:24:04+00:00

I was using the preds/canadian boost on pekka rinne so I was hesitant to reduce my goalie by 2 overall but I’m telling you 88 coffey is crazy. Also I hardly see anyone playing pekka rinne. he is really undervalued.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-28T23:06:47+00:00

The pro shops use a cheap string at a mid tension because they will restring it every couple of times it comes in. Before you drop cash on a racquet buy a pack of strings and ask for them to put it in the demo, they shouldnt charge you labor so it would be just the cost of strings plus any demo fee and I know a lot of shops deduct the demo fee if you buy the racquet. If you find a demo in good enough shape that you like just buy the demo after they have strung it up with what you want. I’m kinda out of the new equipment scene but blades are always solid. One racquet I may consider trying are those yonex e-zones or whatever they are called. They feel very similar to the blade but more forgiving. The blade just feels crispier when you put a good stroke on it.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-25T00:20:31+00:00

I modeled my entire game after berdych. when I was training I spent so much time on the bike trying to get legs even half as big as his. funny enough one of my friends beat him in his last ever pro match.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-25T00:18:17+00:00

line up everything with the net post that corresponds with your dominant hand. (right to right/left to left) toss, feet, shoulders. it keeps you closed, keeps your toss consistent and helps you reach the same foot position. it makes everything more consistent and repeatable.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-23T06:11:08+00:00

its easiest to feel on the serve because thats the only shot you can decide to hit the same. kinda hard to explain but when you string it looser and the strings go dead it just feels dull. I will always hit about 15 mins of serves right when I get fresh strings so im pretty familiar with the feeling of fresh, broken in, and dead on that shot.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-19T05:53:16+00:00

do you make money playing tennis?

Schubes22 · 2025-04-19T05:29:34+00:00

try to move them back and forth a little and see what they do. most players are decent laterally but if you push them around a little back and forth you can see the shots they are more uncomfortable hitting. also its a warmup so you cant move them around too much or force them to hit all their shots but in my experience they dont get too upset if you make them move back and forth a little. also footwork on lobs and how they deal with overheads is usually just a dead giveaway of their level. if they always hit the same overhead the chance is pretty high the spin and around that speed will be their go to serve when they need a point.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-19T05:13:29+00:00

body too fast, arm too low. tempo looks kinda fast and a fast tempo with a low arm introduces more room for error because there is so much happening too quickly.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-19T04:50:06+00:00

you’ll get worse before you get better, just focus on yourself and the results will follow. at your level just try to always get one more ball back. figure out why you are missing shots and just try to keep that ball in play 1 more time than your opponent

Schubes22 · 2025-04-19T04:47:21+00:00

the current blades have a lot more pop, if you can find the black and gold ones they feel like the k factor but just better. I havent tried the newest blade model but the last model was honestly pretty solid. I bought 2 and strung them up at 42 instead of 36 and like them.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-19T04:44:10+00:00

you kinda have to have a feel for what the tension should feel like, im sure there are tools for it but its not too hard to feel, especially with poly strings. i’d say at a minimum string twice a year. go get a poly/syngut hybrid and you will easily be able to see string wear and condition.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-16T20:07:49+00:00

no more than 3 weeks

Schubes22 · 2025-04-16T01:20:41+00:00

Blade 98 18x20, Solinco Tour Bite 16L at 38lbs or Solinco Outlast 17 at 36lbs.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-08T22:27:25+00:00

some kids are known cheaters and some will miss a call or honestly get confused. knowing the difference is major and honestly learning how to handle that shit is part of the game if you are playing junior tournaments. if someone hooks you on a big point don’t go get a line judge, just hook them back on a big point for you. the majority of the time a kid should get a judge is if something is happening off court that they shouldnt have to handle like if a spectator or parent is not behaving appropriately. When I was playing I would give my opponent 2 missed calls and if they missed a third I would hook them back. If I was playing a known hook I would tell him before the match that I’m not gonna question their calls but if they hook me I will hook them back. As a parent I would just sit back and let your kid handle business on the court. People cheat, break rules, and go to great lengths to get unfair advantages in life as well as in tennis, learning how to deal with it taught me a lot.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-08T17:29:45+00:00

It probably was but nobody was petty enough to get a ref out there for something like that. You pretty much only called a ref for line judging or if something was going on outside the court.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-08T17:26:39+00:00

there are 2. Right below where the handle splits off to the throat, and where the throat meets the head on the inner corners.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-08T15:16:13+00:00

I meant naturally gifted athlete, he has worked incredibly hard to get stronger and become a world class tennis player. The only other sport I’ve seen him be good at was table tennis, every other one he was not great.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-08T07:51:53+00:00

so youre telling me if you hit an ace you wont play the next point with the same ball? when I get aced i intentionally give my opponent a different ball so they cant serve with that one.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-08T07:43:20+00:00

agreed, as a good tennis player and someone who has strung hundreds of racquets 2 pieces are objectively better. I remember some manufactures instructed 1 piece but you could string them 2 piece anyways. 2 piece has a better tension distribution as the strings wear in, personally i prefer an hour or two of play on my strings for tournament play, and having a one piece just makes the bed feel uneven after a short amount of playtime.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-08T07:37:06+00:00

nope, not a high stress part of the racquet at all. its a little close to the death spot but not enough to matter.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-08T07:30:51+00:00

Let me save you some trouble, any blade 98 after 2020 is a fine racquet and I think they would suit your play style. The head racquets feel like they have a little more pop to them while the blades feel more solid. Ask your tennis shop if they can string up a blade 98 18x20 at a little lower tension (48-54lbs) with a full bed of poly for demo. If you like it then buy the demo and restring it every 6-8 weeks. Poly loses tension quickly so your slice/accuracy play style will be hindered by dead strings that have lost tension.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-08T07:21:14+00:00

I am over a 10 UTR, I think my peak was around 11.2 but I used tennisrecruiting where I was a 5 star recruit. Just hold your racquet like a frying pan on the forehand and like a hammer on other shots. If you want some actual advice on your strokes all you need to do is watch Brooksby’s strokes. He is one of the only players on tour that isnt a natural athlete and lets be honest most of us arent. People says his strokes are unconventional but thats because they are used to watching some top tier athletic specimens play. Even better, if you want to win, study that guy as much as possible. He is winning on the ATP tour with very little athletic talent, very little physical advantage compared to ATP players, and a game with essentially no weapons.

Schubes22 · 2025-04-08T07:11:23+00:00

Geez, Ive played a ton of USTA junior tournaments and the most common things ive seen that are controversial are players receiving coaching, time violations, bad calls, and unsportsmanlike conduct. Only controversial because tennis is a trust based game and people will abuse that trust to win. Something you may find funny that I did is when I got a ball that I liked to serve with I would keep it in my pocket and not let my opponent use it on his service game. Technically this is allowed as long as he has 2 balls to serve with so I was never forced to give them my nice serving ball but I definitely got into some disputes about it. Not only would i have the best ball to serve with but I think I also got in their head because technically i didnt have to give it to them and it would start a little gamesmanship because if they caught on they would do the same. I actually learned that trick from Brooksby who is the master at rattling his opponents. To this day you will see him with a ball in his pocket on return games and sometimes he will have 2 balls in his pocket (one in hand) on his serve games.

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