Friendly game - rate me

Im the one in black, sweating so much..  :-) 

Edited by wyatt - 06/13/2011 at 11:53pm

This is exactly why I said the camera should be on the FH side, can't see much of the ball 
I think you both try to develop the 'correct' technique but lack consistency. The fact that you both know each ather so well makes it easy for some shots, you even move before your opponent serves like you know where the ball going to be. If you move like that against someone with better serves, you're going to get aced down the line
You need to be more patient on some of your opening, too many mistakes. You and your friend have an OK technique, quite good but you are forcing some of your shots (for example trying to kill a ball that should be loop), and found reaching for the balls a few times. Looking good, IMO, if you just be patient a bit with your shots and open up with spinny loops before a kill, you will improve much..
And your BH needs much improving, but you already knows that :)


Edited by dragon kid - 06/13/2011 at 1:36pm

@dragonkid

oh yes.. there were two serves that went very high.. was trying to do a ghost serve.. but failed.. . lol  (always had success with it)

For someone with no coaching you are pretty light on your feet and have decent footwork. Just think about your game and try new things rather than go allout for a win each time.

I'd rate you as a 1500-1600 player 

I think you could be a 1650 - 1700 level player

Just remember, the push is a passive stroke. The the opponent pushes long, no need to push back. Just loop.

updated.. new vid posted.

i know you could beat me. so at least 1800+

APW46 wrote: Just by looking at yr ministep footwork in the first two rallies, I can tell you are a higher standard than most of the above are giving you credit for. I've seen USATT 2000+ players who move like cart horses. Your shot selection at times leaves much to be desired though, going for outright winners with yr F/hand when a 3/4 paced heavy topspin would have been a more consistent option. Going by what I've seen, and looking at the second clip, and also considering that yr opponent is a decent player, I'd put you USATT 2150 at least.

Finally a voice of reason here. What is it with all the US members and their estimations? Rating this guy as 1500 (and 1300!) has to be a joke. The footwork alone shows that he is better then that.

I thought that there where perhaps a little to many bad shot selections to rate you as high as APW does, but my initial impression was that you would defintly not be lower then 1800, and most likely around the 2000 mark.

Speedy, the earlier post is because only one vid included in the first post. In the first video, wyatt didn't look very good, he said himself he was tired. And Gatz who know him personally, also said that he is actually better than the 1st vid..
Though I would not go as low as 1500, in the 1st vid I will go for 1900 give or take 100 points. After seing both vids, I'll go with 2000 plus minus 100 points..
I like the 1st vid better because wyatt has to work more for his points. While in the 2nd, his opponent made too many mistakes (go for a winner all too soon and too often). But in the 2nd vid, wyatt looks better, probably because the way the other guy plays suits wyatt's style better..

@wyatt, 2nd vid 6:50, those are the kind of loops you need to make when you need to open up before you kill. You do look better after I saw both videos.. It's not easy to look good on videos, but you look good on them, so in reality you probably are even better..


Edited by dragon kid - 06/14/2011 at 6:13am

damn shouldve post what ive written before going out.. never knew it had another reply..

Edited by wyatt - 06/14/2011 at 6:48am

:) I didn't watch the whole video.. Watched a short portion of the start..picked a random spot in the middle.  Now I gotta to see the whole thing since other people are giving you such high ratings..:)

ok watched the full 1st vid. You definitely played much better after the first pause in the game. I stopped watching after the first few points because you missed all your attacks and pushed all your returns high and plus the bad camera angle.. I didn't want to waste my time rating another match full of mistakes :) i'd say revised estimate (not having seen the 2nd vid because it won't play on my phone) is 1800 or so. You may be better but in that match I don't think it was 2000 level.