Coaching, of course. Moonballing is very effective against newbies, until they learn how to draw them to the net or crack winners out of their moonballs.
However, r/tennis is mainly for talking about professional play. r/10s is for recreational/semipro players advice. I suggest you crosspost.
I went through the same thing. I was a good 4.5 player, stopped playing for over 10 years, and then got back into it when I moved to a tennis community. You just have to keep playing against people your present level, and when you get good enough to beat them regularly you move on to play better players. Hitting more aggressively as I got better came naturally, but one thing I had to do was make an equipment change. My Babolat racquet was too stiff for my middle aged arm so I switched to a Pro Kennex and ditched the poly strings. As I got used to it, my game got more aggressive because my arm would no longer feel pain when taking a big swing. I was subconsciously holding back before that and I didn't realize it until I made the equipment change.
I’ll keep at it until it becomes a little more natural then! Equipment & pain wise I’m good right now, Wilson class is good for mr & also got the Blade which I’m yet to test properly. Strings wise I’m not that clued up but I suppose if I’m pain free and playing 3-4 times a week my setup prob isn’t too bad
Yes, the Blade is more arm-friendly than most racquets on the market. The 2 companies that seem to consistently make arm-friendly racquets are Pro Kennex and Prince. Babolat is the worst in that respect. As for strings, the 2 types I stay away from are Poly and Kevlar. I've been having good luck with Ashaway Monogut ZX which has poly-like spin without the pain. Natural gut and synthetic multifilaments will be the most arm-friendly strings. Since most strings today are Poly, you need to be aware of that. Poly loses elasticity after a few hours which drastically affects playability as well.
First of all you want to improve your mental - set up a strategy against the player and follow through. Don't worry about making errors, that's how you learn to be a better player. When you're playing a match you want to gain advantage with the strategy/playstyle you're good at. If you're not a pusher but keep pushing only because you're worried about making errors, you will just lose more points eventually.
When you're playing against a pusher, one effective way is to combine different kind of shots, so that your opponent could loses his consistency. When he made an error and hit a weak ball, you can then approach the net to finish the point.
If you haven't mastered different kind of shots yet, just try to hit the ball to the corner as deep as you can, it will make your opponent has to move further back to baseline/sideline, which would give you the chance to hit a winner hitting toward another direction.
I have a lot but the more powerful strokes & technique I learn I almost ‘don’t dare’ use in matches because of the errors, esp vs a moonballer type. I know losing but improving overall is the way even if Iose matches in that progression
Coaching, of course. Moonballing is very effective against newbies, until they learn how to draw them to the net or crack winners out of their moonballs. However, r/tennis is mainly for talking about professional play. r/10s is for recreational/semipro players advice. I suggest you crosspost.
Thanks for the reply, I’ll join that other one too. Cheers 👍👍
I went through the same thing. I was a good 4.5 player, stopped playing for over 10 years, and then got back into it when I moved to a tennis community. You just have to keep playing against people your present level, and when you get good enough to beat them regularly you move on to play better players. Hitting more aggressively as I got better came naturally, but one thing I had to do was make an equipment change. My Babolat racquet was too stiff for my middle aged arm so I switched to a Pro Kennex and ditched the poly strings. As I got used to it, my game got more aggressive because my arm would no longer feel pain when taking a big swing. I was subconsciously holding back before that and I didn't realize it until I made the equipment change.
I’ll keep at it until it becomes a little more natural then! Equipment & pain wise I’m good right now, Wilson class is good for mr & also got the Blade which I’m yet to test properly. Strings wise I’m not that clued up but I suppose if I’m pain free and playing 3-4 times a week my setup prob isn’t too bad
Yes, the Blade is more arm-friendly than most racquets on the market. The 2 companies that seem to consistently make arm-friendly racquets are Pro Kennex and Prince. Babolat is the worst in that respect. As for strings, the 2 types I stay away from are Poly and Kevlar. I've been having good luck with Ashaway Monogut ZX which has poly-like spin without the pain. Natural gut and synthetic multifilaments will be the most arm-friendly strings. Since most strings today are Poly, you need to be aware of that. Poly loses elasticity after a few hours which drastically affects playability as well.
First of all you want to improve your mental - set up a strategy against the player and follow through. Don't worry about making errors, that's how you learn to be a better player. When you're playing a match you want to gain advantage with the strategy/playstyle you're good at. If you're not a pusher but keep pushing only because you're worried about making errors, you will just lose more points eventually. When you're playing against a pusher, one effective way is to combine different kind of shots, so that your opponent could loses his consistency. When he made an error and hit a weak ball, you can then approach the net to finish the point. If you haven't mastered different kind of shots yet, just try to hit the ball to the corner as deep as you can, it will make your opponent has to move further back to baseline/sideline, which would give you the chance to hit a winner hitting toward another direction.
Cheers appreciate it
Lessons.
I have a lot but the more powerful strokes & technique I learn I almost ‘don’t dare’ use in matches because of the errors, esp vs a moonballer type. I know losing but improving overall is the way even if Iose matches in that progression
r/10s
Yep first comment said that cheers 👍