Videos of MYTT Members Playing

mjamja wrote: Bye the way, you really should have "Choed" when he gave you the point at 10-0.

Just loaded my top 15 plays from the US Open.

heavyspin wrote: Just loaded my top 15 plays from the US Open.

How come whenever I go to make up a "Best Shots" video from one of my tournaments all of the  great shots I can find are from my opponents :).

What nickname are we gunna give Rich that will stick ??

SadistiClown wrote: mjamja wrote: How come whenever I go to make up a "Best Shots" video from one of my tournaments all of the  great shots I can find are from my opponents :). Great video Larry.  Keep up the good work.  Do you have any plans for a new "Training" video? Mark because you make your opponents look really good

Simple put-aways are not great shots.
Great shots follow from good rallies. So, Mark, you must have played well for the shot to look good

heavyspin wrote: Note that my record was 1-6 against the 7 different opponents in my top 15 plays video. Selective highlights can show a different story.

BH-Man wrote: What nickname are we gunna give Rich that will stick ??

Well seeing as I am back in the game 6 weeks now, here is me playing few years back.

Edited by Ndragon88 - 09/17/2014 at 10:00am

tabten5 wrote: NDragon88, you look to me to like you would be a decent Div 1 player in a good local league in the UK. Am I close? It might be that you play in the Premier division, although I'd say you would struggle in that division in my league (which is notoriously strong.)

Eric, I think you look good in this clip. But do you only wear shirts with horizontal stripes? I was watching the video and it struck me that it seems likely you always wore those kinds of shirts in the past, too.

I still think you are a 2000+ player in disguise. Players like you in my experience are extremely frustrating to play and hard to kill off, even with my power.

fatt wrote: NextLevel wrote: I still think you are a 2000+ player in disguise. Players like you in my experience are extremely frustrating to play and hard to kill off, even with my power. no fanboyism there at all... You need to know and/or explain better what constitutes a 2000 player; I understand where your statement comes from though...that magic number hits the mind of most u2k players who pretend knowing something about the game.

The most important features of 2000+ players are that they generally loop/attack first when they can and if they don't, they can bring back loops with a counter that puts the opponent under pressure by using pace or consistency (and for more advanced players, placement). This is the approach that I have taken to developing my game.

Eric has the ability to bring back balls consistently. What is missing is his ability to finish the point when he is given an opportunity to attack, though this video shows some serious improvement. He just needs one shot that he can throw at (or rather, AWAY) people who give him attackable balls.

Edited by NextLevel - 11/05/2014 at 8:23am

Roger Stillabower wrote: fatt wrote: NextLevel wrote: I still think you are a 2000+ player in disguise. Players like you in my experience are extremely frustrating to play and hard to kill off, even with my power. no fanboyism there at all... You need to know and/or explain better what constitutes a 2000 player; I understand where your statement comes from though...that magic number hits the mind of most u2k players who pretend knowing something about the game. I know at the club that I play at the 2000 level and over are on a total different level than some one 1800 and under.

Fatt's just trying to say that I have no idea what it takes to be a 2000+ player.  Health permitting, I'll let my game with all its ups and downs speak for itself.

Thanks all, but just highlights.. selective editing will make anyone look good. Still have a long way to go for anything like 2000. Local feedback (from better players) was similar - impressed with chop and consistency but really need to improve FH power / loop efficiency. The video doesn't really show it but I was just deathly tired in no time as well.. my poor diet and lack of exercise (TT once a week) is another opportunity area (that I probably won't reasonably address).