Meyzieu Canada

While you waiting for few PRO's video from Poland and European Championships, here is my lates video. It was recorded last Sunday in Sherbrooke, Canada on Sherbrooke Open 2011 ...

Edited by melarimsa - 10/19/2011 at 10:42pm

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I think 1800 is being generous.  His attacks were extremely inconsistent.  I didn't count, but it seemed like he missed more attacks than he made.  His blocking was pretty good though.  The short topspin/no spin serve gave him trouble.  My guess is that he didn't pick up the spin.  

What does his grip have to do with the level of his game? Danny Seemiller was #23 in the world and many-times US National Champion with the grip which is even weirder than this guy's.

So, yes, his FH is awkward and he misses it rather more often than BH but generally I would say that he has a good basic technique. He is a bit tentative on blocks and backs away from the table too willingly, but he could be easily 1800-1900 USATT. His BH often has a very good swing and is rather powerful when he hits the ball properly.

His receive of Marco's serves is often pretty bad because he doesn't do much counteraction of Marco's spin - I am not sure why he simply puts his racket under the ball with no spin or counter-spin motion of his own. I blame his receiving stance - he is one step away from table and he probably simply is not ready to jump on the ball and meet it while it's still relatively high.

I would recommend him to work on two things - his FH attack (should be less tight, more fluid, and yes, the grip hurts him there), and serve reception.

Marko US rating is 2 1 7 4 

and i know danny seemiller's resume very well considering i've played in the Erie tournament many times where dan seemiller is a regular there.

I played him personally as well and my friend played his son twice.  I know exactly how good he is and NEVER do i ever undermine a player's level just because of his grip

Edited by ZJKandMLfan - 10/14/2011 at 11:45pm

So I watched again and counted.  On FH loops or kills he landed 6 and missed 15.  That's less than a 30% success rate.