I think you should use your shoulder more as you shot is all bout the arm which is technically wrong. You have to use the shoulder as it is currently VERY rigid!
Oh God, are there seriously people questioning if Ian is a 5.0 player? The guy played at a very good DII school, people! He's generating a lot of pace and spin on these shots, he's just a good enough player that he can relax his body and it appears that he isn't putting much effort into the shot.
Ian are you sure u are a 5.0 player? or u are just fooling around here? and if this is a 5.0 player a 3.0 player must look really really bad just like me.
@pinnacalada ha funny thing is is that people look way worse on video than in real life. Film yourself, no matter what you think your NTRP rating is and you'll look at least 1.0 rating lower on video. You'll see all your little mistakes and your "great shots" won't look so great on video. If you don't believe me just film yourself.
@alzahir haha, I'll get some more points up soon. My backhand drive/topspin shot is definitely my least favorite shot though, I use it sparingly during point play, something I'd definitely spend a lot of time working on if I had it.
@gaudigalves hi Ian, i feel kind of stupid for asking this but anyways, what grip it is used on that shot ( the first shot you did on the vid) used to put the ball in play???, it is a tricky shot for me, many times it ends up in a lob or netting. and I think it's because i'm using a wrong grip. please give me some adviceses. thanks in advance.
@gaudigalves If you mean the feed that I started the point with then the answer is Continental. If you mean the forehand that I hit that bounced right next to the baseline the answer is Semi-Western.
@EssentialTennis Is that because you play a lot of doubles and can hide it plus the fact the block and slice are more effective in said doubles? I find that in doubles I rarely use my one handed topsin backhand but in singles I do a lot more.
@shivex HA! That looks like very high-quality play to me. A lot of solid, safe, deep groundstrokes and pretty much every short ball gets either put away or used to set up a finishing volley. Love that Ian isn't trying to kill it.
i think i like wills strokes better. his seems more fluid and accelerates better. bt as for who would win... i dunno
millionairejh 3 days ago
Lol...yeah come on...we want to see highlights from a grudge match between you and Will...analyze that!!
MsCherokeeblue 1 week ago
Kohn
BigChud08 3 months ago
HATE the camera view
iRuss876 11 months ago
I think you should use your shoulder more as you shot is all bout the arm which is technically wrong. You have to use the shoulder as it is currently VERY rigid!
TennisMad5697 11 months ago
Oh God, are there seriously people questioning if Ian is a 5.0 player? The guy played at a very good DII school, people! He's generating a lot of pace and spin on these shots, he's just a good enough player that he can relax his body and it appears that he isn't putting much effort into the shot.
drumsfightingandstuf 1 year ago
Ian are you sure u are a 5.0 player? or u are just fooling around here? and if this is a 5.0 player a 3.0 player must look really really bad just like me.
pinnacalada 1 year ago
@pinnacalada ha funny thing is is that people look way worse on video than in real life. Film yourself, no matter what you think your NTRP rating is and you'll look at least 1.0 rating lower on video. You'll see all your little mistakes and your "great shots" won't look so great on video. If you don't believe me just film yourself.
bhallic24 5 months ago
@bhallic24 i did i look better on vid then i do in actual play. i wouldn't be commenting if i had nothing to say.
pinnacalada 5 months ago
1:22 - 1:29 beautiful
weksa 1 year ago
hey ian whos better you or will? haha is like the federer nadal of the internet instructors
jonathanelbuenaonda 1 year ago 6
Only four backhands and one of those a slice?! C'mon, Ian! XD
alzahir 1 year ago
@alzahir haha, I'll get some more points up soon. My backhand drive/topspin shot is definitely my least favorite shot though, I use it sparingly during point play, something I'd definitely spend a lot of time working on if I had it.
EssentialTennis 1 year ago
@EssentialTennis hi Ian, i feel kind of stupid for asking this, what grip it is used on that shot ( the first shot you did on the vid) used
gaudigalves 1 week ago
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@gaudigalves hi Ian, i feel kind of stupid for asking this but anyways, what grip it is used on that shot ( the first shot you did on the vid) used to put the ball in play???, it is a tricky shot for me, many times it ends up in a lob or netting. and I think it's because i'm using a wrong grip. please give me some adviceses. thanks in advance.
gaudigalves 1 week ago
@gaudigalves If you mean the feed that I started the point with then the answer is Continental. If you mean the forehand that I hit that bounced right next to the baseline the answer is Semi-Western.
EssentialTennis 1 week ago
@EssentialTennis the first one... I always see all the pros hitting it when warning up, i have no much time on tennis. thanks :)
gaudigalves 1 week ago
@EssentialTennis Is that because you play a lot of doubles and can hide it plus the fact the block and slice are more effective in said doubles? I find that in doubles I rarely use my one handed topsin backhand but in singles I do a lot more.
surfjabroni 2 days ago
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shivex 1 year ago
@shivex Oh ya? What lead you to think that?
EssentialTennis 1 year ago
@shivex HA! That looks like very high-quality play to me. A lot of solid, safe, deep groundstrokes and pretty much every short ball gets either put away or used to set up a finishing volley. Love that Ian isn't trying to kill it.
tednugent82 1 week ago
IAN vs WILL! IAN vs WILL! :)
assailant85 1 year ago 11
@assailant85 That would be a fun match :)
EssentialTennis 1 year ago
@EssentialTennis Come on you guys need to sort that one out and post it on your websites!
surfjabroni 2 days ago
@assailant85 lol that would be an awesome match! I'd pay to see that.
bhallic24 5 months ago