Best setup with Matt Grody?

[RainingAmoeba79]

hahaha yes I actually have 13 players saved on different memory devices

[djarvik]

Funny you say this, I have two USB sticks plugged in at all times into Xbox. Along with HD it gives me 12 players....and I was thinking of getting a splitter over the weekend and plugging in at least 3 more, for a whopping 24 player roster!

[RainingAmoeba79]

haha yup Im crazy right?

The wierd thing is it still seems too small.

[MrMackNasty]

wtf i didnt know you could do this. damn

how do you do it with the same profile name though? Doesn't your gamertag have to be under the same profile?

[RainingAmoeba79]

haha yup just need some usb memory devices, and you can have up to 24 different players!

[supinesmokey13]

Funny you say this, I have two USB sticks plugged in at all times into Xbox. Along with HD it gives me 12 players....and I was thinking of getting a splitter over the weekend and plugging in at least 3 more, for a whopping 24 player roster!

so do I i would buy a memory card but not until I pay the rent advance on my room at university it is a pain though when i want to make changes to the setups having recreate and complete objectives again.

hey djarvik does the spin-serve master improve topspin and slice serves with the stick. Also you said that, the Basic rule is that if you don't have a Volley Skill - then your volley is just to Finish points. You need to come to net when a point is practically won, basically to shorten the inevitable rally and to avoid mistiming the ball while you ahead in the rally .Ok but what i have setups like these

10/1/9 Targutai Taskhia- focus service with volley stat of 75,or
10/1/9 Renata Bognarova-spin serve-master with a volley stat of 72 or
13/1/6 Luke Novak -insideout-master and Topspin invasion with a volley stat of 75

[supinesmokey13]

wtf i didnt know you could do this. damn

how do you do it with the same profile name though? Doesn't your gamertag have to be under the same profile?

they are two usb ports on the console and slots for two Xbox 360 memory cards. the usb's must have at least 1GB free space to use them though

[djarvik]

Spin serve master enlarges your timing window on spins serves and shrink the returning timing window for your opponent. Making your spin serves more effective. The ball doesn't spin "more", but rather everything is controlled by timing windows.

I was referring to his post, where he notes a 65 volley.

10/1/9 Targutai Taskhia- focus service with volley stat of 75
10/1/9 Renata Bognarova-spin serve-master with a volley stat of 72
both are a silver coaches, so you right away at a disadvantage. Not sure how to play with them.... there are better options for similar setups.

13/1/6 Luke Novak -insideout-master and Topspin invasion with a volley stat of 75
Its a fun setup to use. I would not SV with it thou. Maybe as a surprise tactic. My primary tactic would be to attempt and execute an inside-out top spin FH on my serve. This will place me in a winning position in the rally. Good serve followed by Inside-out top spin FH. On return games I would return cross court short, with 70 reflex I should be able to get some good angle and prevent my opponent to either come back cross, or attempt a down the line shot while moving forward - which in most cases will result in mid court shot, at which point I can use inside out FH top spin to gain advantage. This is a quick strategy, but I am sure I can come up with a few more.

[RainingAmoeba79]

How valuable do you guys thinkTI is with that setup? Could it be a viable all rounder setup for clay?

[djarvik]

I actually loved this setup for all around and clay courts. This setup is fast, decent stamina, good strokes and serve and Volley to finish these long points on clay. However on any other surface I felt slow and powerless. You sorta need to be perfect and use tons on control shots. It can be competitive against the favorites, for sure....but not by virtue of the setup, rather by the player using it. Meaning that if you are good enough to make it close using this setup with your opponent, you likely will blow him off the court while using a more "popular" coach.

There are sooooo many fun setups out there, I just wish people had the balls to use them in ITST matches.

[RainingAmoeba79]

What do you think are the popular setups for each type of surface?

[djarvik]

To be honest, there are three distinct surfaces that I fell are really different:

Clay
Sliding and a bit slower then the rest.
- My choice for best coach goes to Drew Welsh. Speed an strokes are just killer on Clay where points seem to never end. Power guys are sorta neutralized by this surface, so a speedy guy with ultimate strokes and a well planed control shot game is best weapon.

Indoor
Fastest and highest bouncing court.
- Roman Neuwirht would be my best choice. Taking a ball on the rise on these courts seems to be a breeze and shot counter works magic again Instant Rocket. Still 80+ power to counter any setup.

The rest
Medium pace and medium bounce.
- Sahi Rabarri hands down. There is no touching the 80-75 strokes with IR on this medium speed courts. Enough time to power the IR and not too long as clay to actually mistime shots and have opponent return sliders back. Passing shot works great for pesky SV guys.


To me, right now, these are the Top 3 coaches. Rabarri is great for beginners, easy access to power, easy playability, instant success. Neuwirth is a bit more advanced but with more potential and more various ways to score points and control the court. And Welsh is a beast for advanced players. If you know your control shots - no better setup is available to me.

[RainingAmoeba79]

ah i see. What about S and V? My picks are Scheimer and kelly.

[djarvik]

Tough to say for me, I tried a few SV coaches, but I mainly play with net rashers or baselines...never pure SV. Maybe someone else can answer as well.

[RainingAmoeba79]

yup ik. I think that TI might help the all rounders with Novak on clay, but I find 13/2/5 works better.