USA Davis Cup Team

by **Garghamell** » Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:13

i struggle mostly with the they'rereallyfreakin'good setup.

i lost to dionl1993 (6-2, 6-2) and strategyguide94 (7-5, 6-2).

they both not use the power setup. i do. i should've beaten them. i couldn't. i was outmatched. i wasn't having good mental days, but still. i've played dapery on WT and the gap is noticeable. i played Norberto H in Wimby QF and got outclassed as well.

just when i think i can hang with the big dogs, i get a huge reality check.

and i truly don't know what they feed them in France. but whatever it is, it's working. the Germans and Austrians are strong too.

yes, i need more practice. but i already spend an inordinate amount of time on this game and ITST. i have a heavy nerdmancrush on both. but perhaps it's time to focus on real life for a bit.

awww, screw it. i'm going to go play a few sets.
anyone game?

by **MrMackNasty** » Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:06

lol graghamell where do you think your going? You and me both know better than that!

by **Moralspain** » Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:11

Garghamell wrote:just when i think i can hang with the big dogs, i get a huge reality check.

and i truly don't know what they feed them in France. but whatever it is, it's working. the Germans and Austrians are strong too.

yes, i need more practice.

awww, screw it. i'm going to go play a few sets.
anyone game?

nah i felt the same way in the past with TS3, now i hardly have time to play TS4, but i remember i asked to Norbert once if he was using a different controller, no joking, i could not understand what was going on there, it's a video game for God's sake!!, i thought to myself "we all have the same controller with the same buttons,no? so why these top guys are constantly beating me?, nosense"
I even thought lag was something to do with my results, not huge lag you know? almost imperceptible lag, i sent several messages to some guys saying "damn i had lag man!, a shame" and they replying " i didn't feel anything" and i was WTF? hahaha,i think some guys can always hit perfect shots due to his "lack" of lag....

My advice, just enjoy the game man, the competition, and have fun.

About the france guys, they love this game because 8 out of 10 guys playing the WT are french :shock:

BTW if you wanna get your confidence back, shoot me an invitation if you see me online, we'll hit some balls.

by **Garghamell** » Sun, 24 Jul 2011 07:40

Moralspain wrote: nah i felt the same way in the past with TS3, now i hardly have time to play TS4, but i remember i asked to Norbert once if he was using a different controller, no joking, i could not understand what was going on there, it's a video game for God's sake!!, i thought to myself "we all have the same controller with the same buttons,no? so why these top guys are constantly beating me?, nosense"
I even thought lag was something to do with my results, not huge lag you know? almost imperceptible lag, i sent several messages to some guys saying "damn i had lag man!, a shame" and they replying " i didn't feel anything" and i was WTF? hahaha,i think some guys can always hit perfect shots due to his "lack" of lag....

My advice, just enjoy the game man, the competition, and have fun.

About the france guys, they love this game because 8 out of 10 guys playing the WT are french

BTW if you wanna get your confidence back, shoot me an invitation if you see me online, we'll hit some balls.

thanks for your sympathetic moral words. i've been playing a bit better lately (knock on wood). been playing random matches with BluddyEff, BillVal, duuderino, macknasty, and i feel like i'm getting a better feel for the control shot timing. still, i played a really good player on WT with TI/MD and got trounced (still, i invited him to join ITST.) :lol:

i did play a one setter against Baggy and won (yay!). well, it was a tiebreak. and he was off the first few games. but still, yay! i'm sure he can't wait to play me again so he can demoralize me (pun somewhat intentional).

my family's in town until early next week. then i'll add you and we can toss some balls. i'm trying out the SVK/RS setup (Neuwirth?), and so far it's decent. high powered (87), yes, but no IR means i have to play more control shots. i'm trying to stay away from the yummy IR/CPS (not maxxed out), just so djarvik has no excuse to hate me. :wink:

see you around!

by **djarvik** » Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:21

hahaha I dont hate you man

But I am sure glad you gonna try to stay away from the "drug" :lol:

by **Garghamell** » Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:37

djarvik wrote:hahaha I dont hate you man But I am sure glad you gonna try to stay away from the "drug"

i know you don't hate me, i was exaggerating for the sake of humor.

i reserve the right to use it against you in a tourney, though. if anything, just for the psychological edge

by the way, the thing that you do with the RB button and the Approach Shot coach (you know, where you use it with a shot but not actually approach the net), does it fall under the 'exploiting a glitch' clause? i'm just curious. not accusing you of anything.

juuuuust wondering. and perhaps inciting a debate for the sake of raising all of our Edberg levels.

by **djarvik** » Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:57

Ahhh but here is the thing, I did approach the net. Ended up with 19 out 26 points (or similar) in one set. I don't like not approaching the net and use RB, but sometimes there is no choice, my Guy freezes mid court despite me frantically pushing forward, so I kinda give up and move back.

When someone who has 0 intent to come to net does it, and doesn't have the skill that goes along with that button...then...ahh....f$#% it :lol:

BTW, this was not my "tournament" player :wink:

ha! Mental edge back to me.

by **Garghamell** » Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:47

djarvik wrote:Ahhh but here is the thing, I did approach the net. Ended up with 19 out 26 points (or similar) in one set. I don't like not approaching the net and use RB, but sometimes there is no choice, my Guy freezes mid court despite me frantically pushing forward, so I kinda give up and move back.

When someone who has 0 intent to come to net does it, and doesn't have the skill that goes along with that button...then...ahh....f$#% it

BTW, this was not my "tournament" player ha! Mental edge back to me.

hmmmm... that's not my tournament player either. or is it? maybe not. it could be. it could just as well not be. wait, now i'm confused. which one do i use again? oh, forget it.

by **TIM TEBOWNER 15** » Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:29

i am ready!!!

by **Garghamell** » Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:39

i'm officially quitting the Davis Cup team. i can't compete with the IR/CPS players. i haven't been using my IR/CPS player the last couple of weeks out of principle. why? 'cause i'm foolish.
i can't compete at the top level. no need to pretend i can. it's been fun. i'll still play practice matches.
sorry if it's last minute. but there's people willing and able to replace me.

yes, getting double-bageled by TimTebowner the last tourney was one of the turning points.

good luck to all,

hope you win it.

by **RainingAmoeba79** » Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:55

guys we gotta post our team! everyone still playing should say so.

by **djarvik** » Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:31

I will not be a captain, but if you need me guys to play - I will.

by **SIeeepy** » Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:49

I'll play!

by **RainingAmoeba79** » Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:19

ALright! djarvik and sleepy: anyone else?

by **Rob ITST** » Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:57

I'll play.

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