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Outside the Cubicle
Приєднався 23 гру 2022
Work Hard, Hit Hard.
Quality, Effort, Focus.
[The Objective]
This summer, I scored a fulltime, in-office test engineering job at Torch Technologies. Outside of work, I am training as hard as I can with the resources I have to play one of the top 4 most prestigious tennis events in the world: The U.S. Open. According to ITF, there are 86 million tennis players on the planet. Of those players, I need to virtually be one of the 128 best... or beg for a wildcard :)
2024 Update: Also aiming to play pro pickleball.
[Happy 2023]
I've got a goal, a plan, and a fresh year ahead of me. Stay tuned, and let's create a community of success!
Quality, Effort, Focus.
[The Objective]
This summer, I scored a fulltime, in-office test engineering job at Torch Technologies. Outside of work, I am training as hard as I can with the resources I have to play one of the top 4 most prestigious tennis events in the world: The U.S. Open. According to ITF, there are 86 million tennis players on the planet. Of those players, I need to virtually be one of the 128 best... or beg for a wildcard :)
2024 Update: Also aiming to play pro pickleball.
[Happy 2023]
I've got a goal, a plan, and a fresh year ahead of me. Stay tuned, and let's create a community of success!
Points with #1 Bob Jones High School Player - THE Reed Rafferty
Groundstroke games with Reed.
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Win the Doubles Drill! | Fun Saturday Clinic with TPA Tennis
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Saturday group. Try to win as the champions. First people have to try to get to 10. Next people 9, 8, 7, etc. #tennis #tennisdrills #usta #itf #atp #doubles #pickleball #tennisplayer #forehand
$10k Match vs. Hank Trondson (UTR 12.4)
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2nd round of the TVOC Chattanooga money tournament. #tennis #tennismatch #claycourt #utr #usta #tennisrecruiting #atp #pickleball #itf
Set Play with Taj (12.2 UTR) and Parker (11.5 UTR)
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Practice sets with Taj and Parker. #tennis #utr #atp #ipin #itf #usta #tennisaustralia #tennisrecruiting #tennispractice
Match Against ATP Ranked Auburn Player 🎾
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Nick is back from college, so we played a match! #tennis #atp #itf #usta #utr #tennisrecruiting #collegetennis #tennismatch #forehand
3 Points from an ATP Ranking...! 😩| First M25 Futures of the Year
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Crazy weekend and fun experience. Thankful to no longer have food poisoning... Next tourney is June 5th in Chattanooga! #tennis #atp #itf #tennisrecruiting #utr #pensacola #tomic #tennismatch #usta
2010 Blue Chip vs. 2016 5 Star | p.s. I play a Futures tomorrow!
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Practice set with Dan. Seeded for the first time ever in qualies of my Futures tomorrow. Hoping my stomach holds so I can give a good match- just recovered from food poisoning! Could potentially play Houston second round... #tennis #futures #itf #usta #ipin #atp #tennispractice #utr #collegetennis
Gonzaga Alumni BATTLE Current Ranked Players!! | Team Singles.
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Rettke/Hollingworth face off against Everly/Trkulja in a fun team singles game.
Gonzaga Alumni Reflect on College as D1 Athletes 🎾
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Clips from our alumni event the other week. Great time seeing old faces. #tennis #gonzaga #zags #alumni #tennis #ncaa #studentathlete #atp #ita
5 Star Class of 2025 vs. 2016 (9 year difference)!!!
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[Description] When I was a 5 star senior ranked 37 in the nation, he was an 8 year old in 3rd grade. Now he's a 5 star junior ranked 60 in the nation, and he will only move up... [Join Our GroupMe!] It is important to surround yourself around like-minded people with common goals. Join this group for tennis, mental, and other content that will help you grow as tennis/pickleball players and peopl...
5-Star Showdown: High School Phenom (#62) vs. College Alum (Ex #37)
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[Description] I play a tiebreaker with Houston. However, there's a catch! You only win points as the returner. 00:00 - Play Like Karue 01:46 - Tennis 08:18 - Recap [Join Our GroupMe!] It is important to surround yourself around like-minded people with common goals. Join this group for tennis, mental, and other content that will help you grow as tennis/pickleball players and people! Tennis Beast...
3.5/4.0 Pickleball in Huntsville, Alabama!
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Fun recreational pickleball. #pickleball #pickleballdoubles #dupr #ppa #app #atp #tennis #huntsvillealabama #huntsvillenews
Back at it with some 2 on 1s!!! | Time to get better.
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[Description] Practice with Dan and Lafe. [Join Our GroupMe!] It is important to surround yourself around like-minded people with common goals. Join this group for tennis, mental, and other content that will help you grow as tennis/pickleball players and people! Tennis Beasts Group Chat: groupme.com/join_group/97099720/Y4dxVYFa [Tags] #tennis #tennisdrills #tennispractice #tennispoint #atp #utr...
Tiebreaker with Dan (Ex-Princeton Player)
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[Description] Tiebreaker with Dan. Working on starting position of elbow on serve, don't want it to drop. Not completely successful in this video, but the goal is to draw an upwards diagonal line with my elbow. Will do full service motion once this piece is mastered. [Join Our GroupMe!] It is important to surround yourself around like-minded people with common goals. Join this group for tennis,...
How we prepared at my first tournament of the year.
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How we prepared at my first tournament of the year.
I Found the Optimal Tennis Strategy for my Game: Enhancing the Serve + Live Point Showdown
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I Found the Optimal Tennis Strategy for my Game: Enhancing the Serve Live Point Showdown
Gen-X vs. Gen-Z | Groundstroke Points with TFree
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Gen-X vs. Gen-Z | Groundstroke Points with TFree
Practice Set vs. Daniel Perez Caraballo (12.02 UTR)
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Practice Set vs. Daniel Perez Caraballo (12.02 UTR)
Practice Set vs. Jonasz Dziopak (12.43 UTR)
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Practice Set vs. Jonasz Dziopak (12.43 UTR)
Knee-Bending Drill, Points, and Jump Ropes! | Finding our Roles as Tennis Players.
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Knee-Bending Drill, Points, and Jump Ropes! | Finding our Roles as Tennis Players.
Men’s Open Doubles Semifinals | Athletic Club Alabama
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Men’s Open Doubles Semifinals | Athletic Club Alabama
12 UTR vs 7.5 UTR | Groundstroke Game to 21.
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12 UTR vs 7.5 UTR | Groundstroke Game to 21.
100 middle, 50 backhands, 50 forehands, 100 butterflies. | Road to U.S. Open, Full-Time Job.
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100 middle, 50 backhands, 50 forehands, 100 butterflies. | Road to U.S. Open, Full-Time Job.
4.0 Pickleball Doubles Tournament! (As a Beginner) | A2M Sports
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4.0 Pickleball Doubles Tournament! (As a Beginner) | A2M Sports
WINDY Tennis Practice!! Groundstroke games to 10. | 10, 11, 12 UTRs
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WINDY Tennis Practice!! Groundstroke games to 10. | 10, 11, 12 UTRs
Tournament Ready: My First Pickleball Drills of the Year!
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Tournament Ready: My First Pickleball Drills of the Year!
My First Practice of the Year with 7.5 and 12.5 UTR Tennis Players! 📖🎾
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My First Practice of the Year with 7.5 and 12.5 UTR Tennis Players! 📖🎾
Decoding My Tennis Year: 2023 Recap and Future Goals!!!
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Decoding My Tennis Year: 2023 Recap and Future Goals!!!
Is that Dimitrov?
@@TomAllsopp 😂😂 spitting image
Reed Rafferty looking more like Roger Federer to me!
😂😂
Man staying consistent w UA-cam with a full time job is super tough, shout out to you for growing your channel at this rate
I appreciate ya man!! Will keep grinding 💪🏽🔥
Cmon man you got this
Let’s do it
Vamos
Lets go!!!
Hey Vinny, I just transitioned to a one-hander a couple days ago and wondered if you could give it a look?
For sure, send a vid!
@@luckyvinny lemme know if it doesn’t go through, UA-cam is weird with links
@@luckyvinny you got an insta I can send it to?
Three doubles in the first game. Still won the set 😮 camera gave it up.
Haha I only win when the cameras on man! 🤣
Damn what a battle
Absolute grind
Your opponent is pretty good. He hits short balls pretty well.
Agreed. Was really hard to stay off of defense against him
What worked well and what didn’t for this match? Any suggestions on what I should improve next?
elbowing behind you on the serve
@@Klaas-Vaaker 👍!
Nice playing
Appreciate it!! Gotta work on the second serve 😬
Wow really high level play
Tough playing Nick!
9:18 he gave the serve out, lol
Dude what was that return at 6:49??? Do you usually return with a two handed back hand cause if not that was insane
That’s my return when I get jammed 😂
Absolutely love the channel and your videos. Keep it up. Also, it might be better to add the score on the screen for future games, even if its practice sets.
Thanks Roddi!
Some good tennis here 💪🏾
Appreciate it sir! 💪🏽🔥
Keep it up friend!! Love that your personality shines through here. I truly believe you're going to be big!!!!
Thank you Thao!! Let’s gooo 💪🏽🔥
poor nick, he never had a chance, ps i stopped the video at eighteen minutes lol. also your guys' serves are similar technique wise
Hahaha yeeeeah don’t watch past the first 18 mins 🤣 Also honored that you say our serves are similar. I think his motion is beautiful- mine needs some work!
@@luckyvinny its pretty good all things considered, im sure you'll get it figured out lol. Besides your ground game is A1
@@saschamillard8270haha thanks Sascha! It’s getting there
nice vid, just need some cleaner courts 😭
Haha we need to pressure wash them 😂
Pretty sure we are in Huntsville big man!! Good playing boys! Great video Vince!
Haha right right, well Nick and I are from Madison so that’s what I meant! Thank you brother 🙏
Switching to the left hand at 4:25!? 😮😮😮 That’s JJ wolf’s trick shot.
He learned it from me 😉🤫
Cure for crazy nerves is more experience, excited to see your progression, great you got the nerves out of the way for now, best on your journey!
Agree with you, thank you!! Planning on a more consistent tournament schedule
Both windy and on Har Tru surface ... I'd be making errors like crazy.
It was tough man! Makes you feel terrible
it looks awful to play on green clay. It looks way more slippery than regular clay
Haha it was super slippery this time since the sprinkler wasn’t working. Still wasn’t awful with the right clay shoes!
hey vinny! awesome to see all the newer road to atp point youtubers are meeting each other. Hope the grind is still going good bro
Haha yes Sascha, still loving it! Actually met Jake before I even knew he had a UA-cam channel. Hope you’re doing well too
@@luckyvinny thats awesome man! my game is really starting to come together so hopefully ill see you out at a tourney in the coming months
Would love that. Big money tournament coming up in Chattanooga you should play! Forgot where you’re from
@@luckyvinny illinois. When is it?
@@saschamillard8270 June 5 I believe. Will probably actually start the 6th or 7th
You'll get 'em next time, Vince! Can't afford the nerves there. Pray about it beforehand. :) Also, it's time to commit to the pickleball life!
Hahaha nah man no pickleball!! Thank you Law Dawg, I will
keep going !!!
Let’s get after it 😤🔥
tough one Vince, some of these guys are playing tournaments nearly every week. You're going to break through when its your time, keep grinding bro
Thank you AJ 🙏 will keep plugging away
The one point you get of me is when I slip and fall! Haha! To good man! Next tournament is the one Vince! Keep pushing!
Was a well fought point! 🤣 yessir you and me both. Let’s do it!!! 💪🏽🔥💪🏽🔥
Obviously, you need new shoes!
Loved your footwork at 11:07. So fluid and balanced. Let’s goooo!!!
Appreciate it Edger! Felt like Karue there 💪🏽😤
The first serve you put down the T was so dangerous and ATP pro-like at10:51. 😋
Haha thank you Jerry!
Such a special video! Pumped for the futures! Good luck champ!
Good luck brotha! 👊 let’s have fun tomorrow
Love your videos, best of luck. If you’re ever playing in Calif. Let us know we’ll try and come root for you. 😊
Heck yeah appreciate you! May be going out to LA this June or July for a Futures depending on flights and PTO . Will keep you updated
From the ground level it looks like your service improved a lot!
Thanks Jerry!! Gives me more confidence hearing that
Zag up
Zag up baby! 🔥
fun times
Quite an experience!
Wow! Special content by Mr Cubicle!
Quite special indeed!
From being a blue chip...to eating blue corn chips 🤣 Growing old is hard
I feel you 😂
Your breakdown on the Karue game is excellent. He never makes a bad decision, at least as far as trying to go for shots that he shouldn't. Everyone wants to be Fed but really everyone should strive to be Novak
Thank you! He really simplifies the game
Love that this popped up on my algorithm
Andres, no way!!! Love that I’m on your feed 😂
I love the level!! Last point was crazy!
Haha Houston was about to have a craaazy comeback. I’m glad he fumbled
You need to play blue chips for your level to have a good match i think.
Appreciate it, I agree with you! Though I must say Houston and PFree play like blue chips on most days, and gotta respect whoever is across the court. I believe every tennis player can play a couple notches above their normal level
@@luckyvinny you're too solid 💯
what exercise/drill can I do to have a wide stance like you?
Appreciate you saying I have a wide stance- have been trying to improve that! One thing that helped me is this band thing that forces you to keep your knees bent while you play. I’m not sure what it’s called, but I can point you to one of my videos where we use it. Outside of that, I think it’s helpful to simply just make your legs stronger. Do lots of leg exercises and get comfortable with burning the quads. Lastly, i find it easier to think of having a wide stance rather than going for a deep knee bend. Other people may have better suggestions, but that’s what worked for me
Jannik Sinner with a red hat?
Even better- it’s houston jacques
Great playing
From what I have seen of your game on YT, this is definitely the algorithm. 💪 Maybe try using the slice a bit more on the BH side and maybe step back a bit on returns so you can take a bigger cut, especially with that FH 🔥 Good luck!
Thanks a lot Cade 🙏 good luck to you as well!
houstons a solid player. Howre things going vinny?
Great man! Haven’t gotten to play any Futures this year yet, but playing pretty well. How are things going with you?
@@luckyvinny thats great to hear man, hope you get to play one soon. Pretty much got back to my pre injury level but feeling a lot of soreness so gotta be careful :(
Ahh shoot bro, the injuries are annoying :/ definitely focus on getting those fixed first and don’t rush anything. Best of luck with everything, and keep me updated with your progress
Great video Vince! Great playing too! You were just to good!
Great tennis from both of us. Enjoyed watching these clips
Great tennis both of you!
@@ericliu2708 thanks Eric!
For those who don’t know who Karue is, he’s the guy from MyTennisHQ. Really good channel, y’all should check it out.
99% of the time on youtube people overrate themselves. This is the opposite. I've seen 3.5's in my area and they are not as good as these folks. Not guilty pickleball really needs to watch this and take notes on how he rates himself and his videos.
Haha thank you! I don’t think any people in this video have DUPR ratings and was careful not to overrate anyone. I think some could be rated higher