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Think about it. Let's say that the ruling would be a fault in the case if a serve were to hit the net, then hit the receiver's partner on the fly. Now logically, does that seem fair to you? If I were on the receiving team playing net and anticipated a would-be let in order to purposely touch...

Exactly! .....

What you are referring to is called "proportional stringing". I have mentioned that the claimed stringing method is supposed to be better than the proportional method. As with proportional stringing, the adjacent strings end up with equilibrium tension therefore losing any beneficial effects...

^ What? Just say it in code.

I was skimming through the Tennis M.enace site. They provide a stringing method that was said to be better than proportional string -- supposedly lasts longer as far as eliminating the equilibrium of adjacent strings. So does anyone know exactly what this method is suppose to be?

6" (inches) is not really high at all. (joking) Maybe you should use your flat serve as a kicker, and your kicker as a flat? ;) Ok, for real ... I think it might be that you are getting much more racquet head speed on your flat serve, therefore you are generating more kick (you are not afraid...

"too mechanical this or that?" As far as "LOOKS" goes, his FH form is fine. It's not ugly either. The important thing is its effectiveness. So OP, just worry about the effectiveness of that stroke (even if it's already effective). I don't think you should worry about its looks...

^^^ Depending on your opponenents level of play/power level. Loopty doopty could just dink a slow one, and you'd have 5 seconds to get set and go. :)

She sounded like she wasn't too sure of herself. All I can say really is that I feel bad for her. I'm not sure if she is aware of how nonadvanced her advice and technique happens to be. She has not seen proper form maybe? ...or perhaps has a misunderstanding of it?

:) The thread title is a bit contradictory, don't you think? It reads: "Can control the direction of serve .... ", then it continues: "but how?" Are you saying that you CAN control the direction of serve, but that you do not know how you are capable of doing it? :)

You don't have to use an eastern BH grip. It is not a "must" thing.

Yeah, but isn't a 5.0 women lower in rank than a 5.0 male? Like a 5.0 female would be close to between a 4.0 - 4.5 male, right? So it's unlikely that she would be able to beat a true 4.5 male, on average.

Hantuchova's stance (retro stance?) is more prone to footfaults, IMO. I'm not sure she footfaults though. I know Hewitt faulted a lot. I think Roddick's stance simplifies things more. Less movements = less things that could go wrong. I'm thinking that Daniela's shifting stance (the retro serve...

Yeah, the venue has condenser microphone(s) on the court. It's amped up so that you could hear a pin drop, or at least you can hear the ball bounces extremely clear. BTW the OP (or the recreational amateurs that he witnesses) must be using dead balls or something, that's why he is explaining...

^^ Are you referring to professional events?

Hey, bbbbbb, Nadal may have somewhat of an open "shoulder", but that's really only BEFORE his swing. His shoulders are open during his ready position/bounce preparation phase. If you watch carefully, you should see that during his takeback, he does square up his shoulders. BTW, his hips/legs...

Some pro events that are televised have low amplified court sounds. Some events have it amped up. Did you watch this years US Open on the USA network? They were crushing the hell out of the ball. Dead sound? I think not. Yes that echo sound is what I refer to as the ping sound BTW. Just grab...

^^^ I don't think, I missed anything. Your interpretation of my message may be off. My presumption was that the OP was referin to "sound" as in the "ping" sound, rather that the authoritive "thwack/thump" sound. And so the higher level players shots are DEAD -- dead as in not making that...

To add to this, it's not just about hitting the sweet spot (yes the sweet spot is very important -- you want to hit it as much as possible). Even when soft hitters contact the sweet spot there still is that ping sound. Big clean hitters basically flatten the ball upon contact. They crush the...

Exactly! I think the other posters were trying to communicate this message as well.

Oh ... challenger for "juniors". Still though, I think 3 weeks is good for any competitive player.

Interesting ... I would think that a challenger player would break strings within at least hours. Soft strings like multis, synthetic gut and natural gut wear out quickly for power hitters, especially ones whom take major topspin cuts at the ball. Polys last longer. The longest lasting...

^^^ Who ever said that I was old? Also, whoever said that I don't slide, lad?

^^^ With a BH grip (using the FH side of the face of course), you said the face is less open compared to the Continental (which is correct), yet you yourself can get MORE pace with this less open face (BH grip) than an open face (Continental)??? Getting more SPIN with a BH grip we can...

Here's the thing.... Beginners usually hit with the eastern FH grip, which is wrong when it comes to developing a more advanced serve. It is recommended that they switch to a less conservative grip (conservative, meaning more towards frying pan). To develop a more powerful serve with more...

I bet the person that you're referring to is a young one. They tend to not mind sacrificing there bodies as much as older folks.

The higher tension has nothing to do with preventing the friction burn. It would have to do with compensating for the tiny bit of tension loss resulting from the extra friction involved when a machine pulls the cross strings through the mains (we're talking about like 1-3 lbs here). As for...

It wouldn't be too much of a problem, really. As for friction problems, string tighter in order to compensate. Now you might ask: "Why invent a string that involves an extra hassle of having to string tighter?" Well then, when poly and kevlar was invented, why invent a string that is so stiff...

I understand where the OP is coming from, as I'm sure most of us here do as well. Just let him know that you are out here to work on specific parts of your game. Then ask him if he would like to join you. By doing so, you would be honest and kind. From the start, you would be letting him know...

...which is what I mean: He is getting "talent" mixed up with "fine motor skills". Some fine motor skills can be an innate ability/capability and it can be something that you acquire. I believe that the previous OP that we are referring to misused the term "talent".