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I couldn't find the old backhand thread, is it deleted? Ill be posting video footage of my epic backhand soon enough. Lately I've been doing this tommy haas/warinka/Lendl thing where I keep my backswing more compact and on one side of my body, not as behind me. Before I was doing this...

I started taking lessons with this guy in his sixtys or seventys who's worked with some famous old school coaches and players. He recently told me to tighten up my grip on forehand groundstrokes. Whenever I start spraying the ball. He says tighten up the lock! Turn the key! This guy has worked...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LCxyahryGI&NR=1&feature=fvwp Watch how Federer avoids hitting through the ball like the traditional champions of old, and instead wipes over the ball. Notice how he doesn't prepare early, or worry about footwork, and how he counts to five while he waits for the...

In the past month their have been many threads about how to hit a "modern" one-handed backhand. Most of them have horrible game wrecking advice like: attack the ball with your elbow, rotate into your contact point, roll your wrist for maximum supination. etc. Advice of this kind is horrible...

Hitting through the ball analogy: Pistol vs Rifle. This is an analogy a coach used to teach me the contact phase of the groundstroke that Vince Spadea is discussing in a video clip in another thread. He explained it by talking about the rifling in a gun barrel. When a bullet is travelling...

I guess I'll create a new topic for this since it seems to be a big misconception people have about tennis history. Go back and watch videos of tennis in the 80's and 90's. The Forehand grips have become more extreme. With the semiwestern grip, players rotate more into, through and out of the...

What does everybody think of this shot. It was huge weapon for him in the Delpo match. His backswing looked a little more elaborate than a lot of the other top ATP guys to me. It looked like he had the racket face back behind the other side of his body, kind of like Soderling. What does everyone...

Everyone seems to have their own terminology for this shot. Buggy whip forehand, reverse forehand, running forehand, etc. Most players at the top hit this shot very well. In any given match, there are usually times where players can use this shot to get themselves out of trouble, or even use...

Del Potro's racket face isn't as closed as some of the other top guys on his takeback. He uses a more traditional grip and doesn't get into as much of a pat the dog position because his racket face stays a little more open. He has pretty flat strokes and maximum extension. He still has all the...

http://www.jeffsalzensteintennis.com/tennis-warm-up/ Some great old fashioned instruction that will help you develop power and consistency on your groundstrokes. I'm pretty sure Salzenstein knows the modern game better then most of the self-proclaimed experts on these forums. I already...

We all love to discuss the forehand. I thought this video was cool. It's nine out the top ten guys hitting forehands. Please note that the video is from July 14, so I'm not sure how current the list is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOFRQQ1e4Ig

I would like to learn the cool uber max-power-spin forehand. I don't want the girly-lame loser forehand. What are the characteristics of each type?? Discuss. Personally, I find this contrived, manichean way of categorizing forehands especially helpful.

Did anyone catch the Petzschner Almagro match. Really big hitting. Petzschner has a huge game, and a lot of variety. He won one point with a backhand slice passing shot. He had some slice approach shots and volley'd great. What do you guys think about him?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs-Zbi1n8VA This video really helped me.

I'm a righty. Lately I've been having trouble getting the same consistency and power on the deuce side as I do on the add side. I can't figure out what's going on. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong on the deauce side? It's been driving me crazy.

I was browsing around for tips today, and I found this site with a bunch of short video tips. They're from a variety of coaches: Rick Macci, Brett Hobden, and others. feed://tennisresources.wordpress.com/feed/

This is a thread for people to talk about the tennis matches going on at the Olympics. There have already been some great matches. It's so exciting to see everyone competing for their countries. It's also great to see the most talented players in the world playing doubles instead of just the...

She played great today. She served great. Does she have a shot at a medal?

Sometimes when Murray is pulled way out wide, he will end the point with a massive forehand reply. When he is more in control of the point or in a neutral position, you rarely see him take control with a big forehand. Why doesn't he hit aggressive forehands earlier in the point and take control...

Sometimes my service toss has a lot of spin on it. Somtimes, I release it with way to much force, on accident, and it goes ways to high. I've been trying to really keep my front arm raised up because I was told that's good form. But when I focus on really getting that arm up, It seems to throw...

Has Kuznetsova has won 2 majors? I think she's one of the best ball strikers on the women's or men's tour. Why hasn't she won 5-10 majors?

This subject interests me. I can't claim to be an accomplished tennis player. I have no coaching experience. However, I've seen successful coaches who thought this was an essential fundamental on groundstrokes. Many posters on talk tennis seem to think this is antiquated advice that doesn't...