"You Make the Call!" (A video-enhanced WebLog)

BounceHitBounceHit

BounceHitBounceHit

Legend
Greetings Fellow Tennis Fanatics,

On the heels of our recent forays into video based racquet reviews (and encouraged by our friends PeterFig, Sup2dresq, OnehandBH, GripItandRipIt, as well as a host of others!) Geoff and I have decided to host a WebLog thread.

The WebLog will be driven by your requests for reviews of specific frames, tips on customization, stringing, tennis drills, match play, etc. Special guests will appear from time to time, and roughly once a month a new video will appear. :)

So please help us kick off our thread with requests, and bookmark this page to see how things unfold!

Best,

BHBH
 
Tennis is GOAT

Tennis is GOAT

New User
Awesome idea! I like your video ideas, and I think it would also be great for a lot of players if you group racquets by a certain spec-range and do comparison style reviews as well.
 
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PMChambers

Hall of Fame
There are a lot of review video's online of the same racquet, probably due to the shops wanting to hold few brands. Racquets that still have moderate sales and yet poor comparative reviews include ProKennex (5ki, 5Ki PSE, Redondo 98 (93)) Pacific (Vacuum 90, 95 Feel, etc), Becker, etc.

I think a comparison video with a style of racquet would be interesting with 2min finale involving customisation.
I wouldn't mind a video comparison of,
* RF95
* VCore 330g
* PK 5Ki PSE
* Redondo 98? (Not really same type)
* Add a mid weight playerish DR97 Extreme95 Pacific Feel weighted to 350g

Comparison Sub 60 RA, etc.
 
BounceHitBounceHit

BounceHitBounceHit

Legend
PMChambers said:
There are a lot of review video's online of the same racquet, probably due to the shops wanting to hold few brands. Racquets that still have moderate sales and yet poor comparative reviews include ProKennex (5ki, 5Ki PSE, Redondo 98 (93)) Pacific (Vacuum 90, 95 Feel, etc), Becker, etc.

I think a comparison video with a style of racquet would be interesting with 2min finale involving customisation.
I wouldn't mind a video comparison of,
* RF95
* VCore 330g
* PK 5Ki PSE
* Redondo 98? (Not really same type)
* Add a mid weight playerish DR97 Extreme95 Pacific Feel weighted to 350g

Comparison Sub 60 RA, etc.
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Yes! Some more flexible offerings....
 
onehandbh

onehandbh

G.O.A.T.
BounceHitBounceHit said:
You got it! Any particular footwork patterns or strategic quandaries?
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The most difficult (for me) is the footwork necessary to hit a good shot when pulled wide.
1) Should I move in to cut off the angle?
or
2) move in a more parallel-to-the-baseline or even back movement as I run wide.

Option 1 cuts off the angle and minimizes the amount of court you have to cover, but given that the ball slows down a lot after the bounce, it also means you have less time to reach that destination and less time to set up and swing.

Also, do you angle your footwork/setup to be in an arc? (with setup perpendicular to that arc so that the further you are from the middle of the court, the more the "arc" angles up)
 
SpinToWin

SpinToWin

Talk Tennis Guru
onehandbh said:
The most difficult (for me) is the footwork necessary to hit a good shot when pulled wide.
1) Should I move in to cut off the angle?
or
2) move in a more parallel-to-the-baseline or even back movement as I run wide.

Option 1 cuts off the angle and minimizes the amount of court you have to cover, but given that the ball slows down a lot after the bounce, it also means you have less time to reach that destination and less time to set up and swing.

Also, do you angle your footwork/setup to be in an arc? (with setup perpendicular to that arc so that the further you are from the middle of the court, the more the "arc" angles up)
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I know these answers are the worst, but... It depends. If it's a short ball and you want to be offensive (and feel confident in doing so), then cutting the angle with aggressive footwork and probably following it up to the net is your best option. On more deep balls or balls with good pace where you do not feel confident in taking a nice cut, stay further back, cause when you hit the ball you will not be in no man's land and thus your opponent will have more difficulties hitting through you (and you also have an easier shot to execute as well most likely).

This is just a generalisation though, you'll make your own experiences in this regard as you are pressed into this situation more.
 
movdqa

movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
On short balls, use a very abbreviated takeback. On the forehand side, I usually use an outside in hook shot with the arm going more up than out as you don't need as much pace because you're closer to the net and the hook can be used going short-angle cross-court or down the line.
 
BounceHitBounceHit

BounceHitBounceHit

Legend
On tomorrow: ask one of the most winning coaches in D1 tennis your questions! The interview is at 730 am tomorrow so send your suggestions for questions now!!
 
JohnBPittsburgh

JohnBPittsburgh

Hall of Fame
Question for D1 coach:

If you could give tips/ideas on how to improve a players one handed backhand, what would they be?
(or worded differently, what do you find is the most important things to remember/work on when trying to improve a players one handed backhand?)

Hope the interview goes well!!! Hopefully I got the question in time!
 
BounceHitBounceHit

BounceHitBounceHit

Legend
JohnBPittsburgh said:
Question for D1 coach:

If you could give tips/ideas on how to improve a players one handed backhand, what would they be?
(or worded differently, what do you find is the most important things to remember/work on when trying to improve a players one handed backhand?)

Hope the interview goes well!!! Hopefully I got the question in time!
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Your wish is our command! :) BHBH
 
movdqa

movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
Pretty cool interview.

I'm in a streak contest at the office. You sign up to workout outside every day in July and August and you have to provide documentation. It could be a Garmin GPS log (for those that run, bicycle, hike, and walk), or you could provide timestamped pictures of your activity. A total of four people signed up. The prize is a $25 gift certificate - most contests at the office are drawing-based if you do the required activity. You'd think that working out every day and providing evidence for it would be easy but it has been challenging because of being busy sometimes, sick, the weather (rain, thunderstorms, high heat and humidity, being out of workout clothes, etc).

It's quite a bit different from hitting 100 balls in a rally but it's also a mental challenge - just one on a bigger time-scale.
 
haqq777

haqq777

Legend
BounceHitBounceHit said:
Coach GMac addresses some of TTW's most topical issues, and gives some tips on the one-hand backhand! ;) BHBH

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Such an insightful video. Thank you. I had no clue that Vilas was a poet as well :) - very interesting bit of trivia there in the end.

P.S: can someone please tag the two gentlemen in the video here. That way most of us looking to learn can direct questions easily. Is the gentleman on the left @Geoff and on the right @BounceHitBounceHit ? Thank you.

BounceHitBounceHit said:
You got it! Any particular footwork patterns or strategic quandaries?
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I was hoping you guys could shed some light on drills to work on inside out FH from the ad-side as well as effective cross-court forehand, please. Thanks.
 
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BounceHitBounceHit

BounceHitBounceHit

Legend
movdqa said:
Pretty cool interview.

I'm in a streak contest at the office. You sign up to workout outside every day in July and August and you have to provide documentation. It could be a Garmin GPS log (for those that run, bicycle, hike, and walk), or you could provide timestamped pictures of your activity. A total of four people signed up. The prize is a $25 gift certificate - most contests at the office are drawing-based if you do the required activity. You'd think that working out every day and providing evidence for it would be easy but it has been challenging because of being busy sometimes, sick, the weather (rain, thunderstorms, high heat and humidity, being out of workout clothes, etc).

It's quite a bit different from hitting 100 balls in a rally but it's also a mental challenge - just one on a bigger time-scale.
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Thank you! Keep us updated on your progress!! [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]. BHBH
 
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