Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
Today, 10:18 AM
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I totally agree...
...look at my post. It's essential to spend the time preparing for a match, which involves developing technique, tactics, and so forth. Stan Smith, former US Open and Wimbledon winner, used to put in...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
Today, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 553
I think we're getting closer...
...see what I said in post #8, and also post #17. As I said, there is, I believe, a common misconception that we have lots and lots of time to do exactly the right thing in a given situation, and I...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
Yesterday, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 940
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
Yesterday, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 553
Whatever it takes...
...there's kind of an assumption running through a lot of threads, which is that you have all day and half the night to get to the ball. Most of the time, you don't. You generally hit an approach...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
Yesterday, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 940
Neither...
...hit it right at the peak of the toss, when it's basically motionless. It it's moving either up or down, you're playing bumper cars. Another thing one of my coaches told me: get most of the...
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Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk
05-16-2013, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 1,156
Yep, good plan...
...I think what you have to get back to is what your goals are. I'm 64, I have the skills and I can still move, and sometimes I play age class (I usually play down in age), never NTRP, but I play a...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
05-16-2013, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,308
Just get a handle on your goals...
...and take it from there, where, IMHO, there are two general paths:
- I want the best results I can get. Even that is loaded dice. There's a huge assumption that NTRP is the only path to getting...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
05-11-2013, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 554
See what I said...
...in post #15 of this thread:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=419384&highlight=second+shot
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
05-09-2013, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 1,663
We had a thread like this recently...
...and nobody, at least to my satisfaction, could come up with a decent definition of "modern" verus "classical". If you want to make your forehand more of a weapon, go see a decent pro and tell him...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
05-03-2013, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,054
All true...
...there is a case for saying you don't throw the baby out with the bathwater, so if you're just down a break, maybe you just keep playing and try to play the big points better. On the other...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
05-01-2013, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 167
Views: 6,416
Look at my post #111...
...it's not just your serve, it's your serve and your return. And you don't necessarily have to find ways to add 10 mph to your serve, think variety, and use your serve like a can opener, a la...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
05-01-2013, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,570
You don't need to take a sabbatical...
...you have enough flex in your schedule to focus on tennis. My guess is, if you actually take a sabbatical, you'll put more pressure than you want on your tennis, because you'll suddenly inherit all...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
05-01-2013, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,054
Think of it this way...
You have an A game, which you'd like to use, but if it doesn't work, you have a B game you can pull out to grind out a win. For example, your A game is to play quick points and force the issue, but...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
05-01-2013, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 167
Views: 6,416
My favorite topic...
...best way to beat a pusher? Don't let him/her push. And you do that thusly:
- First, lots of useful discussion above, groundstrokes, volleys, and so forth. The two strokes nobody really talked...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
05-01-2013, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 877
Bingo...
...you may be arming your strokes, but there's a ton of other things that aren't helping you. Go seek help via somebody who knows what he or she is doing...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
05-01-2013, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,054
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
04-29-2013, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 7,617
Last post..
...and then I think I'll return to the planet Earth:
- Modern strokes are "what we see thru history?" Writing is my profession, but I guess I missed something, even though Webster's definition of...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
04-29-2013, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 7,617
Let's stick to modern strokes...
...and leave out the fashion notes. For example, for some time now, players have been hitting with open stance, some have been hitting with a closed stance. It's not "modern" or "classical", it's...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
04-29-2013, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 7,617
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
04-29-2013, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 7,617
That's really what I am saying..
...IMHO, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to talk about "Classical" versus "Modern." For example, Conti slice forehand is something that's been around for some time, see my previous post, but...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
04-29-2013, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 172
Views: 7,617
Looking at the original post...
...looks like we've wandered off into "What is the definition of classical versus modern strokes?" It's kind of a pointless discussion to whit:
- The SW loop forehand isn't new. "Little Bill"...
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Forum: Former Pro Player Talk
04-24-2013, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,819
Rafter and Edberg...
...shared a similar approach to S&V tennis. They had big serves, and could hit flat ball aces...also slices out wide in the deuce court. But basically, they wanted to kick the ball high to the...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
04-24-2013, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 7,617
Two answers...
...I don't think so. I think we're all a little hazy about what the "modern stroke" is, but if you're talking about, say, a SW forehand, low to high, with an open stance vs. an Eastern grip forehand,...
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Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction
04-24-2013, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 622
Bingo...
...I like very light, head slightly heavy, 102 in head, some lead tape along the bottom of the bow (Head Graphene Instinct S). I string with 17 gauge multi-filament at 62 lbs., and use a 3/8 grip...
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Forum: General Pro Player Discussion
04-24-2013, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,198
Actually, it depends on what you mean...
...by orthodox. Go see any of the threads on what Nick Bolletieri is teaching for serves these days (this is one time I agree with Nick...) and you'll realize that Dog is epitomizing the Sonic...
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