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Forum: Other Equipment 09-18-2012, 01:44 AM
Replies: 21
Babolot overgrips
Views: 2,073
Posted By paulfreda
Thanks for the information. Unexpected comments...

Thanks for the information.
Unexpected comments for sure.
I have not used them long enough to see these effects but will be on guard.
Thanks again.

I hear many people like Yonex and Wilson of...
Forum: Other Equipment 09-16-2012, 11:27 PM
Replies: 21
Babolot overgrips
Views: 2,073
Posted By paulfreda
Babolot overgrips

Babolot overgrips feel pretty good to me.

Feel soft and seem to last longer

Anyone have any comments on this grip which just appeared here in Bangkok ??
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-11-2012, 11:39 PM
Replies: 69
Do you really hit up on a kick serve?
Views: 5,710
Posted By paulfreda
You are right ! This thread got out of hand. The...

You are right !
This thread got out of hand.
The OP was reporting he sees a high bounce [kick] when he serves by hitting DOWN on the ball.
Then I confirmed his observation from my own...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-11-2012, 12:11 AM
Replies: 25
Vic Braden teaches to use BH and FH grips on volleys?
Views: 1,810
Posted By paulfreda
Vic Braden had a video back in the 70's [many in...

Vic Braden had a video back in the 70's [many in fact] that discussed the two alternatives of using Continental and not changing grip
OR
Changing grip from Eastern FH to Eastern BH.

He demonstrated...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-10-2012, 11:40 PM
Replies: 69
Do you really hit up on a kick serve?
Views: 5,710
Posted By paulfreda
Here is Ron Waite's classic article on a backspin...

Here is Ron Waite's classic article on a backspin serve.
http://www.tennisserver.com/turbo/turbo_05_12.html

This is not the serve I am talking about but it does relate in that some people find...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-10-2012, 03:00 PM
Replies: 69
Do you really hit up on a kick serve?
Views: 5,710
Posted By paulfreda
^^^^^^ See my edit in my above post #50.

^^^^^^ See my edit in my above post #50.
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-10-2012, 12:07 PM
Replies: 69
Do you really hit up on a kick serve?
Views: 5,710
Posted By paulfreda
Bhupaes; No one is disputing these fundamentals...

Bhupaes;
No one is disputing these fundamentals of low to high for a kick [topspin] serve
We are not even saying you should do this high to low pronation technique.
We are reporting what we have...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-10-2012, 02:58 AM
Replies: 69
Do you really hit up on a kick serve?
Views: 5,710
Posted By paulfreda
Suresh ??? Have you forgotten your thread...

Suresh ???
Have you forgotten your thread ?
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=255520

Hitting down [that is with the strings going high to low] is a valid technique with great results....
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-09-2012, 05:56 AM
Replies: 69
Do you really hit up on a kick serve?
Views: 5,710
Posted By paulfreda
That is a pretty good video of a classic American...

That is a pretty good video of a classic American Twist kicker.

Here is another view of the video from post #35
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=2hGS03eFzi0

The right side view...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-09-2012, 12:16 AM
Replies: 69
Do you really hit up on a kick serve?
Views: 5,710
Posted By paulfreda
No responses to my post ? I was hitting my serves...

No responses to my post ?
I was hitting my serves nicely today.

Perhaps many misunderstand what BinB and I are talking about.
It is NOT hitting the ball on the top half and driving it in to the...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-08-2012, 10:08 PM
Replies: 32
Tired of Generic club pros with ignorant lessons
Views: 1,822
Posted By paulfreda
Strategy you can get from books or a good...

Strategy you can get from books or a good HS/College coach.

But learning technique is much harder.
My method is this .....
Find an advanced player that has a shot you admire and want to learn.
Then...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-08-2012, 10:02 PM
Replies: 55
Push vs. Pull Forehand
Views: 6,554
Posted By paulfreda
I was tempted to agree with this at first. But...

I was tempted to agree with this at first.
But ..........
Everyone knows that the more extreme the grip, the more
out front and higher becomes the ideal contact point.
That would imply extreme grips...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 09-06-2012, 11:26 PM
Replies: 55
Push vs. Pull Forehand
Views: 6,554
Posted By paulfreda
What is logically associated with a PULL ? ANS:...

What is logically associated with a PULL ?
ANS: The object is behind you.
What is logically associated with a PUSH ?
The object is in front of you.

So a pull is a late hit near your body
and
a push...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 08-18-2012, 02:38 AM
Replies: 17
Learning to serve
Views: 1,109
Posted By paulfreda
Great advice [as usual] from CoachingMastery

Great advice [as usual] from CoachingMastery
Forum: Health & Fitness 08-18-2012, 02:35 AM
Replies: 392
Plantar Fascitis-- Need shoes with Very good ARCH support/ Steroids ?
Views: 24,929
Posted By paulfreda
Here was my solution to...

Here was my solution to PF
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=430885&highlight=plantar&page=2
Post by "paulfreda"
Hope it helps someone because I KNOW how painful physically it is and...
Forum: Shoes and Apparel 08-18-2012, 02:25 AM
Replies: 25
Plantar Fasciitis and footwear
Views: 2,876
Posted By paulfreda
Never heard of Superfeet. Thanks I will try them...

Never heard of Superfeet.
Thanks
I will try them out.
But I doubt they will feel as good as several gel soles.
We'll see
Forum: Health & Fitness 08-15-2012, 01:18 AM
Replies: 23
Going back to tennis after PF - Need advice
Views: 3,251
Posted By paulfreda
My cure .... I bought tennis shoes 2 sizes larger...

My cure ....
I bought tennis shoes 2 sizes larger than normal and in the wide 2E size so there was plenty of room to put 2-3 layers of Dr Scholl's gel pads inside.
My PF disappeared for good.
Only...
Forum: Shoes and Apparel 08-15-2012, 01:07 AM
Replies: 25
Plantar Fasciitis and footwear
Views: 2,876
Posted By paulfreda
I tried everything to cure my plantar faciitis...

I tried everything to cure my plantar faciitis several years ago, but nothing worked.

Then I thought about it for a while and realized the best thing for my feet would be if somehow they could walk...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 08-12-2012, 07:24 PM
Replies: 37
Supination during FH
Views: 1,649
Posted By paulfreda
Where did you get this idea that many pros...

Where did you get this idea that many pros pronate thru the FH ?
I think most suppinate; closed face opening toward a square face thru the shot.

Here is Murray hitting with Ferrer.
No pronation on...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 08-12-2012, 05:24 PM
Replies: 37
Supination during FH
Views: 1,649
Posted By paulfreda
Well Federer suppinates on his FH and he clearly...

Well Federer suppinates on his FH and he clearly does not use a Western grip. It is much closer to Eastern.
As Lee said, the strings do not need to be parallel to the net if the swing path is low to...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 08-12-2012, 11:34 AM
Replies: 37
Supination during FH
Views: 1,649
Posted By paulfreda
Seems to me that ..... IF ..... one wants to...

Seems to me that ..... IF ..... one wants to pronate thru a FH groundstroke, the face ... MUST ... be open just before contact.

If that were not true, how can the ball get over the net with a closed...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 08-12-2012, 01:07 AM
Replies: 95
video: push or pull forehand?
Views: 5,095
Posted By paulfreda
Isn't a push really just hitting it out front...

Isn't a push really just hitting it out front early ?

And a pull is hitting it more back near the body hitting it late.

I find hitting early [push] I need to pronate [forearm turns CCW] thru the...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 08-12-2012, 01:02 AM
Replies: 4
Totally lost my forehand
Views: 557
Posted By paulfreda
There are literally 10's of ways to hit a FH. It...

There are literally 10's of ways to hit a FH.
It is the most variable shot in tennis IMO.
That is why most good players have bad days with it now and then.

Start from scratch but this time document...
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 08-12-2012, 12:36 AM
Replies: 10
Help with pronation
Views: 490
Posted By paulfreda
Another good...

Another good video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKhbKSKKmyM&feature=related
Forum: Tennis Tips/Instruction 08-12-2012, 12:15 AM
Replies: 14
"Covering the ball"
Views: 1,148
Posted By paulfreda
"Covering the ball"

I have heard this phrase many times but do not fully understand it.
I am thinking in regard to the FH groundstroke.
But it may apply to the serve or BH too.

Obviously it means something like coming...
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