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Originally Posted by Say Chi Sin Lo
I'll post some match playing videos when I have them. So you can see the difference when I'm just messing around and play like something is on the line.
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Good plan
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Originally Posted by Say Chi Sin Lo
How is it possible that you can conclude I arm my shots when I'm the one hitting the ball, and the observer has no real way to measure how much stress my arm is under? I can't improve on something I'm not doing.
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Because on almost all of your forehands the shoulder on your non-racquet arm doesn't go out of view - as it would if you rotated your torso or got even partially side-on.
It's not that we can't tell what stress your arm is or isn't under it's that your torso is static during most of your stroke - i.e. you're not using it. Therefore you are arming it. That's what arming the ball is.
See this for a bit of a comparison:
http://youtu.be/DPOaOiHbyTc - on every forehand his torso basically rotates around until his shoulders in line with the side-lines.
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Originally Posted by Say Chi Sin Lo
Trust me, I've had 2 shoulder surgeries. If I'm arming anything, I'll be the first to know.
I think I have flexible shoulders, elbows, and wrists, so it may appear as if I'm flinging my arm about. Like I said, if I'm arming it, I'll feel.
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Having flexible shoulders is good (it worked for Sampras on his serve!) but it is besides the point here - the video shows you're hardly using your torso in your forehand, if at all. Anyone with an eye for technique will spot this - it's really evident. The fact you think and say you don't says something about your objectivity when viewing the videos you posted or assessing your strokes.
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Originally Posted by Say Chi Sin Lo
I will always accept advice. But I can't improve on what I'm not doing.
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That is good. Being genuine in accepting advice however starts with accepting that others may know more than you or be able to view something more objectively than you.