A 20 year old coach? Shock!!!

[LeeD]

Have you ever had rotator cuff problems, arthritis in the hips and knees, failing eyesight, losing grip strength and explosive speed?
Easy to say thing when you're physically able. Harder to do when you aren't, and many oldsters aren't.

[Timbo's hopeless slice]

Originally Posted by GuyClinch

Older players can do great with a modern game IMHO. This idea that older players have to play some old fashioned style is not true. Aspects of the modern game are easier not harder..

For example hitting semi open stance is easier for most people that hitting with a closed or square stance and using linear momentum. The modern way is easier - provided you have modern racquets.

I agree with aspects of this, actually. I'm 44 and I think I probably hit my FH harder now that when I was young while putting less strain on my body due to a modern open stance. However, I don't have any structural damage to my shoulders or hips, so that's easy for me to say. I don't think I would like to change my game if I was much older than I am now...