7 years old kind

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[ga tennis]

The 7 year old looks good. I would fix that backhand take back. I like to keep the hands down and the racket tip up.

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[ga tennis]

Babolat pure drive 11 oz. She has used it since 7. 18G blackcode mains 17g biphase cross. 52lbs

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[ga tennis]

Originally Posted by TCF

Thanks, I have grown to hate her Babolat Pure Storm Team GT. Its like she is hitting with wet spaghetti sometimes. Like I was warned, too advanced for her.

I think its the string not the racket. You can make any racket play good it all depends on tension and string.

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[Alohajrtennis]

Originally Posted by TCF

I hear you. Will try your set up. Your girl has had no injuries with it since age 7, good enough for me.

You might want to try the Pure Drive lite too. Its lighter, but also not quite as stiff as the PD, but stiffer the pure storm. Depends on how much weight she is ready to handle.

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[INTO10s]

ga tennis, recently my daughter, which as you know uses the same string combinations as your daughter, except a little thicker, and still breaks every 2 weeks which is fine. A few months ago she was approached by Donnay and was given some demos to try. She ended up switching from her Babolat aero pro drive to the Donnay formula 100. She loves it, very easy on the arm (solid core, babolats are hollow), easy power, great control and overall compared to the babolat aero pro racquet it has very similar features (ie size, wt, open throat etc). Lower stiffness then the aero pro but does not have the flexure that you see with racquets like the pure storm or other lower stiffness racquest.

[widmerpool]

Originally Posted by 10ismom

There are many athletic big kids I have seen over the years. It is more of a result of exposure to multiple sports and activities.
Kids who play several sports, riding bike, skating/rollerblading, playing basketball, throwing football, etc when they are under 10 do better (after 10) than kids who practice solely tennis.
Tennis is a skilled sport and athletic kids can catch up once they spend enough hours to learn tennis skills.

Don't give big size as an excuse of being clumsy.
Get the big kids active and involve in many sports and you will see no difference between big and smaller kids. Look up youtubes of Jerzy Janowicz a 6 ft 8 inch guy playing tennis and compare with John Isner and Sam Querrey.

My son isn't "clumsy". He certainly doesn't have the footwork this kid has. He has coordination to ride Ripstiks and pogo sticks. He's not quick. Maybe it will change. Maybe it won't. When you are 99th height and weight, it's good and bad.

I agree that you can't just say "Oh, he's big so no need to tell him to move fast". I'm sure the kid in the video worked hard to get his footwork going.

[TennisCoachIN]

Originally Posted by rgwarren

Sad thing is that both of ur kids simply do not know how to win. Anyone can swing a racquet. You play tennis with your racquet but win with your head. Sorry gentleman and good luck to both of you.

Besides knowing how to win. Please list the attributes that AD has that you think will allow her to be a money making pro?

In your opinion, please list the things she needs to work. Thanks

[10ismom]

Originally Posted by widmerpool

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I agree that you can't just say "Oh, he's big so no need to tell him to move fast". I'm sure the kid in the video worked hard to get his footwork going.

May be this will inspire many kids, big or small, to work hard on their movement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jYGvM5GNeA
Jerzey Janowicz is 6 ft 8 inch. In this video, sometimes I thought he was Murray because of his movement.

[ac10splyr]

Anybody who says anything negative should not be allowed to post, and you dont know anything about tennis...this kid is ridiculous for his AGE, impossible to predict but again excellent for his AGE, congrats and have fun with the journey!

[TennisCoachIN]

Originally Posted by ac10splyr

Anybody who says anything negative should not be allowed to post, and you dont know anything about tennis...this kid is ridiculous for his AGE, impossible to predict but again excellent for his AGE, congrats and have fun with the journey!

Who are you referring to? Forums can be used for healthy debates without negativity. But some posters come on here making outrageous claims so I can see how things sometimes can get out of hand

[ga tennis]

I really paid attention to the video this time and realized he's only a few months older than my son. This little boy on the video serve is beautiful for 7. Very impressive serve'!!!!!!!! He is a GREAT little player!!!! Honestly I'm not trying to say anything negative but with his movement and effort whoever is coaching him really focus on fixing the early parts of the forehand and backhand technique. If you fix that now WOW he's gonna be INSANE!!!!!!!!!!

[ga tennis]

Originally Posted by Chemist

I just could not see from the video that this little kid would be afraid of charging the net. Actually this video is rather similar to several tennis recruiting videos for 1-2 star high school seniors. It would not surprise me if this kid has a good match against several 18 yr old boys who wanted to play D2-D3 tennis.

Dumbest post in a long time!!! Are you clueless how good most div2 players are????

[ga tennis]

Originally Posted by ga tennis

Dumbest post in a long time!!! Are you clueless how good most div2 players are????

Sorry I retread your post and saw you said those who wanted to play d2 or d3 tennis.

[Chemist]

Originally Posted by ga tennis

Sorry I retread your post and saw you said those who wanted to play d2 or d3 tennis.

Ga, No apology is needed, as we have been overwhelmed by too many negative posts. I really meant this kid could have a good match against a few 1 star recruit. It doesn't mean he will win, but he will get a few games.

BTW, I was so surprised to find out a D1 college in NJ that has only one player ranked 1 star; the rest of the players have no star; many don't even show any tournament history. So, you will find many players in many D2-D3 colleges who are ranked out of #1000. On the other hand, top 30 D3 schools are loaded with 4 star recruits... Many really good foreign players are also playing for D2 teams...