McLovin
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Can we get video of that as well?
The Brotherhood of the Traveling Radical
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gino
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gino
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frinton
Professional
Hey all, is there a clear traveling plan for this beauty and is Europe part of the plan? As mentioned earlier I would live to be part of this and I can of course ship it further/back. Also I think there was another Swiss from Basel who was interested in participating! Thanks for an update.
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dak95_00
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So @JGads is out.
It looks like the order is then @BounceHitBounceHit -> @Anton -> me -> then across the pond to @SpinToWin -> @frinton
I might've missed someone in there.
BounceHitBounceHit
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I stand ready!!!
BounceHitBounceHit
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PM me and I'll send shipping info!
Seth
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Working on getting some video of me hitting. Will ship out early next week.
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
I love this thread.
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Seth
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Next weekend as in May 27-28? I'll be sure it gets to you before then.
McLovin
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Yeah, Memorial Day weekend. His in laws live up here (Northern Virginia).
J011yroger
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Seth
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Thanks again for the Hot Lavas! I've played in them a few times now.
McLovin
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Smooth hitting. I'd hate to play you on clay...
Love the Rios jump backhand midway through.
Weather is supposed to turn for the better tomorrow. Hitting w/ @rc.hudson1 Saturday. Hope to get w/ @downs_chris Sunday or Monday.
haqq777
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n8dawg6
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wish i had a facebook "thankful" button for this. seth, didnt know you were wrong-handed, dude. ha! thats some buttery short-backswing groundstrokes
BounceHitBounceHit
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Am I up after McLovin?
Seth
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Thanks. I grew up watching Safin/Grosjean get up on high backhands and get a wild hair every now and then.
Thanks, brother.
I hear "damn lefty" quite a bit on the court.
Man you have exactly the forehand motion I want to have! Sadly I disgust myself with my own stroke.
Do you use any pro's forehand as a prototype to work on or some teaching videos to recommend? Thanks a great great lot!
gino
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Man you have exactly the forehand motion I want to have! Sadly I disgust myself with my own stroke.
Do you use any pro's forehand as a prototype to work on or some teaching videos to recommend? Thanks a great great lot!
Thanks for the kind words @mrravioli
Here's a few suggestions to emulate (I wish I was half the player of any of these guys) -- did get to hit with Roddick once though!
Backswing: Tommy Haas,Tommy Robredo, Andy Roddick, Federer
Wrist action: Verdasco, Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Haas (from the backswing slot/lag to point of contact)
Follow-through: Haas, Wawrinka, Marat Safin, Verdasco
I used Haas as my template for a lot of stroke mechanic development. My developmental coach used dart fish and other software programs to juxtapose our forehand/bh swing paths and compare them side by side. I recommend you use whoever appeals to you as a basic template for a stroke mechanic, but Haas has a nice compact swing path and conventional grip that can be relatively easily digested. Remember, do what feels right and don't ever try too hard to be someone else. Be the best version of you.
JohnBPittsburgh
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heninfan99
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are you really a two hander? interesting
McLovin
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I've tried to use Haas as my template for my face, body, and hair. Sadly, that hasn't worked out very well...
Seth
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I actually hit both with some success, but my two-hander is more solid and reliable.
Seth
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Thanks, fam.
For those interested, the song is "Behave Yourself" by Booker T. And the M.G.s.
downs_chris
Professional
are we playing on the clay?
Thanks gino! I did find that players with beautiful & fluid motion tend to learn from various types of strokes, find the common threads and work out the best for themselves. It's so enviable that you've gone down that route and have your own signature stroke now. Time for me to work harder.
McLovin
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Woohoo! Frame arrived today! Hitting tomorrow and Sunday. Thanks @Seth for getting it here before the holiday weekend.
Just one question for @J011yroger : how the eff did you string this? Trying to figure out the gut part. Did you start the crosses midway down, go up, then around, then finish the crosses, then back up?
Just one question for @J011yroger : how the eff did you string this? Trying to figure out the gut part. Did you start the crosses midway down, go up, then around, then finish the crosses, then back up?
frinton
Professional
Found this at a thrift-store a few days ago and in anticipation of the arrival of it's more famous brother in Switzerland, I couldn't resist. Offered it a Fairway grip and ready to go...
And when the day finally comes...I'll be taking these to the courts:
...never played in them, only used them to walk around... not the right color, but the closest I get.
And when the day finally comes...I'll be taking these to the courts:
...never played in them, only used them to walk around... not the right color, but the closest I get.
McLovin
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I apologize for the delay. Weather has been poo-poo for the past week. Got out w/ @rc.hudson1 on Saturday for ~ 30 min before the rain came. Hope to get some more camera time tomorrow, and maybe over the weekend. Will plan on sending it out next Monday.
On a side note, @downs_chris hit w/ it for about 45 seconds on Sunday, then put it down claiming the Kevlar was killing his arm. pu$sy.
@BounceHitBounceHit, PM me your address when convenient.
On a side note, @downs_chris hit w/ it for about 45 seconds on Sunday, then put it down claiming the Kevlar was killing his arm. pu$sy.
@BounceHitBounceHit, PM me your address when convenient.
downs_chris
Professional
my arm was borderline throbbing for about 24 hours...i'm glad i've recovered now...haha
i don't even want to be in the same room as that frame...
Seth
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I have never hit with Kevlar but enjoyed it while on the court. However, over the next two days I had a sore shoulder. I'm thankful @J011yroger 's stringer donated that half set of gut or else I may have been hurtin'.
McLovin
Legend
Shipping the frame off to @BounceHitBounceHit this afternoon. Got a good session in yesterday w/ @rc.hudson1. I hope to have the video up by the end of the week (have been putting down hardwood flooring in my master bedroom this week and its become somewhat of an obsession).
On a side note... I haven't seen myself hit the ball in a long, long time. Holy crap my strokes are ugly. I have no idea (a) how I've maintained a 4.5 rating all these years, and (b) how I'm able to compete, and at times win, against 5.0 players. Then again, I don't hit many winners during a match, so maybe the fact that what I do is repeatable is the key to my winning. That, and the fact that I run every damn ball down. I must have been a dog in a prior life...
On a side note... I haven't seen myself hit the ball in a long, long time. Holy crap my strokes are ugly. I have no idea (a) how I've maintained a 4.5 rating all these years, and (b) how I'm able to compete, and at times win, against 5.0 players. Then again, I don't hit many winners during a match, so maybe the fact that what I do is repeatable is the key to my winning. That, and the fact that I run every damn ball down. I must have been a dog in a prior life...
haqq777
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I wanted to be in too but seems no one lent an ear. I'm currently in Metro Detroit area (but will be moving to the U.P in a few weeks). If it ever gets to you, feel free to send it my way. I'll do the same!
dak95_00
Hall of Fame
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
Thank god someone is paying attention!
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McLovin
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I presume he has it. I mailed it out last Monday, and haven't heard anything about it not showing up.
I do apologize for the delay in getting my video up. I've been extremely busy putting down hardwood flooring in my master bedroom (which I finished this weekend), and my video editing software has been crashing on me at every turn (its an older version of Adobe Premiere for the Mac) and it is quite frustrating. I may redo it in iMovie.
dak95_00
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I saw some Agassi denim shorts on the auction site that I considered buying until I saw the outrageously high price.
dak95_00
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@J011yroger It appears the Brotherhood has died. @McLovin apparently mailed it and @BounceHitBounceHit wont respond to this thread or emails. He's been on the boards as it's easy to see posts made, etc.
Ugh!!!! It was fun while it lasted...I guess.
Ugh!!!! It was fun while it lasted...I guess.
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
@BounceHitBounceHit is a personal friend of mine and a first class human being. He wouldn't do that. I will text him tomorrow.
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dak95_00
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Good to know. I sent him a message through the board and nothing. Long time users know we get alerts from quotes, @names, messages, etc.
