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NuBas
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To be honest, it looks average, actually above average but nothing you cannot achieve.
Search Mugurza footwork on Youtube I think she has great looking footwork, movement like female version of Federer.
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Curious
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Effortless looking agility impressed me.
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Yes I think this is some very good hitting. I like the way he comes around in his forehand, very easy power.
He moves very well, take into account a possible knee injury at left leg.
He seem to be a very skilled player, and at 2:15 he suddenly just hits a really good 2hand backhand too.
Perhaps I have a bias, as I play the same racquet.
Cheers, Toby
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Dont know what to think about the wet ball drill, could be prone to injury for rec players.
Curious
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Looks like torture, man! This much intensity can cause a heart attack for an average rec player, I'm serious.
2good4U
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meltphace 6
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Great video, can you tell me the level of these guys. Thanks.
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I resently watched Nadal and Moya hitting, somehow I was most impressed with Moya, he still plays very well.
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Some unusual and very interesting angels and takes. Great behind the scenes video. Good find. Looking forward to see the whole video.
Love the guys expressions at 44:15
StringSnapper
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yeah he's very active. interesting how he swaps between a 2hander and 1handder
StringSnapper
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Its interesting really how much pace is injected into every ball. The rallies are almost ALWAYS against a fast ball. I think thats one thing rec players need to learn to do; inject their own pace and build hours of practice under the pressure of a fast ball. Pushing only wins up until a certain level, if you want to go beyond that then you need to develop the footwork and timing to tango with a fast ball rally. Its almost a different sport
Curious
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I love his intensity, focus and quickness of his feet and overall movement. A pleasure to watch.
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Limpinhitter
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Two players that come to mind are Ilie Nastase and Miloslav Mecir.
Curious
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Love the spin he gets on that backhand. One of my dreams to hit backhands like that.
ChaelAZ
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I love his all-around technique, form, fitness, and play. Great example to watch.
Probably posting from the court between sets.
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Nice gloves.
StringSnapper
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Some great baseliners there. If only they had 1handers
Curious
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What stands out to me is the amount of effort put into the game by legs.
StringSnapper
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I think thats the key to their consistency. i know if im swinging hard then it aint gonna go in unless im in the right position, and thats all from the legs. I like to think"get my hips level with the contact point", that seems to force me to bend my knees for lower balls and rise up / jump for higher balls, as well as position myself on the court near enough to the ball
ChaelAZ
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Rec players would be leveled up if they could play as well/hard normally as Fed does in an easy/soft warm up. lol.
And let's not talk about the variety of arm used in hitting the ball...cuz...no pros ever do.
FiReFTW
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Straight arm tends to have more variety than bent arm and most play with bent arm, thats probably one of the reasons i think.
Or maybe I dont get what u mean by variety exactly?
TimeToPlaySets
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Digital Atheist
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Since all of that TTW traffic they've killed the video!! Well, for me at least, and it isn't a region specific issue.
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hilarious... and a good tip about "it's about how fast you can decelerate the racquet (volley swing)". i never thought about it that way
NuBas
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He always gives great insights when he does interviews or whatever. Only 2 minutes video but lots of great tips.
TimeToPlaySets
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I love this. What was his logic? Gilbert/Krickstein?
S&V-not_dead_yet
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Although, I think that applies to volleys that can be attacked: I don't think you want to decelerate sharply when hitting a touch volley or a low one around your shoelaces or even a half-volley because you'd lose a lot of feel.
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oh, yeah, definitely..
there are at least 5 different volleys in my mind...
1. very high volley - not quite an overhead, and not quite in position to hit down with pace..
2. neutral ball volley - net high, or slightly lower - aim deep
3. attackable volley - shoulder height, and in position to hit with pace
4. low volley - ie. from the shoelaces
5. reaction volley -
misha's tip applies to #3
StringSnapper
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How much shoulder turn do you think ferrer gets on his forehand? Imo looks less than 90 degrees. His bh looks more than 90 degrees slightly
I think now that swing path is more important than shoulder turn. I.e. you need the swing path to be driving in the direction you want to hit the ball
Curious
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Yeah, looks less than 90 degrees but incredibly consistent anyway, so no problem.
StringSnapper
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Seems like its all about having super grooved strokes that are resilient to all situations
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