His point makes sense. The repetition during the whole video was incredible though, never seen anything like that before.
Yeah I have. Pretty compact strokes as well.
All I can say is Eastern grip. The rest is just a mixture of everything!
All I can say is Eastern grip. The rest is just a mixture of everything!
Give me the good one first!
No I’m not!
You are natural at hitting with your whole body, you should try look into how Djokovic does his strokes, I think his strokes is very compatible to yours.
I wasn’t actually trying to hit like Federer or anyone else in the video. I only wanted to stick to Eastern grip, open racket face take back to decrease variables ( clearly didn’t happen, still closing it more than I want), extend the swing forward as much as possible instead of across the body, ugly self-hug swing( again didn’t happen, I think because of bent arm swing and too small spacing with the ball). As can be seen I’m still too focused on the swing and miss the target badly as I’m not concentrating on the contact enough.
Footwork at 01:32 was good. This was a difficult situation that forced you to use your legs.
If you move well enough you realize that you can hit with almost any grip and still put the ball over
. Not that it's a good thing to do though
I moved to Melbourne actually! Havent been on here much due to lots of life changes this year.
. Do you know anyone else here who lives in Melb?
@Keendog @sredna42 @ubercat i think and @zill who is a pretty good player, we have a hit sometimesI moved to Melbourne actually! Havent been on here much due to lots of life changes this year.
Just waiting for the perfect weather to face the @Curious serve
I think in 1970s average pro rally was 3.8 shots. Take care of each shot because it is likely your last shot in the rally
Yup I'm in Melbourne, though predominantly peninsula based. Happy to hit with anyone once my hips and back are better.
Kensington, just north of the city. Are you ... keen... for a hit sometime? Where are you?
This guy is so solid! I think MVP of the ATP cup. He's a darkhorse
NML?
I'm in!!
JMac's hand-eye, timing and touch are way above average. Not sure that most rec players would be able to play modern tennis at a decent level with JM's old school techniques. Somewhat less effective and less efficient with modern equipment playing the modern game.
Btw what's he addresses of these courts? I need to check them out. I've played a bit at royal park actually, my mate is a member there. I'm not the biggest fan of clay though, my club back in Perth was grass and hardcourt.
kensington.ymca.org.au
Depending on your personality, looking farther back can be relevant. Me, I like to know the why of things. I like to understand why we are doing something a certain way, and it usually gives perspective to that by examining how they did it in the past. It helps to understand why modern technique is a certain way, and what criteria it takes to perform the modern technique successfully. For me, it also helps to keep things in context so that I dont go overboard, trying too hard to hit super topspin when it might not be necessary. I can try instead to strike a balance, since I now see that what many players are doing today is "extreme" compared to the past. So I pick somewhere between past and modern and call that balanced.
