The yelling, the grunting, the sharapovas, and the nadals.

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baseline08thrasher

Semi-Pro

• Dec 29, 2008

• #1

This grunting, yelling, whatever you call it technique helps you a lot.

Aggressive baseliners benefit from this because it helps develop your rythem, and rythem is essential for trying to consistently be aggressive.

It mentally helps you by giving you a fighting attitude.

And in some cases, you put yourself in a more dramatized environment.

For example: you think your in centre court wimbledon, and your actually playing in ghettoville.

This helps your focus.

Try it.
Placebo effect. =]

 

Mick

Legend

• Dec 29, 2008

• #2

It may work until you meet a player who hits harder and grunts louder than you do.
Then maybe you won't like it so much anymore.

 

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DJG

Semi-Pro

• Dec 29, 2008

• #3

Or maybe it just helps you (non-placebo) to breathe out as you hit the stroke.

 

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Nanshiki

Hall of Fame

• Dec 29, 2008

• #4

Just keep in mind it probably bugs the crap out of your opponent and the people on the next court.

 

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Deleted member 25923

Guest

• Dec 29, 2008

• #5

I think it has to do with the whole breathing thing. On TTC, one of the one minute clinics mentioned breathing out as you swing forward and make contact.

I think the grunting is a more "violent" way of doing that. however, the grunting could be detrimental and actually cause you to stiffen up.

 

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Frankauc

Professional

• Dec 29, 2008

• #6

well..did sampras or fed grunt ? i dont think it changes anything.

 

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Deleted member 25923

Guest

• Dec 29, 2008

• #7

Frankauc said:

well..did sampras or fed grunt ? i dont think it changes anything.

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No, but the concept is the same. They breathe out silently.

 

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Frankauc

Professional

• Dec 30, 2008

• #8

yeah but it's a natural breath out. They're not forcing it

 

GeorgeLucas

Banned

• Dec 30, 2008

• #9

Really the lesson here is that you should remember to breathe and exhale as you hit your shots. Grunting or yelling is really superfluous :/

 

Bungalo Bill

G.O.A.T.

• Dec 30, 2008

• #10

Sorry, but I cant stand the yelling and grunting in tennis. Adds no value to tennis or the player.

 

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futuratennis

Rookie

• Dec 30, 2008

• #11

Bungalo Bill said:

Sorry, but I cant stand the yelling and grunting in tennis. Adds no value to tennis or the player.

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i totally agree, ive tried grunting once or twice to see if it does anything for me.. and no, it just makes me feel like an idiot, it also creates a bad image for the sport

 

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Nanshiki

Hall of Fame

• Dec 30, 2008

• #12

It only works on full-power topspin shots, with tweener racquets... lol