Recent content by Ares

BB, may I ask your opinion regarding my 11y old daughter? She is small for her age, but disgustingly fast. She has decent strokes, an awesome lefty serve, and speed that would scare Nadal. Problem is, she knows she is fast and has gotten lazy with her first step and footwork. Her movement on...

My daughter recently went through this. I started her too early with a 27" frame and her serves struggled, but she hit the crap out of the ball on the baseline. Still struggle with serves, but improving now with a more headlight racket (Prince Speedport Black). I would recommend Babalot 26"...

Without a doubt in my mind he is the most gifted American junior. One reason why I think this: he took an entire year off from tennis to heel a stress fracture in his foot. An entire year of no running whatsoever. In a cast and probably wasnt allowed to bear weight for the first couple...

Watched a local kid play this weekend in the MO Valley Championships. Jack Sock at 15 or 16yo ripped through a loaded 18yo draw knocking of an 18yo in the final that just signed a full scholarship to Notre Dame. The kid is bird chested and has twigs for legs, but he is by far the best junior...

the very first thing you do with your serve is step backwards with your right foot. This throws your entire momentum and balance off. IMHO, the most important part of the serve is before you do anything. Get a solid and balanced base. Try to quit all the "dancing" before the toss. Make it...

My 9yo daughter has been playing with Wilson nTour nCodes with 1/8 grip for the last year with decent success. She hits the ball well with the Wilson, but seems to me the Wilson is a bit head heavy for her. As a result, she seems to lack some zip on the ball on groundies and serves. I have...

Interesting. Here is a quick clip of my daughters backhand. It appears that she is pushing instead of swinging the racket. Her arms bend in toward her body before striking the ball. I think this keeps her from having consistency and power. Her forehand is lethal. She can smack the crap out...

I would say the vast majority (80%+) are in the net. Technically, I feel she is pulling up and not staying down and through the shot. Secondly, I think her racket face is too closed... hence the need to lift up. We're working on straightening out the grip some, turning the shoulders more...

My 9 yo daughter recently finished a tournament. First and foremost, Im proud of her. She played hard, but lost to 2 opponnets that obviously had inferior strokes across the board. She had fun and at the same time realized what she need to work on... backhand consistency. She beat herself...

When is the deadline for the Lee Summit tournament? Sorry I missed you guys, Ive had family visiting and started my new "job" Mon. You guys going this sun to minor park?

Ok, I finally got semi-moved in. I've got to get out and hit some ASAP. My email is above and I check it very frequently.

Good luck to those in the tourny. And, if anyone would like to hit some, I will be in KC Sat-Tue. just shoot me an email bonedoctorjohn@gmail.com and/or reply here.

I just browsed the draws of the plaza tournaments. Good to see large draws. Im supposed to up there Sun, but may have to come up a day early and watch some matches. I found an old friend playing 4.5 singles. Years ago in juniors, he was one helluva player. Dont freak if some wierdo comes up...

Sounds good. I will shoot you a quick email closer to our move. We should be settled in by the 28th. Perhaps 6/30 we could hit lightly, or hook up with the guys at Minor that following sunday.

Yeah, this would be more expensive with my wife around. She cant tell the difference between "on sale" and "for sale". We were there last August and saw the plaza courts. I think they were holding a tournament. Nice place.