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Though I like Shuai Zhang and feel sorry for her, I don't think internet bullying Amarissa Toth is justified. Even among lots of friends of mine, there are different opinions. I just feel it's too harsh for Toth. She didn't get involved with the call initially. She went to remove the ball mark...

I would try Tourna Premium Poly with lower tension. It's cheap, soft without changing much the feel of the co-poly on the main.

As a veteran usta player and big fan of "winning ugly" book, It works for me perfectly, as I never regretted that I have stocked up enough pairs of Barricade V Classic before it was discontinued and even tough to pursue on the auction site.

I am a low 4.5 player, trying to learn how to consistently hit low trajectory deep strong topspin forehand. I am using semi western grip with mostly wiper follow through. One tip I have been recently trying is brushing the ball over the top relative to the swing plane. It's a totally feel...

I just realized today that I have the exact same problem with my forehand semi-western grip. Often I have trouble keeping the racket face closed so that ball sails long when I try to hit heavy topspin. I'm going to move my heel pad to bevel #4 to try it out today.

As a long term golfer's elbow sufferer (I'm strong 4.0, low 4.5 level), I agree with Intuitive Tennis. For 5-6 years, I have used Head Microgel Prestige Pro with flex rating 62 and primarily strung with Premium Multi full string job or Co-poly Main with Multi Cross at around 40-45 lbs. I just...

I recently got a new lobster elite liberty. I found myself ok without needing a remote for the following reasons. 1. There is a 11 seconds power up delay which give me enough time to jog over to the other side of net without wasting a ball 2. The main overhead time / boring task is to pick up...

I found out the in store prices for Penn Championship in Target and Dick's are much cheaper than online price. It's around $2.2-$2.5 per can in store. There are always coupon with Dick's that you can use. One interesting thing i found Target sells a different batch of Penn Championship, which...

Bad news for Costco fans who used to buy cheap Penn Championship Extra Duty. Costco doesn't carry tennis balls anymore. At least at my local warehouse and Costco online.

Continental grip for sure. My question is more about whether it's easier to use the non-dominant hand to change to the same racquet face or opposite racquet face (for Semi western forehand grip players).

I just watched a WTA match where Cornet did a forehand drop shot. I found that she actually shifted to the opposite racquet face (when switching from semi western to continental grip). I tried it myself. It seems more natural to me, and quicker. Anyone else is using this approach?

My feet is pretty wide and I am very picky with shoes as most of shoes hurt my pinky toe. I just got a pair of solecourt boost. The price is very good. Although it is said the toebox is wider in this shoes compared to most recent Barricade, it still hurt my pinky toe. I have to return it. I will...

Yeah, there is some internal shoulder rotation. Depending on whether it's straight-arm or bend arm, the pronation is a little different. My forehand is slightly bend arm, so there is more arm pronation than the straight-arm forehand. During the pronation,my racquet face is always towards the...

I need some help with my forehand problem. I use semi-western forehand and windshield wiper swing path with pronation. During the forward swing and impact with the ball, I still hold the same semi-western grip. But after the follow through, when the racquet head wraps around my left arm (i am...

Looking for someone in Charleston area to play singles on 11/13, 11/14 night? I'm a weak 4.5 USTA player or strong 4.0. If you're interested, please send me email at " cg . tennis @ gmail . com " (remove spaces in the quote)

Anyone knows there are lighted tennis courts/tennis club/tennis center that's open late on weekend in Orlando. I found Lake Cane Tennis center, but it's open till 6pm on weekend.

According to Serena's dictionary, coaching in grand slam match equals cheating. Since Patrick acknowledged coaching, it means Patrick either cheated or wanted Serena to cheat. How can such a honest Serena who never cheated in lifetime keeps hiring a coach who cheats?

1. What's the difference between the boost and non-boost version? I'm so used to Barricade V Classic. I wonder if the feel and support of V Classic is close to boost or non-boost version? 2. I heard the toe box room is more spacious with Barricade 2018. Is this the case? I really like the toe...

I also tried the yellow jacket. I would say it feels dead, low powered (compared to Cyclone or Sliverstring) and not soft. I really want to cut it after 1 hour session. I guess I should wait a little bit longer for more review of this string before wasting the money.

What about this video? I'm talking about holding the racquet really loose and relaxed. Just a little bit more tension near the trigger finger (or using the trigger finger as the hinge) to accelerate racquet through contact.

I saw it from this video. Some other online coaches also talked about it.

I wonder if anyone uses trigger finger to accelerate wrist snap or windshield wiper of FH? What about 2HBH?

Technique is good. Feel without technique is fair. Feel with a solid technique foundation is super.

who is storing new balls in single digit temperature. I always leave cases of new balls in my heated basement.

TW, do you think tennis balls will become somewhat flat if they're shipped by UPS ground during freezing weather condition? I'm talking about single digit degree (say 5-10 degree Fahrenheit) lowest temperate in north east USA. Thanks.

Agreed. Velocity is pretty muted, low to medium power. After trying different hybrid combination, my favorite usage of velocity is to use it as a cross, with premium multi as main. Velocity as a cross is soft and smooth which will increase the snapback and durability of a premium multi (such as...

No, there should be another short video by FYB explaining how to correct mistakes related to pronation by holding the upper racquet handle.

I never heard of ISR either. My learning experience (from a usta 3.5 rated to 4.5 rated) is there is no single serve lesson/video covers everything. I can't find it anymore. The idea is for beginners to grasp the correct way of pronation. Hold the racquet upper handle (near throat) with...

Check this video: At 14:00 the coach did an exercise hitting the ball to the ground. It’s a very effective way to learn pronation. Some other coaches call it wrip snap. It’s actually more an arm internal rotation while swinging forward. Very little wrist action. If your wrist is bent after...

There is a video at fuzzy yellow ball website about how to correctly pronate on serve. When you are learning serve with continental grip, there shouldn’t be any wrist action involved. It’s all about forearm pronation. To tell if you pronate correctly, FYB recommended hold racquet really up on...