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oh sorry that's right. I'll check out the other thread. Thanks again.

Thanks! Can that be right though? It was five sets and Sampras came to the net 47 times? It must not include serve and volley plays?

Sampras Vs Federer Wimbledon Match Stats I can find everything but net stats. Net appearances, percentage won at net etc. Can anyone help?

Turn more and toss further into the court. Looks good though.

Reset Loop On The Backhand - When you take the racquet low and then high again. Waste time. Never seen someone do it on the groundstrokes and have a great return of serve as your only ever ready for topspin instead of a flatter drive back, when that 130mph bomb comes in. Ofcourse I could run off...

Forehand - Try to simplify your turn. The best of the best have options to steal an ace or take a ball out of the air. Although we see lots of pros do this little dip with their racquet when they prepare, it takes more time and takes away options. I also think you are an example of someone who...

Well it's important to understand that the slightest difference in racquet face angle has a huge impact on where the ball goes. The racquet should be vertical at contact. In fact I have seen some shots of Federer where the racquet was tilted forward a couple degrees. Granted these were 100mph...

Well definitely don't discourage him when he strikes the edge of the racquet while trying to use the continental grip. This is very common for people going through this change. Then they will start to slice it into the side fence. Until they start to pronate the forearm(turn the arm to the hit)...

It seems that your racquet face opens right before contact. You come in with the bottom edge right at the last millisecond. Thus you have to drastically slow your swing down to get it to go in. This is common with people that don't get a right start in tennis from the beginning. They are allowed...

Right on! I say get it 4 feet out in front. Especially if your missing long. You can see how the more your body is tilted forward the more the racquet would point down. Tossing out in front also helps the elbow travel a further distance thus increasing racquet head speed. I always thought it was...

Well I have a couple recommendations. More directed towards the parent or guardian but maybe you could hint. ;) One would be to take the player to some pro tennis. Nothing pumps a kid up more than seeing some pros hit the crap out of the ball like superheros. Also college matches can have...

Yes. Trajectory determines the height of the bounce much more than spin...

The multiple captain obvious' of the message board are simply describing letting yourself be pulled of the ground, then turning and "having" to land on the right foot versus not getting air born and stepping. It's one of the more stupid conversations in tennis. Watch any pro(righty) warm up...

Faster racquets = Less time to recover = quicker movements. Really didnt feel like it was that complicated.

Oh so now where not all about the wrist snap!? I'll make a note. Still see "ulnar deviation" makes us feel smart though, thats good.

My friend Vic made this vid recently. Tired of hearing about racquet companies bragging about faster racquets.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=025aUsaAaAI What do you guys think?

I wouldn't be so concerned with sticking it behind your back to the hip on that drop. The further the racquet goes behind you the more likely it is to pull across your body(horizontal) then go out to the target(vertical). Try not to let the racquet break the plane of your shoulders. "Backhand to...

God save this this poor boy who just wanted some simple practical help to save his tennis game.

So what your saying is Maria's backswing is still way to big. When is this pick from? I feel like she has shortened her swing.

forum karma maybe?

Have you bought into the rhythmic swing concept? It's wrong. It only appears that pros have one giant swing that starts when it has to and ends at contact. Pros look this way because the ball is coming at 100mph. Believe me. They have, if not intentionally, learned to get ready quick. The...

Decrease racquet angel(Tuff since just couple degrees dictate 6 feet in length) and increase swing path trajectory and racquet head speed.

Wow great observation Lee! Did you come up with that observation on your own?

Yeah that was weird. My site tennistruth.com has more of a substance intro than that! And I'm an amateur!

That's what she said

Nope. Grip looks fine to me. Here's more. Try to turn more. You need to be more than sideways to be sideways. The kinetic chain is slightly more complicated than simply twisting and untwisting. It's a combination of your center of gravity lifting with your quads and the body (3rd link)...

Well the first thing you need to change is your "reset loop". You take the racquet back low, and then high again. Between our natural tendency to prepare rhythmically and wanting to use gravity to get the racquet back, this is a very common problem. One that can even be seen seen at the highest...

Blind comment. Sorry if you heard it. 2 things - 1. One "Angular Deflection". Since you are not hitting up steep enough(because your racquet is not closed enough), you are making a flipping movement in your hitting zone. This is simply a mechanism to help you get your racquet vertical at...

If swinging fast. Force of swing will pull you off of the ground. If you jumped first you'd be shooting a cannon from a canoe!

Just do this. Go to the first round of the australian open and count the number of unforced errors. Now count the number of winners. Yes, simplify. Try not to miss and you should be in pretty good shape.