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Will Trump Nuke Kim first, or the other way around? Should I start stocking up on tinned food? Is the meaning of life actually 42? Dude, give me a call. I have many, many, more questions that I need answered.

Very stupid question here (possibly because I don't get to watch enough good live tennis, and the camera angles often obscure what the height over the net looks like) but net clearance refers to height over the top of the net (e.g. height of net + 90 inches for Nadal)? That's a hell of a lot...

Are there people here who can enjoy Fed, Djok and Nadal's victories in roughly equal measure? Are there people here who can sit back and say that on his or her day, any of those players is good enough to beat the other? I don't understand the obsession with identifying a definite GOAT. I can...

I think it is a pretty pointless debate overall. Sure, let's compare what assets are needed to excel in different sports. But the original question was about difficulty, which is basically impossible to answer. Boxing at the highest level is incredibly technical. You're right that getting hit...

Can't quite agree with this unless you're really really specific about what aspects of fitness/difficulty you're measuring. As for difficulty at the highest level, most sports could make a similar claim. Take boxing for example. Ever gone 12 rounds? With someone literally punishing you for the...

Can't quite agree with this unless you're really really specific about what aspects of fitness/difficulty you're measuring. As for difficulty at the highest level, most sports could make a similar claim. Take boxing for example. Ever gone 12 rounds? With someone literally punishing you for the...

Hadn't even considered this. I realise that I stand close to the baseline. Why? Because at my level, people tend to hit a lot of shots that ... die, and I end up responding to what basically turns out to be a drop shot. I think this ends up pulling me closer in. But of course, as soon as they...

Regarding the contact point, mine ends up (on higher balls) being in line with my body, and not in front. Thus I lose all kinds of drive, power etc. As I move the racket in front of my body (on higher balls) I feel that the natural angle of the racket face begins angling towards the bottom of...

OK I think you've highlighted something I need to work on. My swingpath was a relatively steep climb. I'll test this out. I also find myself getting very sideways on the higher ones (almost like I'm now facing away from my opponent). This is just a tendency I need to work on.

Thank you! Inside of the elbow ... sometimes (depending on day) I can feel that the the wrist wants to start supinating (and that if I try to hold the wrist position a bit more firmly as I strike the ball) I'll get the inner elbow pain. I definitely have more of an aptitude for the 1hbh (at...

Thank you! Very helpful

T Thanks, helpful to know. Yeah, elbow has been a problem from other sports (for approx 5-6 years on and off ... doesn't seem to get worse and worse ... just yo-yos). I work on it as much as possible, but looks like this golfer's elbow is here to stay for a while. I asked because I'm hitting...

Question from a complete beginner. My coach is suggesting that should go towards 1-handers, as I'm showing a bit more aptitude there. However, due to elbow issues, I may have to do 2-handers (depends on the day). Maybe it is because I'm a complete beginner, but I'm finding that HIGHER balls are...

Damn, just effortlessly nails almost every serve exactly where he wants it ... all in a single shot.

Had my first full session with a pro/coach (I'll be going regularly with this one) and it was hands-down the best instruction I've had in almost any area of my life! We began with the coach just asking me to hit with her. This was refreshing. Rather than tell me anything about grips, how to...

Ever watched The Prestige? There's your explanation.

Played some doubles (I know, I know, that it isn't ideal for learning good technique, especially this early) but forehand was so, so much better. I ignored the issue of whether my arm should be straight or bent. Simply tried to get myself into position early (Feel Tennis video on footwork helped...

Very happy to see this. Happy also that there is some translation between cricket/hockey and tennis (throwing ball motion, rotation, wrist position etc). In fact, I found that my 1 hand backhand is much much better than other shots. Turns out, it is a modified cover drive (with the opposite...

Will keep this in mind, thanks! Glad to hear it. For some reason I had it in my head that a proper stroke was a "straight-arm" stroke. That's the mistake you make when you start youtubing Federer slow-mos exclusively :) Got it. I can stop wrecking my joints then.

Great to hear this. It is your last paragraph that is really apt here. For example, certain things feel very unnatural (especially given the other sports I played) and so I find myself wondering if they feel unnatural because they are indeed wrong in tennis, or if it is simply that I'm not doing...

Wait,what? As you can tell, I'm completely new to tennis, so have been using one particular racket at the club (they have a bunch of them in the locker room for people to use). Are you talking about grip thickness? I haven't even considered equipment yet. Have had no time to look into it!

Interesting. If I'm hitting thigh-hip height, the shot is drastically better than if it is around chest height. Unless I bend my arm when it is a bit higher. At the club, I find most people either lobbing the ball back, or slicing it hard when the ball approaches them at that height. It seems...

Thanks rkelley - will be going to the coach next week, so will check with her too. Wanted to check if one or the other was considered a no-no (straight arm vs bent arm at contact). When the arm is straight, I have noticed a definite lack of power (though every now and then I do get a more...

Short update ... didn't have the opportunity to do much training (knee played up). I have a question ... Was hitting forehands, and it felt super uncomfortable, when trying to immitate what looks to me like a locked out arm (judging by the pros and their forehands). Shot is weak etc etc When I...

Played - not with the coach - some rallies, and some games with another relative beginner recently. I realised just how different it is when the coach is feeding you the ball at a nice height and a nice pace, to when someone hits the ball at you. I found that that because of our level, the shots...

Thanks S&V - yep, fair point regarding spacing. My instinct is to play with "conservative" arms, due to the other sports I played, and to get my head over the ball as much as possible, and generally be in a position with bent arms. Doesn't apply in the same way here, it would seem. It'll take...

Have another session tomorrow with the coach. Fairly sure there will be a lot of emphasis on getting into the right positions (e.g. footwork to get close to the ball so that the technique that follows isn't strained). I do have a question however. Is there a generally accepted height (lets say...

I've had to take 7/8 seasons off in the last 15 years due to injuries. That's why I always feel like I have limited time! Hopefully this time I'll take better care of myself. Next lesson next week. Will update as I'm keen to understand what's next. Quick question. The club I'm thinking about...

I was told to use a chopper grip for my initial intro to serving in that lesson ... is that terminology used here? Pretty much looks like the grip the pros use when they get pissed off and smash their racket hehe. Guessing it is a relatively common grip for service? Feels like you'll just brush...