that forehand motion is 6.0 to me
can u describe how u feel when u hit it?
what grip do u use?
That's a difficult one as I'm not too good at descriptions. I guess when I'm playing in a match and going for angled shots and winners that hit precisely where I want them to go, it's a very out-of-body experience, but if I were to somehow describe it physically, it almost feels like the racquet is an extension of my arm. That is, I can feel the ball cupping in the strings and then I launch the ball from the string bed, but I can feel almost every moment of it. I dunno, could be cuz I've been stringing at 47-48 lbs lately too
. I normally do it in the 50-53 lbs range. Thanks for response!
I use an extreme eastern for forehands, but I try to practice with all other grips too, every once in a while. On the backhand side I use an eastern backhand, but also kind of a hybrid between eastern backhand and continental.
o.0 I'm having trouble imagining what that looks like. I really wanna see.
I never practice it, I just do it naturally. I really wanna see it too!! Just so you know, I've done it about 3 or 4 times and they've been winners every time simply because it catches my opponent by surprise. I've played basketball all my life so that's one of the many elements I've incorporated into tennis. It's a very instinctual maneuver so if I ever catch it on video, I'll definitely share it.
I like to be able to hit closed and open stance, but to be honest, I probably hit more open stance during a match because a lot of times I have less time to setup and by default, my footing must result in me taking my last step with my right foot, resulting in an open stance. If I were to guesstimate, in a match, I do 65% open stance-35% closed on my forehand and 95% closed-5% open on my backhand. It's good to practice open stance backhands too because you never know when you might have to hit one. I don't think I did any in the video though. Thanks!
This is definitely a 4.0+ quality forehand. However I don't know how you'd do in a match situation (requires other techniques) but if I had to give you a rating based on your forehand alone, it's a 4.0. A little shaky in the backhand side.
Heh, I play much MUCH better in a match. I crave matches now actually. I didn't play against this guy because he's in his 40s and said he just wants to hit for fun, but in some of the longer rallies I could see he was starting to wear out. I can't imagine how much faster he would tire out if I DIDN'T hit the ball to him. I figure that's one of the reasons why he came to net, so he wouldn't have to run so much and I usually had pinpoint control so I could hit it right back to him every single time.
While my forehand is more consistent than my backhand, I've made huge leaps with my backhand recently, to the point where sometimes I'll be running around my forehand (if it's off) to hit a backhand. I had mentioned this in another thread, but my backhand return has gotten a lot stronger than forehand, because people attack it so much, but in a match, I hit more service return winners off my backhand side. Thanks for the input.
WOoohHhooooo.
Just wondering... was the cheering section for you or for some other people in the next court? Haha, nice touch either ways.
I actually think I like your backhand over your forehand, just cuz it looks way smooth.
I'm not much of a rater....but I really enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing.
Yes..........
ok, no, but it's awesome you thought so
Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad you enjoyed watching the vid.
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Phew!!! That was a lot of typing!! Thanks for all the responses guys!
