Curious’ match/practice videos
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You are saying someone is a doctor but you are not saying a patient should visit him when he is sick. what’s the point of saying someone is a doctor? isn’t it efficient to stay silent even before pointing out someone is a doctor? it points to a larger symptom, does it not?
10sbeast888
Legend
your missing a once in a lifetime opportunity.. not joking.
user92626
G.O.A.T.
There's a lot of doctors in a city, do you simply recommend any one?
What's wrong with pointing out someone is a doctor when he is misunderstood as a plumber?
user92626
G.O.A.T.
user92626
G.O.A.T.
My latest musing: you and @zill are like two opposite ends.
zill claims to have mastered the theory, instructions, stuff on papers/talks while concedes his execution is flawed.
you, otoh, claims perfect tennis execution while subtly tucking your tail in academic & theoretical debates (against ppma, SA, etc.).
Perhaps you two should combine forces? Assist each other?
10sbeast888
Legend
My latest musing: you and @zill are like two opposite ends.
zill claims to have mastered the theory, instructions, stuff on papers/talks while concedes his execution is flawed.
you, otoh, claims perfect tennis execution while subtly tucking your tail in academic & theoretical debates (against ppma, SA, etc.).
Perhaps you two should combine forces? Assist each other?
I am frying bigger fish.. no bandwidth to deal with people who don't play tennis.
Curious
Talk Tennis Guru
Well, I doubt his knowledge and understanding of technique. Otherwise he wouldn’t ignore a great point Grant made in the video as a cause of power leak which applies perfectly to his fh.zill already clarified his position, i don't understand why you have to insist that he needs to actually hit like a pro or semi-pro. He even thinks your FH is superior to his and that says a lot ...
So I guess ... best use of zill is to come to him for instructions or if you have any hangs-up on technique understanding. Just not look to him as a hitting model.
I’m seriously envy of your ability to say a lot and derive happiness without conveying anything!
user92626
G.O.A.T.
zill
G.O.A.T.
You act on emotions. I did acknowledge GrandSlammer's comments.
In fact here is your green dot theory out the window. Two years ago (vid below) I was going by my exact same theory as I have today but guess what, my hand did go back to the green dot BUT racquet still didn't lag back behind my hand why? In bold above.
Incidentally against the same opponent as I was hitting against previously.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Goes to show the 'practice' changes for the same person even through time. Theory, perfect theory never does.
zill
G.O.A.T.
My latest musing: you and @zill are like two opposite ends.
zill claims to have mastered the theory, instructions, stuff on papers/talks while concedes his execution is flawed.
you, otoh, claims perfect tennis execution while subtly tucking your tail in academic & theoretical debates (against ppma, SA, etc.).
Perhaps you two should combine forces? Assist each other?
I am basically operating at a higher level to all of you guys.
Curious
Talk Tennis Guru
No, green dot fact stands. Yes, your hand is further back in this video which is the right way. But you’re still doing something weird or wrong in the forward swing. You’re not allowing an early supination to happen, hence your racket flip happens way in front/on the right side. Evidence: check your knuckles. They face the sky at the beginning of the forward swing (pronated, the right way), track it from there. Do you see how long into the forward swing they still face the sky? What a weird thing to happen! They should start turning clockwise straightaway. Again, your self perception of expert status is delusional.
user92626
G.O.A.T.
Combined or individually?
You better be talking abt tennis or da poast police will come after u.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Your green dot was only about the hand in the takeback which it was further back in my yellow shirt hit. So don't now start talking about the forward swing.
zill
G.O.A.T.
I have a defective wrist which affects my entire fh. Your fh is better than mine which I said 7 years ago.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Well, I am so far advanced that probably combined even.
Yes tennis technique. I wish I can claim about other things, but no cannot sadly for me.
Curious
Talk Tennis Guru
Yes, I already said it was the right spot in the yellow shirt video but it still had the weird /suboptimal racket flip/lag that @GrandSlammer pointed out. And it has nothing to do with wrist flexibility, it’s because your failure to allow supination to happen the right way.
Curious
Talk Tennis Guru
Because my sidearm throw is probably better than yours. You’re a city kid. I grew up in a rural town throwing stuff. Sidearm rock throwing was even a big competition.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Not mere wrist flexibility but defectiveness - for tennis purpses.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Curious
Talk Tennis Guru
What’s wrist defectiveness? Never heard of that.
zill
G.O.A.T.
For tennis purposes.
How many play higher level tennis, how many then have a wrist that is defective for it? Yes, Rare.
Curious
Talk Tennis Guru
What is it? How is it described? Sounds like something you made up.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Do you think with this pathway I would make it up?
You are jealous you have no theory and so keep changing according to the current trend. No fundamental principals to fall back on, keep going in circles.
zill
G.O.A.T.
The green dot was a theory proposed by you and in the hit by me wearing a yellow shirt, I disproved your theory because even when I let my hand back to that position, it did not help. I just had a larger takeback. Everything else stayed the same. Just less compact.
zill
G.O.A.T.
You and everyone here have no idea about technique. No one here does.
user92626
G.O.A.T.
Oh boy! I don't see you two star crossed poasters settle anything soon.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Sh1t! I posted the above before seeing his last post!
Remember this all started because he didn't see my compliment to him. I wonder what would have happened had he saw my post?
Just proves the guy has no substance and runs on emotions (ego).
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Curious
Talk Tennis Guru
Yep, found it! Found the way to swing fast on the bh. Actually the same as the green dot discussion (based on Grant’s video). You need to get your hitting hand further back and aligned with the hips to produce power/swing speed.
GrandSlammer
Hall of Fame
I only very recently discovered your wrist was defective, so that is obviously a potential factor. I am assuming @Curious already knew?
Curious
Talk Tennis Guru
Never mentioned to me before. And I still don’t know what exactly he means by ‘defective wrist’.
zill
G.O.A.T.
I don't have potential to be pro. Know that already.
zill
G.O.A.T.
defective for tennis. Don't worry about it. Worry about how you can hit a 1hb properly, which I think will never happen. Keep trying though. If you were smarter you would change to a 2hb.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Never had to as you were never on my level. My forehands were too good for you in the past regardless of my defective wrist.
I have mentioned to my teammates though, UTR 7+
Actually possibly to UTR 6+ as well @StringSnapper ?
Curious
Talk Tennis Guru
Watch out. You’re giving away too many clues as to who got emotional.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Watch out. You’re giving away too many clues as to who got emotional.
All facts. My opinions here are all based on facts. I have my theories and I think your 1hb will never succeed. This fact is no secret.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Here is another tennis defective right wrist. Different kind of defective to mine but still defective:
Curious
Talk Tennis Guru
@GrandSlammer
You didn’t say anything about Julian’s serve video but I think he was 100% spot on. He convinced me I was totally wrong about the shoulder over shoulder and the key thing was the long axis shoulder around shoulder as the main power serve. Practiced some today. Also tried to focus on not lifting the elbow too high.
You didn’t say anything about Julian’s serve video but I think he was 100% spot on. He convinced me I was totally wrong about the shoulder over shoulder and the key thing was the long axis shoulder around shoulder as the main power serve. Practiced some today. Also tried to focus on not lifting the elbow too high.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Is this complement to you based on my emotions? No once again its fact. I only do facts.
GrandSlammer
Hall of Fame
Brah, a secret 5000 word gospel of tennis technique and the rest of us are all just tennis fools (paraphrasing).
Can you at least share the executive summary? Or how about a single "mind‑blowing" tip we can test on court? Otherwise, I have to assume it’s the tennis equivalent of a miracle diet pamphlet; I'm skinny, so those go straight in the trash!
Anyone else seeing a full moon out tonight?
GrandSlammer
Hall of Fame
Well, I told you focusing on shoulder over shoulder was the wrong approach and a disaster waiting to happen, right? I like his approach - lots of practical tips and drills.
zill
G.O.A.T.
Brah, a secret 5000 word gospel of tennis technique and the rest of us are all just tennis fools (paraphrasing).
Can you at least share the executive summary? Or how about a single "mind‑blowing" tip we can test on court? Otherwise, I have to assume it’s the tennis equivalent of a miracle diet pamphlet; I'm skinny, so those go straight in the trash!
Anyone else seeing a full moon out tonight?
Once I get my knees sorted and can actually play, will make a grand thread about it all. One key person here did help me out a lot when I first got started and I owe a lot to him. Though he doesn't post in this thread. I also want to wait a year with me making no changes to any of my strokes just to confirm everything. You all have to wait.
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liimey86
Semi-Pro
I keep thinking that each year about my serve. Working on a dozen+ new changes lately. Does it ever end?!
zill
G.O.A.T.
I keep thinking that each year about my serve. Working on a dozen+ new changes lately. Does it ever end?!
YES. I spent 4.5 years trying to find my forehand. Haven't changed it the last 3.5 years. So happy with it for the last 3.5 years and counting despite needing 4.5 years to find it. I am all about 'right and wrong', 'yes and no' with regards to tennis technique then keeping it once perfection is reached then theorizing it in print. Or sometimes theory produces the output.
