Unfortunately, there are things published as content by professional coaches, which are total bs. After all we are personally responsible for what we take for ourselves. Luckily, it’s a hobby for most of us, so nothing terrible can happen. Have fun, enjoy the road.
Well, the caveat is Ruud isn't very good. He's like a good 4.0 at best in the pro circus.
I subscribe to the idea of balance. Not so sure about stopping over-rotation.
In a few days. In the meantime perfect demo here. How does he manage not to open his racket face at contact despite his conservative grip and hitting the ball so far out in front? That’s where the secret lies!
He doesn't need an open racket face at contact to hit the ball? I think it's magic. I dunno, C.
What pity place would these boards be without?
I don't aim to do catch the racket. I'm hoping to extend the off hand to see what benefits I can get for my stroke. Maybe over time I will see more power, balance.
Clearly no!
So MEP is your new flavor..I mean ..model this week? As always I support you. Go for it.Clearly no!
Btw his high finish is quite impressive despite the nonuse of off arm, isn’t it?
So MEP is your new flavor..I mean ..model this week? As always I support you. Go for it.
Speaking of stance, what an important point this coach makes about the proper open stance. What we think open may not be the proper way!
Interesting tip, it really sometimes work to focus on the “other” leg, arm, hand etc. To set up conditions where you cannot but use the dominant side limb properly
What’s the point of open stance if you don’t turn? His tip makes so much sense as it’s much easier to turn the torso and hips that way.Interesting tip, it really sometimes work to focus on the “other” leg, arm, hand etc. To set up conditions where you cannot but use the dominant side limb properly
I strive to not break the plane as it shortens the swing if I don't let the racket head go back. If you let the racket head go back 1.5 feet more, it then has to come forward 1.5 foot more to get back to the original position which results in a swing that is 3 feet longer than if you keep the racket head from breaking the plane. 3 feet more of swing path requires more time and is harder to time. Sloane Stephens is a good example of a pro who at times lets the racket head go extremely far behind the shoulder line. She's one of my favorite players and she won the USOpen but I think her huge swing accounts for erratic results. You can hit the ball with plenty of power and spin and not break the plane. At a minimum, try to keep the hitting hand in front of the shoulder line in my view.
Each one of us is different Women professionals are better than a lot of average male rec players and they don’t hit erratically even with the WTA fh. It is not as if most male rec players are going to play against consistent heavy pace or fast shots anyway.
Oh you guys dissappoint me. You didn't know this before now? You guys are tips veterans here.Interesting tip, it really sometimes work to focus on the “other” leg, arm, hand etc. To set up conditions where you cannot but use the dominant side limb properly
Catching the racket happens more naturally and helpfully if the racket arm is getting good extension. Not to pick on Curious, but in his ball machine WTA attempt video the extension is not good.
Oh you guys dissappoint me. You didn't know this before now? You guys are tips veterans here.
yeah..I'm working on that. I'd like to have my hand up near shoulder level to look like a pro. At least I get the cool factor.
+1 gotta keep the offhand high or it'll be real hard to tuck it in high 'n tight.
You can keep the off hand as high as you want but without good extension it will collapse early and low. Sometimes people will let it collapse fully then catch the racket in a separate movement…they’ll feel like they “caught” the racket but it’s not actually what happened.
I think it is just a spacing issue, based on what I saw in those 3 shots (or were they not typical?). You just don't have enough range of motion through contact, because you jam yourself up and sometimes even have to generate some gap by pushing your upper body away from the ball during contact (leading to even weaker contact).
... it is almost time that you need to ....just find the ball, hit it.... haha.
... you may or may not be flipping the swatter... you may or may not be taking up too high.... but in the end, you find a good enough range of motion to accelerate "quickly" to put a good impact on the fly.
Well the difference here, as well as with badminton, table tennis and maybe paddle variations (never tried) is the mass and swingweight of tennis racquet. It is higher for stability and to hit tennis ball across the court. So if you play with standard racquet you need more than just swing it with the arm.You are still tooo fancied about these kind of external aesthetics. If I give you a fly swatter, and ask to kill a fly, what would you do? You would just try to find the "fly", prepare, and just hit the hell out of it, correct? If you won't miss a fly, you probably won't miss a tennis ball
What if you needed to kill the fly and also make it land on a specific spot on the carpet?You are still tooo fancied about these kind of external aesthetics. If I give you a fly swatter, and ask to kill a fly, what would you do? You would just try to find the "fly", prepare, and just hit the hell out of it, correct? If you won't miss a fly, you probably won't miss a tennis ball
PS: Maynot be applicable to all tennis players. The above message was specifically for someone like @Curious
This seems like a good point worth thinking about.
I’m pretty sure I’ve heard of it but was too busy with another tip at the time!Oh you guys dissappoint me. You didn't know this before now? You guys are tips veterans here.
Depends on contact height, grip, whether it’s straight or bent arm fh as well, no?
