Golden Retriever
Hall of Fame
Who hit the flattest ball among the current pros? Safin? Agassi? Grosjean?
Flat hitters
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Hewitt rulez
Semi-Pro
I don't think it's Grosjean or Safin. I would say Agassi hits it pretty flat.
Golden Retriever
Hall of Fame
but Hrbaty is pretty consistent.....
Grigollif1
Semi-Pro
Thomas Berdych has a very flat ball. Maybe, to flat for his own good because many times he tends to make a lot of unforced errors but, when he is on he can out power almost any player in the ATP.
joe sch
Legend
Agree, Hrbaty's game really looks old school, with flat trajectories and not too much ball rotation. Many of the other good flat blasters, like Blake and Agassi, still have alot of topspin the flatter trajectories. When the ball is hit in the old school fashion, it will almost slide, rather than bouce up, making it very hard to retrieve if your not in position.arosen said:
Isn't there a limit in pace you could hit the ball in flat?
Sometimes when I crush a big fully powered flat fore or backhand, it mostly just lands in front of the baseline, and then I think, how is anyone like Agassi or Safin going to hit this ball even much harder and stil manages to keep it in!?
Sometimes when I crush a big fully powered flat fore or backhand, it mostly just lands in front of the baseline, and then I think, how is anyone like Agassi or Safin going to hit this ball even much harder and stil manages to keep it in!?
arky-tennis
Semi-Pro
blake has enormous spin off the backhand. i saw him play in memphis and it was insane to me. maybe that's how all the pros hit though.
i think the main point is pace, not flat or not so flat.
hitting flat gives more pace but to get the perfect shot there has to be as much pace as possible and exactly the right amount of spin (not much anyway) to place it in front of the line.
i think safin's backhand or davenport's groundies are good examples beside others.
hitting flat gives more pace but to get the perfect shot there has to be as much pace as possible and exactly the right amount of spin (not much anyway) to place it in front of the line.
i think safin's backhand or davenport's groundies are good examples beside others.
lacoster
Professional
Nadal hits really flat. I don't know how he wins with that game. JK, if you have seen Amy Frazier play, or even her chest, then you'll know exactly what flat is.
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sandiegotennisboy
Banned
lacoster said:
haha. nice one, lol.
Unless you already count him as a retired player, I'd say Enqvist wins this contest. Sure, someone like Safin or Hrbaty sometimes hits pretty flat, but most of the time they don't take too many risks. Enqvist OTOH is like a robot, hitting flat bomb after flat bomb after flat bomb. It's really impressive and when you see him live he stands out from the other players because of this.
Schalken, Berdych and Soderling are the other guys I'd put in this category.
Schalken, Berdych and Soderling are the other guys I'd put in this category.
StraightSets
Semi-Pro
I agree with Hrbaty.
joe sch
Legend
Topspin limits your pace not hitting flat !djones said:
Think about it, each player only has soo much swing power and all the energy that is diverted to adding topspin and trajectory, takes away the the pace that can be hit with a flat blast.
Most of the current topspinners cant hit a truelly flat blast. Its really a handicap built into todays style. The same can be said for the baseline blasting game. It becomes soo addictive that most good players lose the desire to develop an allcourt game, they just keep getting stronger and more consistent with baseline blasting ...
Alexandros
Professional
brucie said:
No, both Williams' use a lot of spin to keep their balls in, though I think Serena has a bit more on her balls - but I do think they hit with much more spin than your average WTA tour player. Most women hit fairly flat, but Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova hit the flattest balls amongst the top women.
ThunderServe
Rookie
I've played a set against henman i noticed he hits the ball extremly flat, it just skids through.
MARK ANDERS
Rookie
Hrbaty, Soderling, JJ, Berdych, Magnus Norman...but the king of hard flat hitters is ENQVIST!
joe sch said:
yeah, connors has shown how to hit dangerous without topspin. actually i tried to copy his forehand and had success from time to time. especially against western players it's a deadly weapon cause they just can't do anything with the ball if they're able to bring it back at all.
definitely something todays pros lack.
imagine how easy it would be for him to kill nadal or similar players
