pushing_wins
Hall of Fame
proper setup should lead to proper contact point and extension. but not always. where is the mistake being made?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6TmKO7lDws
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6TmKO7lDws
Yes, the contact point his Push should be on the side, not by a little far out, therefore, he hit some time with his body and arm as one unit, sometime just by his arm reach out. In this case:proper setup should lead to proper contact point and extension. but not always. where is the mistake being made?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6TmKO7lDws
He is good. I only watched the first 30 seconds of the vid but from that I would say he hs very nice strokes.
but why post a video from 2007?.
u can lead a horse to water.............
i totally agree with dm , he is a slapper
What? you think he should push out to the target more?
u can lead a horse to water.............
i totally agree with dm , he is a slapper
yup, his weight going the wrong way. i m kind of suprised that most ppl dont see that.
yes, and wid all his flaws, he beats all of YOU.
Freeze all his shots at ball contact. Take a good look. What do you see?
That is your answer.
Its not his technique, its his feet. So lets continue this lame guessing game. Look at his forehand and look at his backhand and pay attention to his footwork. What do you see?
bad contact point causes bad feet , and not the reverse
his visualisation of slapping cause his feet to move that way
right DM?
What happens first? Contact point or movement to the ball? hmm
yes , i got a lot of flack on the other thread.Look what his feet do on the shots that he shanks in the first 30 secs. Compare that to how he hits his backhand or when he hits a clean forehand. Pay attention to his right foot, how it sets up and finishes.
Gotta stop with the name calling, makes you look immature ;-)
Maybe, but we only know 7:30min of his game from that video and nothing more. We don't know his thought process and mind set when he's hitting a tennis ball, how he plays in competition, how many times he plays in a week and so on. Just a small snippet of his game.
Looking at his video the thing he lacks the most is movement. To put it bluntly he's lazy with his feet/legs and setting up to the ball. During the feeds he does well, but once they get into a rally its too slow, too late, and lacks dynamics. If he's trying to impress a college coach with that video it won't happen with a top team. The video is also 4 years old now so he could be a different player. However, seeing the kids rally and the way he moves I blame his coach as much as him for his lack of footwork.
this is very clear. he is missing the mogul step.
As you may know, he doesn't have to use it all the time. Maybe, it would help if you tell us why you think he should have used it in a situation such and such, etc.
i beg to differ
mogul is necessary on all FH. the difference is the extent of the mogul.
That's a very interesting statement.
Mogul step derived from a need to balance during and recover from a wide ball when moving at speed. Unless your definition of a mogul step is different (wrong), there is no need to mogul step on every forehand.
Could you explain why you think it is necessary on all forehands?
cheers
Push,
and what is wrong with his contact point?
balla, what is wrong with his footwork?
thanks
Push,
and what is wrong with his contact point?
balla, what is wrong with his footwork?
thanks
So, you find flaws in his stoke setup.
Can you beat him in a match?
Well in my opinion, when he's being fed the ball he looks fine but a few which he shanked he was too upright and didn't use his legs, it was all upper body or arm. Just watch the very last forehand in the video, he also nets it, how he's not using his legs in the shot, and even pulls back on a normal rally shot. The result spoke for itself I think, in the net.
I dunno, I guess if I was a coach of a college I'd be looking for more. This is a college recruitment video after all. I understand the fact that if you're just rallying he's not gonna be running around and plowing into shots like in a match, its more relaxed but even so it looks empty to me.
Basically I'd like to see his stroke start from the legs more. Like mentioned before he's just slapping at at the ball and I believe he's not utilizing his body enough, even if he is just hitting easy shots.
at contact, his body/everything is moving in the wrong direction.
proof is in his following thru.
look at this video. he also leans back, but gets thru the ball a lot better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGxxrr_k3IM
this one - same problem as robert. it a very common fault.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-q38npWHJo
Ok, I see what you are talking about.
I would deal with it thru stabilizing the head,
then the body and steps would be fine based on my experiences.
u know when u hit a short ball moving forward with a double hop, thats also a "mogul"