Gregory Diamond
Professional
It is the main reason why they play one handed forehand.
This post is provocative but the problem is real. Most football players usually use one foot but their second one can do things on professional level too.You're a good player, but this thread is a bad troll job.
Playing using only one hand deformes the body. It is obvious.What
You’re intentionally playing loose with language here. There’s a distinct difference between “deformed” and “non dominant”. I don’t use my left arm other than to switch grips yet my arm isn’t deformed.Playing using only one hand deformes the body. It is obvious.
It has been scientifically proven that people who play tennis using only one hand have a deformed body. You cant be an exception.You’re intentionally playing loose with language here. There’s a distinct difference between “deformed” and “non dominant”. I don’t use my left arm other than to switch grips yet my arm isn’t deformed.
Not to mention the fact that a two handed forehand is not only ugly, but awkward, and more difficult to hit. No reason one should use two hands on the forehand unless they started off not strong enough to use one.
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Playing using only one hand deformes the body. It is obvious.
Provocative will get you attention but it will also get you ridiculed and eventually banned. So I don't recommend it.This post is provocative but the problem is real. Most football players usually use one foot but their second one can do things on professional level too.
Do you serve both right- and left-handed?
Do you write with both hands?
Do you use utensils with both hands?
Most people don't have that level of ambidexterity and don't care to practice it. I wouldn't call this deformation but that's more semantics than anything else.
Following your logic, you could more optimally solve the problem by using the Battitstone two-handled racquet so you can hit 2 single-handed forehands and volleys. I've seen several high-level players use this racquet but none of them serve or hit OHs with their off hand.
You only proved that playing tennis on professional level is a pathology. You are trying to say that without deformation of your body you cant achieve success in tennis.Do you serve both right- and left-handed?
Do you write with both hands?
Do you use utensils with both hands?
Most people don't have that level of ambidexterity and don't care to practice it. I wouldn't call this deformation but that's more semantics than anything else.
Following your logic, you could more optimally solve the problem by using the Battitstone two-handled racquet so you can hit 2 single-handed forehands and volleys. I've seen several high-level players use this racquet but none of them serve or hit OHs with their off hand.
You only proved that playing tennis on professional level is a pathology. You are trying to say that without deformation of your body you cant achieve success in tennis.
You only proved that playing tennis on professional level is a pathology. You are trying to say that without deformation of your body you cant achieve success in tennis.
Battistone brothers use rackets with two handles but because of deformation of the racket it affects service, volley, slice so it is not a good solution. Using two two handed backhands like Hsieh Su-wei or two one handed forehands would ba a solution but it requires changing of grips. Lost of time is a problem. So we should agree that Peng Shuai`s version of two handed forehand is the best. It is the future of tennis. I mean "healthy tennis". It is irresponsible to force children to play tennis knowing that we deform their bodies.I noticed that you failed to directly answer any of my questions about doing things ambidextrously.
Battistone brothers use rackets with two handles but because of deformation of the racket it affects service, volley, slice so it is not a good solution.
Using two two handed backhands like Hsieh Su-wei or two one handed forehands would ba a solution but it requires changing of grips. Lost of time is a problem. So we should agree that Peng Shuai`s version of two handed forehand is the best. It is the future of tennis. I mean "healthy tennis".
It is irresponsible to force children to play tennis knowing that we deform their bodies.
I agree with you that sport is not healthy. Do you believe that the best tennis players can hit the balls with great speed for almost 5 hours without chemical support ?I had a deformed, overdeveloped, right quad muscle from too much soccer.
Thanks to OP, now that I kick with both legs, they look the same. But for some reason, I haven't scored any goals as of late.
Two handed forehand gives the best stability. Changing of grips is a problem when you play two one handed forehands.Why 2hfh? Why not this? Less chance of 'deformity' with this:
Two handed forehand gives the best stability. Changing of grips is a problem when you play two one handed forehands.
There is logic in what you say but two handed forehand has been tested on highest level(Monica Seles, Marion Bartoli, Peng Shuai, Lucie Hradecka. All these women won grand slams).You have to move much more too with 2hfh. So there are pros and cons to both approaches. Plus this guy is also serving both ways. If 'deformity' was truly your concern, this player's style is much more suited to avoiding it than what you're preaching.
Two handed forehand gives the best stability. Changing of grips is a problem when you play two one handed forehands.
There is logic in what you say but two handed forehand has been tested on highest level(Monica Seles, Marion Bartoli, Peng Shuai, Lucie Hradecka. All these women won grand slams).
There is logic in what you say but two handed forehand has been tested on highest level(Monica Seles, Marion Bartoli, Peng Shuai, Lucie Hradecka. All these women won grand slams).
de·formedIt has been scientifically proven that people who play tennis using only one hand have a deformed body. You cant be an exception.
The fact that we cant remember any man who has won grand slam playing two handed forehand is the best proof that it is the best forehand. Do you know why there are women who won grand slams ? Almost all children are forced to play one handed forehand. The best and stronger the child is the less chance that they will let them play two handed forehand. Only the weakest girls are allowed to do it. And those weakest girls have won grand slams. The only explanation why they did it is two handed forehand.How about men? How many GS winners?
I'm always for experimenting and seeing what works for you. If it works for you...great! Keep doing it. However, as @S&V-not_dead_yet says, no need to assume that if something unconventional works for you that is the best approach for everyone. You're veering into oserver territory with that type of logic.
The fact that we cant remember any man who has won grand slam playing two handed forehand is the best prove that it is the best forehand.
How about men? How many GS winners?
I'm always for experimenting and seeing what works for you. If it works for you...great! Keep doing it. However, as @S&V-not_dead_yet says, no need to assume that if something unconventional works for you that is the best approach for everyone. You're veering into oserver territory with that type of logic.
de·formed
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Not seeing how being right handed makes me deformed. By that notion, anyone who isn't perfectly ambidextrous is deformed.
- (of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen.
"his deformed hands"
Oh yeah, how many guys have won slams with a 2 handed forehand?
The fact that we cant remember any man who has won grand slam playing two handed forehand is the best prove that it is the best forehand. Do you know why there are women who won grand slams ? Almost all children are forced to play one handed forehand. The best and stronger the child is the less chance that they will let them play two handed forehand. Only the weakest girls are allowed to do it. And those weakest girls have won grand slams. The only explanation why they did it is two handed forehand.
stop trying to convert people or else i won't be a special snowflake anymore.
You have a belief and then work backwards to find data to support it and ignore all contradictory evidence, which is how most people think without even realizing it.
Most people accept their disabilities and deformations because they were taught that it is normal.I see his logic, although I disagree with it: if there is a relative difference in ability, that means there is deformation. Most of the rest of us don't look at it this way.
If right and left hand start out at a skill level of 1 and you increase the right to a 5 but only increase the left to a 3, Mr. Diamond would call that a deformity. I'd call that developing the right more than the left. Only if the left degraded to something < 1 would I call it a deformity.
Now that I understand how he defines things, it will help me understand why I disagree with his conclusions.
They were the weakest because they were not strong enough to hit the ball using only one hand. You can see young Monica Seles in video below.Except there's no proof the 4 you mentioned were the weakest in their peer group when they learned how to play. And again, how do you know they succeeded because of the 2HFH and not in spite of it? You don't. You have a belief and then work backwards to find data to support it and ignore all contradictory evidence, which is how most people think without even realizing it.
Maybe you havent scored any goals but you are healthy. You have won much more.I had a deformed, overdeveloped, right quad muscle from too much soccer.
Thanks to OP, now that I kick with both legs, they look the same. But for some reason, I haven't scored any goals as of late.
The fact that we cant remember any man who has won grand slam playing two handed forehand is the best proof that it is the best forehand. Do you know why there are women who won grand slams ? Almost all children are forced to play one handed forehand. The best and stronger the child is the less chance that they will let them play two handed forehand. Only the weakest girls are allowed to do it. And those weakest girls have won grand slams. The only explanation why they did it is two handed forehand.
They were the weakest because they were not strong enough to hit the ball using only one hand. You can see young Monica Seles in video below.
I can only ask why Monica Seles, Marion Bartoli, Peng Shuai or Lucie Hradecka always chose to hit the ball using two handed forehand when the ball was within the reach if they could do it using one hand. Each player using two handed forehand can hit the ball using one hand when the ball is not close to his body but they always choose two handed if it is possible.Whenever I teach small children tennis I let them hit with whatever hands they want for forehand or backhand. The real truth of the matter based on my experience is that most kids at some point decide they'd rather hit with one hand on their dominant side. I've seen this happen many times, and it happens with one handed backhands as well, but not that often.
One child I started teaching with recently has gone back and forth with two hands and then one hand on his forehand side. He's not quite strong enough to handle one hand, but he likes it better. So he started with one, realized he wasn't strong enough, went to two hands, gained some confidence with his stroke, and then went back to one for a while. Had reasonable success with one the second time around, but got tired quickly and realized he couldn't control that swing any more, so went back to two again. This is all within about 3-4 hours of court time. I fully expect this to continue until he becomes strong enough to stick with one hand on his forehand side.
It's seems to me that he's already realized at the age of 5 what you either want to deny or perhaps place at a lower priority, and that is the one handed forehand is a better swinging technique than the two handed forehand.
Now I would agree with you that a two handed forehand can be effective, and it could help promote more symmetrical development, but many people have played tennis or done archery, or other asymmetrical sports or activities, and I've never heard of any major consequence to such an activity.
I've played with many players who are aged 60+, and some that are 70+, and they seem quite healthy and active for their age. So as far as I'm concerned, until you or someone else provides a tangible health reason to promote hitting two hands I will continue to encourage people to make that decision for themselves based on what feels best to them. And I have yet to find a boy or girl who starts playing tennis at a young age that doesn't naturally switch on their own to a one handed forehand simply because it feels better to them at some point. Lots start out that way, maybe most even when they start at 5 or 6, but I don't see them staying that way.
I can only ask why Monica Seles, Marion Bartoli, Peng Shuai or Lucie Hradecka always chose to hit the ball using two handed forehand when the ball was within the reach if they could do it using one hand. Each player using two handed forehand can hit the ball using one hand when the ball is not close to his body but they always choose two handed if it is possible.
I can only ask why Monica Seles, Marion Bartoli, Peng Shuai or Lucie Hradecka always chose to hit the ball using two handed forehand when the ball was within the reach if they could do it using one hand.
I can answer. Players who didnt practice two handed forehand always chose one handed because they didnt have any choice.You name 4 while ignoring that others can name most of the other WTA players who won a ton of GSs by hitting a 1hfh, and ask you the same question.
You name 4 while ignoring that others can name most of the other WTA players who won a ton of GSs by hitting a 1hfh, and ask you the same question.
I can answer. Players who didnt practice two handed forehand always chose one handed because they didnt have any choice.
I can answer. Players who didnt practice two handed forehand always chose one handed because they didnt have any choice.
stop trying to convert people or else i won't be a special snowflake anymore.
If all snowflakes are unique, isn't it redundant to be a "special" snowflake?