MTM: What is the "12345"?

[Raul_SJ]

Checked Oscar's youtube channel but cant find the "12345" he sometimes mentions in the videos.

 

[Topspin Shot]

The idea is to rally from the baseline with a partner, initiate the 12345 count when the ball bounces on your side, and wait to accelerate the racket to the ball until you're finished with the count. The point is that you have more time than you think.

 

[5263]

The idea is to rally from the baseline with a partner, initiate the 12345 count when the ball bounces on your side, and wait to accelerate the racket to the ball until you're finished with the count. The point is that you have more time than you think.

Pretty darned close there topspin.

1 is counted aloud "as" the ball is coming to the bounce, followed by 2,3,4,...then 5 at the contact. Yes, it shows you have more time than you think, but also helps with timing like the "bounce hit" method along with also serving to occupy the conscious mind a bit, to keep it from interfering with what you can do without conscious calculation.

 

[Topspin Shot]

Pretty darned close there topspin.

1 is counted aloud "as" the ball is coming to the bounce, followed by 2,3,4,...then 5 at the contact. Yes, it shows you have more time than you think, but also helps with timing like the "bounce hit" method along with also serving to occupy the conscious mind a bit, to keep it from interfering with what you can do without conscious calculation.

Thanks 5263. I never thought of it that way.