Christopher Cho
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Hi, I posted a video 4 months ago asking to critique my groundstrokes. Ive worked on my strokes and I was wondering whether you guys could critique me again.
Thanks for these recommendations. I completely agree with a lot of your criticisms and I've even thought I needed to work on them too. I definitely deaccelerate my forehand due to bad habits from pushing. And I am late in a lot of these balls when I should be stepping in and taking it in front of me. Im not sure why I do these short finishes and reverse finishes, but it is probably due to being late and deaccelerating? And Im surprised by your two-hander comments. I felt that my two-hander is actually really bad and I'll try to take more videos from the side. Hahaha, I'll definitely work on that slice I see that I have no balance or knifing in the shot.You seem to be decelerating a lot on your forehand. I know that was "casual" hitting, but you can still be accelerating into contact when hitting casual. You also tend to swing across the ball right to left instead of out through the ball. A lot of short finishes and reverse finishes. I would love to see your contact point from a side view. Either you are late an awful lot, or your are needlessly using reverse finishes with little extension to deal with routine balls.
Your two-hander looks ok, but I didn't really get a great look at it in that video. You're a little more upright than I normally like to see, but this was just casual again...your slice backhand hurts my eyes...stop. That last part wasn't very constructive, but I felt the need to say it![]()
When you mean standing up straight, do you mean I should be keeping my shoulders more forward or my legs are too straight? Yeah I dont feel much rotational power on my backhand which could be due to my footwork positioning where I cross my right foot over my left.You're definitely a little tight with the shoulder rotation, and standing up straight a lot for those two-handers. The arm position and general form doesn't look too bad though. Like I said, I didn't get a great look because you were out of frame for a lot of the backhands you hit, and the camera is a little off center line of the court it seems so angled slightly and hiding some of your backhand side. You definitely hit a better ball with your forehand, but it's easy to see why if that is how you practice...you hit about four or five forehands for every two-hander that you hit in that video. You need some more reps on that side.
Im happy he did! It was a pretty hot day.Also, I keep forgetting to mention...someone stole the shirt off your back.
Probably the second reason. We don't have the same egos.I havent realized just how many asians play tennis until joining ttw, like 90% people who post videos here are short asians.
Or maybe they are just more diligent and willing to accept critisizm and advice while other people are more unwilling to post videos.
Very interesting.
Speak for yourselfWe don't have the same egos.
I will have to check out his posts.LeeD is the original short Asian with a huge ego on tw.
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Really good stuff. The threads are incredible.I will have to check out his posts.
Also compared to leeD you are the Dali Lama in humility.I will have to check out his posts.
Well, I don't consider myself important at all. The only thing I'm not so humble about is what I would have become had I been given proper training/coaching. Even one of my friends said he thinks I would have become supreme.Also compared to leeD you are the Dali Lama in humility.
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I'm not short yolike 90% people who post videos here are short asians.
I havent realized just how many asians play tennis until joining ttw, like 90% people who post videos here are short asians.
I was wondering why he threw the word "short" in there. I am short and was slightly offended.I'm not short yo
I was wondering why he threw the word "short" in there. I am short and was slightly offended.
Only slightly offended. I call myself short all the time, but I'm usually caught off guard when other people call me short, since I can easily pass myself off as average height. I'm not sure why that is. It is possible I am actually 5' 9''. Still short in tennis, but at least that would make me average height in the U.S.Why? I just meant that 90% of players posting videos here are asian and short (in relative tennis terms)
Hi, I posted a video 4 months ago asking to critique my groundstrokes. Ive worked on my strokes and I was wondering whether you guys could critique me again.
Are you talking tennis or just in general? I think 5' 9'' is average male height in the U.S.Ha, short is any male under 6 foot.
Ha, short is any male under 6 foot. Now I must say at 6'4" standing next to a 6 foot 10 inch 285 pound individual from Samoa, I felt short, really short! He totally block out the sun and cast a 10 foot shadow. Nice guy though!
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Asians are total grinders. Tennis and cross country are perfect for that.I havent realized just how many asians play tennis until joining ttw, like 90% people who post videos here are short asians.
Or maybe they are just more diligent and willing to accept critisizm and advice while other people are more unwilling to post videos.
Very interesting.
He makes up for the stereotypical Asian humility.LeeD is the original short Asian with a huge ego on tw.
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That’s okay bro. As long as you know who has the money.Why? I just meant that 90% of players posting videos here are asian and short (in relative tennis terms)
Hi, I posted a video 4 months ago asking to critique my groundstrokes. Ive worked on my strokes and I was wondering whether you guys could critique me again.
Heres a really simple correction for you which will allow you to hit with great whip and power, at the moment youre pushing.
Finish turning your body before you swing with the arm.
1) setup is correct.
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2) Youve gone wrong here. Youve turned the racket sideways before youve even turned the body. It is the body turn (hips torso shoulder) that should cause the racket to flip sideways on.
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3) Youve now started to pull the racket into the ball and youre still at 45 degrees. Youre simultaneously turning your body and pulling the arm to rotate the racket so theres no tension and energy built up in your arm and shoulder.
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4) Youre about to hit the ball and there is no stretch or buildup of energy in your arm - youre just about to push it. A bit with your body and a bit with your arm.
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The solution is to finish turning your body before your start to pull with your arm. This will create a whip in your arm.
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So here Fed has finished turning - now he pulls with the arm. Its a 2 step process. Turn the body which forces the racket backwards - then when youve finished turning and youre facing forwards, your arm will be to your side and the buttcap is facing the ball - now you pull with the arm.
This position Fed is in above cannot be stressed enough. You must get to this slot position, before you pull with the arm and swing at the ball.
In my opinion, your arm is ok as it is, but try do more squats, stand up, and use your legs, and core more. Use those more and incorporate that into your swing than using your arm then you should start to see some drastic improvements.