Please Critique My Strokes

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well, im gonna take the plunge. please critique my strokes especially my forehand. i believe i have a full western grip like djokovic, tsonga and hewitt. but yeah, obviously needs work and i'll try to get a better clip of us playing next time. constructive criticism is appreciated. thanks in advance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lhqp-tcKzY

wk 2

http://vimeo.com/3951360
 
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Before the negative comments, i'm gonna throw a neutral comment out there... better angle on the video! Sorry for the lack of advice
 
Get a coach.. a good coach. You will regret not doing so later on. And I'm sure a good coach will tear that forehand apart and recontruct it with you.
 
you are going to injure yourself later on unless you fix your forehand technique...don't take it personally but it looks pretty bad...your elbow is completely bent at impact...your backhand looks pretty smooth though.
 
I have no idea how old you are but you seem young enough to correct your technique. Some older people have been doing things wrong for so long they end up becoming ok despite poor technique and never fix it. What you don't want to happen is that keep doing that forehand over and over and become ok with it and then that becomes your stroke. It will be limit how good you will and could cause elbow or shoulder problems which maybe harder to notice when your young but will bite you in the butt as you age. Like Ramseszerg said get a good coach.
 
ramseszerg said:
Get a coach.. a good coach. You will regret not doing so later on. And I'm sure a good coach will tear that forehand apart and recontruct it with you.
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yeah that's what i was noticing too. it's way too bent unlike guys like djokovic and tsonga who are just partially bent. i dunno how to just slightly bend it or maybe i should just straight arm it. :oops:
 
I would not suggest straight arming it. Not because it's not correct but because this an advanced technique that requires your contact point to be a lttle further out in front. This requires better timing better footwork etc. Start of by viewing some youtube videos on the basic semiwestern forehand or a windshield wiper forehand that you build on and add some extension to as you progress. I'm in no way shape or form trying to be negative but I think you may need to start from the ground up on the forehand.
This one video series that will at least get you pointed in the right direction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNW7LFJdF_0 . This not what I would wan't my finished forehand to be there's a lot there that is crucial to any good forehand and nothing that most teachers would frown at. There are many solid forehand training videos on youtube. Some are not so good and actually have poor or outdated advice. I simply chose one that isn't going to screw you up and is fundamentally sound.
 
Agree with everyone else here. If you haven't had coaching, get off the boards and get a coach - there's no point trying to build a game from reading up on forum posts.
 
all this time i thought i was double bending but i think my elbow bend is way too extreme - elbow's too close to my body and forearm goes too far behind my body. im only sorry i didnt post this clip sooner. i went out and tried hitting with a straight arm today since im doing the double bend completely wrong. lol it actually wasn't too bad. felt strange at first and i golfed a few but towards the end i could really appreciate the ease and power of my corrected forehand. but yeah still a looong way to go. i'll be sure to post a new vid in a little bit. thanks for all the advice.
 
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its been a wk and i tried spacing out the ball more and hitting more with a straight arm. please give me thoughts. thanks.
 
Gee Willikers Batman! said:
Stop telling him to get a coach, I never received training under a coach and I'm doing just fine @ the 4.0-4.5 level
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I haven't responded to your posts in awhile, but come on dude,

you said this at the end of October

Gee Willikers Batman! said:
I live in Texas, very strong (3rd best) region, #1 at my school is ranked around 200 in NATION. He's a 5.5, if not 6.0

Considering people rate me high 4.0 to really low 4.5 , I think I know what I am talking about as well. I still think I'm 3.5 not to 4.0 yet
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and now you've jumped an entire level in around 5 months (With some of those months not being able to play tennis as your parents would not let you)?

And telling him to get a coach is a good idea, there really is no disadvantage as to get coaching aside from expenses.
 
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