please help ....

[th____44]

let's say you've been playing tennis for about 2 years, but due to some problems on your right arm (you're a right-handed), your doctor have told you to leave tennis....
anyway,you love tennis too much to leave it, so you think "ah....maybe i could play with my left hand"....your doctor tells you that will be ok....
what racquet will you use????
the same racquet????
a bigger headsize????
a lighter racquet????
a smaller grip size????



note: you've to think you're a right handed, not an ambidextrous....

 

[anirut]

When I was 12 I broke my right arm from skate-boarding.

With the splint on my right, I just grabbed a racket and hit the wall with my left. It took some getting used to and it was only for three weeks. I did learn to play "some what" but not good with left.

And I don't think there's a racket with specific specs made for lefties. Any racket will do. (In my case there were only woodies back then.)

Don't get discouraged!

 

[snoflewis]

let's say you've been playing tennis for about 2 years, but due to some problems on your right arm (you're a right-handed), your doctor have told you to leave tennis....
anyway,you love tennis too much to leave it, so you think "ah....maybe i could play with my left hand"....your doctor tells you that will be ok....
what racquet will you use????
the same racquet????
a bigger headsize????
a lighter racquet????
a smaller grip size????



note: you've to think you're a right handed, not an ambidextrous....

starting to play left handed is like starting to play tennis all over...you should start w/ a tweener at least... but if it was your technique that caused arm problems to your right arm in the first place, i would think it's time to get some lessons or fix that technique.

also, all those questions you asked are subjective...i would start w/ a slightly larger and lighter racket. if your right hand is bigger than your left, then...maybe you might want to change gripsizes, but for the most part, you should be ok. also, if you use a 2hbh, you probably will have to start using a 1hbh w/ your left.

i believe there are a couple people on the boards who have actually done what you're doing, so maybe they could chip in a bit

 

[nBlade98]

^ do u know evan kopel, aaron goodwin, and eric lee?

 

[tennisadict]

try the ligter one

 

[th____44]

well....

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[Mr. Blond]

I am right handed, but due to an injury about 10 years ago, my right arm is virtually useless for swinging a racquet. I have had to learn to play left handed, and am back up to about a 3.5 level. It took some work, but I am still with tennis.

 

[th____44]

hahahaha....

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[Mr. Blond]

th, the reason your not getting conclusive answers is because you have not idea what type of swing you will have with your non dominant hand. We have no clue about coordination, strength, or any of the variables needed to try to recomend something for you. I would start with a lighter racquet, and if you can handle that pretty easily, then try something closer to your current frame. Also a good start might just be to use your current frame, see if it works, then you don't need to switch sticks. That is what I would do.