Question for Racquetball and Tennis players...

[f1 tech]

I love tennis. I play it at least a couple of times a week.
I've got a friend who is nagging me to starting playing racquetball with him.
I've never played racquetball.
Will learning and playing racquetball mess up my tennis strokes?

 

[ceejay]

Possibly. You won't know until after you've played.

People said Squash would mess my tennis strokes up, but if anything squash has improved them.

Just play, and see what happens.

 

[chrisplchs]

no.. racquetball is fun.. i love it but it all depends on the person. some people are affect, some people aren't

 

[LuckyR]

One thing about racquetball/squash for tennis players: watch out with that followthrough, there's another guy a couple feet away. You could put an eye out...

 

[alienhamster]

R-ball is GREAT! Love it. Perfect for me in the winter b/c I don't have enough money for indoor tennis clubs. It does mess with your strokes a bit, though.

Some benefits for tennis game:

(1) You learn to hit flatter a bit better.
(2) It really improves your reflexes and reaction time while holding a raquet. (Good for volleys, taking the ball earlier.)
(3) (I think) it keeps your sprinting speed at a high level.

It was weird. Playing r-ball made me start playing with a one-hander BH in tennis. Just started to feel more natural, though I do still use 2 hands for returns and high balls.

And yeah: watch your follow through on the r-ball court. It's hard not to do full swings coming from a tennis background.