tennis elbow
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Mark-Touch
G.O.A.T.
I don't see anything abnormal.
BTW inner elbow pain is golfer's elbow, not tennis elbow.
(I'm dealing with it myself).
BTW inner elbow pain is golfer's elbow, not tennis elbow.
(I'm dealing with it myself).
Shroud
Talk Tennis Guru
You feel it on the fh but its not caused by the fh. If you have a 1hander that is probably. If not probably the serve. Post those vids too
Chas Tennis
G.O.A.T.
You should stop playing immediately and give you elbow a chance to heal. (months) See a well qualified Dr. I've posted with information on golfer's elbow.
See thread Tendon Injury Nuthouse.
You can get defective tendon healing in a very short time.
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You have a straight elbow forehand. Compare your forehand technique to Federer or Nadal and others with a straight elbow forehand.
I've posted how to compare Youtube videos one above the other single frame.
See thread Tendon Injury Nuthouse.
You can get defective tendon healing in a very short time.
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You have a straight elbow forehand. Compare your forehand technique to Federer or Nadal and others with a straight elbow forehand.
I've posted how to compare Youtube videos one above the other single frame.
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ballmachineguy
Legend
Maybe the shock of your arm going from bent to straight is the cause. Possibly lengthening your warm-up time and icing after.
This looks like a long time after contact to still be that straight with the arm. Although you can’t see in the pic, the ball is long gone. How much spin does your forehand produce?
This looks like a long time after contact to still be that straight with the arm. Although you can’t see in the pic, the ball is long gone. How much spin does your forehand produce?
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ballmachineguy
Legend
Yeah, it does.
Carlos’ arm starting to bend already just after contact. Idk if that is the OP’s issue. Just grasping at straws.
It's pretty rare to have a well developed forehand cause issues so it might be something else. I had to change my mouse out many years ago now because it was leading to issues which started becoming way more obvious after playing tennis. It could also be just overuse and/or a harsh frame/string setup.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Exactly: string, tension, racquet, grip.
EKTiger
Rookie
in this forehand in particular, i mistimed it and reached out for the ball and that's why for arm was straight.
EKTiger
Rookie
it's strange because I was trying out heavier frames before i started noticing the pain. Could that have been the problem? my current racquet is 330g and i was trying a 360g frame.
it's strange because I was trying out heavier frames before i started noticing the pain. Could that have been the problem? my current racquet is 330g and i was trying a 360g frame.
Yes, definitely could have triggered it, but also means you have a bio mechanical issue somewhere.
Funbun
Professional
it's strange because I was trying out heavier frames before i started noticing the pain. Could that have been the problem? my current racquet is 330g and i was trying a 360g frame.
How did you get such a heavy racquet? Did you add lead tape to an existing racquet, or did it come that way? If so, where did you add it on the racquet?
Also, heavy racquets usually cause shoulder issues, not elbow pain. Nevertheless, why did you feel the need to go heavier?
Does the pain occur only during hitting, or does something start flaring up after playing?
it's strange because I was trying out heavier frames before i started noticing the pain. Could that have been the problem? my current racquet is 330g and i was trying a 360g frame.
Yes, it could be. Especially if you went pretty hard with the heavier frame. Generally speaking when going heavier or higher swing weight you want to ease into it a bit. And part of the problem is that just a few bad impacts with your muscles or tendons stressed beyond what they are used can cause a problem.
ballmachineguy
Legend
Yeah, I made an effort to find the best example of what helped me make my point. But, it only takes one of those for an injury.
Plus, the heavy racquet thing.
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
When someone gets elbow pain, the first question to ask is about the strings - what strings/gauge, what tension, how many hours of play was on the string job? If it is a stiff poly, pain can start within 10 hours as it goes dead that fast. If it is a soft poly, pain can start within 15-20 hours. The tension matters too for poly as anything above 50 lbs can exacerbate pain. Many times when players try new racquets, they forget to mention that it likely had different strings/tensions that what they usually use and demo racquets usually have dead poly if they were strung more than a few days ago.
With golfer‘s elbow, heavy racquets can be an issue if you don’t use shoulder ISR on your motion to generate pace. When you lift your racquet above your shoulders in the forward swing, the racquet tip should be leaning towards your head at the start while the grip side is further away and then you swing up and away to brush up on the ball. If you raise up your racquet so that it is a straight line above your head with the tip directly above the racquet grip, then you won’t use any ISR and will just hit down on the ball using your arm power which can put too much strain on the elbow. Watch a pro video in slow motion and you will see what I mean.
With golfer‘s elbow, heavy racquets can be an issue if you don’t use shoulder ISR on your motion to generate pace. When you lift your racquet above your shoulders in the forward swing, the racquet tip should be leaning towards your head at the start while the grip side is further away and then you swing up and away to brush up on the ball. If you raise up your racquet so that it is a straight line above your head with the tip directly above the racquet grip, then you won’t use any ISR and will just hit down on the ball using your arm power which can put too much strain on the elbow. Watch a pro video in slow motion and you will see what I mean.
EKTiger
Rookie
no that's the total weight with everything. and yes i felt i needed more stability against heavy hitters. only during hitting.
EKTiger
Rookie
my string setup is kirschbaum PL II 1.2 at 47-50. but i dont think the strings are the problem cause ive been on the same setup for the last few years. so yeah it's probably the heavy frame that's causing the pain, becuase i remember mistiming a lot of balls and i end up shanking them.
