Too Stubborn to Change

[vChRiSv]

Is there any aspect of your tennis that you are too stubborn to change, even though it would probably be better if you did? Or, is there anything you finally changed despite fighting against it for as long as you could?

For me, the biggest argument that was always in my mind was deciding between the 1H or 2H backhand. Since I've started tennis, I've pretty much only used the 1H backhand. There was a brief 2-3 month period where I switched fully to the 2H and it ended up being better then my 1H, but I somehow convinced myself to switch back to the 1H. Mostly because it looked better and just felt nice to hit. I'm sure anyone who has used both will admit it's more rewarding to hit a great 1H shot vs. a great 2H shot.

This weekend I finally admitted the 1H was holding me back, and that it was time to commit to the 2H backhand. Hopefully I won't switch around anymore.

 

[user92626]

Is there any aspect of your tennis that you are too stubborn to change, even though it would probably be better if you did? Or, is there anything you finally changed despite fighting against it for as long as you could?

Yeah, I have a few. I'm fighting hard to stick to the same rackets. My tennis is a gazillion times better when I don't switch to different rackets, strings and tensions. But it feels so wasteful and so serious to play with only 2 rackets.

Another one is I'm too stubborn to drop bad players. I keep coming out and playing with them and feel horrible afterward. This summer I'm gonna try hard and wind down...

 

[mikeler]

Improving my return of serve. I'm getting better at taking cuts on serves but still trying to shake an old habit of just chipping everything back.

 

[maggmaster]

Same problem Mikeler, it works so well against lower level opponents but is so pointless against 4.0 and above.

 

[MomentumGT]

My diet lol . If I loose 30lbs I feel that I can finally break into the 5.0's...hopefully lol. Consistent wins in 4.5's has made this fatty content lol.

-Jon

 

[loosegroove]

I'm sure anyone who has used both will admit it's more rewarding to hit a great 1H shot vs. a great 2H shot.

Yes, but it's more rewarding to hit 10 good two-hbh's than 2 great one-hbh's and 8 crap ones.

And actually I am finding the 2hbh quite satisfying to hit these days. My ability to hit down the line is so much better than it was with my 1hbh, and that's a really fun shot to hit.

 

[vChRiSv]

Yes, but it's more rewarding to hit 10 good two-hbh's than 2 great one-hbh's and 8 crap ones.

Lmao, I can't deny that. That's why I finally accepted the fact I should switch. I had like 10+ solid arguments for why I should be a 2H, and 0 for 1H. Finally I accepted that I should just change and stop being like a child that just says "...but I don't wanna!"

 

[vChRiSv]

My diet lol . If I loose 30lbs I feel that I can finally break into the 5.0's...hopefully lol. Consistent wins in 4.5's has made this fatty content lol.

-Jon

That is definitely the hardest thing to change. I wish you the best of luck.

I'm the kind of person that: a) exercises so that I can eat whatever the hell I want, and b) believes that the quantity of food you eat is more important then what you eat. Been losing weight since I left home with this mentality, and a large portion of my meals are from outside food. Hoping to change that though, learning how to cook.

 

[Up&comer]

Improving my return of serve. I'm getting better at taking cuts on serves but still trying to shake an old habit of just chipping everything back.

Ugh. Just the opposite for me. I have no consistent, neutral return. It's grip it and rip it with me.

 

[MomentumGT]

That is definitely the hardest thing to change. I wish you the best of luck.

I'm the kind of person that: a) exercises so that I can eat whatever the hell I want, and b) believes that the quantity of food you eat is more important then what you eat. Been losing weight since I left home with this mentality, and a large portion of my meals are from outside food. Hoping to change that though, learning how to cook.

I will try and adopt that mentality when it comes to diet. I'm on the "see food" diet...what ever food I see, I eat LOL.

-Jon

 

[vChRiSv]

Ugh. Just the opposite for me. I have no consistent, neutral return. It's grip it and rip it with me.

I have the same problem. That's one reason why I've decided to switch to the 2H backhand. For the forehand, I'm trying to shorten my backswing by only pivoting and turning my shoulders, then swinging from that position.

I will try and adopt that mentality when it comes to diet. I'm on the "see food" diet...what ever food I see, I eat LOL.

-Jon

I remember that in high school. XD Or I would just eat for the sake of eating, not because I was hungry or anything. So bad for you though, lol... although very enjoyable.

 

[mikeler]

Ugh. Just the opposite for me. I have no consistent, neutral return. It's grip it and rip it with me.

That's what I want! I'd say most of my sets average 3 breaks of serve total between both players. So breaks are pretty important.

 

[curvefan]

I know my one area where I should probably change is my ball toss on the serve.

I really need to start practicing a higher toss and better racquet mechanics. I currently have a short toss and a sort of whipping motion with the racquet head.

I can place the serve fairly well and with enough power that I hold serve a lot more than not. One of the pros thought that the way I served put a lot of strain on the shoulder and that I may be asking for trouble if I continued to serve that way.

At one point I tried a higher toss and a different racquet motion but it was not working and I was double faulting too much so I went back to my old bad habits.

I have various injuries that I struggle with, but the shoulder isn't one of them, so why fix something if it isn't broke?

Is that considered stubborn? If so, I'm stubborn...