tennis stuffs <techniques,shots etc>

[SAFINNO1]

Yeah karen that would be really helpful, please could i have clips of Roddick and Marat's BH.
Do u learn alot from Marat's back view.

[Karen]

safinno1 said:

Do u learn alot from Marat's back view.

Nope, just like looking at it. ;D

I have the one-hander so I watch Federer's BH. I'm supposed to emmulate all his strokes, even his follow-through.

I'll be sending the video's later today.

[SAFINNO1]

Dont people say that along with Henin-Hardenne he has got the most sound one handed BH. I also like Paradorn's aswell. Good luck trying to emulate it.

[Karen]

I can emulate all of Fed's strokes I have had to watch tapes of his matches for over a year. I think I'm to the point I can read his mind.

Just because i can hit like roger doesn't mean I win all my matches, I have no patience, zero, zelch, nada.

[SAFINNO1]

I dont blame ya Patience is hard to conquer, i have absolutely no patience and keep going for winners and then what happens UR increase

[Karen]

All it takes to beat me is, and the word has been passed on to some of opponents, high the ball very high over the net with no pace and watch Karen self-destruct.

I hate those "moon balls" and I usually end up with language violations which ends up in a warnings for racquet abuse, which ended up with me getting disqualified twice.

So we are working on a strategy for the moon ballers, I'm working on my mid-court swinging volley and I'm going to start taking the ball out of the air if it's low enough. Some come over so high and slow I've got time to tie my shoe before it crosses the net.

[SAFINNO1]

All it takes to beat me is get the ball back in play. I am so inconsistant when i play i find it frustrating after i have hit a clean winner they some how return and i just lose the plot and end up hitting the net or out long.
I know what you mean with them moon balls. They are high and slow and i had slow rallys and to me is an oppurtunity to just smash it for a winner and until i can learn to control myself, mostly mentally(Physically i would say i am up threre) than i shall do well

You probably remember i was banned from my club from Damaging equipment so no worries on that behalf

[annie]

OK people don't laugh now but I have to talk to you LOL.

At the age of 28 I decided that it is time to STOP being ONLY a tennis spectator and it's time to take a racquet into my hands and start playing a little. I am obviously NOT the next Natya Myskina but I just want to learn for myself because I sooooo love the game and I need something to keep me active and fit since I am sitting on my arse 12 hours a day at work.

What do you, my pros think? Am I too old to learn now or is it gonna be OK?

[Karen]

You are definetly not too old. Are you just learning or are you already playing? You want to play doubles or singles? Can't sit on your arse 12 hours a day if you're going to play singles. ;D

So if you already play what's your swing index and what racquet are you using? You use a two-handed BH or one-handed BH?

I think we can get her playing well enough to get some code violations, what do you think coach lly?

We have to give her the proper racquet throwing technique, also. If you only have one racquet Annie we'll leave that one out.

[annie]

ROTFL Karen. Phew I am in good hands then

No I do not play AT ALL. Never held a tennis racquet in my hand (apart from the one with Marat's autograph I won on the official site LOL), so I wanna start learning from scratch

[Karen]

Hold on lly I already know what your problem is. Be easy on the ceiling tiles till I get back with you. LMAO!!


Annie, you have a club you will be going to for some lessons? You're going to have to start with some lessons from somebody.

If you're going to a club they should have some demo racquets for you to try. Whoever gives you lessons is probably going to give you an over-sized racquet, bigger head with lots of power. You need good shoes and said there's an Adidas store around you, get the Barricade shoes.

If you can borrow a racquet and haven't had a lesson yet, find a wall brick or cement with no windows around that you can break and hit against the wall.
You can't hit the ball hard or it will bounce off the wall and down the street somewhere before you get your racquet on it.

So there's your starting point, lesson with demo racquet or borrow one and hit against the wall, everybody at one point has had to go and hit against the wall.

i have to run but call around and find a pro and see what they charge an hour. Around here it's about $55-$60 an hour. Buying a racquet could be around $200. Barricade shoes around $100.

[annie]

Oh God!!!!!!!! Shall I take up chess instead?? LMAOOOOOOO

Thanks Karen!!!!!!! I am looking into coaches right now

[SAFINNO1]

Annie even if you are struggling to find a coach right know see if an of your friends wanna play tennis and so you could just get used to knocking a ball around and have someone who you can talk to. Make it fun and enjoy. But as Karen first said get your equipment sorted out and see if you can beat the well at is own game. the good thing about the wall is it is a good returner .
But with me and Karen as mentors, we can make you the next Sharapova( i am sure you will plead your allance to Russia unlike someone)

Karen what is my problem tell me know!!!! LoL

[Karen]

Alrighty lly, I have to go by what you post since I can't see over the ocean and watch you play.

To start with I think you like to end a point too quick by going for a winner. I used to do the same thing so I'll give you the Curly Davis speech I got when I practiced at Saddlebrook.

It went something like this....You are forcing your shots by trying to end a point too soon which is causing too many unforced errors. It's become's a chain reaction of missing a shot you should have made and leads to frustration, over-thinking your technique, focusing too much, and the dreaded you are trying too hard speech.

So before you attempt to go for a winner hit a least 3-4 balls back deep into the court, wait for the short ball because it's going to come and then step into the court and let it rip. If the short ball came from cross court the precentage shot is to go back cross court and not change direction of the ball and hopefully wrong foot your opponent who is probably thinking your going to hit it away from them and go down the line.

If you didn't keep your ball deep in the court and you don't get that short ball but you still just have to go for that winner....back up, back up as far as you need to go depending on your swing and let it fly. This gives you more space to hit your shot and not have it go out. You're not supposed to do this backing up all the time only enough to loosen up and get your rhythm back and then adjust slowly back to the baseline.

If I'm wrong and you're not trying to end points quick, then I just typed all this for nothing, LMAO, but I think you are because we have very similar games and, uh, attitudes.

I haven't even got to the mental toughness yet so before I analyze you from over here and type in something you don't have a problem with, if you are rushing too much we just went through that. Are you the type that's gets behind and says hell with this take the match? Or do you just lose your focus after making errors? I'm going to guess it's the second one. so let me see what i have stored in my head.

[SAFINNO1]

Bloody hell Karen are you Physkic or somethin .
I could not have wrote about my game any better than that.
But one more point i would like to add after i produce to many UE i just give up and cannot be arsed to give it another go. This year i tryed to improve it but no luck .
But when i try to be patient i find that it enables the opposition to get back in point and tend to work myself overtime.
As too your question at the bottom the answer is a mixture, but mostly 2nd one if i am breaken at say 3-2 i will say leave it and just go for it and end up losing but 6-2, but the bad thing is i can accept i threw in the towel and have made no attempt to correct it.
Eveyone says i have got big talent but i am nowhere near mentally

Diagnosis doctor.............. i mean Karen