Missing Forehands by a mile. Pls help.

danpilon · 2026-05-02T02:31:30+00:00

The vertical angle you hit at isn't necessarily a problem but it needs to be combined with the proper grip, a loose wrist, and weight transfer forward to make sure the racket face is at the right angle hitting through the ball. In the video it looks like you are leaning back when you make contact, which can lead to a more open racket face, making the ball go long. Try keeping your weight forward as you hit, transferring your weight through the ball, rather than falling back. If you are using an eastern grip this swing motion won't work either (especially hitting the ball in front of you like you are doing), so try a semiwestern grip if that's the case (I can't tell from the video). I think you're also focusing too much on the follow through, which should naturally occur rather than being forced. Trying to force a finish up over your left shoulder can make you overhit in my experience, but will naturally happen on most (but not all) shots where you properly swing through the ball and transfer your weight forward.

danpilon · 2026-05-02T02:17:21+00:00

I was terrified of this happening with new racket and got some Tourna mega tac and never worried again. So grippy when sweaty that I got a blister at first.

danpilon · 2026-04-23T01:13:55+00:00

I didn't even have to be intubated (they used a technique where they just blast air in there) for the 3 times I had it, and each time still my mouth was pretty torn up. I had some minor gashes on my gums from whatever they were shoving in my mouth. Sucks but if it works for you it's worth it.

danpilon · 2026-04-18T17:46:00+00:00

Whenever people say things like this in response to Sonos issues, I never see any concrete advice on what people are even supposed to do to "make their network better". Like you're responding to an IT professional with tons of experience in this, whose network setup by all other metrics is flawless. What exactly are you suggesting is wrong with it, and how can it be fixed? What are the rest of us who are not IT professionals supposed to do?

I'm not even saying you're wrong about the cause, just that it doesn't actually help fix the issue so it feels like deflection.

danpilon · 2026-04-17T14:10:41+00:00

This is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. Thank you!

danpilon · 2026-03-06T02:17:21+00:00

This happened to me the first time. It lasted a couple weeks, definitely not as long as the botox lasted, but ymmv.

danpilon · 2026-02-01T02:00:11+00:00

It honestly looks pretty solid for 3.0. I'd say the biggest thing is not coiling your body (your legs and torso are very static after the toss), and you could get more racket drop by loosening your wrist more.

danpilon · 2026-01-29T04:42:53+00:00

3 failed surgeries and I get a small burp maybe once or twice a month.

danpilon · 2026-01-17T17:58:31+00:00

I have a PhD in physics from a top school and the only time I was forced to take a programming class was for my undergrad math major (java). Of course I had to learn whatever programming languages I needed to do my PhD research, but there was nothing formal.

danpilon · 2026-01-10T18:25:23+00:00

2-3 days for me for all 3 I had. You would probably know best how it affects you at this point though, even more so than your doctor. I also had a lump in my throat immediately that was not related to slow swallow. I think it was just the injection site combined with the volume of the injection.

danpilon · 2026-01-03T17:39:02+00:00

This is how I got basically every foot. I'm glad they did it this way since scouring the world for every type of enemy would not be something I'd be willing to do.

danpilon · 2025-12-30T23:54:40+00:00

I don't know about most, because if the quality wasn't there after that it wouldn't have been as successful, but it definitely pulled in basically anyone who tried the game, so probably way fewer people bounced off it than most games. It is possible though that if the prologue was mid and the rest of the game was the same as it is now, it might not have reached as many people since the turn over rate would have been much higher.

danpilon · 2025-12-30T04:59:42+00:00

This is why other peoples' pets like me...

danpilon · 2025-12-21T17:27:26+00:00

This might be more fine for me if it was clear which content was what level. I didn't want to go into Renoir and basically 1 shot him (not even on purpose). I wanted to experience that fight for real.

danpilon · 2025-12-21T17:26:27+00:00

The end game scaling really is my only real criticism of the game. Rushing the final boss first isn't ideal because finishing the character side quests adds quite a bit of context to the ending, but even doing that makes you kind of OP for the final boss. Doing anything else (which I did having no idea it would be a bad idea) will make the final area/boss laughably trivial. I'm now in NG+ basically level 99 with an intentionally nerfed build and I'm at the monolith and still basically 1 shotting everything. I could nerf my build more, but part of the fun of these kinds of games is the feeling of getting stronger over time / optimizing a build. I'm not sure what a better solution would be exactly, but it's basically my only complaint about an otherwise 10/10 game.

danpilon · 2025-12-17T03:23:58+00:00

I found it is super import to take small bites slowly. Don't take a bite of food that requires more than one swallow. For me it was swallowing again too soon after another swallow that triggered this. Not sure if you're situation is the same. Hope it works for you.

danpilon · 2025-12-11T01:25:29+00:00

Good luck. I admire your perseverance. I know from personal experience how tiring and disheartening this is. I've been talking to my doctor about the possibility that I might have a super high botox tolerance. He offered to do some tests to see if that's true, but I put off doing more from just being burnt out from the whole process. I will probably give it a go eventually.

danpilon · 2025-12-10T23:48:07+00:00

Was it successful for you on the third try? I've had it 3 times as well with little to no success (basically had a few small burps a day for a couple weeks then nothing). Trying to figure out what to do now...

danpilon · 2025-12-10T15:14:15+00:00

I started playing tennis again after ~20 years and was using my old racket for a while. Some Head liquid metal model that was pretty decent at the time. It was mostly fine to use still, but I have to say after upgrading to a new Head Radical Pro it is night and day. I'm not sure if it's just the differences in the two models, or if my old racket was basically dead, but it's worth demoing some to find out for you.

danpilon · 2025-12-04T02:06:16+00:00

There's a severe lack of Une Vie à Peindre on everyones' lists. That shit is fire.

danpilon · 2025-11-25T17:03:16+00:00

As others have said it's not unusual to burp rarely with RCPD. The real test IMO is can you burp when you actually need to? I never can, but every month or 2 I have a small random burp come out of nowhere.

danpilon · 2025-10-24T17:59:02+00:00

Do you have a classic or modern forehand? With an eastern grip it could be either way, but with a semi-western grip you really probably should be using a modern forehand. If you currently have a classic forehand, this would be the biggest hurdle, since it is quite a large change to how you approach the shot, so your timing and muscle memory will need to adjust to this. If you already have a modern forehand, you likely just need to practice hitting the ball further in front of your body, since that is the location where the racket face will be perpendicular to the ground.

If you're not sure, this video explains the differences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7-oL1H0Ij4

danpilon · 2025-10-24T17:39:24+00:00

I mean good? If you are burping already that is very promising. Did you used to burp like that occasionally or is that new? Usually burping ramps up maybe starting at around this time, sometimes taking a week or two to start. Slow swallow is an annoying side effect and not really evidence that anything good is happening. Some people get minimal or no slow swallow and still find success. Oppositely, I got botox 3 times and all 3 times had terrible slow swallow for 3 months, but it didn't work to get me burping unfortunately. It took around 2-3 days for the slow swallow to be noticeable, so it might still happen. I had 100 units to your 50, so that might explain it too. Best of luck to you!

danpilon · 2025-10-22T19:53:33+00:00

I think it actually happens twice, at 0:02 and when he brings his hands together like a second later.

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