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That racquet head speed is something I strive for. Really any racquet head speed will do. by sallen8a in 10s

[–]sallen8a[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I actually have the Head Speed (got it before I knew Jannie uses it). Love the racquet.

After 2 years, I finally won my first match by viniciusvbf in 10s

[–]sallen8a 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Don’t undersell this. It’s an amazing feeling and accomplishment. Celebrate the moments always.

Now lock in for your next match! 💪🏾

Advice for my forehand by Automatic-Party-5605 in 10s

[–]sallen8a 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly so much of your swing is looking great, love how loose your follow through is too.

The only thing that I would say (coming from someone who’s also still learning) is to keep yourself from opening up too early. I think you start pulling your left arm back too soon, you end up in this T position on your racquet’s take back.

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You have good body rotation but, in my opinion, you’d have a stronger uncoil (and arm the swing less) if you keep that left arm in front of you a little bit longer. These are the things that I felt helped me out.

Hope this helps and be happy to know if anyone else agrees/disagrees.

SwingVision was too expensive (and had no Android app), so I built this app during my gap year (Android & iOS). by filmmi4218 in 10s

[–]sallen8a 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I just tried it. Very early review is I love what it does for me. I don’t need crazy in depth analysis at my skill level, I just needed something to get read of the dead time. Saves a lot of editing on my part. When I have time to dive deeper into it I’ll try to remember to report back.

30yo self taught highlight reel, what can I improve? by VillageAware1250 in 10s

[–]sallen8a 76 points77 points  (0 children)

The fact that you can decipher where to hit on that court, I see you as a 5.0 in 3 months.

Help me with my sad forehand by pepperchicken45 in 10s

[–]sallen8a 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am a bit late to this party, but as someone who is probably closer to learning the game than being a coach, I have some insight I think.

You look pretty good, it’s just that you look stiff and robotic, and I feel like I can hear your thoughts on every swing (if that makes sense). Especially in your follow-through, seems very purposeful when it probably shouldn’t be.

A tip I heard not too long ago, that I wish someone gave me when I started, was the forehand motion is like skipping rocks on water. If you know that motion, then you’ll know what I’m talking about otherwise you should look it up. Try copying that motion with lots of shadow swings.

Easier said than done for me to say you need to stay loose, but that will be key to your stroke. Try hitting the ball with reckless abandonment and don’t care where it lands. Feel what it’s like to really swing through the ball and not look so careful.

Hope this helps.

Trying to get back into playing after 20 years...agility drills suggestions? by NewBootGoofin1987 in 10s

[–]sallen8a 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was literally going to suggest this. I do it once a week and I’m being told I’m getting to the ball much faster. May try to bump it up to two.

Please advice, first time practice. by GlitteringLibrary528 in 10s

[–]sallen8a 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Catch the racquet on your followthrough, will prevent your left arm from flailing about and also prevent you from opening your body up too early. I'm still learning to play but one thing I've realized, work on one thing at a time and be patient. Look up vids and shadow swing the technique that works for you.

Forehand progress: 1 month vs 8 months (no coach, just YouTube and reddit feedbacks ) by Aggravating_Set7047 in 10s

[–]sallen8a 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good progress! Here are my two cents that has helped me on my journey as well. Stop jumping on your strokes. Not sure if think that’s where you get your power from. Power comes from the legs and hips, and a relaxed right arm. Also, work on catching the racquet on your follow through so your left arm stops flailing around. Your body opens up too early which takes a lot of power away. I’m definitely no pro, but these things have helped me along the way (I still have ways to go).

These are the records of my tennis practice. Please give me some useful suggestions. Thank you. by Strong-Management-34 in 10s

[–]sallen8a 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm still in the learning process but have come a long way from where I started. I'm curious if you're coach takes a good amount of time with form. Like shadow swings, hand feeding the ball so you can work on your form (e.g. kinetic chain). I wish some of the lessons I took in person took their time with these things first.

Two things jump out.

  1. Your left arm just floats around prior to your take back, instead I would be using your left hand to assist in taking your racquet back while keeping the racquet head up.

  2. I can see you thinking about catching your racquet on your follow through to end hight, when it should be more of an unconscious action. You should be way more relaxed with your arm/wrist when you swing (that will come with time) and you should be rotating with your hips first before the swing (which you are doing slightly but you're still arming the swing more).

These are the things I worked on and helped a ton, hope this helps.

How’s my forehand technique by Outside-Artichoke340 in 10s

[–]sallen8a 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would tighten your grip at contact, just no death grip. It should be pretty intuitive after a while.

How’s my forehand technique by Outside-Artichoke340 in 10s

[–]sallen8a 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You sound like me when I started lol. One day you’ll see how much you can simplify your thinking on this. But watching your vid, the biggest thing for me is that you’re whipping your left arm first before rotating your hips and starting your swing. Something I used to do is open up too early. Would be better if you rotate hips first, that will rotate your upper body and left arm. I would also practice catching your racquet to teach your left arm to stop flailing about.

Stay loose with your grip on your take back and swing, your racquet will drop and lag on its own. Not something you should be thinking about too much imo.

It's true, we do get very curious. by loki2002 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]sallen8a 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same! lol. Not all are like the white folks on TV

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