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I saw Carl like your post a minute or two before I did , so I let him take the first stab. I of course agree with what he is saying. You should consider yourself lucky you have a good practice partner though if he focuses a bit more when he is blocking it will help your game as well as his block . My 2 cents ... You are really doing well for someone who has started just 9 months back , I think you could work on the following :
1. Forehand : Pinch the rubbers with your fingers instead of holding the handle. I felt like sometimes your index finger is slipping forward when you are looping , you are the best person to tell if that is case, if it is then your fingers are loose and your pressre is on the fingers holding the handle , it should be the other way round , with firming up of the index when FH looping contact is made and firming up of thumb when backhand looping contact is made.
2. BH Strokes : Try to keep your elbow stable and rotate around the elbow with a frisbee throwing action ..
The key thing is that your fingers should hold the "blade of the paddle " and not hold the handle ... your strokes are a little big but it should evolve and you will learn to adjust the size of the swing ..
1. Forehand : Pinch the rubbers with your fingers instead of holding the handle. I felt like sometimes your index finger is slipping forward when you are looping , you are the best person to tell if that is case, if it is then your fingers are loose and your pressre is on the fingers holding the handle , it should be the other way round , with firming up of the index when FH looping contact is made and firming up of thumb when backhand looping contact is made.
2. BH Strokes : Try to keep your elbow stable and rotate around the elbow with a frisbee throwing action ..
The key thing is that your fingers should hold the "blade of the paddle " and not hold the handle ... your strokes are a little big but it should evolve and you will learn to adjust the size of the swing ..