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Spin and more spin.
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Spin and more spin.
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I think you need to try to decide how you want to play.
Now it seems like you play pretty fast blocking game. I think that is easier with a fast hard tensor rubber. So if you want ro win more by a high tempo this would Maybe be the best option.
If you want to have a blocking game based more around deception and variation i still think you should try short pimple with less grip, medium pips and Maybe even an anti on the backhand. All of these Will give you good deception and variation. But it is not as easy to play fast.
I think it looks like you are making some spin ans coming over the ball with the backhand so Do not know really if you have a natural backhand for short pimples. More suited for those with thicker hit. But like i Said it depends a little on how you wants to play.
I Do think that you should try to base the game on blocking and counterattacking. Serve mostly long fast or half long and retur mostly long. Practice a lit of blocking ans counterattacking, counterlooping. Then try to search this in a game. But it looks like you Do already.
I think the grip looks okay. I think it is proably more important that when he use short pimple he need to learn to tense the grip.
My memory is hazy. I think about a year ago he showed me a photo of how he holds the racket to explain why he only likes Stiga Legend Flare handles. My memory could be wrong. But my memory is that how he holds limits his ability to adjust the grip. I know my grip shifts slightly when I do different shots. Like to fade on FH my grip opens a bit. To hook on FH my grip shifts to something almost like a BH grip. And many variations in between. Same with BH. There are subtle adjustments to grip my fingers do to adjust shot by shot. I don't even think about or realize I am doing those slight changes. They happen as my wrist and forearm adjust to the shots.
My memory is, the way MOG has his index finger wrapped around the edge of the edge of the wing, and how hard his fingers on the handle were gripping, may limit the angles he can use on his BH and that may make return of serve on BH harder. I also know, when I return serve on BH, a more extreme BH grip to close the racket more, makes attacking serves feel much easier. If I had my hand gripping as hard as I remember and my index finger wrapped around the edge, there would be no way I could close my blade well enough to return serve well on my BH.
If my memory is wrong, or I am remembering someone else who sent me the photos, then that is my memory. If I am remembering correctly, you guys may be able to see something that will help him more.
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