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Spin and more spin.
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Spin and more spin.
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I am going to say 2 things:
1) if you put a phone in a shoe, it makes a good tripod. Then you can put the phone on a chair or table and point the camera however you want.
2) Practice, practice, practice.
There were several good comments. But, if you practice, your shots will get better. Ignore the EJing. Stop messing with putting weird chemicals on your rubbers. Stick with ONE SETUP. Play only with that one setup for a few months. Things like footwork, being in the right place, spinning over the ball instead of spinning up the back of the ball, inconsistent contact as a result of inconsistent timing, those things will sort themselves out if you keep thinking about number 2) Practice.
If you played as a kid and you practice, things will come back to you.
Also, about the forearm/elbow bend (forearm snap) whatever you want to call it.....watch any top pro in slow motion.....Pause on the backswing and notice how bent or straight their arm is.....pause on the followthrough.....notice how much more bent their arm is. Use any pro whose forehand you like. If the arm is more straight at the end of the backswing/beginning of the swing.....and more bent in the followthrough, then, guaranteed, they bent their elbow somewhere between the backswing and the followthrough. The guys with the best forehands, that bend of the elbow starts just a tiny bit before contacting the ball.
However, it is freaking hard to go from having a locked elbow to getting it so your elbow starts bending at the right time during the stroke. So, feel free to try. But don't be frustrated if you find you can't get it to happen.
1) if you put a phone in a shoe, it makes a good tripod. Then you can put the phone on a chair or table and point the camera however you want.
2) Practice, practice, practice.
There were several good comments. But, if you practice, your shots will get better. Ignore the EJing. Stop messing with putting weird chemicals on your rubbers. Stick with ONE SETUP. Play only with that one setup for a few months. Things like footwork, being in the right place, spinning over the ball instead of spinning up the back of the ball, inconsistent contact as a result of inconsistent timing, those things will sort themselves out if you keep thinking about number 2) Practice.
If you played as a kid and you practice, things will come back to you.
Also, about the forearm/elbow bend (forearm snap) whatever you want to call it.....watch any top pro in slow motion.....Pause on the backswing and notice how bent or straight their arm is.....pause on the followthrough.....notice how much more bent their arm is. Use any pro whose forehand you like. If the arm is more straight at the end of the backswing/beginning of the swing.....and more bent in the followthrough, then, guaranteed, they bent their elbow somewhere between the backswing and the followthrough. The guys with the best forehands, that bend of the elbow starts just a tiny bit before contacting the ball.
However, it is freaking hard to go from having a locked elbow to getting it so your elbow starts bending at the right time during the stroke. So, feel free to try. But don't be frustrated if you find you can't get it to happen.