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Quote from: LBSS on October 02, 2015, 12:22:41 pm

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x474y3tab8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x474y3tab8</a>

good old rutgersdunker, still a beast.

beast..

the one-handed backhand is so beautiful. him and wawrinka both. grip strength must be off the charts to pull that off the way they do. i occasionally switch to it and it's so much harder than two-handed.

ya fed's one handed backhand is the one i'm "studying". I use a single handed backhand, so he's pretty much the prototype.

as for grip strength, dno.. alot of these pros hold the racquets pretty relaxed, very loose. I hear lots of differing opinions on it. when my arm is stiff/locked on my single arm backhand, it's alot easier to get alot of power out of it.. if i have some bend, seems to be much harder to get that power.

http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/18/sports/on-your-own-tennis-subtle-steps-to-a-better-grip-on-the-game.html

relaxed hitting vids.

just to reinforce the mindset not to muscle shots.

top-5 favorite athlete to watch of all time.

also the subject of a great, great essay by david foster wallace: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

great read!

also, the live vs tv tennis analogy was funny..

serving.

weird right?

When you crush a ball, it feels "somewhat" similar to crushing a dunk. The thought of improving and crushing the ball even harder with faster racquet speed & better form, has me addicted.

There are several shots you can hit with dunk-like power:
- serve
- forehand
- backhand
- overhead

The obvious difference is that i'm always up against an opponent (practice partner etc). So when you crush a ball on them, it's kind of like getting an in-game dunk :f

t-dub-esque tennis serve?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga6HlJqrxEE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga6HlJqrxEE</a>

Finally, a big plus.. chix luv tennis. 

I imagine my training will become "mostly lower body dominant" again. I'll need lots of lower body strength for tennis, as well as lots of shoulder/back/hip PREHAB, and bodyweight exercises (upper/lower). So, my training should resemble my dunk days somewhat, just more upper and more prehab to protect the smaller muscles involved with hitting.

One possible biproduct.. my hops will go up: getting leaner, in serious shape, and getting those lifts up. If/when I jump, I'll probably still focus on single leg instead of double leg.

word, pc.

racquets!