Forehand Brainwork for Gentle Slope Downward Backswing
The gentle slope means that racket will glide to the outside.
For that reason I considered rejecting it since I've learned enough tennis over the years to know that hand in a forehand ought to help line up the ball.
And while playing doubles last week I noticed that my service returns were uncommonly good thanks to strict down-and-up bowlback.
Why not? Lining up is good with a straight rather than circular backswing.
But there is good argument for circularity. So my brain assigns a gentle and prolonged slope to the outside, yes; but, as hand and racket swing back up to inside of the slot they have aligned themselves with the oncoming ball.
While hand strays, eye looks into the future to line up the ball. I end in fact with eye and hand in a straight line to the oncoming ball while keeping two-way circularity of a 19th century guy with a scythe.
Note: One can catch a ball out front to help learn how to line up with the oncoming shot. One therefore can catch the ball behind one for the same purpose. When lining up, a surveyor is frequently quite far from his target. Does a few feet's difference in placement of the instrument really matter? But catching the ball behind one, when translated into tennis terms, places final alignment closer to the forward swing.
The gentle slope means that racket will glide to the outside.
For that reason I considered rejecting it since I've learned enough tennis over the years to know that hand in a forehand ought to help line up the ball.
And while playing doubles last week I noticed that my service returns were uncommonly good thanks to strict down-and-up bowlback.
Why not? Lining up is good with a straight rather than circular backswing.
But there is good argument for circularity. So my brain assigns a gentle and prolonged slope to the outside, yes; but, as hand and racket swing back up to inside of the slot they have aligned themselves with the oncoming ball.
While hand strays, eye looks into the future to line up the ball. I end in fact with eye and hand in a straight line to the oncoming ball while keeping two-way circularity of a 19th century guy with a scythe.
Note: One can catch a ball out front to help learn how to line up with the oncoming shot. One therefore can catch the ball behind one for the same purpose. When lining up, a surveyor is frequently quite far from his target. Does a few feet's difference in placement of the instrument really matter? But catching the ball behind one, when translated into tennis terms, places final alignment closer to the forward swing.
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