Originally posted by bottle
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I am constantly dumfounded by how everyone is always trying to fix the racket, when the cause is ALWAYS 100% related to collarbone, posture, abdominal, belly button and hip positioning.
Roger even says it, when I miss it is because of my feet. I don't think in terms of feet, I actually think in terms of collarbone, ribcage, belly button and hip positioning, however, he's right.
Bottle, I completely ignore the racket. Trust me the racket does everything it needs to do when muscle groups have been correctly synched, and the athlete understands proper sequential loading techniques.
I see so many coaches asking players to bend the knees. The player bends the knees, and five other muscle groups go awol, and more issues are created with the racket head. If an athlete knows what muscles to load, and when, it is a piece of cake to do any athletic sport!
If I ever see a tennis coach make reference to the racket head, I know he's not understanding what went wrong in the chain, and what the cause was, and it'll be impossible for consistency to be set up in that player, it will break down in matches and the player will lose it time and time again (and the pro will blame another pro), and its a never ending chain.
The Bo Jackson's, Dion Sanders, Roy Jones Junior and Floyd Mayweathers are great because they understand how to properly connect the pieces, and it results in smooth athletic function.
Bottle, a superb thread, and their are great nuggets in here, and we read this everyday first thing so keep up the great work!
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