Looking back at your article on forehand stances, I am a bit confused. You indicate that the open stance is necessary in today's game because the ball gets up so high. Apparently, you can pop up higher in the open stance than the closed stance so that the ball is not around your shoulders when you hit it? I do think that higher balls require more open stance tennis, but not necessarily because its easier to hit at a higher contact point with an open stance.
The way I see it, open stance allows for more violent core rotation, which allows one to hit a bit heavier ball. When a ball is coming deep and heavy at you, you will often choose to go deep and heavy back, which the open stance promotes. (When you aim higher, the swing is more low to high, and combining this with the violent core rotation, you come off the ground more.) When a ball is driven low at you, and your contact point is a bit lower, you would be more inclined to drive back, hence less need for the open stance.
It just seems to me...to hit a heavy deep ball or a heavily angled, spinny ball, open stance is better, and for a flat drive, the best stance is semi-open to closed.
Sorry for the ramblings.
The way I see it, open stance allows for more violent core rotation, which allows one to hit a bit heavier ball. When a ball is coming deep and heavy at you, you will often choose to go deep and heavy back, which the open stance promotes. (When you aim higher, the swing is more low to high, and combining this with the violent core rotation, you come off the ground more.) When a ball is driven low at you, and your contact point is a bit lower, you would be more inclined to drive back, hence less need for the open stance.
It just seems to me...to hit a heavy deep ball or a heavily angled, spinny ball, open stance is better, and for a flat drive, the best stance is semi-open to closed.
Sorry for the ramblings.
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