Well, I tried, on a rather gloomy, cool day, to toss more left. Here are a couple of contact stills. I think I've managed to change the racquet angle a few degrees. On a handful of serves that weren't filmed I felt good, and will continue to strive for that feeling. Thanks for the encouragement. Now I'm going to ice my elbow whilst watching Andy Murray.
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Originally posted by glacierguy View PostWorking on this thing is fun and frustrating at the same time.
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Originally posted by don_budge View Post
Any good courses in your area?
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Originally posted by glacierguy View PostHad to laugh at this don_budge. When I'm not on Skye, I'm in St Andrews! My next door neighbour is Peter Dawson, the ex-CEO of the Royal & Ancient, I'm sure he could hook me up. On Sundays we walk over the old course to get to the beach. Despite this, I have so far resisted the lure of golf, but you never know...
Which brings me to my second point on a more personal level. The most interesting thing about what you call your obsession with the service motion is that few players get to this level of nit pick. Most will settle on anything and it all comes out looking homemade in the end. But you are determined by hell or high water to have the look of a classic service motion which speaks to your reverence not only desire for an effective motion but one that is aesthetically pleasing to the eye because you know that they are one and the same. A serve without kinks is one that flows with free energy. Perfect service motions beg for such attention.
So that tells me that you are a prime candidate for the game of golf and I must urgently suggest to you to do it now. At your age you have enough time to dream of mastering the second of God's gift to mankind in terms of recreation. Your personality revealed in your quest of improving an already pretty good motion to iron out the little kinks and blemishes is indicative of the type of mind and body it takes to play the game of golf. The only question is one of time and inclination. Once you get started there is no turning back. All of your abilities that you have worked so hard on in tennis will virtually cut your learning curve in half. Some very wise man I know once said..."tennis is golf on the run".
Ideally you can divide the year into golf and tennis season if you are so compelled to continue with tennis. I virtually saturated myself with tennis to the point where is was "been there, done that". My only reason for rekindling this interests was a desire to eat. It paid for the food. But as I grow older...as I grew older I knew early on that the level of my game was not going anywhere without paying a huge price physically and as I said...I had already done that. Golf is a game that you can play well into your advanced years. I have surprised myself where I have gotten myself to at my age and I still believe I have a lot of potential to mine. Room for improvement. It will be a question of stamina and fitness.
St. Andrews? The Mecca of golf? Are you kidding me? If that is not a sign then I'm not certain that I have ever seen one. Trust me...I see signs. Go directly to the golf course and get started. You can thank me later. Serving hard? Driving long. Dink shots? Chips and putts around the green. I think your are ready glacierguy...to be reborn. Another incarnation. Another life.
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Originally posted by don_budge View PostWhich brings me to my second point on a more personal level. The most interesting thing about what you call your obsession with the service motion is that few players get to this level of nit pick. Most will settle on anything and it all comes out looking homemade in the end. But you are determined by hell or high water to have the look of a classic service motion which speaks to your reverence not only desire for an effective motion but one that is aesthetically pleasing to the eye because you know that they are one and the same. A serve without kinks is one that flows with free energy. Perfect service motions beg for such attention.
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