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Publication is on track for June 6! Here's what we will be bringing you:
The third installment in Brian Gordon's new series on the quantitative dimensions of the serve, this one with some wonderful new insights about the meaning of the backswing. I'm starting to understand where Brian is coming from more and more, and seeing the potential of his work to change coaching. See if can get it as well.
A piece from yours truly on the meaning of Roger's win over Nadal in Hamburg and what impact it might have on both players if we all get what we are hoping for in the French final. You might be surprised by this one.
The second half of J. Gregory Swendsen's stunning, gorgeous portrait of Nadal, this one focusing more on the technical aspects of his game.
We also have the second half of the amazing junior clips from the 2007 Easter Bowl, this time featuring the girls 14s, 16s and 18s.
The rest of the issue focuese on something new, a series of conceptually interlrelated pieces, and stroke clips on the modern forehand, still one of the most complex, heavily debated and fascinating subjects in coaching and playing.
It starts with a new overview on the Component's of the Forehand from my friend Dave Porter, who is the past president of the USPTA and has spear headed the new modern game teaching initiatives there, including work on the USPTA Tennis Channel Show.
In David Bailey's second piece on the Contact Moves we see David elaborate on the footwork patterns in Dave's article and introduce the concept of the Transfer move.
Scott Riewald from USTA Player Development takes a look at the risk factors for injury in modern forehand technique and presents some critical exercises all competitive players can do to prevent possible injury in their own games, irrespective of level.
In the Stroke Archive we take a comprehensive look at the mercurial Spanish player Fernando Verdasco, including a wonderfully diverse sereis of clips of his amazing and technically innovative forehand, shot from multiple angles in multiple pro events.
In the debate about hitting arm position and torso rotation in the forehand, we can look at Verdasco and see an extreme example of a very successful, flexible and aggressive shot hit with tons of rotation and an extremely straight arm. He also has a grip that is more radical than some straight arm players like Srichaphan and Federer (sometimes) but less extreme than the other most visible straight arm player, Nadal.
We've picked a few representative examples for the Interactive Forum. Check it out to see what Eric Matusezewski, Jeff Counts, myself and others make of it, and hopefully, add your opinion as well.
Check it out in a few days and let us know what you think!
John Yandell
The third installment in Brian Gordon's new series on the quantitative dimensions of the serve, this one with some wonderful new insights about the meaning of the backswing. I'm starting to understand where Brian is coming from more and more, and seeing the potential of his work to change coaching. See if can get it as well.
A piece from yours truly on the meaning of Roger's win over Nadal in Hamburg and what impact it might have on both players if we all get what we are hoping for in the French final. You might be surprised by this one.
The second half of J. Gregory Swendsen's stunning, gorgeous portrait of Nadal, this one focusing more on the technical aspects of his game.
We also have the second half of the amazing junior clips from the 2007 Easter Bowl, this time featuring the girls 14s, 16s and 18s.
The rest of the issue focuese on something new, a series of conceptually interlrelated pieces, and stroke clips on the modern forehand, still one of the most complex, heavily debated and fascinating subjects in coaching and playing.
It starts with a new overview on the Component's of the Forehand from my friend Dave Porter, who is the past president of the USPTA and has spear headed the new modern game teaching initiatives there, including work on the USPTA Tennis Channel Show.
In David Bailey's second piece on the Contact Moves we see David elaborate on the footwork patterns in Dave's article and introduce the concept of the Transfer move.
Scott Riewald from USTA Player Development takes a look at the risk factors for injury in modern forehand technique and presents some critical exercises all competitive players can do to prevent possible injury in their own games, irrespective of level.
In the Stroke Archive we take a comprehensive look at the mercurial Spanish player Fernando Verdasco, including a wonderfully diverse sereis of clips of his amazing and technically innovative forehand, shot from multiple angles in multiple pro events.
In the debate about hitting arm position and torso rotation in the forehand, we can look at Verdasco and see an extreme example of a very successful, flexible and aggressive shot hit with tons of rotation and an extremely straight arm. He also has a grip that is more radical than some straight arm players like Srichaphan and Federer (sometimes) but less extreme than the other most visible straight arm player, Nadal.
We've picked a few representative examples for the Interactive Forum. Check it out to see what Eric Matusezewski, Jeff Counts, myself and others make of it, and hopefully, add your opinion as well.
Check it out in a few days and let us know what you think!
John Yandell
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