New Teaching Method: The Classic Slice

[klacr]

Great article and review of the fundamentals which many of the OG subscribers on tennisplayer.net have discovered. The steep downward swing is certainly not something needed at the club or recreational level and players that attempt it who are not receiving a tour level type of ball fail miserably.

The slice is underutilized at the club level and it is a real shame. The ball can stay low (out of an opponent's potential strike zone) and a great neutralizing shot or to disrupt rhythm.
Great video.

Kyle LaCroix USPTA, PTR
Boca Raton
SETS Consulting

[johnyandell]

Agreed.

[jeremy93]

Awesome John. Love these fundamentals. Having the hands level with the mid torso at the end of the backswing/unit turn is a great checkpoint for the classic slice. I think having the strings point to the sky at this point is a good visual too. This preparation is a great start in avoiding what is in my experience the most common technical flaw with the slice and that is swinging too much down. Most players seem to have a picture in their minds eye that the slice is a very downwards swing path with the strings very open at contact. As you know that is often not the case.

[johnyandell]

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