The Most Important
Bones in Tennis
The ulna styloid and the humerus. The movement ofthese two bones is a key to understanding stroke production.
There are 206 bones in the human skeleton. Which of these are the most important in tennis?
For the purposes of this article I am limiting myself to the upper body. The two bones are the ulna styloid and the humerus.
I won't deny that tennis is a game of moving with some hitting. As such, getting yourself in proper position allows proper stroking of the ball. This is where the pros excel far beyond any amateur. However, assuming you can get yourself in proper position, these two bones can be imagined as alternate or additional keys to execute high quality swings.
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I began writing the book that is the basis for this article - The Art and Science of Ball Watching - in August of 2019 and finished it in January of 2021. In a sense, though, I have been working on it since I started playing tennis fifty-five years ago at the age of five. In high school I played four years of varsity tennis in addition to sanctioned USTA junior tournaments. I probably reached a 4.5-5.0 level. I considered playing small college tennis, but by then I was burned out on the sport, and knew that my pre-med studies wouldn't allow time for college tennis.
But tennis was in my blood, and I started playing again with a passion after medical school. During this time, I really started to study the technical aspects of the game.
My idea for the book started out with various technical ideas that I had been kicking around by watching great players over several generations. In the end I came to the conclusion that good racket to ball contact depends on good ball watching. I wrote the book to teach myself how to see racket to ball contact and my hope is it can help you do the same.
The Art and Science of Ball Watching
The Art and Science of Ball Watching takes the reader through the scientific principles involved in tennis ball watching, with a focus on those aspects of Physical and Biologic science that facilitate the ability to see ball contact.
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