Thursday, January 31, 2008

Notes on Technique

Some observations on my current technique
  • On my forehand my followthrough blocks my view of the ball sometimes. I can reaquire the ball well before my opponent hits it, but this needs to be corrected somehow.
  • I found at my last time at the club, that I could use a slow backhand loop to return most serves. The only one I couldn't was a moderate backspin serve. I should be doing this more often
  • I'm still not sure what to do with my free hand. On backhands I've been tucking it close to my body and it doesn't quite feel right. On forehands I'm not sure what I'm doing most of the time, but on loop kills I think I'm doing it correctly by bringing my left hand across my body and then swinging it in the same direction as my right hand.
  • Putting the weight on the inside of my feet and forward while waiting on service return seems to make a significant difference in reaction time. Need to remember to keep doing this.

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