Did you play today?

[ponchi101]

Had my usual training session yesterday.
Both my trainer and I could not get any rhythm. We were long, we were short, we were wide, we could not keep it down the middle. It was messy.
Then I warmed up and started practicing some serves. And I felt a little twinge in my left hip and stopped that practice. So, with nothing to do, I decided just to hit out for the final last five minutes.
We crushed the ball for those five minutes. We played one point in which we went full power (I mean, MY full power, but still) and kept it going for a good 14, 16 strokes. We played three such point, going at full speed and getting a lot of pace on the ball.

Out of nowhere.
After a lousy session, it ended on a very high note.
An entire lifetime of playing this sport, and it still makes no sense to me.

[ponchi101]

Another session.
Today the strokes were there. But, my beloved BH has been a bit lame as of late. It is not biting.
On Sunday I watched Dimitrov. His BH is a bit different from the other one handers (the few left) in that after impact, he lets the arm continue and the racquet head snaps up and out. It rotates a lot and he generates a lot of power that way.
I tried it today, and it worked. Making sure that I would snap after impact. I was able to at least rope 5 shots that my trainer could only see fly by. They felt really good.
The hip flared up again when serving.

[ashkor87]

Good tip, will try it too
Will have to be next week, hurt my knee last week, not recovered yet...maybe a couple more days rest. It is raining here every day anyway

[ashkor87]

Single hander of course..when I was learning the game (60 years ago!) only Drysdale had a double-hander , people used to make fun of him! I don't think I ever even SAW a double-hander till I was 21 or so ..

[ponchi101]

Drysdale and Pancho Segura, who actually hit all shots double handed. They were the odd guys.
I can't recall of a single woman with a two hander until Chrissie.