Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:44 pm
Exactly, I can't add anything to your explanation..ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 10:12 pm I will give you another example. Not Carlos.
Remember a few years ago, Novak retired at Wimbledon due to a shoulder injury. His service motion was (maybe) the culprit. It was too cramped, and Goran seems to have worked very nicely on that, making it more elongated.
I believe (I will let Ashkor clarify) that what Ashkor is saying is that Carlitos' motion is too short in the backswing. Therefore, before he starts stretching to hit the ball, he has to accelerate faster than usual because his arm is still up, and he needs to bring it down and up again.
Sampras motion was the opposite. He would drop his racquet head DOWN onto his back, and from there he would spring it back to hit the ball. His racquet was prepared "earlier", so he did not need to have brisk moves to reach the ball. No jerky motions led to a smooth swing, and Sampras never had any shoulder/elbow problems in his serving arm (a surprising fact, give how heavy and tightly strung his racquet was).
Exception: Roddick. He had a very compact motion. But his racquet did a lot of the work, so he also never had arms issues.
Btw I feel Garcia has a little bit of a similar issue too... though certainly less clearly..her main problem is she starts a bit too erect..