Coach comes in and asks, what am I working on w/ the Slinger. I said “oh, my forehand and backhand, and serve … ” He then offers me a few pointers / tips for my forehand:
Think I’ll remember them all?
Today’s Slinger I practiced hitting forehands n backhands with a relatively straight arm, as extended as possible. I’m still getting used to it.
I played well. Nearly all my forehand deep shots were in: Slinger helps.
It’s an esay win with the same gang, except this time is with Matt, vs Sandi and Joel. I’ve two doubles; the third set one game is on me: I failed to hold serve.
The left one is my wish … but once the ball is involved, I do the right one – the reality!
← dream v reality → 
I’m not sure if the left one is textbook right, but I like the look of it. Oh well, continue trying.
6-1, 6-0 and 6-1 第三局的1 是我输的[捂脸]
Ok dream and reality
1️⃣2️⃣ 是模拟 感觉好
3️⃣4️⃣ 是现实 好骨干
找个木板把手腕钉死不知有没有用[偷笑]
The more lessons and clinics I take, the more appreciation I’ve for the machine.
My forehand pulling back looks too high; the finish looks the same.
Today, I practice the fundmental strokes, forehand and backhand; also overheads.
Coach said, there is plenty of time to line up your shot. I heard this motto many times. Hopefully, it works for me from now on.
I was the only one at the clinic. So after a while, he served, and I returned.
A few forehand
A cloudy day, with the same gang.
I serve first and won it easily. Can’t say it’s a good serving day: still tray but no doubles. As usual, some of my serves have pops. My tosses are high and worked well for me.
A gorgeous morning. It feels right from the get-go
However, my serve is entirely a different story.
Can’t get rid of waiter tray!
My forehand and backhand need to hit early, which is to hit on the rise.
My habit, however, is hitting when the ball is going down, which needs to be changed.
A comment to the following backhand video:
Correct: your grip and backswing is ok and you stepped into the ball ok (although the double hander can be played open stance with good hip rotation).
Could be better: with the time you had I would rather see you come another step forward and hit the ball on the rise or the top of the bounce. You lose a lot of power and spin by letting the ball drop.
You’re a touch slow to meet the ball and with an open face. You are giving away power with that swing. Most players with two handed backhands hit a lot of flat balls but just close the face a touch, hit a little earlier and you’ll find more power and more topspin to keep it in.
Otherwise, it’s a good backhand and I like your footwork.
No earth shattering revelation. Coach and I won 4 and 4 over Craig and Joel.
The second set we were leadng 4-0, then 4-4. Oh well.
We’ve three players for this clinic, so we played dobules.
Since Thanksgiving, the weather has been cold, 48° at 8 am. The swimming pool water temp is 79°: comfortable for me, cold for the rest, or most.
Today’s clinic: waiting position.
Coach said my waiting stance shouldn’t be flush to the baseline, which is how I stand, but should be one leg ahead, such as Kei Nishikori (1989-).
Today, there is just me and Greg.
After hitting from baseline and volley, we played canadian doubles, and I was able to win a game.
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