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Roger Federer loses to Robin Soderling

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Well, I’m heartbroken again. Roger lost to Robin Soderling who certainly deserved to win. Did you see him pounding serves and forehands? Which brings me to the post I had in mind for today anyway.

I haven’t been happy with my forehand because when I hit really hard the ball goes long. So yesterday I experimented with a more western grip. This put more topspin on the ball and I could hit pretty hard and still keep control.

Ok, no big deal. A little grip change, so what? The very simple yet important point I want to make is that I could have changed a couple things like dropping the racket head lower at the same time changing the grip. By doing this I wouldn’t have known what worked or what didn’t. I just took my time and tried the grip change with everything else being as similar to my old stroke as possible.

In my next practice session I’ll try the old grip, but lower racket head and see what that does.  Then maybe I’ll try both and hit even harder. The point is to be patient and experiment with only one thing at a time.

BIG NEWS: Coach Kyril from http://www.coachkyriltennis.com and his main colleague coach Mauro Marcos are coming to my house to shoot videos and give me private lessons. I’m more than psyched! I should have video and still shots of the training next week. Watch for it.

Comments

Roger Federer loses to Robin Soderling — 2 Comments

  1. A good way to get more spin, I like it. Are slight grip changes beneficial for other things other than getting more spin?? When else is a good time to change your grip just slightly??

    I saw that match on tv, it was a good game. Nadal is playing against Soderling now in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. I’m excited to see how that goes now that it’s on grass and not clay like before.

  2. A reason to change your grip slightly might have to do with your body mechanics, swing speed, size, weight etc.. You’ll only know that by getting out there and hitting a lot of balls and experimenting with the grip that gets you the results you want.

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