hi i was wondering... if this is possible how could i change the distance of the birdy for example: when i clear the birdy it goes most of the time but only by an inch or less i play vs my friends and it usually goes our by a LITTLE is there anything i can do to prevent this so it hits the line or goes in by a few inches? PLEASE HELP this is such a big problem for me >_<
sorry if this is too obvious. how about hit a bit less hard? doing a lot of clearing drills will help your accuracy and consistency.
1) hold you grip higher up 2) slice it abit (not recommended for beginners), make a good flight 3) swing your racket 1/2 second later 4) wrap another layer of overgrap 5) loosen the strings by whatever methods 6) hit using a crappy $2 racket with loose strings (if you are really that strong..) if all the above fails, play tennis
Kwun's already given the answer. Hit it less hard. Honestly, why do people insist on making problems difficult for themselves?
well what if u hit it with more power than you do for a mid court clear, and less power than when it goes out? Or u could start with a mid court clear. then hit it a little harder. if it hasn't reached the back line, hit the next shot harder still. if it is still too short.....then....hit the next one harder until u get it to the back, but not out. then try to remember how hard u hit it..and then if u do the same all the time, u will get it to the back without hitting it out.... like u said...u hit it out a LITTLE...so just hit it less hard a LITTLE
Re HI, As mentioned above, u can try to hit higher, this will make the distance shorter thus bringing the ball insdie the court. Another thing is that, the higher the ball goes up, the opponent has to wait for the ball drop then u have more time to recover to yr position. ceng
Is this really a problem? In fact, I would even say you are blessed with effortless and powerful clears that go out the backline by just a little, an inch or less. There is no way your opponent can judge if your clears are going out by less than an inch. This is much better than having clears that are say 6" short of the backline. As you may know, shuttle speed and draft vary with different temperatures and size of halls. If you can consistently hit your clears out by less than 1" in different environments, it says a lot about your control ability to adjust. Therefore, adjusting your clears to touching down spot on the backline should be a piece of cake for you.
