dont mind either wrist @ arm rotation my question is, assuming i'm taking an overhead shot(right handed), should my wrist rotate clockwise @ counter clockwise ?
Watch where your racket head finishes in the follow-through of your stroke . Hi zydoce, You can study it better if you watch where the racket head finishes in the follow-through of your stroke. So... if for a player with the racket head finishing to the left side of his/her body, then the wrist has rotated clockwise. BTW, this is done by most right-handed players, while left-handed players usually rotate counter-clockwise. Cheers... chris@ccc .
can u state the reason ? it's just a slight rotation while making contact with the shuttle.. i don't know how to describe this.. just raise your hand and rotate it cw @ ccw, then u should get the idea.. in this case, if the shuttle is just above our head.. i find that most of the players that have a strong wrist, make a cw rotation.. it seems that they just flick the racket than just hit..
do it either way. if u have to hit it to ur opponents left then do ccw and if to his his right then cw
Honestly, I have no idea what you're talking about. A CW rotation can mean anything, including the opposite of what you mean, unless we fix that direction to one that is understood. For example, if you say that a CW rotation is equal to a pronation (i.e. rotate inwards) then that makes a lot more sense.
erm, if i'm doing an overhead clear ? i don't know what do u call it, maybe pronation is the right word i'm not asking for a full rotation, but a slight rotation that might be use either it's going to be cw @ ccw.. i don't know how to explain anymore
when you say clockwise and anti-clockwise are you looking along the length of the arm? Using this viewpoint as a frame of reference I would say that the wrist rotates anti-clockwise for right-handers but clockwise for left-handers.
just try to imagine the position of your hand for anti clockwise is like you're rotating your wrist by doing like saying 'not good' (pointing down your thumb thumb), and for clockwise like you're pointing upward @ to someone using your thumb.. this is just the idea what it does look like, of course i'm not gripping my racket like that i don't know what is the best explanation to give though..
How can your wrist rotate clockwise if you're hitting a overhead shot with your right hand (assuming forehand)? It can only rotate counter clockwise.
why did u say only can ccw ? it should be possible to rotate cw also right? what i want to know is the proper way, either cw @ ccw..
That's why you need a frame of reference, the viewpoint. If you pronate your right hand, that's counter clockwise when you view it, but clockwise for someone facing you.
i know how to differentiate that.. but in logical view, both should be possible to be use right ? our wrist is possible to rotate both cw n ccw right ? and that's the point why i open this thread, just to have a clear thought of which one is the proper way, cw @ ccw..
What is meant by "Wrist Rotation" ? . Definitely... Thread starters definitely need to post clearly to seek what they are asking. .
confusing indeed but somehow, I get the idea. I think what he's trying to say is in what direction should the racket head revolve when hitting an overhead shot. If my understanding is right, I think it could go either directions (cw or ccw), depending on where you are trying to place the shuttle or where your racket is coming from. Did I get it right?
if you want to hit it towards the net, there's only one way, and it doesn't really matter what direction of rotation it is.
there's no need to explain. like i said, there's only one direction in which you can rotate the arm to hit it towards the other side of the court. it would have also been useful to include a plane with which you are taking reference from. e.g. are you looking down, onto the player. or facing the player? if it's the latter case, then you wouldn't see any rotation of the forearm, as the forearm does not rotate about a horizontal axis, but, rather, a vertical axis.
