So i tried to practice the way that you are suggesting and i just cannot get it right. Any suggestions or "cues" that i can use so that i can work on this?The other reason why it doesn't look quite right is because of the body coordination. Lower body is ok. However as you turn, your shoulders are turning at the same time as your hips so your torso looks like a rigid stick.
What should be happening is you turn your hips first and then your shoulder rotates slightly after it.
How do you know you are not getting it right?So i tried to practice the way that you are suggesting and i just cannot get it right. Any suggestions or "cues" that i can use so that i can work on this?
I recorded my attempts and I can’t seem to get it rightHow do you know you are not getting it right?
But it seems you don’t have a clear vision of what right is, so how can you determine that?I recorded my attempts and I can’t seem to get it right
You are absolutely correct I do not have a clear vision of what is right. More specifically my body is not naturally doing the right thing. When I am performing the steps and the swing I think that I’m doing it the way I should , then after I watch the video I’ll notice that it looks horrible and awkward.But it seems you don’t have a clear vision of what right is, so how can you determine that?
It’s not to be rude, it’s a nudge to be less judgmental of yourself.
You are absolutely correct I do not have a clear vision of what is right. More specifically my body is not naturally doing the right thing. When I am performing the steps and the swing I think that I’m doing it the way I should , then after I watch the video I’ll notice that it looks horrible and awkward.
My goal is to teach my body how to move and swing decently enough so that I can practice that method all the time so that it becomes a habit.
I appreciate your candid feedback.
I see where you are coming from. I live in Buffao New York and I’ve tried to find a coach that is nearby me and I can’t seem to find one. I would love to have a coach. I just want to get better and I know that requires a lot of practice. But I also do not want to practice 100s of strokes with horrible form. I appreciate everyone’s help a lot and since her feedback from this forum my stroke is better, I just want to continue to improve. I can make more videos more regularly or if it’s recommended I just practice with the form that I have I can do that tooWhat we mean to say is that you do not know what is right or wrong, whether that is what you feel when doing it, or even when you watch a video of it.
All you know is that what you feel you are doing is different to what you expected when you viewed the footage.
You have had a few attempts at allowing a third party to review what you're doing to see what is right/wrong, but there are too many changes and too many subtle differences to convey with such a long turnaround of videos.
You are honestly much better off finding a coach even for 1 hour, and he can comment on your body shape/technique 50 times in that hour and have you adjust gradually, when we have spent weeks feeding back in twice.
I don't mean to say that it is a problem coming here, but that you need to allow time for things to change and stabilise. For example, even if you magically hit the right technique, it might feel and look completely wrong to you, but you won't even know. And if you then asked us if it was right, we'd tell you it is, but you'd have forgotten what it felt like, because you've practised 10 other ways it could be right.
Well, let's see it then. You may have adjusted and got it right but you might not feel it.I recorded my attempts and I can’t seem to get it right
When I am performing the steps and the swing I think that I’m doing it the way I should , then after I watch the video I’ll notice that it looks horrible and awkward.
Yeah, when you use self video you have to focus on the important details. It’s easy for people to over do it and critique it based on what they think is aesthetically correct.This feeling never goes away, hahahaha. No matter how good I play whenever I watch the video after I just cringe and focus only on the things I did wrong. And how fat I look. And how I move like and old person. And....it goes on and on.![]()
Well, it's not horrible. It doesn't look like a pro but most of us aren't pros and haven't put in the same number of hours of practice.But I also do not want to practice 100s of strokes with horrible form
This feeling never goes away, hahahaha. No matter how good I play whenever I watch the video after I just cringe and focus only on the things I did wrong. And how fat I look. And how I move like and old person. And....it goes on and on.![]()
Here is some practice from yesterday. I believe I know what’s funny about my footwork. I am jumping Off of my right leg with my torso too bent over , I think it should be more upright.Well, let's see it then. You may have adjusted and got it right but you might not feel it.
Here is some practice from yesterday. I believe I know what’s funny about my footwork. I am jumping Off of my right leg with my torso too bent over , I think it should be more upright.
@Borkya would be kind enough to post a video it would help us all.When I practice this with my coach there are three distinct steps.
1-racket up by the ear (I would also raise it up more)
2- The second position is your racket almost against your back going straight down your back like a spine. You do this by moving your elbow but you need to keep your elbow very close to your body (my coach makes me practice this move with my chest and legs almost touching a wall. As I bring my elbow forward (and racket back) I can't hit my racket or my elbow against the wall.
3-The third position is hitting it in front of you at the highest point. Stretching out your arm higher than you would do naturally. A slight stretch.
You seem to be skipping step 2 entirely. When you train with a coach he calls out "1,2,3" and you need to hit each step deliberately. Maybe count out in your head and that will help you be more precise.
Here is some practice from yesterday. I believe I know what’s funny about my footwork. I am jumping Off of my right leg with my torso too bent over , I think it should be more upright.