Is this a test?
To me, he seems to be slicing his shots, quite a bit.
but there seems to decent pronation. maybe i will take a video of him from the front next time.
Is this a test?
To me, he seems to be slicing his shots, quite a bit.
Guys, he is not even smashing w/ full power n the impact sound is good. I will not want to be on the other side of the net when he is going all out for a power smash.
I am no coach, but I'd like to point out something related to the contact point and awkward posture already mentioned.
Overall, I'd say his general attitude is wrong, even though the technique aspect is right : his body is too high and his upper body unbalanced and bent forward as he smashes.
Probably a side effect of trying too hard to reach upwards and hitting at the highest point possible.
I'd advise him to try and keep a more "compact" stance, by linking all his movements together and lowering his center of gravity. SYnchronize lower and upper body, using dynamic movement.
Stay low throughout your shot as you step into it, maybe it will put some pieces of the puzzle together as it did for me.
change the racket and string.
that's the solution for most people on this forum.
this guy probably have more racket and strings than most people in this forum...but i think the problem is elsewhere...
this guy has a weak smash. can you tell why?
You will notice a significant improvement in power if you keep your arm "folded in" for a longer period of time before extending your forearm (that is, keep the angle formed between forearm and upper arm small as you "lick your elbow"). Basically, you need to give your forearm more distance to extend so that it can achieve a greater speed.
Try this exercise: Cover your ear with your palm, point your elbow back, then bring your elbow forward as you try to lick it. Now that your elbow is in front of you, continue the momentum and imagine karate chopping a brick with your elbow. This downward pulling of the elbow has some power too. The instant you feel you are able to pull your elbow downwards in a chopping motion, start extending your forearm.
Your technique has improved significantly from before, and you can see that people are commenting on the "effortlessness" of the swing. This is good. At a certain point, to achieve more power you need to strengthen your entire body and work on arm explosiveness in a similar manner that you would do squat jumps for leg explosiveness.
Some of the other points mentioned in this thread hold true as well, but you'll feel a bigger difference if you try out what I just mentioned. One thing at a time![]()
he was trying the hardest! maybe the major weakness is he is weak?
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the biggest issue is that the smash don't have the explosiveness that a proper smash should.