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Advanced Tennis
Section Overview
John YandellEditor
Professional tennis is literally an invisible game. It takes 2/3s of second for a 130mph serve to reach the receiver. The contact with the ball is measured in thousandths of a second.
Yet teaching tennis and tennis theory up until now has been largely based on the observations of the naked eye. Maybe this is one reason why tennis pros never agree on how to teach the strokes!
With the advent of high speed digital video, we have a new window into the invisible game. Advanced Tennis, a non-profit educational foundation, is studying the professional game using high speed cameras that film at 250 frames a second.
These digital cameras are next generation "Mac Cams," the same technology that "sees" the line calls at the U.S. Open. Only we've trained them on something far more interesting--the players themselves.
We've got comprehensive portraits of the top players in a special High Speed Archive. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova, and many more. And in my articles, we also look at dozens more elite players hitting their signature shots.
It's my pleasure to share some of the results here in this series of articles. Using this spectacular footage, we'll explore how to build all the strokes in the modern game, as well as look at some widely accepted myths about what actually happens when pro players hit tennis balls.
The only place you can find it is here on Tennisplayer.
John Yandell
Where Are We Now?
Two "Modern" Forehands
The Forehand: Part 2
The Forehand: Part 1
John Yandell
HYPERLINK "John%20Yandell-Your%20forehand%20and%20the%20modern%20forehand.docx" Your Forehand and the Modern Forehand
A Summary
The Contact Point
Shoulder Rotation
The Reverse Forehand
The Forward Swing Part 2: Hand and Arm Rotation
The Forward Swing Part 1: Extension
Hitting Arm Positions: The Straight Elbow Hitting Arm Position
Hitting Arm Positions: The Double Bend
Backswing: Part 2
Backswing: Part 1
Grip and Contact Height
Preparation
HYPERLINK "John%20Yandell-Classic%20and%20Modern%20Tennis.docx" John Yandell
Classical Tennis and Modern Tennis
How Modern was Don Budge's Forehand?
Classical Tennis, Modern Tennis, Your Tennis
John Yandell
HYPERLINK "The%20Pro%20Return%20of%20serve%20-%20OHBH.docx" The Pro Return of Serve
The Pro Return: The One Handed Backhand Drive
The Forehand Return of Serve Part 2: Extreme Grips
The Forehand Return of Serve Part 1: Compact Classical
John Yandell
Novak Djokovic Forehand
Novak Djokovic's Forehand: The Forward Swing
Novak Djokovic's Forehand: The Full Turn and the Backswing
Novak Djokovic's Forehand: Start of the Preparation
Novak Djokovic's Forehand: A New Synthesis
John Yandell
The Modern Pro Slice
The Pro Slice and Your Slice
The Pro Slice: Stroke Components
The Modern Pro Slice: Spin Levels
John Yandell
Volleys
Backhand Volley
Backhand Volley Variations
The Forehand Volley
The Forehand Volley Variations
Bill Mountford
The Modern Volley
John Yandell
Sampras Serve
The Mystery of the High Elbow
Hip and Shoulder Rotation
Measuring Racket Head Speed: A New Study of the Sampras Serve
New Filming Protocols Classic Motions
John Yandell
Backhand Stances
Two Handed Backhand Stances in Women's Pro Tennis
The Extreme Closed Stance: The Pro One Handed Backhand
Backhand Stances in the Pro Two-Hander
John Yandell
The One-Handed Topspin Backhand
Introduction
The Grip Shift and Unit Turn
The Backswing(s)
The Forward Swing
Hitting Stances
Hand and Arm Rotation
John Yandell
The Osmosis Clinic
The Osmosis Clinic: Forehand
The Osmosis Clinic: Backhand
The Osmosis Clinic: One-Handed Backhand
The Osmosis Clinic: Forehand Volleys
John Yandell
Federer Serve
Federer's Serve Locations: 2nd Serve Placements
Federer's Serve Locations: Deuce Court
Federer's Serve Locations: 1st Serve Ad Court
The Upward Swing: Federer's Serve in High Speed and High Def
Roger Federer Serve Part 1
Roger Federer Serve Part 2
John Yandell
The Two-Handed Backhand
Two-Handed Backhand: The 4 Variations
The Two-Handed Backhand: Hand and Arm Rotation
The Two-Handed Backhand: Preparation and Backswing
The Two-Handed Backhand: The Hitting Stances
The Two-Handed Backhand: The Forward Swing
Andy Roddick's Two-Handed Backhand
John Yandell
Andy Roddick: The New Serving Model?
Andy Roddick: Understanding Andy Roddick's Serve Part 1
Andy Roddick: Understanding Andy Roddick's Serve Part 2
John Yandell
Building The Modern Forehand
Andy Murray and the Open Stance Forehand
What is "True" in Tennis
Extension and Rotation
Grip Structures in the Modern Forehand
Grip Structures in the Modern Forehand part 2
Hitting Stances in the Modern Forehand
Rafael Nadal's Forehand
Roger Federer: Evolution of The Modern Forehand Part 1
Roger Federer: Evolution of The Modern Forehand Part 2
Shot Variations
Hand and Arm Rotation
Shoulder Rotation
Racket Face Angle
Key Differences Across the Grip Styles
Understanding the Backswing(s)
Common Elements Across the Grip Styles
John Yandell
Myths and Realities in Pro Tennis
The Myth of Hitting Around the Ball - New
The Myth of the Dog
The Myth of Lag and Snap
The Myth of the Archer's Bow
Myths About Low to High on the Pro Forehand
The Myth of the Recovery Step: Backhand
The Myth of the Recovery Step: Forehand
The Stringbed and the Pro Contact Point
The Myth of the Tennis Tip
The Myth of the Wrist: Serve
The Myth of the Wrap
The Myth of the Pinpoint Stance
The Myth of the Back Foot
The Myth of the Toss
The Myth of the Pitch
The Myth of the Wrist: The Forehand
HYPERLINK "Myth%20of%20the%20Backswing%20The%20Backhand.docx" The Myth of the Backswing: The Backhand
The Myth of the Wrist: The Backhand
John Yandell
Ball Spin in Pro Tennis
John Yandell
Tennis Magazine
Tennisplayer Partners with Tennis Magazine !
John Yandell
Tennis Channel
Tennisplayer Partners with Tennis Channel!
John Yandell
Matt Barrett: A Memorial
Matt Barrett: A Memorial
John Yandell
In Memoriam: Cynthia Yandell
In Memoriam: Cynthia Yandell
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