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The guy knows what works. Golf requires athletic ability. Golf instruction requires an understanding of biomechanics that when applied, helps the golfer make the best move he or she can make.

Brian stresses the importance of axis tilt, down plane shoulders, head/neck position, and the role of the back shoulder in providing support to the stroke. Brian had a beautiful thread in which he illustrated these points across various sports. Check this out--Novak Djokovic hitting a backhand in his win against number 1 Roger Federer. What do you guys see?



By the way, Djokovic won the Australian Open and is widely considered to have one of the best backhands in the game--I wonder what kind of golf swing he could make?
 
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The first pic of Djokovic is a two-handed backhand, the second of him is a forehand. He's a right handed player--one-handed right hand forehand, two-handed backhand with right hand on the bottom of the grip.
 
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dale47--Yup! Even though tennis groundstrokes are hit with topspin and an upward moving stroke, as opposed to golf shots which are hit with backspin and a downward moving stroke, you still see a laid back wrist with the dominant hand.
 
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lia41985 said:
He's a right handed player--one-handed right hand forehand, two-handed backhand with right hand on the bottom of the grip.
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Oh ok I get it..........

I don't play tennis so I don't know the exact terms. All I saw was that his right hand was closer to the butt of the grip.
 
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If you think that first picture of Djokovic hitting a backhand is how he normally hits one you are insane. His left knee is almost touching the ground, hes on the left toe, and hes almost rolling onto the outside of the right foot. Much like with still photos of golf swings, there are many different variations of a tennis swing, and it is IMPOSSIBLE to tell what kind of shot he was hitting there. How do you know he wasn't just blocking one back because it wasn't in his wheelhouse(as evidenced by the awkward footwork). Furthermore, in tennis there is greater "spring like effect" because not only do you have the ball deforming alot, you have the trampoline of the strings, so separation takes alot longer. This means that you have to have the racket "square to the target line"(in golf terms) for a longer time than in golf.
 
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thefuture37--What's the point of what you posted? I put up that picture of him because it looked particularly "golf like". Ok? And I know what kind shot he was hitting there: Federer had just chipped him a low, wide slice that Novak ran up to and ripped down the line.
 
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thefuture37 said:
Furthermore, in tennis there is greater "spring like effect" because not only do you have the ball deforming alot, you have the trampoline of the strings, so separation takes alot longer. This means that you have to have the racket "square to the target line"(in golf terms) for a longer time than in golf.
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Actually, this would mean you have the racket open to the "target line" or intended direction of the ball longer, with the ball compressing and staying on the racket longer while it squared up to the intended target. Which I think is kind of cool and I'm glad you mentioned it :).
 
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lia41985 said:
What do you guys see?



By the way, Djokovic won the Australian Open and is widely considered to have one of the best backhands in the game--I wonder what kind of golf swing he could make?
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I see a kinetic chain that has REALLY been snapped.

And he could probably make a wicked left-handed golf swing. With some proper instruction, he could be the next Ivan Lendl :p .
 
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