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Sport Specific Training Discussion => Tennis => Topic started by: adarqui on October 01, 2015, 12:51:48 am

Title: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 01, 2015, 12:51:48 am
roger federer.
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 01, 2015, 12:52:19 am
federer slow motion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsHLxNBaakU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af-nLzGh3eM
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: LBSS on October 01, 2015, 10:27:56 am
top-5 favorite athlete to watch of all time.

also the subject of a great, great essay by david foster wallace: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 02, 2015, 12:30:22 am
top-5 favorite athlete to watch of all time.

also the subject of a great, great essay by david foster wallace: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

great read!

also, the live vs tv tennis analogy was funny..
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 02, 2015, 12:31:05 am
federer practice hitting pron:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5tM4-k-4DY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9wDue4ohrc

so sexy.
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: LBSS on October 02, 2015, 08:44:33 am
the one-handed backhand is so beautiful. him and wawrinka both. grip strength must be off the charts to pull that off the way they do. i occasionally switch to it and it's so much harder than two-handed.
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 02, 2015, 06:55:18 pm
the one-handed backhand is so beautiful. him and wawrinka both. grip strength must be off the charts to pull that off the way they do. i occasionally switch to it and it's so much harder than two-handed.

ya fed's one handed backhand is the one i'm "studying". I use a single handed backhand, so he's pretty much the prototype.

as for grip strength, dno.. alot of these pros hold the racquets pretty relaxed, very loose. I hear lots of differing opinions on it. when my arm is stiff/locked on my single arm backhand, it's alot easier to get alot of power out of it.. if i have some bend, seems to be much harder to get that power.

http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/18/sports/on-your-own-tennis-subtle-steps-to-a-better-grip-on-the-game.html
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: LBSS on October 02, 2015, 07:21:47 pm
i dunno man, being able to turn a 90 mph forehand around with power and control seems like it'd require an iron grip, no matter how relaxed it feels. the racket can't be loose in your hand or the ball would just spray off somewhere.
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 04, 2015, 12:55:58 am
some good discussion on grip firmness etc:

http://www.revolutionarytennis.com/handuse.html

there is also some good info here too:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2653871/
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: LBSS on October 04, 2015, 09:51:35 am
read the NYT article you linked to. i didn't mean you should be stiff all the way through (although i'm a bad enough player that i tend to do better with a stiff wrist), just that at the moment of impact you have to hold on real tight. no disagreement.
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 05, 2015, 01:03:36 pm
feder super slow mo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvZ7prb43Lk
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 06, 2015, 07:25:44 pm
sexyness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcNvGU6Rxws

edit: i don't think that's federer.. maybe mislabeled, but he has some similar strokes.
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 07, 2015, 12:46:22 am
federer vision

http://www.revolutionarytennis.com/federervisiontechnique.html

interesting..
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 07, 2015, 10:43:02 pm
(https://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a359cd811af8a003490f6a7067007398.jpg)
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 08, 2015, 03:19:47 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J66ybQM0lo

Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 15, 2015, 04:13:24 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqi62bBcwkI
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 22, 2015, 05:22:08 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuQtOJjaDCg
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on October 26, 2015, 04:30:49 pm
slow motion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIjfJrfIWnI
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on November 10, 2015, 12:07:43 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKXtVQnqhB4
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: LBSS on January 29, 2017, 08:27:51 am
(http://edge.alluremedia.com.au/m/l/2017/01/Federer.jpg)

https://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2017-01-29/federers_high_five.html
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: adarqui on January 29, 2017, 12:43:52 pm
great match!

I saw the first 3 sets, then went to sleep. Surprised how the 2nd, 4th, and 5th sets turned out.. what a back and forth.

It's really incredible that those two managed to get into the finals again (it seems like they are "back", especially Nadal).. Same with Serena/Venus.
Title: Re: The FEDERER Thread
Post by: seifullaah73 on February 02, 2017, 08:11:21 pm
(http://edge.alluremedia.com.au/m/l/2017/01/Federer.jpg)

https://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2017-01-29/federers_high_five.html

awesome. Its been a while since federer had a win.

When it comes to wimbledon roger federrer will find it hard to win against the aggressive players like djokovic, murray or others.