As someone who damaged their elbow playing tennis, I agree with all the statements here. I'd like to add one more: slow down your swing speed a little to put less strain on your arm, shoulder, wrist and elbow. Instead, get a more powerful racquet to supply the power for you. Also, you might change your forehand grip to a full Eastern or semi-Western or Western to make up for the lost spin. Tennis is more than hitting the best shot. The best tennis is really about finding a playing style and equipment that fits your body type so that you prevent injury and can enjoy the game.
#11 Lead tape, which a lot of pros use (maybe all) can adjust your racquet's weight, power and balance, depending on what you do with it, and much cheaper than buying new racquets again and again in a search.
really excellence points. one thing i can't sacrifice is the high tension. i play around 50-55 pounds. i tried 40-49 points it does help with the arm pain but you lose all the control and the string keep moving too much.
I would agree with most of what you outlined. The only thing I'd disagree with to some extent is experimenting with a head-heavy racquet. This sort of works in opposition with the idea of using a heavier racquet which I agree with. Racquets should be more head light to increase arm comfort. This can be done by simply adding more weight to the butt-cap end of the racquet which will raise static weight, lower the balance point and therefore increasing recoil weight which increases arm comfort. A head-light racquet also promotes proper technique vs a head-heavy racquet.
I totally agree with you since I had elbow issues in the past. All ten suggestions are solid except for the racquet balance I believe. Head heavy racquets feel as if you have a heavier lever to wield around, especially on the backhand, increasing swing weight excessively. I do agree with using the heaviest racquet you can play with, without excessive fatigue. But making it head light makes it more maneuverable and therefore more confortable. Where I play, we started to see lots of elbow problems in the 90s and early 2000s when the manufacturers started experimenting with excessively light racquets, with a head heavy balance to compensate.
I had my 98 blade v7 18x20 modified (added leather grip and lead tape to handle). It’s now 9 pts headlight strung, overall weight of racquet strung is 353 grams, with sw of 333. Is this setup considered arm friendly? Strings: tour bite soft in low 50s. I’m prone to tennis elbow.
Trying to decide on a new racquet. If I have a head size of 105sq in, a tension of 53-63 lb, and 16x19 string pattern, does anyone think it would matter if the racquet length was slightly over 27in in terms of arm friendliness?
Disagree with a racquet that has more swingweight or is more HH to decrease arm pain. In my experience, I’ve seen more people gain arm problems from racquets with a HH balance and it higher SW
Best advice is to find a teaching pro. I know because I've been there. Proper technique is good for us mere mortals. But Pros actually get golfers elbow from serving. It's a pain on the inside of the elbow. Tennis elbow is on the outside, that's what amateurs like myself get. Mine came from an improper one handed backhand, which is now my only good shot!
As someone who damaged their elbow playing tennis, I agree with all the statements here. I'd like to add one more: slow down your swing speed a little to put less strain on your arm, shoulder, wrist and elbow. Instead, get a more powerful racquet to supply the power for you. Also, you might change your forehand grip to a full Eastern or semi-Western or Western to make up for the lost spin. Tennis is more than hitting the best shot. The best tennis is really about finding a playing style and equipment that fits your body type so that you prevent injury and can enjoy the game.
#11 Lead tape, which a lot of pros use (maybe all) can adjust your racquet's weight, power and balance, depending on what you do with it, and much cheaper than buying new racquets again and again in a search.
really excellence points. one thing i can't sacrifice is the high tension. i play around 50-55 pounds. i tried 40-49 points it does help with the arm pain but you lose all the control and the string keep moving too much.
I watched a different video that was suggesting stiffer racket, softer strings, will that help with tennis elbow?
I would agree with most of what you outlined. The only thing I'd disagree with to some extent is experimenting with a head-heavy racquet. This sort of works in opposition with the idea of using a heavier racquet which I agree with. Racquets should be more head light to increase arm comfort. This can be done by simply adding more weight to the butt-cap end of the racquet which will raise static weight, lower the balance point and therefore increasing recoil weight which increases arm comfort. A head-light racquet also promotes proper technique vs a head-heavy racquet.
Any racket you would recommend to alievate tennis elbow?
I totally agree with you since I had elbow issues in the past. All ten suggestions are solid except for the racquet balance I believe.
Head heavy racquets feel as if you have a heavier lever to wield around, especially on the backhand, increasing swing weight excessively. I do agree with using the heaviest racquet you can play with, without excessive fatigue. But making it head light makes it more maneuverable and therefore more confortable.
Where I play, we started to see lots of elbow problems in the 90s and early 2000s when the manufacturers started experimenting with excessively light racquets, with a head heavy balance to compensate.
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You have forgotten one part to prevent arm issues and that is a good warming up I see so many people hitting balls directly on the back of the court
what about string gauge... which is better thicker or thinner
Great, thanks so much
Can you recommend rackets you would say incorporates all the information you named?
Excellent advice dude....thanks for sharing.
I had my 98 blade v7 18x20 modified (added leather grip and lead tape to handle). It’s now 9 pts headlight strung, overall weight of racquet strung is 353 grams, with sw of 333. Is this setup considered arm friendly? Strings: tour bite soft in low 50s. I’m prone to tennis elbow.
Beautiful video. Thank you,
Trying to decide on a new racquet. If I have a head size of 105sq in, a tension of 53-63 lb, and 16x19 string pattern, does anyone think it would matter if the racquet length was slightly over 27in in terms of arm friendliness?
Head light is better to aid in avoiding or recovering from arm and shoulder pain.
many say otherwise
Doesn't really make sense- less racquet mass to drive the ball.
Great video, thanks much!!
Disagree with a racquet that has more swingweight or is more HH to decrease arm pain. In my experience, I’ve seen more people gain arm problems from racquets with a HH balance and it higher SW
Best advice is to find a teaching pro. I know because I've been there. Proper technique is good for us mere mortals. But Pros actually get golfers elbow from serving. It's a pain on the inside of the elbow. Tennis elbow is on the outside, that's what amateurs like myself get. Mine came from an improper one handed backhand, which is now my only good shot!
There are so many Contradictions in this video.