Thank you Advanced Tennis for the high speed videos that recently showed up in the Stroke Archive. 
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Glad you found them! I'll be sending out some email and we will add more over time. That's the same forehand I sent Marius that he was talking about on the TW board. How was the download by the way?? -
where is the slo-mo video.I could not find it.Also want to say hi to TW member.Comment
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On the Stroke Archive page. High Speed video Archive.Comment
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Nadal's Forehand
Hi John !
Great website - and nice speaking to you the other day.
Any idea when you will get slow speed footage of Rafael Nadal's forehand ?
Cheers
RolandComment
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It'd be great. If we film this year in Montreal I'll try. He'll have to win a match or two though and get himself on the stadium court...Comment
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Nadal has a pretty big forehand, but he hits it with a little too much top. Verdasco gets just as much top but it's a scarier shot because it goes through the court better. Verdasco's forehand would be nice to see in slo-mo. He'd be what, the 3rd lefty on the site, along with McEnroe and LeConte?Comment
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Like I said it all depends on where we film and who plays on the stadium court. In any case it's a few months away at best. Not sure that Fernando has proved himself exactly a model for the ages--or that your claim is even correct about the spin. Personally I see Nadal as a far more promising player. Saw Verdasco play two years ago at the Open and wasn't impressed. That could change though--also saw Roddick play his first open match and wrote he'd never make it with his forehand...Last edited by John Yandell; 03-30-2005, 07:31 PM.Comment
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I have to disagree...
"The pace he hits on, it's probably the biggest forehand I've played against," Roddick said of Verdasco's booming shots. "He just absolutely kills it. It's a pretty intimidating shot." from http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005..._433_12_05.txtOriginally posted by johnyandellComment
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I've been wrong before---and will be again--hell he may win the Open...Comment
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John,
I don't think you were really all that wrong about Roddick. He did end up winning the 2003 U.S. Open, but when I compare videos of Roddick's forehand from the stroke archive, which are fairly recent, to the slo-mo video you have of him, which is from early in his pro career, there's a huge change in his backswing. His current backswing is much tighter and compact, almost Agassi-esque, in comparison to his formerly huge, F. Gonzo-esque backswing. I believe that this change made him a much better/consistent player and major winner. Now if he could only keep those legs a little more stable through the hit.Last edited by lukman41985; 03-31-2005, 12:52 PM.Comment
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Okay I'll take it. Funny I hadn't thought of that.Comment
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