Imagine if Nadal, Federer and Novak played some fun exhibitions where you roll a dice and have to use one of these rackets based on the dice roll each game, switching. If you roll a 6 you get to use your own original racket lol. I think they would love this. I know I would love to watch that.
I remember this racket Nick. The idea was to keep the racket head up. It wasn't supposed to be used with it flipped down. Back in the day we were taught to always keep the racket head up so Snauwaert came up with this idea.
As a university students a friend and I imported the Blackburne to Sweden back in 1997. The 107 wasn’t that nice to play with but the 97 was a little better. I still have one 97 at home but my brother once borrowed the 107 and no-one knows where it ended up... It was mostly directed to recreational players but it never really caught on mostly due to majority of players being conservative but also the price, the 97 started at around 249 USD, the 107 around 300 USD, and imagine this was in the mid-nineties... As you point out stringing was a nightmare and expensive, my local stringer told me to never come back with it after the third time he strung it, he more or less swore at me. Each racquet came with a detailed stringing description but nevertheless, even if you followed it strictly it was bending like mad and it was extremely difficult to have the both sides strung with the same tension. The ITF allowed it but the ATP never did which I believe was another reason to why it didn’t sell. Roscoe Tanner was promoting it and we hade one of the Swedish pros (Magnus Gustafsson)!trying it. If you remember Magnus he was a heavy hitter with a very long take back. He used the Head 280 back then but when he demoed the BB 97 you had to take cover, the ball speed was just crazy and he kept it inside the lines. The spin he could generate was also crazy. In all - the BB had their pros but even more cons. It’s always interesting to see progress and developmnent but I believe some things belong in an excentrics museum, these racquets are definitely on that list.
There's actually a pro (around 300ish ATP and higher ranked in dubs) who uses the Gamma Big Bubba 137, no joke. Amazing player, and best to come out of a D3 college - his name's Matt Seeberger.
LOL! This is such a great video! I like these quirky racquets. I actually had the idea for the Blackburne in my head because without the edges, it could really help someone who slices a lot. But I didn’t know it already existed! Subscribed
I play with a Gamma Big Bubba 137sq racket, it took me a while to get used to hitting shots with it, but today I don't want another racket! More range, more powerful serves, sweet spot that allows for more efficient slices and spins, especially for my age group, 5.0 higher! Thanks for the video !
I saw another company making a 45 degree offset head at the Miami open in 2011, but never saw another mention of it until today. Unfortunately I was too young to get an accurate read on the racquet at the time, but I remember liking it on kick serves and heavy forehands.
This is the second video (after the racket history video) that made me laugh out loud, particularly when you were hitting with the Snauwaert. I remember seeing ads for it in Tennis Magazine back in the day and always wondered if there was any merit to it. Now I know. You've saved me thousands of dollars in experimental purchases!
The battistone racquet is great for lefties who tend to be more comfortable using their off hand. I could never get comfortable hitting a topspin BH (too many hot/cold days) whereas I surprisingly found my right handed FH was much more effective. An added benefit is I feel less imbalanced (my traps were often tight on the left side after playing). If you're a smooth player w/ a solid BH, there's no special advantage to 2 handed racquet, but for me it makes the game much more fun. I am also trying to learn to serve righty :0 but damn covid makes it tough to get a court to practice. BTW, it takes about a month, but you change contact point/timing rather than put your wrist in a different position. Definitely not something you switch to and fro.
I personally don’t like playing with powerful rackets, I currently use a 95 sq Head, The reason I like using a lower power rack it’s more is because I get way more control.
Would have been great to see my first racquet: the Rossignol F200 which Wilander used to have when no1 ATP. It had a unique inverted bridge. Interesting video, as usual!
i played with ergonom in juniors for 1y or so western grip lol was fun at baseline not so at net then got my hands at pro staff classic (later known as 6.1) so i sold my snauwerts PS 1 of top10 polish juniors at the time used ergonoms too so it definitly was competitive on clay...
Watching Bryan Battistone live back in late 2000s with the twin handles was a huge shock. Didn’t win much but put on a good show, especially with the wild serve.
I would become so weak if I see my opponent using that Ergonom... Maybe that is the idea behind the design, to make the opponent burst out laughing then defeat them easily...
Freestyle racket: The grip you used for spin serves should be used for all serve. Start out by trying to hit the ball beyond the baseline to bring it up. But yeah, I use that racket and dealing with the angle of the handles is a disadvantage.
You can easily make some of these weird racquets work. But that's not in any way a racquet plus, but rather a testament to your superb strokes and high level skills. The truth is it was quite painful to watch you try to perform with most of these racquets. Thus, no need to resurrect any more from the graveyard. You're fun to watch with your current racquet of choice. What impressed me the most was beauty of the court. Where is it? I think someone else asked this question too. And is it public, private, and/or part of a club facility? I could walk off this court and enjoy a loss. Thank you for sharing that with us.
With the double handled racket, you serve using the front handle. Had you tried a few more serves using that handle, you would have quickly gotten used to it. It is not just for players who are already ambidextous. It allows anyone to develop a 2nd forehand.
Except for the Blackburne, I own all of these frames. The Ergonom I never cold use. The others I played with in league matches, except the Natural Racket which Trent Aaron used at a national tourney. The serve angle is higher & it helped me to rehab from injuries. Thanks.
Not a bad review but with a little coaching you would see the beauty in the Battistone. I am a part owner of the racquet company and we have another design called the Diamond. I will make a video for you to accelerate your success! Also a little history on the Emmerich racquet which was the first one you reviewed. The inventor lives in Germany And his son got his fist ATP pts using that racquet Jan Emmerich. I heard he couldn’t handle people asking him about the racquet and switched to Head and actually cracked the top 100 ATP in doubles around 2009. His sister was loyal to her dad and stuck with the racquet and played for a D 1 college in Arizona.... I was told....
The Snauwaert Ergonom kinda reminds me of a Real Tennis racquet. If you've ever seen one you know what i'm talking about because they are have a slightly smaller head and they have that bend as well.
I couldn't make it out too clearly, but it seems that you didn't have the 'Worm' dampeners that come standard with the Blackburne installed? The racquet certainly doesn't 'vibrate' for me, the way it seems to for you, quite the opposite in fact; feels much more stable and secure (might be psychological) than my Wilson Pro Staff 95 🤔
I've tried the Blackburn. It's EXTREMELY head-heavy, as you would expect. If you like head-heavy racquets, then it might be a contender. For myself, though, I prefer relatively balanced racquets. I suspect you would need to have considerable arm and shoulder strength in order to avoid a terrible case of tennis elbow.
Note about the Blackburne: Under ATP rules, a racket cannot have different string bed properties on the different sides. So you cannot string it with different strings/tension on either side. The ATP might even rule that if the two sides lose tension independently, that it's still illegal.
I'm righty but I play ambi sometimes too. I get around the grip problem by just tossing the racquet into my left hand for forehands and my hand placement stays nice and low.
Assuming that Brian Battistone's method for using his namesake racquet is correct, when not stretched out, you should hit two handers from both sides -- left hand in front for deuce side, right hand in front for ad side; if you are stretched out such that you need to switch to one hand for a save, you should hit a forehand with your right hand on the rear handle for the deuce side, or a forehand with your left hand on the ad side; and for both sides, you should toss well into the court from a stride behind the baseline with your right hand, step forward while switching your right hand to the racquet's forward handle, then leap into the court to hit the serve for both spin and flat serves. At least that's what he appears to do in this match excerpt: th-cam.com/video/bCvICuM-W28/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MattLin Thanks for the entertaining tour of bizarre racquets.
You should have hit a kick serve the other way with the snauwert. Your flat serve faded right, I think that a kick serve would be deadly with that orientation.
You play the Blackburne DS 107 without a damper, that`s is your problem with sound. why did they remove the original damper? That's why they talk so bad about this brilliant racket. that is very very sad.
Hey man! Love your channel. Wanted to drop a line regarding the two forehands thing. It's actually not hard to do at a high level. I'm saying that from a position of experience as a current practitioner. The reason it's not done, I think, is because coaches discourage it without really giving it genuine thought just because it's not "traditional". Honestly I think that'll be the next big evolution of the game. Switching back and forth and keeping your hand at the bottom of the racquet is really quite simple and plenty quick enough to handle pace.... once you learn how. And you don't have to sacrifice a low handle position to achieve it. Basically you overlap your left hand over your right (assuming you're right handed), but about one finger length higher, so your left index finger and thumb are wrapped around the racquet just above your right hand. They are your guide to positioning the racquet in your left as you slip your right out. You'll only be about an inch choked up on the racquet. And the advantages you get are well worth it. I hit a running sampras style lefty the other day against a player who summed up the opposition experience as "that's just not fair". And don't even get me start on the advantages of returning serve. I even volley with two forehands. Ever get that high backhand and you wish it was on the other side where you could simply smash it away? Yeah. There are a handful of pros out there giving it a go.... they just haven't tweaked it to elite perfection yet. Buy someday someone will.... and that will be the end of backhands.
Hey Nick, do you know when did Wilson produce these Sledge Hammer series? I've recently got an unused Sledge Hammer 5.8 and I wonder the production date. I couldn't find anything online. And I really liked how it gives spin!
Your Blackburne DS was missing both string wide vibration dampers, one on each string plane. Could that be the vibration you felt and of course the weird pinging sound you didn't like? I have one on these, but have weighted it up (in the handle) to be 350g strung and a lot less head heavy. In stock form it is too head heavy for me! I get no vibration or pinging sound. I string my own racquets and it is a bit more time consuming but not a nightmare at all.
Here's a video of Battistone using his racket th-cam.com/video/bCvICuM-W28/w-d-xo.html Go to 5.30 in the video to see his extraordinary volleyball-style serve.
Was the Battistone FS also slightly angled down to help with the serve depending on which handle you were holding? Did the inventor play pro tennis at the lower levels?
Your ball machine looks like a SlingerBag. I'm thinking of buying one, but the feed length seemed somewhat inconsistent. Is that normal, or is that a problem of the SlingerBag? Btw, I personally don't notice which side of the racket I'm hitting with, not even subconciously - my overgrip is worn down the exact same way on both sides of the grip. Maybe I should pay more attention to that, it might help with consistency
6:40-7:15 Nic great stuff as always. But here i disagree, how can you know for sure that every tennisplayer as you stated uses just one side of the racket when hitting forehands? There is a lot of thoughts running through ones mind when playing, and I doubt that having to think about which side of the racket you are hitting the ball with is not going to help you in the long run, just my way of thinking, what do you all use? Same side or you don’t think about it?
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I’m planning to make a video where I play a set against one of my 5.0 students with one of these weird racquets. You guys vote which one 👇
Ergonom of course :)
Ergonom
ergonom
the ergo monster!
Ergonom
play a match with someone while switching through all of the weird racquets, it'd be a hilarious video i bet haha
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15:10 When you have tennis at 1pm but you have to go trim the hedges at 4pm
Imagine if Nadal, Federer and Novak played some fun exhibitions where you roll a dice and have to use one of these rackets based on the dice roll each game, switching. If you roll a 6 you get to use your own original racket lol. I think they would love this. I know I would love to watch that.
add in Dustin Brown, Kyrgios and Monfils and that would be such a fun doubles
"oh wow", "I am spraying everything" and of course "I have no control" are three things I say every time I step onto the court!
This was one of the most unnecessarily entertaining tennis videos I've seen in a long time. 😄 Thanks!!
That Snauwert racket is really interesting
I occasionally use the snauwaert grinta 95 and love it!! Bigger frame easier to time my opinion!!
I remember this racket Nick. The idea was to keep the racket head up. It wasn't supposed to be used with it flipped down. Back in the day we were taught to always keep the racket head up so Snauwaert came up with this idea.
Snauwaert Ergonom should sponsor exebition match where top players play with their racket
As a university students a friend and I imported the Blackburne to Sweden back in 1997. The 107 wasn’t that nice to play with but the 97 was a little better. I still have one 97 at home but my brother once borrowed the 107 and no-one knows where it ended up... It was mostly directed to recreational players but it never really caught on mostly due to majority of players being conservative but also the price, the 97 started at around 249 USD, the 107 around 300 USD, and imagine this was in the mid-nineties... As you point out stringing was a nightmare and expensive, my local stringer told me to never come back with it after the third time he strung it, he more or less swore at me. Each racquet came with a detailed stringing description but nevertheless, even if you followed it strictly it was bending like mad and it was extremely difficult to have the both sides strung with the same tension. The ITF allowed it but the ATP never did which I believe was another reason to why it didn’t sell. Roscoe Tanner was promoting it and we hade one of the Swedish pros (Magnus Gustafsson)!trying it. If you remember Magnus he was a heavy hitter with a very long take back. He used the Head 280 back then but when he demoed the BB 97 you had to take cover, the ball speed was just crazy and he kept it inside the lines. The spin he could generate was also crazy. In all - the BB had their pros but even more cons. It’s always interesting to see progress and developmnent but I believe some things belong in an excentrics museum, these racquets are definitely on that list.
Great info thank you (I remember Gustafson)
There's actually a pro (around 300ish ATP and higher ranked in dubs) who uses the Gamma Big Bubba 137, no joke. Amazing player, and best to come out of a D3 college - his name's Matt Seeberger.
That’s amazing
Need to look him up
Love it! I remember the mid size sledge hammer! Liked it better than 95% of racquets out now.
Wow, I actually LOL'd when I first saw the Weed racquet! ETA; then I saw the Ergonom, and laughed louder and longer. Thanks for the great video!
LOL! This is such a great video! I like these quirky racquets. I actually had the idea for the Blackburne in my head because without the edges, it could really help someone who slices a lot. But I didn’t know it already existed! Subscribed
I play with a Gamma Big Bubba 137sq racket, it took me a while to get used to hitting shots with it, but today I don't want another racket! More range, more powerful serves, sweet spot that allows for more efficient slices and spins, especially for my age group, 5.0 higher! Thanks for the video !
Great racquet
👉 th-cam.com/video/zgMQLpGgxIM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_jRZu8mJIsK-wTXy
I saw another company making a 45 degree offset head at the Miami open in 2011, but never saw another mention of it until today. Unfortunately I was too young to get an accurate read on the racquet at the time, but I remember liking it on kick serves and heavy forehands.
Its the Neoxxline
This is the second video (after the racket history video) that made me laugh out loud, particularly when you were hitting with the Snauwaert. I remember seeing ads for it in Tennis Magazine back in the day and always wondered if there was any merit to it. Now I know. You've saved me thousands of dollars in experimental purchases!
Love this video, i had a contract with Snauwaert and played with Ergonom a lot. Great stick man!
I don't know how you kept a straight face throughout. Snauwaert is hilarious.
The battistone racquet is great for lefties who tend to be more comfortable using their off hand. I could never get comfortable hitting a topspin BH (too many hot/cold days) whereas I surprisingly found my right handed FH was much more effective. An added benefit is I feel less imbalanced (my traps were often tight on the left side after playing). If you're a smooth player w/ a solid BH, there's no special advantage to 2 handed racquet, but for me it makes the game much more fun. I am also trying to learn to serve righty :0 but damn covid makes it tough to get a court to practice. BTW, it takes about a month, but you change contact point/timing rather than put your wrist in a different position. Definitely not something you switch to and fro.
I personally don’t like playing with powerful rackets, I currently use a 95 sq Head, The reason I like using a lower power rack it’s more is because I get way more control.
Would love to see Roger, Novak and Rafa try these racquets
Would have been great to see my first racquet: the Rossignol F200 which Wilander used to have when no1 ATP. It had a unique inverted bridge. Interesting video, as usual!
Great video. Curvstar also does a similar thing to the Ergonom.
This was fun to watch. Thanks. 😁👍
You got me convinced that I should try the Snauwaert Ergonom, but I have a feeling this might kill my arm!
Its very heavy
i played with ergonom in juniors for 1y or so
western grip lol was fun at baseline not so at net
then got my hands at pro staff classic (later known as 6.1)
so i sold my snauwerts
PS
1 of top10 polish juniors at the time used ergonoms too
so it definitly was competitive on clay...
Some current racquets Like Prince twin series and o3 series definitely can be called weird
Watching Bryan Battistone live back in late 2000s with the twin handles was a huge shock. Didn’t win much but put on a good show, especially with the wild serve.
Hilarious video! My wife was laughing uncontrollably looking over my shoulder at this, and she usually hates when i watch sports instruction youtube!
I would become so weak if I see my opponent using that Ergonom...
Maybe that is the idea behind the design, to make the opponent burst out laughing then defeat them easily...
You put a lot of work into these videos. Thank you for the great content!
I appreciate that!
This is a hilarious video. I've laughed out loud multiple times.
Me too! Everytime he said WOW on the Snauwaert Ergonom!
But try not to laugh on the Weed joke.
Freestyle racket: The grip you used for spin serves should be used for all serve. Start out by trying to hit the ball beyond the baseline to bring it up. But yeah, I use that racket and dealing with the angle of the handles is a disadvantage.
You can easily make some of these weird racquets work. But that's not in any way a racquet plus, but rather a testament to your superb strokes and high level skills. The truth is it was quite painful to watch you try to perform with most of these racquets. Thus, no need to resurrect any more from the graveyard. You're fun to watch with your current racquet of choice. What impressed me the most was beauty of the court. Where is it? I think someone else asked this question too. And is it public, private, and/or part of a club facility? I could walk off this court and enjoy a loss. Thank you for sharing that with us.
Sampras would have loved the blackburne as he had a penchant for breaking strings!
With the double handled racket, you serve using the front handle. Had you tried a few more serves using that handle, you would have quickly gotten used to it. It is not just for players who are already ambidextous. It allows anyone to develop a 2nd forehand.
Except for the Blackburne, I own all of these frames. The Ergonom I never cold use. The others I played with in league matches, except the Natural Racket which Trent Aaron used at a national tourney. The serve angle is higher & it helped me to rehab from injuries. Thanks.
😂🤣 THAT first serve with the Freestyle...
I never knew these racquets existed ...great video
Pretty sure weed advertisement should have been "Weed, easy to play at HIGH level"... Sry terrible pun xd
Not a bad review but with a little coaching you would see the beauty in the Battistone. I am a part owner of the racquet company and we have another design called the Diamond. I will make a video for you to accelerate your success! Also a little history on the Emmerich racquet which was the first one you reviewed. The inventor lives in Germany And his son got his fist ATP pts using that racquet Jan Emmerich. I heard he couldn’t handle people asking him about the racquet and switched to Head and actually cracked the top 100 ATP in doubles around 2009. His sister was loyal to her dad and stuck with the racquet and played for a D 1 college in Arizona.... I was told....
The Snauwaert Ergonom kinda reminds me of a Real Tennis racquet. If you've ever seen one you know what i'm talking about because they are have a slightly smaller head and they have that bend as well.
please make tshirts with
IF I RIP IT REVEALS THE TRUTH
Amazing content - never heard of some of these.
I couldn't make it out too clearly, but it seems that you didn't have the 'Worm' dampeners that come standard with the Blackburne installed? The racquet certainly doesn't 'vibrate' for me, the way it seems to for you, quite the opposite in fact; feels much more stable and secure (might be psychological) than my Wilson Pro Staff 95 🤔
Didn’t gave the dampeners
I loved this video!! Thanks!
Ergonom is a blast :-)
Fun video 😄 You have a great personality!!
this was sooo fun
Awesome review on a wired gear
That was a fun video!
i have never laughed so hard at one your videos EVER LOL
Very interesting and entertaining! Thanks!
Beautiful tennis court. Where is it?
Now I know where yonex come up with those square head racquets.
You are king of online instructors! You are legit!!
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I've tried the Blackburn. It's EXTREMELY head-heavy, as you would expect. If you like head-heavy racquets, then it might be a contender. For myself, though, I prefer relatively balanced racquets. I suspect you would need to have considerable arm and shoulder strength in order to avoid a terrible case of tennis elbow.
I played once with this first racquet. Was super nice!
Is the Blackburne missing its vibration dampers? Could explain the excessive vibration...
awesome test, thank you
Nikola In a racket parallel universe 😂😂😂
Note about the Blackburne: Under ATP rules, a racket cannot have different string bed properties on the different sides. So you cannot string it with different strings/tension on either side. The ATP might even rule that if the two sides lose tension independently, that it's still illegal.
Are all these Racquets legal??
Yea
@@IntuitiveTennis damn lol gotta get myself a Snauwaert Ergonom 😂
Battistone is named after a player who uses a volleyball serve, I encourage everyone to look it up
Good concept for a video.. very entertaining
eagle at 2:15 in sky
Great video!
"I can't get into court with the weed!" LOL
I'm righty but I play ambi sometimes too. I get around the grip problem by just tossing the racquet into my left hand for forehands and my hand placement stays nice and low.
I laughed my ass off to some of the reactions to shots (backhand and Serve with the 2handle racket)
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I'm laughing at HIS FOOTWORK
Assuming that Brian Battistone's method for using his namesake racquet is correct, when not stretched out, you should hit two handers from both sides -- left hand in front for deuce side, right hand in front for ad side; if you are stretched out such that you need to switch to one hand for a save, you should hit a forehand with your right hand on the rear handle for the deuce side, or a forehand with your left hand on the ad side; and for both sides, you should toss well into the court from a stride behind the baseline with your right hand, step forward while switching your right hand to the racquet's forward handle, then leap into the court to hit the serve for both spin and flat serves. At least that's what he appears to do in this match excerpt: th-cam.com/video/bCvICuM-W28/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MattLin
Thanks for the entertaining tour of bizarre racquets.
That was fun!!! I wonder how the Snauwaert Ergonom is in the backhand (single handed)..?
Haven’t tried it but will play a match with it soon...
2 handle 2 hander backhand was hilarious...
You should have hit a kick serve the other way with the snauwert. Your flat serve faded right, I think that a kick serve would be deadly with that orientation.
You play the Blackburne DS 107 without a damper, that`s is your problem with sound. why did they remove the original damper? That's why they talk so bad about this brilliant racket. that is very very sad.
Hey man! Love your channel. Wanted to drop a line regarding the two forehands thing. It's actually not hard to do at a high level. I'm saying that from a position of experience as a current practitioner. The reason it's not done, I think, is because coaches discourage it without really giving it genuine thought just because it's not "traditional". Honestly I think that'll be the next big evolution of the game. Switching back and forth and keeping your hand at the bottom of the racquet is really quite simple and plenty quick enough to handle pace.... once you learn how. And you don't have to sacrifice a low handle position to achieve it.
Basically you overlap your left hand over your right (assuming you're right handed), but about one finger length higher, so your left index finger and thumb are wrapped around the racquet just above your right hand. They are your guide to positioning the racquet in your left as you slip your right out. You'll only be about an inch choked up on the racquet. And the advantages you get are well worth it. I hit a running sampras style lefty the other day against a player who summed up the opposition experience as "that's just not fair". And don't even get me start on the advantages of returning serve. I even volley with two forehands. Ever get that high backhand and you wish it was on the other side where you could simply smash it away? Yeah. There are a handful of pros out there giving it a go.... they just haven't tweaked it to elite perfection yet. Buy someday someone will.... and that will be the end of backhands.
Hey Nick, do you know when did Wilson produce these Sledge Hammer series? I've recently got an unused Sledge Hammer 5.8 and I wonder the production date. I couldn't find anything online. And I really liked how it gives spin!
My kids and I had a good laugh watching this video. Hilarious!
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Your Blackburne DS was missing both string wide vibration dampers, one on each string plane. Could that be the vibration you felt and of course the weird pinging sound you didn't like?
I have one on these, but have weighted it up (in the handle) to be 350g strung and a lot less head heavy.
In stock form it is too head heavy for me!
I get no vibration or pinging sound.
I string my own racquets and it is a bit more time consuming but not a nightmare at all.
Love the video keep up the good work
What grip do you use on forehand and backhand strokes?
"Does this come with an owner's manual?" LMAO!
Hammer Video Nick. Bester Mann XD
Hvala 🙏🙏
This video reminds me of those weird racquets in the video game Virtua Tennis 😂
is the 2 handle raquet legal?
Yes
The snauwaert is very interesting! So you need to flip it to play a backhand ? Is that correct , it’s a little confusing!
It’s kind of similar to a court tennis or real tennis racket which is also asymmetric and only to be played with one way
I can see why theBlackburne double string racket would vibrate like crazy. Sometimes gimmicks just don't work.
It doesn't. Try it
Loved the Ferrero Rocher commercial. 🤣
I can't figure out why you don't place the ballmachine 3yards further into the playing field
Here's a video of Battistone using his racket th-cam.com/video/bCvICuM-W28/w-d-xo.html Go to 5.30 in the video to see his extraordinary volleyball-style serve.
Was the Battistone FS also slightly angled down to help with the serve depending on which handle you were holding? Did the inventor play pro tennis at the lower levels?
Not sure about angle. Yes he did
Your ball machine looks like a SlingerBag. I'm thinking of buying one, but the feed length seemed somewhat inconsistent. Is that normal, or is that a problem of the SlingerBag?
Btw, I personally don't notice which side of the racket I'm hitting with, not even subconciously - my overgrip is worn down the exact same way on both sides of the grip.
Maybe I should pay more attention to that, it might help with consistency
That was hilarious.
Very fun video
Can you please try out Bolt tennis racquets?
I did th-cam.com/video/Rb3scUabHOQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=YyV1ZG-gZiEZopei
omg imagine stringing that blackburn, awful!
String tension was the same and ???
What Is The Make Of The Ball Machine You Are Using In The Video? 🎾
Slinger
6:40-7:15 Nic great stuff as always. But here i disagree, how can you know for sure that every tennisplayer as you stated uses just one side of the racket when hitting forehands? There is a lot of thoughts running through ones mind when playing, and I doubt that having to think about which side of the racket you are hitting the ball with is not going to help you in the long run, just my way of thinking, what do you all use? Same side or you don’t think about it?
By feel