Simple Tennis Backhand Power Trick - Two Handed Backhand Tennis Lesson
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Simple Tennis Backhand Power Trick - Two-Handed Backhand Tennis Lesson. For most players, the backhand in tennis is the hardest shot to generate good power with, however, when we look at the pros, we can see that many of them can generate effortless power time and time again on their backhands.
The two-handed backhand can be a great weapon in your game if you have good technique. When we study players like Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal, we can see that they use very similar mechanics on their double-handed backhands.
In past generations, players would tend to have the racket head and the grip of the racket on one level, preparing with the racket in that position which allowed them to always time the shot well but also gave them the best chance of hitting a clean backhand. Because they used smaller head sizes in general, the sweet spot was much smaller so timing was the major factor for them. Nowadays, with the new technology and bigger head sizes along with bigger sweet spots, hitting the ball perfectly in the middle of the strings is no longer the main concern. Power is.
In order to generate good power, we need fast racket head speed. Anything that will give us more racket head speed will, in turn, give us more power. To generate good racket head speed we need space to accelerate the racket properly and nowadays we see players having a bigger swing than in past generations.
On the two-handed backhand, the easiest way to generate effortless power is to prepare for the shot with the racket head higher than your grip level. This will create leverage in the arms and racket, leverage will translate into force over the ball. It will also give you the necessary space you need to properly accelerate the racket head to high speeds.
When we study Novak Djokovic's backhand, we can see that he prepares with the racket higher than the grip level and takes the racket back in this manner. Djokovic's racket is not as high as players like Maria Sharapova or Alexander Zverev who both lift the racket head directly above the grip when preparing for the shot. When these players have fast incoming balls, they tend to struggle with their timing - กีฬา
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You are decrypting the smallest technique details in almost all of your videos. Thank you.
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Thank you for providing footage of you hitting cleanly after the instruction. It helps a ton! Please continue doing that
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great simple tip about being aware of where the racuet head level is in the backswing. Thanks for showing Djokovich, Sharipova, and mentioning the pros and cons. Simple instructions.. great job!
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This is the best video, by far, i have watched so far. Thanks a lot
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Your tips are always helpful! Especially this one on backhand.
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Great video Simon !!! You’re such a great coach keep the good work and two handed backhand videos!! 💪💪🎾
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Top Tennis Training - Pro Tennis Lessons I would love a video about second serves especially kick serves and how to be consistent. When I play and do a second serve I sometimes nail it but I sometimes hit it with the edge or don’t make it through the net.
It would be amazing if you could make this video I’m sure it will help all of us a lot!!!!!
Racket head speed 💪🎾 Great explanation of backhand techniques. Thanks Coach 👍
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Thank you so much. That makes sense.
Thank you Simon 👍. Love your videos👏
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Thanks Simon! This worked a treat for me tonight-won my match!
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This instruction is gold ❤
You have a really good backhand. Hit with wrists and very clean.
Thank you so much Simon, very good tip on BH.
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Excellent tips and explanation as always!
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Brilliant guys. Always easy to understand.
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read good video and clear explaination for diff ways of double handed Backhand.
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Excellent. I recently went through a barrage of backhands into the net. This was helpful.
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Just imagine all of the people you helped, thanks a lot!
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We just passed 100 million views worldwide, so I hope the lessons have helped millions and millions of players around the globe.
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Excellent..Simon .. 🎾
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I'm from the united states and was just going through this thought process in my last singles match. I switched to the leyton style take back backhand and my timing is off. My passing shot down the line was was horrible and I felt like i was muscling the ball. I'm going back to the loop as you described and do the short take back for returns and quick shots only. Great video explaining pros and cons and example of pro players : sharapova and zverev.
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Great explanation as always
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Nice tip to note the angle of the racquet on the 2-handed backhand take back. The other factor that adds power is the full extension of the arms to create leverage. The same is true on the forehand side. If you watch slo-mo video of both the best pro's forehands and 2-handed backhands, you'll see a lot of fully extended, or very nearly fully extended elbows before the racquet begins to move forward into the shot. Proper leverage helps to create racquet head speed as much as the amount of distance between the racquet head and the ball at the beginning of the forward motion of the swing.
All very valid points James.
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial There are several: 1) I think one of the most overlooked and difficult shots is moving forward fast to hit an unexpected short ball (and I don't necessarily mean a drop shot) with either a forehand, or backhand. I even see pros miss this shot all the time. We all often hit it long. What are the proper techniques, and maybe as important, the proper mindset when dealing with these balls, both above and below the net cord height? 2) Properly dealing with high balls to the forehand and to the backhand from both a technique and strategy point of view. 3) Tennis positioning and movement for singles and doubles. What court position to start a point and why? Where best to move after hitting a particular shot? How to use proper, efficient footwork to move more smoothly into position for proper spacing, loading, and timing for shot-making? 4) Different doubles serving strategies and how serving strategy combines with doubles teamwork? 5) What are the best doubles teamwork plays? What should the players be communicating/planning between points, even at the recreational level?
Top Tennis Training - Pro Tennis Lessons would love to see a video on James’s points 1 and 2! Great suggestions and I look forward to learning about them!
Always great to see the pros doing it, Simon. Hahahahaha.
Great video as always!
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial maybe something related to tactics would be nice. Thank you in advance.
Great power double backhand stroke...! Hoping for some tips to generate power with single backhand stroke.
Here you go - th-cam.com/video/aT8y6m7KirY/w-d-xo.html
greatest backhand I've ever seen, I keep replaying 8:08
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thanks, simon. i'm chiming in for the first time, and i see i add additional movement to the back to get more power, i lose thus valuable timeto get it right. thanks. rob
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INCREDIBLE!!! Genius 👍🏻×1000 Really wanted to click that "like" button for 1000 times. 😅This is definately gonna help A LOT!
Good luck with the improvements 🙏
This helped a ton, thanks for the content.
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Big Thiem fan, a run down on his technique would be cool.
Can you make a video about hitting short angle backhands? So Murray really hitting great short angle backhands against Nakashima.
Best video. Thanks coach
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Double backhand is my weakness. I will keep watch the videos for improve my backhand. thank you Simon Vian fm Hong Kong :)
Can you make a video on everything you need to know to get into the varsity tennis team.
Thank you for the suggestion.
Do you mean a video on how to get into uni tennis or once you're already playing for a team, how to make the lineup?
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Hey so today I went out and implemented these techniques - I'm about a 4.5 player with a good backhand but looking to make it even better. I have been working on my backhand for about a year now, and I didn't realize the main thing wrong with it until watching yours in slow-mo for 10 minutes straight last night. It's the follow through! I ALWAYS would come through and break both wrists out in front of my body so on the finish, my left hand was on top (with knuckles pointing up) RATHER than keeping the arms straight and finishing HIGH with the left hand knuckles pointing down before the racket deceleration.
THIS IS HUGE. NOBODY talks about this. Idk if this makes sense, but I almost want to make a video explaining the difference because it's something you could share with your audience. I've never seen anyone (I've watched countless backhand form videos) talk about the proper FINISH/follow-through.
My question is - do you ALWAYS follow through this way on every single shot? Or are there some where you follow through differently? After watching the video again, it seems like you finish the same way every single time. Really looking forward to your thoughts here. Thanks so much, Simon.
My follow through changes depending on my intentions. I typically finish with the left hand pronating during the follow through, but I also use the Agassi style finish where the extension is longer towards the target and racket opens up towards the sky
Thanks for the tips! I will try It Next time, i sometimes struggle my self find power for my 2hb, sometimes I rotate the body before contact resulting in a flying ball
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial would be great to see a video on serve specially on spin serve, also on game strategy. Thanks and keep the great work!
hi, would be great to hear your thoughts on Jannik Sinner backhand. How is it as strong as his forehand? He looks super loose
Can you do a video on how to finish off a short ball? I always try to swing fast but always hit it long...can you share the technique and form please? Love your channel!
How to kill short balls - th-cam.com/video/mS4o-_cQBnk/w-d-xo.html
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Can we just talk about that killer serve in the background at 9:42
Thx Simon for your videos. Great stuff. Could you say something about the 2 handed backhands of Evert, Seles, Connors, Wilander, and Borg? Our role models from the beginning of the 2 handed backhand era....Keep up the good work. PS: where are you geographically?
I cover Agassi's backhand in this video, very much modelled on many of those players you mention.
Watch the video here - th-cam.com/video/yMBtjJLjeZk/w-d-xo.html
We're located in the UK.
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Would be great to analyze Fognini's compact strokes.
We'll add that to the list
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9:43 nice synchronized backhand and serve
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Could you make a vid on tennis tactics that can be used in matches?
Look out for some new tactics and strategy videos in the next few months
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial THANK YOU!!! Tactics are the main thing that is lacking in my game
Hey Simon, nice tips! I was looking at these slow-motion clips of you and Novak hitting those nice backhands and I've noticed that you have a slight racket drop before the contact point.
So other than having a good swing path, is a racket drop necessary for a more powerful backhand?
It all depends on the height of the ball. On higher balls, I focus more on keeping the racket level with the ball, (balls that are higher than the net level when I make contact) but on the lower balls, in order to get good topspin and net clearance you need the racket drop so you can swing low to high on the ball.
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial That makes sense, thanks!
As for future videos, a video about inside out forehands/backhands could be a good idea (if you haven't made a video about that already)
All the best!
Thanks Simon, great explanation...! I just wanna know that your left arm stick your body mostly. Could you tell us which position or technique is wright? Stick or a little far away from body?
You want to have some space with the top hand, too jammed up and you won't get good extension.
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Thanks Simon, I really like the way he hit your backhand and forehand, but when I try more racquet head speed for more power, it feels like I would lose the consistency, is there a way to practise to get more confidence on that ?
When you increase your power, always make it a safer, more consistent shot by increasing your spin rates
Monster backhand
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Hey Simon, got any tips to stay relaxed if both elbows want to stay "locked" ? I'm finding a loose grip helps. Concious thinking works too but harder to do under pressure! Great video.
Have you tried using the double bend in both arms when hitting the backhand, a very common way to hit on the WTA tour.
Both elbows stay bent and the contact tends to be closer to the body.
Works for some players.
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial thanks for the reply Simon. Actually after watching the video and doing some conscious practise i think it's a bit better; spent some focus on coordination of the two hands.
For backhand specific would love to have some demo on the roles of the two hands (if you think that's useful) and how they help each other. My issue seems to stem from hands fighting each other for dominance.
On a non backhand specific video? Would love to know how to quickly assess an opponent to figure out what may be the best starting strategy ASAP. Sometimes maybe too in the moment to properly be critically come up with one..and suddenly you're down 2 breaks because you're hitting the ball but not thinking!
Thanks for the advice and the awesome vids!
Oh also... Kind of goes hand in hand with strategy above, how to not psych yourself out by looking at your opponent before even playing!!
For a beginner is it better to start at a more level position?
Why is this video underrated smh
My coach says that it is important to extend both arms toward the target, more than is natural, in my opinion. But most pro backhands actually use a left hand forehand motion. Any ideas?
Show your coach slow motion footage of many pros who don't extend fully after contact, Agassi did, Connors did, Borg did to a point but they all grew up playing with wooden rackets, smaller head size etc
Different game nowadays.
So we want to keep a short racquet takeback which is higher than grip level while staying completely relaxed while swinging right? Also, should there be some degree of firmness during and after the contact with the ball? Thanks, love your teachings
You want to have a compact swing that allows you to generate effortless power using the major muscles. Staying as relaxed as possible always help to generate more power, tight muscles are restrictive, loose muscles fire better.
There will be some degree of firmness during the strike, otherwise the racket would fall out of the hand or slip, but we try to stay as loose as the shot permits us to do so.
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial thank you for such a detailed reply 😊, and yes it would be great to see a video on how to handle backhand volleys with technique / maybe the advantages of American trophy position on serves over the classic trophy position
what would you recomend for a one handed backhand as far as height and leverage in the prep phase
Have a watch of this video here - th-cam.com/video/aT8y6m7KirY/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for the wonderful video. I am bothered by my own confusion. You mentioned that any speed came from the head speed. Do you mean that we accelerate the swing speed to meet or hit the ball? If so, I found when I try to accelerate the head speed, my movement became quite jerky. How can we distinguish accelerating the speed and jerky movement? or How should we void jerky movement when we try to swing fast? Thank you.
It takes a lot of practice to master a fast swing and hit the ball clean. Work on fast shadow swings whilst maintaining good stability in your trunk and head, especially the eyes. If the head wobbles, you’ll lose control. Fast racket head, stable body head 👍
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial do you have to any videos about mastering fast swing?
I find I never make solid contact with the ball with my two handed backhand. It either feels like I pound the ball into the net, frame the ball, or skid the strings off the ball and fail to add any power to the shot. Any ideas as to why this might be happening?
Do you get into that power position the second you recognize you will be hitting a backhand or do you incorporate the take-back into your swing? For example, if you are running for a backhand do you run with your chin on the shoulder? What about for a slow ball coming toward your backhand? Would you turn all the way into the power position while you're waiting or turn all the way right before you hit?
It changes player to player but in general, you'll turn the body and then start the swing, if you're running, you don't have to run while being in the power position but you run with the racket on the side and the body turned, this will be more relaxed compared with running in the power position.
I would experiment with different methods and see which one suits you more
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Thank you!
Hi Simon, what would you consider to be good exercises to develop RHS? Currently, after a big hiatus I am using a heavy racquet (think P57A racquet). I am late often especially under pressure but I'm thinking long term. Whenever I pick my normal racquet up, it feels like a feather (normal racquet being 315 gr unstrung and Head Light). But any other exercises that could help with racquet speed are appreciated - be at the gym and/or court.
Shadow swings are great, you can do high reps in a very short amount of time. Get your heavy racket and swing it as fast as you can using correct technique 8-10 times and then change strokes. Do 4-5 sets on each stroke.
Also, you can mimic your technique whilst holding a light weight in your hand, maybe 1kg to start with. Shadow your forehands/backhands and volleys using the weight.
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Thanks for the video, Simon. I am having problems keeping my head still through the stroke causing inconsistency. Are there any tricks to help me do this consistently and maybe smooth out stroke/ maintain better balance?
This lesson may help - th-cam.com/video/kK769DLhv8s/w-d-xo.html
How do you generate power for 2HB on a high topspin ball (above shoulder or head)?
Here you go mate - th-cam.com/video/sJ63cneHKTQ/w-d-xo.html
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I was wondering what the differences between the surfaces are? In London, you mostly find concrete courts rather than the usual clay,grass,hardcourt etc? What's the difference?
Clay - higher bounce, reacts well to topspin as the ball kicks up off the court, slower than most surfaces, you can slide and points tend to last longer. Favours baseliners and grinders, especially players who hit heavy topspin (Rafa)
Grass - lower bounce, skids when slightly wet or damp, reacts well to flatter balls and slice, harder to change direction on and points tend to be shorter. Favours big servers and players who attack more (Federer)
Hard - Consistent bounce, have a combination of slower and faster hard courts, can play any game style on hard court but the speed of the courts will favour a specific type of player. (Djokovic)
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Concrete tends to bounce higher and slower than the faster hard courts
Can you explain the contact point of the two handed backhand? I'm having trouble with timing and either catching it late or reaching for it early.
The contact point will depend on whether you use bent elbows, straight elbows or a combo.
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Thank you for the response Simon! I would actually love if you guys could make a video about contact points for both forehands and backhands if possible. All the best!
Simon are you meant to lead the backhand with the inside or outside hand?
60/40 top hand dominant on most backhands
What’s is the best type of backhand for a short guy? I’m only 5’5”. And I’m not getting any taller. I’m full grown unfortunately.
Shorter players need to focus on building good fundamentals even more, to counter their smaller limbs. Focus on building sold technique with this style, it's the easiest way to get effortless power
Who has the best backhand of all time? One and two-handers combined
Me easily...
Djokovic? Maybe Gasquet or Fed?
@Ugur - Nice confidence but for us to agree we'd need to see your backhand in action. . .
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial all that's gonna make us is disagree :^)))) that said, i think Stan's backhand is really underrated
Best BH of all-time? Me thinks it's rather easy. The guy who possessed a push forehand, no serve to speak of, average volleys AND still won grand slams riding on his backhand (well, his return of serve as well as mental toughness played a role too). We're talking the Connors backhand. Simon, why doesn't anyone teach the Connors backhand today? I don't think it's obsolete at all. True, it has some drawbacks, particularly on short, low balls but, hey, in the modern game with all the topspin, balls tend to bounce higher. Luv to hear your feedback on this or, better yet, an in-depth analysis of Connors' BH.
how back should you take the raquet before hitting the backhand?
7 o'clock at most
what is the most important part of the backhand? thanks
The contact point
Nice position on black hands
Many thanks
What grip are you using for your top hand? Almost looks like a semi western forehand
Eastern forehand grip, semi western doesn’t work for me
I request a 10 minute video of you just hitting your backhand
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How do you make your racket drop so much? I noticed that when I watch my backhand in slow-mo, my HANDS drop too much because I try to keep them loose and my racket head doesn't actually drop. Would love your tips here, thanks
Focus on the top hand dropping below the bottom hand. So:
1. Left hand above right hand in preparation phase
2. Left hand drops below right hand in racket drop phase
3. Left hand rises above right hand in follow through phase to create a low to high swing and produce topspin.
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sometimes my backhands go really high above the net but I want to hit the ball more flatter (like the ball just goes over the net) What should I do?
Extend your racket more towards the target and use more of a linear swing as opposed to a low to high one
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Thanks i needed help with that too
Which grip should i use on my two handed backhand?
Ideally the eastern forehand grip on the top hand and continental on the bottom
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I use semi western forehand grip on the top hand and continental on the bottom is a mistake?
What grip do u use for the backhand? Is it continental?
Continental on the bottom hand and eastern on the top 👍
do you hit topspin bh on the high bouncing balls ?
There are a few ways to deal with high backhands, you can watch my lesson on the topic here - th-cam.com/video/sJ63cneHKTQ/w-d-xo.html
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How do u yse this technique with high balls above ur shoulder?
Watch this lesson - th-cam.com/video/sJ63cneHKTQ/w-d-xo.html
Thanks
What about the grip thanks
Continental on the bottom hand, eastern or semi-western forehand on top hand
How to deal with low balls in backhand with this swing ??????
Reduce the size of the swing, cut it in half with the same technique
noticing with novak he doesnt bring his back foot around like you do any reasons for that?
He did do it better in previous years, looks like some bad habits have creeped into some areas in the last few years. But he still rotates fully on most of the aggressive shots
Interesting that Djokovic's left leg didn't come through after hitting the ball on any of those shots. Also, he has a very noticeable closed racket face on the takeback.
Djokovic does it at 9:20 on two backhands in a row.
In matches, he'll do it normally when he hits harder and goes for more (his power shots) and will leave it back on some shots, depends on the ball, where he is on the court etc
Agassi is watching the video and crying that his name was not mentioned
Agassi is a legend.
I made a video about him a few weeks ago, Djokovic vs Agassi backhand.
Did you watch it?
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial lol, I am just joking. I am watching all of your videos! keep it up mate.
why no subtitle
I film and edit most of these videos myself, then upload them and spend the time to share them on all our social media platforms.
In total, a normal video will take around 4-5 hours to complete, from filming to finishing the process. A longer video would take 7-8 hours. When we use more pro footage examples, I can easily spend an hour or two looking for the right clips.
If I then had to add subtitles, I'd have no time to eat or sleep!
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Probably novak
Djokovic does have a legendary backhand. Would you say it's better than Stan Wawrinka's when stan is on fire?
True, Stan's backhand is also there on top when he is playing good
Sorry Simon, but your backhand its an amateur technique, Sharapova's backand is pro level, and Kei Nishikori has pro level backand.
Have to completely disagree with you. But thanks anyway