Thank you!!! My pro doesn’t seem to realize that I had a MAJOR surgery on an irreparable tear. I do NOT want surgery again. I needed a modification. This is IT. Just a comment: I didn’t like all the info about your tear….I think just indicating that any tear of the rotator cuff or in the shoulder, may require an adaptation. And I believe this is IT. Thank you!
The pain in both my shoulders kind of dictated the path out of necessity …However it is a swing path i teach now over others. The key being it gets the racquet head down below the ball better & easily before the swing. Thanks for the comment!! Coach Adam
Hello Mary, until you have full recovery anything high and at full reach with your arm can be a problem. Avoid any movements that are painful. The serve is a progression over time and you will need to think placement over power. Low ball toss and a ball strike with your arm’s elbow not much higher or just at your shoulder height…keep everything low. You will want to strengthen your wrist and add a wrist “snap” into the ball too. This should be a fluid movement rather than anything forceful, you don’t need other injuries. If you are ever in Nor Cal feel free to look me up for a lesson. Coach Adam Courtsidenotes.com
It seems that supination with a contracted bíceps is the problem. Then, after you face your opponent with the racquet it is good to lower your elbow with the palm facing downwards to avoid problems and possible pain?
Hello Marcelo!!! Less technical it really comes down to keeping you arm lower. The strategy is to find the preparation phase of your backswing in a lower path rather than a higher on. You’ll know… your shoulder will tell you what is ok. Just try to avoid painful positions… overheads and serving definitely can be challenging. Hope you are well. Nice to hear from you!!!
Excellent! Few questions... Is the half loop forehand, th-cam.com/video/r1xbCfuiUXk/w-d-xo.html, sufficient? Can it be done with grips other than standard Eastern forehand, like either SW or something in between? Any suggestions for serving with this shoulder injury?
Definitely… the continental and eastern grip are easily achieved below the shoulder and no different for the SW, it is just reliant on dropping or slopping the racquet downward rather than an upward loop -the upper looping motion is what you are trying to avoid for your shoulder. Regarding servers, funny thing I found while i was recovering 3 things: stop using my legs so much to reduce the aggressiveness, start the head of the racquet higher to avoid a long swing path before the ball strike, and lastly a lower ball toss. This definitely was a wrench in my game for a while. If any new pain started creeping up I went to underhand serves. It wasn’t fun at all. BUT waiting it out I am fully recovered now and pumping out serves as good as ever. Timeline over a year…sorry to say.
Thank you!!! My pro doesn’t seem to realize that I had a MAJOR surgery on an irreparable tear. I do NOT want surgery again. I needed a modification. This is IT. Just a comment: I didn’t like all the info about your tear….I think just indicating that any tear of the rotator cuff or in the shoulder, may require an adaptation. And I believe this is IT. Thank you!
Exactly what I'm doing. I didn't realize that it helps my SLAP problem. Thanks.
The pain in both my shoulders kind of dictated the path out of necessity …However it is a swing path i teach now over others. The key being it gets the racquet head down below the ball better & easily before the swing. Thanks for the comment!!
Coach Adam
Do you have a video on the serve? My best tennis shot pre-surgery was my serve. Is there maybe an adaptation that will go easier on my repair?
Hello Mary, until you have full recovery anything high and at full reach with your arm can be a problem. Avoid any movements that are painful. The serve is a progression over time and you will need to think placement over power. Low ball toss and a ball strike with your arm’s elbow not much higher or just at your shoulder height…keep everything low. You will want to strengthen your wrist and add a wrist “snap” into the ball too. This should be a fluid movement rather than anything forceful, you don’t need other injuries. If you are ever in Nor Cal feel free to look me up for a lesson.
Coach Adam
Courtsidenotes.com
It seems that supination with a contracted bíceps is the problem. Then, after you face your opponent with the racquet it is good to lower your elbow with the palm facing downwards to avoid problems and possible pain?
Hello Marcelo!!!
Less technical it really comes down to keeping you arm lower. The strategy is to find the preparation phase of your backswing in a lower path rather than a higher on.
You’ll know… your shoulder will tell you what is ok. Just try to avoid painful positions… overheads and serving definitely can be challenging.
Hope you are well. Nice to hear from you!!!
Excellent! Few questions... Is the half loop forehand, th-cam.com/video/r1xbCfuiUXk/w-d-xo.html, sufficient? Can it be done with grips other than standard Eastern forehand, like either SW or something in between? Any suggestions for serving with this shoulder injury?
Definitely… the continental and eastern grip are easily achieved below the shoulder and no different for the SW, it is just reliant on dropping or slopping the racquet downward rather than an upward loop -the upper looping motion is what you are trying to avoid for your shoulder.
Regarding servers, funny thing I found while i was recovering 3 things: stop using my legs so much to reduce the aggressiveness, start the head of the racquet higher to avoid a long swing path before the ball strike, and lastly a lower ball toss. This definitely was a wrench in my game for a while. If any new pain started creeping up I went to underhand serves. It wasn’t fun at all. BUT waiting it out I am fully recovered now and pumping out serves as good as ever. Timeline over a year…sorry to say.