Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucdavis.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!ucdavis!deneb!cccallan From: cccallan@ucdavis.UUCP (Allan McKillop) Newsgroups: net.sport Subject: Re: Australian Open, future of US tennis, backhand grips. Message-ID: <467@ucdavis.UUCP> Date: Wed, 11-Dec-85 18:25:46 EST Article-I.D.: ucdavis.467 Posted: Wed Dec 11 18:25:46 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 14-Dec-85 00:25:45 EST References: <448@ucdavis.UUCP> <614@ihlpm.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: University of California, Davis Lines: 46 > > While I missed the show, the results were very pleasing. > McEnroe, the jerk, was whipped, Lendl, the horse, also had his behind > kicked. It looks like the Swedes are everywhere and will be for another > 10 years at least. > However the situation with US tennis is pretty sad. > Unless somebody comes out of nowhere and wins some lofty titles > the American tennis is in trouble: less public interest => less > tv coverage => less attention =>no net.tennis =>.... > It does not look like any of the current young US players will develop > into a likeness on Wilander or Becker. > Connors is old, McEnroe is oversexed and is all but an eyesore. > We might hear more from him, though. > The Lendl-Edberg semifinal was almost as disgusting as the McEnroe-Zivojinovic quarterfinal. Lendl tanked the third set when he was upset with the umpire, and then he had the gall suddenly to claim a "mysterious" injury and request 3 injury timeouts in a row! The man tanked the match and I am glad he lost! The best analogy about the Sweeds I have heard so far is comparing them to the Aussies of the late 50's-60's. A group of players, working as a team (though very individual). Good sports, very polite and very good tennis players. The best prospect on the American screen is Mayotte. And even he is never going to be #1 in the world with the game he has. I guess the next American superstar is going to be like McEnroe, and burst out of (relative) obscurity in the Juniors and take the world by storm. > Currently the tennis thought that preoccupies me is "which backhand > grip is the best?". I've noticed that hammer grip on the (one-handed) > backhand provides me with a lot more precision& power then eastern > backhand. The hammer grip (which is bunching all the fingers together, like you would hold a hammer) is fine is you have the strength of wrist to get away with it. With all the fingers bunched together, you have less leverage on the racket. I personally use a "normal" continental grip, but then again I am lazy about switching grips. -- """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Allan McKillop ...{ucbvax,lll-crg,dual}!ucdavis!deneb!cccallan) "Where there's a will, there's a relative..."