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i mean he's sacrificing everything for power by leaning into the ball and hitting it at a very low point so he can hit more forward than he naturally would be able to if he had height on his hitting point, hence he hit one( at best) serve in this video, straight down the middle

Thanks :)

Great point, agree. Letting him solidify a free swing up to impact for now to get a measure of consistent effortless pop despite a slightly errant toss (the reason he moves his foot to realign his platform to strike with a free swing). A few weeks and that front foot will be brought into focus with a more consistent toss.

:) He knows exactly how to throw the racquet, his coach (who is 55 and can still clock 120+ miles) has worked exactly on that. Have a look at some of his other recent serve videos. Very few 10 year olds have his pop. Thank you.

@@skidaemon Pretty good motion. legs are fine. Must say that a shoulder turn and finish would help tons. insane for a 10 year old.

Agree, good point. Though you’ll notice there are no balls around the baseline as this was supposed to be a baseline back and forth to work on timing. He was already exhausted by then, notice he was also late on the last 2 baseline balls, that’s why he decided to come in on a deep ball to end the point.

You must be Pistol Pete?! 😂

Talk is cheap little boy. Show the world what you can do before you shoot your mouth off show this comment to your dad.

And you must be Bode Miller 😂. Go do some sport, my grandma can play video games!

@@karunsingh7678 bro, I’m 10 too, and I’m much better then him at skiing

@@fortniterstars Let’s see it then. Upload your video. Where do you race? Your wins?

This is a stupid argument. :) He just needs more inclination.

@@philliptoone My point as well. Just trying to hold up a mirror to the kid who criticized this video :)

That was a while ago, his firsts day of the season at Thanksgiving camp, had forgotten he was supposed to cross-block. He’s since cross-blocked his way to being the youngest state qualifier from his region :)

Hey! Didn’t realize this was you! Welcome!

Thanks! That’s a iPhone 14 Pro Max :)

Nope, pretty grim here as well :( Looks like it’s Europe’s turn for a bumper season.

Thanks, takes a good skier to spot another :)

What’s your skiing background? Where out West do you ski?

Retired ski bum from Tahoe. All my friends were waiters and bartenders so we could ski every day. Now I'm at Mt. Rose skiing the chutes which rival any steeps around tahoe.@@skidaemon

@davidstepro7486 We love Tahoe, this little guy skied there just once at Palisades when it was Squaw. Switching our epic pass next season for Ikon, his little ski resort here in PA is getting killed by climate change.

And I suppose you are having a bad day!

Thanks for the encouraging feedback!

Thanks David, good points. About the racquet head top facing up it is generally personal preference I suppose, long as the tip is somewhere between 9 and 12 O’clock with somewhere between the racquet head and neck perched on the left hand and drawn away from the chest at a comfortable distance. He used to have it facing at 12, much like most WTA players until he tried 9 O’clock after becoming a Thiem fan :) He does throw/jerk on the drop so it isn’t distinct yet but I am waiting a bit so as not to disrupt his continuous arc/swing lest he get overly conscious about it, do tell him to be a little smoother though. Also, you might have noticed him a bit too neutral (not quite blocking) on the stance so we are working on making it a little more open, except on the slower loopier balls where he would need that for a more pronounced kinetic chain. He is just making a comeback after a 2 year growth spurt related hiatus that triggered his Patella Tendonitis symptoms in both knees particularly when playing tennis, get compounded by his flat feet.

Thanks. Desperately seeking a good coach/program, not easy to find. Dad’s cannot quite substitute even though they can be great motivators, sparring partners and such :)

Hi guys! Would be great to meet up again. We are here all week for the race team camp. Virat joined the team this year. He would be delighted to see Roger again.

@@karunsingh7678 Wow. by any chance we would like to join if roger can meet the requirement.

If I recall correctly one needs to contact them via email provided on their site (www.racewhitetail.org) and then sometime towards the end of the season all folks who expressed interest get an email explaining the process which includes sending in a short video or two of the child skiing. I believe the decision comes down to a select panel that reviews them and those selected are informed via email in Fall sometime before the beginning of the next season based on available slots.