Thursday, December 9, 2010

Phase 1- Racquet Grip & Position

* Scientific replacement appears in bold. 
*original description does not appear in bold.
From Anatomical Position
  • Grip on racquet should be firm. As if player is "shaking hands" with the racquet. Grip racquet in dominant hand. Pronate dominant radio-carpal joint 90 degrees in the transverse plane around the longitudinal axis of rotation. Grip on racquet should be firm, as if the player is “shaking hands”
  • Pronate non dominant radio-carpal joint joint 90 degrees  in the transverse plane  around the longitudinal axis of rotation. Flexion of all fingers on non dominant hand  45 degrees in the mediolateral axis of rotation in order to hold the tennis ball.
  • Racquet and ball are held together with arms fully extended. Flexion of arms  90 degrees at the shoulder joint  in the sagittal plane around the mediolateral axis of rotation. Internally rotate shoulders and laterally adduct arms until the ball and racquet touch.
  • Racquet and ball are to be held at chest level or below. Racquet and ball are to be held at the level of the thoracic cavity or below. 
  
  • Flexion of the  dominant forearm at  the humero-ulnar/  humero-radial joint in the sagittal plane 45 degrees around the mediolateral axis of rotation.

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