Contact moment
In the control points of the technique is one of the fundamental principles of movement in learning specific technical and Fluid Tennis is: "The position of the body and racquet at the moment of contact"
The moment of contact is the most important moment of the movement and the game of Tennis.
Instead the usually accepted is the preparation and / or the end of the movement.
I often say that many students are preparing and finalizing the movement of professional and amateur contact.
In preparing to put the body right away and paddle back, eventually finishing in the racket over his shoulder and behind his back, playing the right type "windshield wiper" contact play in the wrist or the ball will hit the front, instructions used universally, and in view of Fluid Tennis, or are completely erroneous and / or not necessarily lead to a good contact or placing the ball where they want.
The specific technical movement must be built and developed as a function of time of contact since the beginning of learning.
Whatever the technical movement (right, left, volleyball or service) the approach is always the same.
This approach to movement will completely change the classic way to teach and learn the technical movements.
"The action starts before the move. The movement is a way to integrate the action "- Global approach
The quality of movement changes depending on what we thought before the action itself. If we think well, the quality of movement improves.
Since the position of waiting for the ball will approach everything is done according to the search for a perfect contact phase.
Everything is fair in this sense: What is the position of the body at the time of contact, what the quality of movement that you want, where you want to play the ball, the situation is defensive or offensive, and so on. etc..
"The degree of tension in any part of the body influence the levels to the same degree of tension in the chain of movement" - Global Approach
All Tennis Fluid strategies aimed at the elimination of unnecessary tension.
Posture, alignment, relaxation, active principles of motion, enhance the possibility of a fluid motion, and a moment of contact with the most power.
"The essence of the movement is in the transitions, not positions" (Isadora Duncan)
Although the focus at the moment of contact is important to remember the rhythm and fluidity in the transitions between the three phases of movement preparation, contact and drop, and preparation for transition to the next action.
In preparation so we intend to create conditions for a relaxed body position, speed and level of ideal racket at the time of contact.
In the phase of release is the release of energy used in contact and can be related to the situation or morphology of each (eg, Nadal or Federer) in different directions.
Levels of tension between the three phases of the movement is significant, very low in the preparation and release (as the name suggests) and high at the time of contact.
It means that 99% of the time during the rally of the body is elevated levels of relaxation. This relaxation is that it allows a wide availability and mobility.
"Just a split second before contact is that it creates a level of maximum tension" - Martial Arts
Upon contact racket / ball in Tennis, Martial Arts as it is that creates the energy level, intensity and maximum tension.
For this, the body and their joint areas must be in a seating position, well placed, allowing you to support the energy required in the contact.
Good posture and alignment is essential to make this possible.
While this will not happen to have the muscles to compensate, wearing them and increasing the likelihood of injury.
MOVEMENT SPECIFIC TECHNICAL
All top players have an open and balanced body position at the time of contact racket / ball.
The plan of: the shoulder line and the plane of the racket, and the balance between the force and strength directly opposite the spiral are fundamental.
In the overlapping of the lines formed by the racket in the movement of specific right or left of the best players in the world, it was observed that in the preparation and finalization of the movement was a tangle of lines.
On the contrary in the pre-contact, contact and post-contact only one line appears.
This proves that this is the "moment" more important than technical movement.
Regardless of how you prepare each player or release movement, how the position of the body and racquet covers the ball is what defines the energy, the direction, purpose and depth.
The preparation and / or completion will have to be addressed and adjusted according to the student's ability to have a good body position and flat racket / ball right at the time of contact whatever the situation.
This is only possible if you start accelerating movement to the ball through the center of the body with the consequent stalling of the extremities.
At this stage the body maintains itself as a block while keeping the joint stable areas, stable, in particular base of the spine and shoulder blades.
In relation to the principles of the movement opposing forces spiral are absolutely necessary to find stability at the stage of contact.
Roger Federer uses his head as opposing force like no other that lets you keep the body and the plane of the racket longer phase of contact.
