tennis giant

Chapter 231 Follow Your Feelings

An Sheng turned a deaf ear to outside comments and devoted all his attention to training.

To his delight, his progress was much faster than they had previously expected.

This also made Coach Fortes very happy.

As a result, within their team, there is a clear contrast with the outside world. Outside there is mourning, but inside they are full of vitality, and everyone is full of energy.

When the time came to the end of 2015, that is, the end of December, Anson's technology basically had a prototype.

Compared with his previous technology, there have been great changes.

First of all, An Sheng has made a significant change in the way he holds the racket.

Previously, An Sheng used the Eastern style of grip. This grip was good for him to hit a powerful flat forehand, and it was also suitable for him to use backhand cutting.

But the problem is that its hitting point is too low, which makes his return balls often awkward and puts a lot of pressure on the wrist. If it is used for a long time, it may cause damage.

Therefore, An Sheng raised this issue at the beginning of the improvement work, and began to try to use a new grip method.

But after he tried the Western and Semi-Western grips, he still didn’t feel comfortable, because he didn’t really like to use spin that much. opponent.

In this way, their first transformation work was immediately caught in a predicament.

Fortunately, Fortes has a lot of experience, and he quickly came up with a new idea. Since the conventional way of gripping the racket is no longer able to meet Anson's needs, then maybe he should try something unconventional. sex grip.

For example, the half-eastern way of gripping the racket.

This kind of racket grip is between the Eastern grip and the semi-Western grip. It is equivalent to a racket that is slightly deflected at a certain angle.

After the final test, An Sheng felt that the position deflected by 30 degrees was the most comfortable for him to play.

It is worth mentioning that in their testing sessions, one word is always used a lot, and that is "comfort."

In other words, in their tests, they were neither pursuing maximum power nor rationality, but emphasizing whether this kind of technical action made Ansheng feel comfortable.

"Only the technical movements that the body feels comfortable with are the ones that suit him best and the ones that allow him to show his strength the most."

This point is the consensus formed between An Sheng and Fortes.

Of course, there is a prerequisite for this, that is, An Sheng's basic skills must be very solid, otherwise, the so-called "most comfortable" is likely to become "wrong".

Therefore, the method of technical improvement currently adopted by An Sheng is not suitable for novices. It is also based on his actual situation and local conditions that he dares to make such an attempt.

After using the Bandong grip, in addition to making An Sheng play more comfortably, his hitting action also changed accordingly.

To put it simply, that is, his hitting point is a little higher than before, and his swing trajectory is more upward deflection than before.

This allows him to still hit a powerful flat attack, and at the same time, when he wants to use the spin, he can also hit a stronger spin.

It can be said that at this point, Ansheng is very sure that their improvement is successful.

As for the forehand hitting technique, Ansheng also made some adjustments, but the extent of the adjustments was not too large.

Roughly speaking, it is based on the original standard hitting action, slightly changing the range of hitting, making it more suitable for An Sheng's physical condition, more coordinated and more comfortable.

In terms of backhand technique, An Sheng can be said to have made a major change.

Ever since he started playing tennis, he has always used the two-handed backhand technique on his backhand, but in fact, this has always been one of his weaknesses, and he is often targeted by his opponents in games.

However, Ansheng's one-handed backhand cutting feels very good. It is precisely because of this backhand cutting technique that he does not completely become a loophole on his backhand.

In view of this, Fortes suggested that Anson should try the one-handed backhand technique.

There is no doubt that compared to the two-handed backhand, the difficulty of the one-handed backhand is much higher. It can even be said that it is the most difficult of all tennis techniques.

In addition, the one-handed backhand technique also has a recognized weakness, that is, poor stability.

Therefore, although the one-handed backhand technique has obvious advantages, such as better flexibility, stronger offensiveness, etc., in professional tennis, the players who use the one-handed backhand technique are Very few.

This is not bad among men's tennis players. After all, Federer, No.1 in tennis today, uses this technology.

But among women's tennis players, you can't see the one-handed backhand technique at all, and it can almost be said to have disappeared.

After An Sheng tried it, as far as his own feeling is concerned, that is, in terms of "comfort", it has indeed improved a lot.

But it is really difficult to master. An Sheng has been practicing for almost three months now, but his proficiency is still very low, and his stability is also very poor.

However, An Sheng still insists on his philosophy. Since the one-handed backhand technique can make him play more comfortably, then he will choose to stick to it, unless it is really proved in the future that it is not suitable for him. Otherwise, he would definitely not change easily.

In addition, in addition to forehand and backhand techniques, Ansheng also made more or less adjustments in front of the net interception, pace, high ball, small ball, etc.

And after An Sheng transformed all his techniques and roughly formed a prototype, his characteristics were naturally presented.

But to their surprise, after rigorous analysis and testing, An Sheng released his natural instincts, and the technical expertise presented based on comfort as the criterion turned out to be his backhand!
In other words, among all his skills, his one-handed backhand technique is the most distinctive, and it is very different from many other players who use the same technique.

In comparison, his backhand arc is obviously longer and larger than that of ordinary players. When hitting the ball, his body is also very stretched, appearing very elegant and smooth.

And his batting effect is very good in terms of power, so there is no problem at all in terms of ball speed and power, but there are still a few problems in terms of control.

One is that the hitting line is not so precise, and the other problem is that the spin is not enough, and almost all of the hits are flat.

But the flaws do not hide the strengths. His current backhand, as long as there are no mistakes, the shots he hits are very threatening.

What's more, his one-handed backhand technique is really special and highly recognizable. Anyone who often watches tennis games can definitely see the difference at a glance.

Regarding this, An Sheng didn't know whether it was good or bad, but anyway, he still respected the feedback his body gave him. Since such technical movements made him the most comfortable, let's go according to this feeling.

(End of this chapter)