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OT - Tennis Prop

Posted By: Joe Russell
Date: Thursday, 22 September 2011, at 11:10 a.m.

In Response To: OT - Tennis Prop (Stick)

I think a big part of the equation that is what level tennis player were they using the dominant hand. I would venture to guess many, probably not a majority of, 6.0 and above players could become 4.5 players with the opposite hand. Strength, for the most part, height, eye-hand coordination, agility, past coaching, acquired knowledge, etc. would carry over. I think it would be much tougher for a 4.5 player, obviously. Also, it might be easier for a righty becoming a lefty, since the lefties have an advantage in tennis. But, as Chuck pointed out, lefties are naturally more ambidextrous, so maybe not.

I think the most difficult part would learning to serve. I am somewhat ambidextrous. I am a natural righty, but shoot a rifle and pool left-handed. I, occasionally, switch hit in baseball and softball. In tennis, in which I played very infrequently until I was almost 40 years old, I would hit forehands with both hands at times. But, it would have been difficult to learn to serve left-handed, I think. It seems similar, in ways, to throwing a baseball, which is hard to learn to do with your non-dominant arm.

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