Yup, it’s still bugging me. I went to practice early today with Juan, and of course, started hitting hard like I usually do. But, because of my arm, the practice was going downhill, like the previous few.

So, Juan mentioned that maybe we should hit 50%, like hitting on the wall, and I thought it would be a good idea. So while hitting, I was thinking about when my arm started hurting, and what I changed. I remember I had improved my slices, so I stopped hitting any, and attempted to get back to hitting over the ball well.

I found out the I had been preparing my swing way to high, almost shoulder level. And, although, I often do this on down the line shots or chasers, it’s not good to do all the time. Maybe it’s been stressing my arm? Well, after I got my top-spin backhand going well, I started slicing again, and noticed, immediatly, I started preparing high again. My body seems to be assimilating the high preparation when I incorperate a few slices.

Then, I stopped. I needed to think about it, and come back tommorrow and see if anything improves with the knowledge, especially the pain in my arm tonight.

I hope this leads to some improvement, I really miss my backhand, and the pain is just annoying. But, it’s a little less tight right now, so maybe that’s good news?

"My Freaking Arm!" was given life on on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 6:10 pm and, I think, categorized Day to Day Life, Tennis. Mentioned in this entry was Backand, Forearm, Injury, Practice, Slice, Tennis. If you wanted to, you could ShareThis with others.