This morning I went to the local courts to practice my two hand forehand slice. I also hit some two hand backhands. And I really dislike how much more work it is to hit the two hand backhand. It's bothering my abdominal muscles even. Went home and thought about it and started fooling around with trying to quickly change my grip for hitting a two handed forehand on either side. And I got kind of fast at it. Watched some tennis on TV while pretending I was the bottom player and trying to hit a two hand forehand for whichever side the ball came to. And I was fast enough. Except I'm not sure about the serve. Can't tell what side it's going to as fast as when playing so don't know for certain. But otherwise I'm easily fast enough to make the change.

So went back up to the courts and practice hitting a left handed two hand forehand. And it's pretty damn good immediately. The slice isn't as good yet as the other side. But when I hit it flat I can move it side to side as well as the two hand backhand. And I can more easily get pace on it. For only having tried it once before months ago, the accuracy was already really good.

It's funny how I'm trying to reinvent the wheel at tennis pretty much the same as I've tried for most other things. I have never heard of anyone hitting a two hand forehand on both sides. Of course I would try it. Because I think everyone else is kind of stupid actually; more so in tennis of course but... surely some intelligent people must occasionally choose a less boring form of exercise?

One would think, but apparently I don't really think so.

When someone decides to try doing something completely different from the norm, the underlying basis is usually a low opinion of the collective intelligence of mankind.

...but then I changed my mind. I think my andy murray backhand is quite good just needs a bit more practice instead of doing something drastic. More work on letting the left hand do the work. And practicing putting topspin on it.

Also I hit with a new (old used) racquet with the stupid name of the dunlop max predator. Has way more power despite only weighing it down to 12.5 ounces, which surprised me. Play my first match tomorrow with it. Really curious to see what it can do when really going for it on serves indoors. And again changing a groundstroke grip. I just like the feel of the andy murray backhand grip when hitting a two hand forehand slice more than a continental/eastern forehand. I'll still use the latter occasionally to hit drives. I guess just like Santoro. I guess. Certainly works for him. Or one handed continental.

Really need to just stick with something. Decided to go one hand continental because I think one hand eastern forehand is bothering my arm even though I hit it so rarely. I was hitting it really good. But I don't want my arm bothering me.