this is great! Now I will have a combination for my teeth brackets!!

your last name is long...

I would be far more receptive to your assessment if your name was, say, Justin Defel or Justin Antonio, or even Justin Tonio. But your last name...well I spent several minutes just staring at it trying to figure out how to pronounce it before I even got to the Racket Bracket article. By then I was too distracted to pay much attention to the merits of the device. I kept scrolling back up saying, "well maybe it's pronounced..." It would have been better if the the thing was called the Racketationing Brackteeringdodadaroony and you name was J. Defel or something simple like that. Then I probably would hve really paid attention to the contraption. No offense intended. I'm just sayin...

Thanks Justin. Could you also provide the price and where we can get that? I would like to give it a try.

...that's his name, he shouldn't have to change it to make it 'easier' for others. Read the article, if it is of good substance then you'd take the time to figure out how to pronounce it. If you don't like the article then move on. Dwelling on the name and letting that distract you is silly.

No offense intended. I'm also just sayin...

I didnt even bother looking up who wrote the article. I read it and wanted to see the reviews on this article only to find out most of the responses were toward the writer's name. I dont normally write reviews on articles but some people need to grow up.

Wow, Moam. Let's hope you never have to read any technical papers since so many of them are written by Indians who sometimes have very long names indeed. Otherwise you might be so distracted that you fail to notice the very important instructions that when followed incorrectly result in death or injury.

Also just sayin'

Justin, while you're using the racket bracket is it tricky rotating your handle? It seems like the handle might catch on the hoop around it when you switch your grip. I want to give it a try, but would you comment on any down sides to the product?

Thanks WilsonLover for your most informative critique of my comment. My comment was meant in jest only. For your information Mr. Big Brain who can read all kinds of technical stuff and glean the most pertinent info from that incredible literature, which keeps you alive and so very viable, as you clearly are, for all you know my name may be longer than his. Go...

hey thanks much microchip (oops, misspelled your handle)for your input. Let me review my comment and see where it is that I suggested he ACTUALLY change his name. Oh, it appears I didn't do that. It was jest person! Short word and I can actually spell it and pronounce it J-E-S-T! Jist...oh crap. Maybe I can't pronounce it, but I know you can.

...why so offended moam? We were also "just sayin'" and I also included 'a no offense intended' as well.

Save yourself the price of the gadget and find an article on Ken Rosewall's slice backhand...best ever. On contact Rosewall's elbow is straight, wrist locked, with the racquet face with just a hint of being open. The ball, consequently will zip over the net straight as a bullet...Rosewall like. :-) If your elbow is bent, the racquet would naturally lay back and be more open resulting in a ball with more backspin and a tendency to float over the net.

Check out this article on Rosewall and Federer's slice backhands:

http://www.tenniscruz.com/content/view/27/90/

Thanks RosewallBH

Grow up Moam.

Lets keep the conversation about Justin's article everyone.

I feel that the length of your last name was not only longer than the article, but in many ways more interesting.

just kidding

I have tried and used it with my students. It does work. It is not going to make you hit like Nadal or Federer but it gives you the feel of what I want my students to do. It does the job efficiently.

Having a growth spurt at this very moment Feds. Thanks for the encouragement though. How long did it take you to grow up?

Not in the least offended microchip. Are you?

Thanks all for your comments. Note the appended update above, which responds to some of your questions about the Racket Bracket.

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I am so sad people don't like me. Please don't hate me because I'm stupid and superficial. Love the stupid...please, we need love too.

Sometimes I wish my last name was longer and more impressive. Girls laugh at my last name, and it's given me a complex. On the tennis court, I can tell my opponents are smirking because my name is so small - they have a natural advantage. People with superlong last names are SOOOOO COOL!! When I'm 18, I'm going to add about 20 letters to mine.