Dear TB Tennis Players

[username n/a]

What's with the grunting every time you hit the ball. Is it really necessary? I'm sorry, but it's just really weird. Please stop.

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[basstotheface]

you hit the ball better and with more energy if you exhale when you hit it. i had to do it in boxing also.

[kydnav]

Because it makes me look hot and distracts my opponent

For real though, sometimes when you just try to put everything you got into 1 hit it comes out as a sort of release I guess..

I grunt maybe once or twice a match (not at the Williams' volume) and only when I'm really giving the shot my all

[Bjazzman]

got a match in an hour and a half. i think i'll try grunting and see what happens it's even better if you don't know your opponent

[MatticusMania]

I grunt on occasion when I play with my gf.

I'm also better at it than her...



take that as you will

[KeithBMI]

I'm imagining kydnav grunting...

[bassteban]

Monica Selles(sp?)grunting.. MMM, mmm.

[MakiSupaStar]

kydnav grunt FTW

[KeithBMI]

[hbarcat]

It's proper form to exhale while engaging in an instantaneous burst of strong physical activity (such as lifting a heavy weight, throwing a punch, doing a pull up, swinging a bat, etc..)

But I'm not sure why tennis players make so much noise while they do it.

[Dan B]

When I am going to play golf (which might just as well be never), I am going to make an effort to grunt.

[username n/a]

Originally Posted by Dan B

When I am going to play golf (which might just as well be never), I am going to make an effort to grunt.

That only works if you have THE HAMMER.

[Dan B]

Originally Posted by username n/a

That only works if you have THE HAMMER.

I have a sledgehammer; does that work?

[XtreO]

I don't grunt when playing pocket tennis. Does that make you feel better?

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by XtreO

I don't grunt when playing pocket tennis. Does that make you feel better?

Youre doing it wrong.

[MakiSupaStar]

[Staccato]

Think of it this way, is there any effort that you make in-play during a sports where you focus ALL of your energy on running a short distance, or throwing a javelin, shot, or the like? That's one analogy-maximum physical exertion.

The second analogy:
When you sing at the top of your range (assuming you do sing), do you open your mouth (at the back) a small or large amount? The larger the amount allows the soft pallate-a huge open space for the sound to reverberate in. This is learned in training, and promotes optimum control over sound. That's two-great control over your movements.

So, if a player is giving all of their mental focus or concentration, physically putting ALL the power possible behind a forehand, or backhand swing, and putting all their juices into controlling the direction of the ball, it is not performed quietly!

BTW, I was one of the tennis guys in HS.

[MatticusMania]

When I play tennis (yes, I was talking about tennis) I often jump like a fairy, arms and legs sprawled every which way, as I swing and hit balls slightly out of reach. Grunts abound, no doubt.

[MatticusMania]

Like this:

[TBird1958]

Originally Posted by username n/a

What's with the grunting every time you hit the ball. Is it really necessary? I'm sorry, but it's just really weird. Please stop.

<3 n/a

I'm only into tennis for the skirts........I look good in them.