I was out in Brandon this weekend facilitating a racquetball coaching clinic. There were three participants in the clinic - sorta small really, and Ron was there too overseeing my facilitating.
On Saturday, Ron is trying to demonstrate how a coach needs to get his players moving when asking them to do a drill or practice. He's got us using our left hands to hit the ball so as to simulate us playing like beginners.
Greg is having some trouble hitting ceiling balls with his left hand, and Ron asks us what Greg should be doing differently. I've seen how Greg's got his elbow against his body when he's preparing to hit the ball, which is not allowing him to swing freely and hampering his racquet preparation.
So, I go to Greg and push his elbow away from his body, so that his upper arm is now parallel with the floor. I ask him to take a couple of practice swings with that as the starting point.
Then he tries to hit a ceiling ball again. And he does it successfully!
I am brilliant!
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