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Peter Chen
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Hi Herman,

The transition footwork lesson is so awesome! Thanks for sending that to me to study. Jeff describes what I have experienced so often coming in off the forehand side, because getting on my front foot is so ingrained in my muscle memory. I have experienced lunging, and blocking of the arm, which results in a swing that feels weird and pops the ball up. He also describes that pulling off the ball that can happen, and that sounds exactly like what happens to me, resulting in mishits and net balls. I also really like his description of the timing of the swing and when to put the foot down.

For balls that come in the middle of the court, Jeff talks about the carioca footwork for low balls. It seems to me that there are similarities between the carioca and the lift and land, where the back/right leg swings behind the front/left leg before then coming in front. For middle balls, when do you use carioca and when do you use lift and land? (Carioca for very low balls, and lift and land for higher balls?)

thanks,

Peter