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pablo · Contributor Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 11

I'm in san francisco and have taken lessons from a few different club pro's. I've taken lessons in golf and skeet and video analysis was worth it's weight in gold for me. Does anyone know of any teachers in the US that use video cams with their lessons? I travel a lot and would pop in for a few lessons.

squashclub · Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject:

why not invest in a tripod and upload your vides to youtube then embed them here for us to comment on?
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Viper · Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject:

Cannot help you with the States but I have found watching one's faults very useful.
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asdf · I could help you 2-4 August 2007.

I could help you 2-4 August 2007.

pablo · Contributor Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 11

Unfortunately, I'll be out of town that wknd.

Calsquasher · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject:

Call up the San Francisco Bay club and ask for Dominque Chiquet, I believe I've seen him using a camera on occasion during his lessons. I've seen a guy use a camera almost everytime he takes a lesson or plays a match but I don't think his results have improved much.
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Pedro · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject:

I was shocked and horrified the first time I saw my self play. But it did help alot.
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drop.shot · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:18 pm Post subject:

I did quite a bunch of dvd's with me playing with my coach. First one is dated 2005 may (ca. 9 months on court) and if I watch it today, i am truly red on my cheeks. We decided to record our training sessions each month. If I watch the recent issues it looks pretty promising. & I have to say, i've learned from my own mistakes a lot. Court movement and distance from the ball is far better thanks to the taping.
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asdf · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:12 am Post subject: Nice Post

Nice post.

pablo · Contributor Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 11

well, I finally own a video camera and tried recording two practice sessions last week.
I have a 5" tripod and placed the camera behind my gym bag at the middle of the tin.
Watching the video in slow motion was painful. I noticed 3 glaring problems: slow racquet preparation, too many small steps, and peeking to the front before making contact with the ball.
I'll do it once a week for a few months and will post up if it helps over the longer term.
does anyone else bother doing this?