I’ve got a triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injury. I’ve had it for about a year, and I’m a competitive Tennis player. Is it worse for my wrist if I hit with dead balls, rather than with new ones? Because it hurts more when I play with dead/flat balls.
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I hope you’re being seen by a good orthopedic doctor who specializes in hand/wrist/elbow etc injuries. If not please make an appointment today 🙂
***it hurts more when I play with dead/flat balls.***
This implies that it also hurts with “normal” tennis balls. If you hit the ball harder because it’s a dead ball, your technique may be causing extra pain, but I really don’t know what’s happening here, just a guess.
You may need to stop tennis entirely, for the sake of *your* wrist. It’s no fun to stop your favorite sport, but serious wrist pain is much worse. Don’t allow your wrist injury to get worse than it already is!! You could try playing with your other hand, although that may be difficult at first.
I’m not a doctor, so take a real doctor’s advice about this!!!
Best of luck 🙂
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***So i was playing tennis today and my opponent served and it was out,i tried to get out of the way and it bounced and hit my leg,he then said it was his point.*** “19. SERVICE FAULT The service is a fault if: a. The server breaks Rules 16, 17, or 18.” ….. “Rule 17. SERVING ….. The service shall pass over the net and hit the service court diagonally opposite, before the receiver returns it.” When the rules use the word “shall,” that means you have to do it, or lose the point, be penalized, etc I assume that your opponent’s first serve failed to land in the correct service box [“and it was out”]. Therefore, he was wrong, that serve was a fault, regardless of what happened after the ball bounced. ***the same thing happened again except this time the ball hit my raquet directly without it bouncing. he also called it his point.*** OK, this one is different: “USTA Comment 17.1: What happens if the receiver volleys the serve? The server wins the point unless the serve hit the net, in which case the it is a let.” You didn’t actually volley your serve return, but you if you hope to win the point by having your opponent’s ball land out then you MUST let the ball bounce while it is in play. Even if you’re standing next to the *back fence,* at the end of a point, you must still let the ball hit the ground or the fence first. Otherwise, you lose the point. So, this time, your opponent was correct, although neither of you may have actually known these rules. Now, you do 🙂 “24. PLAYER LOSES POINT The point is lost if: …. i. The ball in play touches the player or anything that the player is wearing or carrying, except the racket;” Notice in Rule 24.i, above, that there are no restrictions on where the player is standing when the ball hits him/her. Rule 24 has 12 different ways that a player can lose a point!
Can’t speak for everyone because it depends how hard you hit and what grip you use, but I find that hitting with old and relatively flat balls hurts my whole arm more than with new ones. Whereas a new ball stays on the string-face for a short time and quickly accelerates from it, an old ball will stay there longer and more slowly leave the strings. You simply have to hit the ball considerably harder to get the same pace you would from a new one. Therefore, your wrist (and arm in general) is absorbing more impact hitting old balls.