Height.

[Tamthewasp]

How tall are y'all. As in real tennis height plays a huge important role.

So,members lets get it on height wise.

[Coolhand Texas]

Im 5'8 and im proud of it... ok maybe i wish i was 6'2

[costiiforzaa]

I'm freak of nature and I hate kids!

[Tamthewasp]

I'm banging on 5'7 5'8. Do you feel it gives you a great disadvantage playing agaonst people of 6foot and over?

[Moralspain]

good boy

6'2

[Tamthewasp]

Now fed ex me my payment over

[jayb1988]

I think height clearly benefits you greatly when you're serving and volleying. The serve is going to be more powerful and you have a greater chance of getting it over the net when you need to, while having a wide armspan is great for dismissing passing shots.

At 6"3 though when I play tennis at the moment the main thing people notice about me is my poor movement and footwork, and I'm hardly the slowest person if I was running a race so for mobility side to side its a pain being so tall. If you look at the pro tour Berdych and Del Potro are obviously good examples of this in that their movement isn't great, while the likes of Ferrer can track balls down all day long from the back.

[Coolhand Texas]

I'm banging on 5'7 5'8. Do you feel it gives you a great disadvantage playing agaonst people of 6foot and over?

if they have a big serve im in trouble but im pretty good once the really gets going going. rely on my speed and footwork

[Ali-Iqb93]

5'9 here.. Hopefully I can make it to 5'11 ... Any chances of it? I m 18, and from what I know is that your height can grow till the age of 20

[Moralspain]

I think height clearly benefits you greatly when you're serving and volleying. The serve is going to be more powerful and you have a greater chance of getting it over the net when you need to, while having a wide armspan is great for dismissing passing shots.

At 6"3 though when I play tennis at the moment the main thing people notice about me is my poor movement and footwork, and I'm hardly the slowest person if I was running a race so for mobility side to side its a pain being so tall. If you look at the pro tour Berdych and Del Potro are obviously good examples of this in that their movement isn't great, while the likes of Ferrer can track balls down all day long from the back.

mmm well in my opinion the lack of flexibility is what makes Del Po and Berdych not as good as the shorter guys. Djokovic is 6'2=188cm (i am 6'2 as well and i can't move like he does), Ferrer is 5'9=175cm, and...well in my opinion Nole is even better than Ferrer at movement.

[Tamthewasp]

5'9 here.. Hopefully I can make it to 5'11 ... Any chances of it? I m 18, and from what I know is that your height can grow till the age of 20

You don't want to be to tall if you are gonna be a surgeon. Will be harder to see what you are doing.

[costiiforzaa]

5'9 here.. Hopefully I can make it to 5'11 ... Any chances of it? I m 18, and from what I know is that your height can grow till the age of 20

You don't want to be to tall if you are gonna be a surgeon. Will be harder to see what you are doing.

[Ali-Iqb93]

Haha.. Well that ll suck for patients, not for me

[L Sanchez MD]

I'm 184 cm but I round that up to 6'1''

[coke4]

Im about 180, so about 5.10/5.11. Really annoying,as a child I always wanted to surpass 6 foot, at 19 its not looking so likely