Word: racquetâ
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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While he was making up matches, Borg was also making up a method of playing tennis. With no coach to help him, he gripped the racquet???a heavy model meant...
...result, Borg's toss was loopy, off to his right, and he could bring power to the stroke only with his arm. Bergelin?who had already cured Borg's tendency toward overly whippy wrists by going into a factory and designing a special, extra-heavy racquet???suggested a minor change: line up with the left toe pointing toward the base line. It was a 90° change of one foot, but it turned Borg's body square to his opponent, putting his toss in front of him so that he could use the full weight of his body to add power...
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