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Vlad Nicolas Mitrenca <vlad.nicolas.mitrenca@gmail.com>

Do you know which is your dominant eye?

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Patrick Mouratoglou <patrick@email.mouratoglou.com> 18 decembrie 2021, 09:02

Către: vlad.nicolas.mitrenca@gmail.com

Hi Vlad Nicolas,

I have a big question for you today.

Do you know what a dominant eye is?

That you need time to warm up and really start the machine?

I ask you the question because it plays a major role in how you should set up your
technique. All the TOP PLAYERS have a technique that is totally in line with their
dominant eye.

What does it mean?

It means that your dominant eye gives you opportunities to develop very strong
shots, and at the same time you have to be careful not to develop a technique that
does not fit it otherwise your shots might be weaker.

Do you know which is YOUR dominant eye?

I know it can sound silly but it’s SUPER important in tennis.

Even though it’s very easy to find out, most tennis players don’t know what’s their
dominant eye.

Is this your case?

I’ll show you how to find out right now.

Stand up and fix a point the wall.

Now make a triangle with your two hands and make sure you see the point or object
you chose in the middle of the triangle with both eyes open.

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You see it?

Now close one eye?

Do you see it still?

And now do the same, but close the opposite eye.

In one of the two cases, the object moved away from the triangle. This happened
when you closed your dominant eye.

Because one of your two eyes dominates the other, it is the one that guides you and
REALLY sees where the object is and how it is coming. The second eye’s mission is
just to make you see in 3D.

In our case as tennis players, it’s the eye that needs to see the ball. It is the eye that
we use to aim.

You’re probably asking yourself “ok but why do I need to know this?”

It’s because some techniques that are optimal for left-eye dominant players are not
necessarily the best for right-eye dominant players.

I’ll give you an example: Roger Federer almost turns his back to the fence when he
serves. That gives him a lot of amplitude of movement.

Federer being Federer, a lot of players try to imitate his technique.

But in a lot of cases this is a MISTAKE.

Why? Roger Federer’s dominant eye is his left eye, which allows him to still see the
ball and the court from that serving position.

You can see this in one of my recent coaching videos.

Here’s another video that can help you understand better what I mean.

The same applies on your forehand or backhand.

A player who is right-eye dominant will most likely feel more comfortable and be
more consistent and precise with an open stance on the forehand and will generate

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