Matthew

Thought I'd jump in on this post because it's so important.

There are many injuries caused by poor lunging technique. Most of the time, players will place their foot in line with their knee which is correct.

However, I have seen Taufik turn his foot inwards to almost stop himself from moving into a full lunge position. This is dangerous and I hope players do not copy this without fully understanding the dangers to their joints. This is high risk movement whereby getting it wrong once is all it takes to break or seriously damage your ankle.

I have heard that some players occasionally slightly turn their racquet foot outwards to lunge, but as yet I haven't studied this enough to form an opinion on it. I'm still at a loss to understand why this would be because it would almost need to be specially trained and there is still considerable risk to the ankle joint by doing so. My only thought is if you are completly off balance and your foot naturally compensates for this by moving slightly outward to retain your balance.

Marc and Matthew, I have to thank you for your input into this forum. It seems we have a lot of readers and very few contributors at the moment. This is a shame because every player has a story, an experience or a comment that can really help others, no matter how small.

You guys will be rewarded for your efforts one way or another so please keep it up!

Paul