Unfaithful Slap

sorry all school teachers for the bad grammar and lack of punctuation but my left hand is all bandaged up - so its one finger typing instead of the normal two - so you could fly to new york and back by the time ive finished this .....
anyhow i had a wrist op yesterday - and as i m a brave soldier it was done under local - that means you can hear all the sawing chopping tearing noises while you re desperate to scratch your nose. actually it was an all female team - yeah lucky me - and they were wonderful.
so i m now adjusting to life without use of best hand - no driving or writing for 3 weeks  no tennis for 6 weeks  but cant complain cos this is my first real injury in 15 years coaching ....
unless ur really lucky injury is part of life for sports people - and of course for tennis players the dreaded lateral epicondylitis - tennis elbow - is the most unwelcome visitor.
of course it can be caused by things outwith tennis - like spending 3 hours with a screw driver puting together an easy assembly chest of drawers ...
i am not trying to sound a smartie pants here but i can tell quite quickly if a players technique is risking tennis elbow - it can often be late contact on the ball - but more often it is caused by placing the thumb behind the grip for more support on the one handed backhand - and you end up 'pushing' at the ball with a bent elbow ....
ok we're getting a bit technical and thats why i recommend the 'unfaithful slap' you know the situation - wife has just discovered husband has gone astray.....  the hand starts low and finishes high with of couse his cheek in between - to bend the elbow would lose all velocity - you have got to straighten the arm ......
enough from me - have you ever to shut a zip with one hand?  ..........