I appreciate your input. Chris has the ability to hit backhands as well. He usually will use the two handed backhand when the situation calls. He is surprising people with his unusual style. He just won the Orange Coast Singles Title.
I believe that at the present Chris is mastering this ambidextrous style more than any other player in the world. It works at the high school level and I can see it working at the college level and even in the pros. Check out the latest videos of his game. He is always improving.
Chris would be more than happy to challenge anything that you have to offer. Come on down to Southern Ca and see what you can show the tennis world. Hammer
Ambidextrous tennis is legal on the pro tour. Beverly Baker Fleitz played with two single handed forehands in the 50's and Luke Jensen served with either arm and won the French Open. A player is not required to hit a backhand if that is his or her intention. Hammer
I don't know if I can consider myself like chris but I started a long time ago playing right handed and quit. I came back at 14 to continue playing tennis left-handed (groundstrokes only). In tennis courts I saw many people playing and serving right. Nobody taught me lefty serve so I learned to serve right... so as of now @ 15 I serve right and groundstroke lefty :) It is very fun knowing I can serve righty far out and volley lefty !
@ignacioambort The fact that he is able to use either hand to hit forehands and serve indicates that he is using more of his brain power to produce these unusual motor controls . Most people do not have this ability because their brain's are wired only one side for serious coordination.
Wow! Pretty good service power on both arms. The downside to this technique is that you have to train double the time for your serve. The best thing to do is to use the most powerful arm for the serve and focus on it on training.
Good luck with your ambidextrous tennis. Check out the other videos of Chris. He is improving all of the time. You can read about how he trained to play this way in my book Whole Brain Power.
Absolute strength refers to what a person is doing in the weight room. Functional strength is a determination of how naturally strong a person is. For instance lots of farm boys from the past had lots of functional strength from working with their hands and were extremely strong at baseball and yet did not do bench pressing etc. Through repitition of working with their arms in doing farm work and then throwing a ball and swinging a bat they became extremely strong.
It is good to hear that you are having success at your ambidexterity in your football and tennis. Hopefully you can check out my book Whole Brain Power and learn some of the methods that enhance your talents.
If he can hit backhands when he's in a tight situation, this skill could really revelutionise play. Changing hands isn't always more efficient when you are trying to do it fast. Do it when you have time and hit backhands accordingly would be more efficient than changing hands for every shot.
This is great, I can write with both hands and I know how hard it was learning with my non dominant hand, so learning to do such a gross broad movement with your non dominant arm must of been really hard.
then, i can see the advantage of this playing style when it's mastered. the fact that this has not been done before regularly is quite suprising, since i'm sure that everyone has once thought about hitting two forehands since it seems like the way out of the backhand trap. it's weird that such style is so rare and never seen on the pro tours.
Thanks for the comment. Please check out other videos of Chris on our wholebrainplanet channel. He has improved since this post. The player can change the racquet during points. Plus he can serve with either arm too in the match. Check out my book Whole Brain Power. Hammer
Post a video so that we can see what you can do. Ambidextrous tennis allows for great coordination. Chris has two backhands as well. Check out his other videos. Hammer
I hope that Laguna wins in the semi-finals and gets to play against you guys. Chris is a fun player to go up against. Good luck. I hope you can check out my book Whole Brain Power. It is being used by lots of athletes.
We are working on videos of Steven with his awesome skateboarding skills and both Chris and James can hit baseballs very well as switch hitters. I hope your Whole Brain Power training is going well. I am looking forward to some of your new posts. Hammer
the idea of it is cool and good for the body heath wise since you won't always be using the dominant side of your body (even in backhands you use your right more) but a proper backhand is needed because you won't always have time to switch hands still cool though nice work :D
Chris,keep up the good work---I'm doing the same or similar thing in new york's long island as a 9.0 player(5.0 righty and 4.5 lefty)....would love to hit sometime
@donavonmatthews1 My theory is written about in my book, Whole Brain Power. The studies about forcing a child to use the non dominant hand are based upon stopping the dominant hand from doing what it wants to do. That include eating and writing. This causes all kinds of problems. My opinion is that musical training such as piano which requires lots of ambidexterity is what leads to super learning. Nadal was switched to his left arm by uncle Toni and he has done prettty well. Hammer
yeah,the lefty(non-dominant)serve thing is tough--I only get it p to 75-80mph myself,,,but swinging/slicing it out wide to a righty's backhand in the ad court(especially when there's a left-to right wind ,and/or the blinding sun is at 1 or 2oclock making the toss an issue......or even in the duece court slicing it down the T......let's hit if you're ever in NY or so.florida....
Take a look at the other videos of Chris on my wholebrainplanet channel. He has improved quite a bit since this was shot last year. If you want to learn more about how to become a totally ambidextrous player you can find lots of info in my book Whole Brain Power. Thanks for your comment.
@ignacioambort im full ambidextrous too. The left side of our brain give move to our right hand, and the right one give move tour left hand. Thats why ambidxtrs players use their wholebrain.
I feel like on both sides he doesn't extend his arm enough. its like hes muscling the ball. This was two years ago so he probably alot better now. Best of luck to him going pro though, it's really good that he's dedicated. Does he still play other sports now or just focusing in on tennis?
I have actually played ambidextrous before and I have to say that it is very effective as your opponent doesn't expect you to hit a forehand on the backhand side and it confuses them. I have only one question... when you are playing someone who hits powerful shots to both sides... how can you change grip quicker as that it basically all I need to be able to play with both hands. I have always struggled changing grips and i would appreciate your assistance.
it supose that if you're right handed is because you use mostly the left side of your brain, and if you're leftly is because you use mostly the right side. If you're ambidextrous is because you use both sides at time
@wholebrainplanet thanks for the tip... i may try playing with both hands again !!! one other comment.. do you know what grip he uses ?? it seems like he hits with an extreme grip as it looks like he hist straight up the ball. BwA
@ignacioambort long story short, your left side of your brain controls your right side. and your right side of your brain controls your left side of your whole body, so if your a righty, you use ur left side of your brain to move it. but if youre ambidextrious, you control both side of your body therefore you are using all of your brain :)
5.0 righty? 4.5 lefty? sweet ive been wanting to challenge a 9.0 soon, sounds fun,if i could rank my left hand i'd say 3.5-3.7,until my left builds up some endurance, i'll only be able to play with it in a quick paced match for mayb 15mins,but its fun to try competitive play with ur non-dominant hand.
Keep on working on the left handed serve and build up the strength in your wrist and the pain will go away. After you start to serve 100 mph with the left hand you will be diificult to play against. Hammer
Technically its not too hard if u practice, but unfortunately for me my serve speed is reduced from 117 to 70 when i use my left hand,lol thats not too fast.
@bwa123forlife It is just a matter of practicing juggling the racquet back and forth between your hands. You will be surprised at how fast you get at the change. Check out my book. It has all kinds of secrets to improve at ambidexterity. Hammer
It sounds as though you could be a tough opponent to play against. I hope you post some videos of your game. Start the hammer drill training and it will help your tennis. Hammer
Chris must be the son of Michael Lavery, who convinced me 10 years ago to try to become an ambidextrous player. If they're from Laguna Beach, then it's the same guy. As a matter of fact, that court looks familiar..is it the court at the Top of the World?
Lets see a post of your ambidextrous writing skills. This is a post of my son Chris. He has been doing ambidextrous training since early childhood. Check out my book Whole Brain Power. Hammer
hes good off both ends, but its nothing phenomenal. most can do this, it just takes a lot of time to learn to swing with the nondominant hand. my coach plays right handed, but due to shoulder surgery couldnt play righthanded anymore, and now hes actually solid lefthanded. its not has hard as most people think it to be.
@wholebrainplanet am i the one putting myself up on public eyes for criticism? lmao. the saddest situation is when you have to defend yourself by asking what the public can show. If he's an aspiring pro, is he going to ask what every critic what they can do? i.e. if federer plays a certain shot in poor form, and is criticized by john mcenroe? does john mcenroe have to display the better form to make his criticism legitimate?
ummm , I'm an ambidextrous tennis player , I use two forehands :) , when I injured my right hand I startet playing with my left hand cause I really have the urge to play tennis , then by the time my right hand healed that's when I became ambidextrous :)
im left but i play right LOL weird i know but i can play left but im not that great left for me is a fuck around hand n i get serious with my right so ill play left n when i see they get serious ill go right n they'll be like W T F
Ugly preperation ... the non hitting arm should be shoulder high and inline with the baseline ... watch pros ... and it seems that you generate spin from the wrist ... otherwise good shots
1. If you hit harder prove it post a vid 2. Lebron James weighs 260 and he's as quick as a cat. A basketball player might not be the best example but many people who have alot of muscle are still really agile. 3. If you weigh 109 I'd go see a doctor
If this is the dumbest thing you have ever seen you must not watch any current movies. Come on down to So. Cal and lets see how you do against Chris. Maybe you can post your tennis skills to see if it is worth his time. Hammer
this looks awesome but yeah is form is really ugly and this ambidextrous tennis may take years because not everyone has the ability to play left and right.
@gabe228 Just "look at the relativity" of you in comparison to the person you are criticizing and then compare McEnroe to Federer. Also if McEnroe were to criticize Federer everybody would know about it, you can flap your yap and hide behind anonymity. And in case I had to make it clear i do not live in my mothers basement.
Going pro? Are you serious?! Nobody who doesn't play tennis for 4 years has a chance at going pro. Your strokes are decent at best, but I know many 16s players in my section that could beat you easily. When I saw this video I googled your name and a year after this video was posted you were still playing opens...
I appreciate your input. Chris has the ability to hit backhands as well. He usually will use the two handed backhand when the situation calls. He is surprising people with his unusual style. He just won the Orange Coast Singles Title.
I believe that at the present Chris is mastering this ambidextrous style more than any other player in the world. It works at the high school level and I can see it working at the college level and even in the pros. Check out the latest videos of his game. He is always improving.
Chris would be more than happy to challenge anything that you have to offer. Come on down to Southern Ca and see what you can show the tennis world. Hammer
Thanks for the comment. It should be a very fun final.
Chris Lavery can blow me out of the water with this prodigal tennis skill
Ambidextrous tennis is legal on the pro tour. Beverly Baker Fleitz played with two single handed forehands in the 50's and Luke Jensen served with either arm and won the French Open. A player is not required to hit a backhand if that is his or her intention. Hammer
I don't know if I can consider myself like chris but I started a long time ago playing right handed and quit. I came back at 14 to continue playing tennis left-handed (groundstrokes only). In tennis courts I saw many people playing and serving right. Nobody taught me lefty serve so I learned to serve right... so as of now @ 15 I serve right and groundstroke lefty :) It is very fun knowing I can serve righty far out and volley lefty !
@ignacioambort The fact that he is able to use either hand to hit forehands and serve indicates that he is using more of his brain power to produce these unusual motor controls . Most people do not have this ability because their brain's are wired only one side for serious coordination.
Wow! Pretty good service power on both arms. The downside to this technique is that you have to train double the time for your serve. The best thing to do is to use the most powerful arm for the serve and focus on it on training.
Thanks for the comment. Check out the latest posts of his improving tennis game.
Thanks for the comment. Check out the other videos of Chris' game.
Good luck with your ambidextrous tennis. Check out the other videos of Chris. He is improving all of the time. You can read about how he trained to play this way in my book Whole Brain Power.
i play for cerritos hs. one of my friends from whitney told me about this kid, looking forward to seeing u guys in the cif finals.
Absolute strength refers to what a person is doing in the weight room. Functional strength is a determination of how naturally strong a person is. For instance lots of farm boys from the past had lots of functional strength from working with their hands and were extremely strong at baseball and yet did not do bench pressing etc. Through repitition of working with their arms in doing farm work and then throwing a ball and swinging a bat they became extremely strong.
Chris can volley with a backhand and a forehand with either arm. More post are coming soon. Hammer
It is good to hear that you are having success at your ambidexterity in your football and tennis. Hopefully you can check out my book Whole Brain Power and learn some of the methods that enhance your talents.
Thanks for the comment. Check out the other videos of Chris on my site. Hammer
sounds good
If he can hit backhands when he's in a tight situation, this skill could really revelutionise play. Changing hands isn't always more efficient when you are trying to do it fast. Do it when you have time and hit backhands accordingly would be more efficient than changing hands for every shot.
This is great, I can write with both hands and I know how hard it was learning with my non dominant hand, so learning to do such a gross broad movement with your non dominant arm must of been really hard.
then, i can see the advantage of this playing style when it's mastered. the fact that this has not been done before regularly is quite suprising, since i'm sure that everyone has once thought about hitting two forehands since it seems like the way out of the backhand trap. it's weird that such style is so rare and never seen on the pro tours.
You would be lucky to get the ball back against him today. Hammer
Let's see what you have to offer the tennis world. Post some of your abilities. Hammer
Thanks for the comment. Please check out other videos of Chris on our wholebrainplanet channel. He has improved since this post. The player can change the racquet during points. Plus he can serve with either arm too in the match. Check out my book Whole Brain Power. Hammer
Post a video so that we can see what you can do. Ambidextrous tennis allows for great coordination. Chris has two backhands as well. Check out his other videos. Hammer
I hope that Laguna wins in the semi-finals and gets to play against you guys. Chris is a fun player to go up against. Good luck. I hope you can check out my book Whole Brain Power. It is being used by lots of athletes.
@hugopelle That is pretty good incentive. Hammer
Exactly what do you mean?
@gabe228 You make a good point. Good luck with your mission. Hammer
@Digimonking101 I appreciate your input. Hammer
We are working on videos of Steven with his awesome skateboarding skills and both Chris and James can hit baseballs very well as switch hitters. I hope your Whole Brain Power training is going well. I am looking forward to some of your new posts. Hammer
@ignacioambort You are entitled to your thoughts on the matter.
the idea of it is cool and good for the body heath wise since you won't always be using the dominant side of your body (even in backhands you use your right more) but a proper backhand is needed because you won't always have time to switch hands
still cool though nice work :D
Chris,keep up the good work---I'm doing the same or similar thing in new york's long island as a 9.0 player(5.0 righty and 4.5 lefty)....would love to hit sometime
@donavonmatthews1 My theory is written about in my book, Whole Brain Power. The studies about forcing a child to use the non dominant hand are based upon stopping the dominant hand from doing what it wants to do. That include eating and writing. This causes all kinds of problems.
My opinion is that musical training such as piano which requires lots of ambidexterity is what leads to super learning.
Nadal was switched to his left arm by uncle Toni and he has done prettty well. Hammer
@scbaldwin13 thanks for your input.
@shun23 Thanks for your input. Let's see what you are capable of doing with your ambidextrous tennis game. Hammer
Thanks for your comments.
yeah,the lefty(non-dominant)serve thing is tough--I only get it p to 75-80mph myself,,,but swinging/slicing it out wide to a righty's backhand in the ad court(especially when there's a left-to right wind ,and/or the blinding sun is at 1 or 2oclock making the toss an issue......or even in the duece court slicing it down the T......let's hit if you're ever in NY or so.florida....
Hey thanks. Post some of your skills.
Thanks for the comment. Chris also uses backhands too. Subscribe to my channel. I am always posting new videos. Hammer
Take a look at the other videos of Chris on my wholebrainplanet channel. He has improved quite a bit since this was shot last year. If you want to learn more about how to become a totally ambidextrous player you can find lots of info in my book Whole Brain Power. Thanks for your comment.
@ignacioambort im full ambidextrous too. The left side of our brain give move to our right hand, and the right one give move tour left hand. Thats why ambidxtrs players use their wholebrain.
Check out our other videos of Chris.
whats amazing is that he can serve with both arms. thats rare.
do you have any videos of Chris, James, and/or Steven in other sports besides tennis and golf?
But what's your dominant side ?
That's really cool! And he hits amazing shots on both sides. That's excellent brain power right there--I wish him luck going pro!
I feel like on both sides he doesn't extend his arm enough. its like hes muscling the ball. This was two years ago so he probably alot better now. Best of luck to him going pro though, it's really good that he's dedicated. Does he still play other sports now or just focusing in on tennis?
I have actually played ambidextrous before and I have to say that it is very effective as your opponent doesn't expect you to hit a forehand on the backhand side and it confuses them. I have only one question... when you are playing someone who hits powerful shots to both sides... how can you change grip quicker as that it basically all I need to be able to play with both hands.
I have always struggled changing grips and i would appreciate your assistance.
it supose that if you're right handed is because you use mostly the left side of your brain, and if you're leftly is because you use mostly the right side. If you're ambidextrous is because you use both sides at time
I would like to see what kind of skills you have at ambidextrous tennis. Maybe you can post a video,
wow the serve looks fast!! how does it he do it with that motion? its quite a unique one
@wholebrainplanet thanks for the tip... i may try playing with both hands again !!! one other comment.. do you know what grip he uses ?? it seems like he hits with an extreme grip as it looks like he hist straight up the ball. BwA
@ignacioambort long story short, your left side of your brain controls your right side. and your right side of your brain controls your left side of your whole body, so if your a righty, you use ur left side of your brain to move it. but if youre ambidextrious, you control both side of your body therefore you are using all of your brain :)
5.0 righty? 4.5 lefty? sweet ive been wanting to challenge a 9.0 soon, sounds fun,if i could rank my left hand i'd say 3.5-3.7,until my left builds up some endurance, i'll only be able to play with it in a quick paced match for mayb 15mins,but its fun to try competitive play with ur non-dominant hand.
I want to get on the wholebrain system, and use nothing but backhands.. like a boss
He is pretty balanced at his strokes now. Thanks for asking.
atobe,my reply to your comment ended up right above yours here instead of right below
Read my book Whole Brain Power. Hammer
tommyenglish1, this guy knows exactly what he's saying.
im not the only one..
sweet stuff, good luck if you want to go pro, dont let the negative comments on here discourage you
@gabe228 Let's see what you have to offer. Went to your channel and there are no uploads of your game. Hammer
congrats on beating cate. this is going to be interesting.
Ok, but I'm not sure how I would ajjust my camera to see me writing. I'll figure it out though
Keep on working on the left handed serve and build up the strength in your wrist and the pain will go away. After you start to serve 100 mph with the left hand you will be diificult to play against. Hammer
Technically its not too hard if u practice, but unfortunately for me my serve speed is reduced from 117 to 70 when i use my left hand,lol thats not too fast.
What is rubish? Did you mean rubbish?
@bwa123forlife It is just a matter of practicing juggling the racquet back and forth between your hands. You will be surprised at how fast you get at the change. Check out my book. It has all kinds of secrets to improve at ambidexterity. Hammer
It sounds as though you could be a tough opponent to play against. I hope you post some videos of your game. Start the hammer drill training and it will help your tennis. Hammer
@wholebrainplanet haha not at all. I am just an amateur who dedicates hours of practice to deliver high percentage shots and consistent game play
His ambidextrous game is getting so balanced as of late. Why don't you check out some of his latest videos before you say it means nothing.
if you become pro playing matches and changing hands, i'll give you a billion dollars
he's great, i play ambidextrous,not at his level,even though i still have to work my left a bit more
4.5 max
Chris must be the son of Michael Lavery, who convinced me 10 years ago to try to become an ambidextrous player. If they're from Laguna Beach, then it's the same guy. As a matter of fact, that court looks familiar..is it the court at the Top of the World?
i was replying to coolio's comment lol, that LoL was to him not chris xD
Lets see a post of your ambidextrous writing skills. This is a post of my son Chris. He has been doing ambidextrous training since early childhood. Check out my book Whole Brain Power. Hammer
hes good off both ends, but its nothing phenomenal. most can do this, it just takes a lot of time to learn to swing with the nondominant hand. my coach plays right handed, but due to shoulder surgery couldnt play righthanded anymore, and now hes actually solid lefthanded. its not has hard as most people think it to be.
@DEBASUHR if he screws up his elbow he can just play non-ambidextrous tennis.
I do not believe you have played him recently. Let's see a video of your game so we can see if you are as good as you claim to be.
@1992marshmallow Your opinion. Wrong._Hammer
I hope you don't screw up your elbow.
@wholebrainplanet am i the one putting myself up on public eyes for criticism? lmao. the saddest situation is when you have to defend yourself by asking what the public can show. If he's an aspiring pro, is he going to ask what every critic what they can do? i.e. if federer plays a certain shot in poor form, and is criticized by john mcenroe? does john mcenroe have to display the better form to make his criticism legitimate?
awesome!
but you seems raise your arms too high
relax, drop your shoulder & elbow
you'll do even better
lol go pro?
ummm , I'm an ambidextrous tennis player , I use two forehands :) , when I injured my right hand I startet playing with my left hand cause I really have the urge to play tennis , then by the time my right hand healed that's when I became ambidextrous :)
for me, not a good idea. Ever heard of drop shots?
He is better hitting lefty
im left but i play right LOL weird i know but i can play left but im not that great left for me is a fuck around hand n i get serious with my right so ill play left n when i see they get serious ill go right n they'll be like W T F
nice video but chris----you said like: 0:25
Ugly preperation ... the non hitting arm should be shoulder high and inline with the baseline ... watch pros ... and it seems that you generate spin from the wrist ... otherwise good shots
1. If you hit harder prove it post a vid
2. Lebron James weighs 260 and he's as quick as a cat. A basketball player might not be the best example but many people who have alot of muscle are still really agile.
3. If you weigh 109 I'd go see a doctor
he seems a little socially awk. might just be the camera but yeah..
if you don't go to state in school then you have no chance of going pro, even then your nobody untile you get in the top 15 in your region.
If this is the dumbest thing you have ever seen you must not watch any current movies. Come on down to So. Cal and lets see how you do against Chris. Maybe you can post your tennis skills to see if it is worth his time. Hammer
this looks awesome but yeah is form is really ugly and this ambidextrous tennis may take years because not everyone has the ability to play left and right.
@gabe228 Just "look at the relativity" of you in comparison to the person you are criticizing and then compare McEnroe to Federer. Also if McEnroe were to criticize Federer everybody would know about it, you can flap your yap and hide behind anonymity.
And in case I had to make it clear i do not live in my mothers basement.
Going pro? Are you serious?! Nobody who doesn't play tennis for 4 years has a chance at going pro. Your strokes are decent at best, but I know many 16s players in my section that could beat you easily. When I saw this video I googled your name and a year after this video was posted you were still playing opens...