Chapter 573 Basic Training
"…District 9."
Pelt's voice rang out over the training ground, and Gawain took a series of small steps to adjust, moved sideways into position, and then decisively shot with his forehand to complete the shot, aiming at the large triangle position on the baseline of the opposite straight line of the court.
Bang! Then, Russell's voice could be heard coming from across the court.
"Out!"
Squeak, squeak, Gawain's footsteps made sharp sounds as they rubbed against the court. He continued to move sideways in a series of adjustments, and large beads of sweat continued to drip down. However, Gawain's attention was not distracted at all. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he stared at another tennis ball that Pelt continued to throw, ready to hit the ball.
Unfortunately, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Imperial Capital Open. This was a defeat that obviously no one wanted to see, but despite feeling regretful, both Sampras and Peart were somewhat relieved.
Sampras is thankful that the defeat came earlier than expected, which also means that the "pressure of the genius halo" can be relieved as soon as possible. In the long run, this is good for Gao Wen's career.
Otherwise, if he keeps winning, Gao Wen might fall into another dilemma of "not daring to lose". For Gao Wen, who is young and lacks competition experience, this kind of mental demon is even more terrifying and may even be fatal.
Pelter was thankful that being eliminated in the quarterfinals meant that Gao Wen could get two full days of training. Although it was a drop in the bucket, at least he could complete systematic training, start from the basics, and get back on the right track step by step.
According to the schedule, Gao Wen was eliminated in the quarterfinals. He took a flight directly to Shanghai on Friday night and was able to train well over the weekend before the competition started on Monday.
In fact, Gawain did the same.
In his previous life, Gao Wen worked in Shanghai after returning to China. The streets and alleys of this city were filled with busy memories of office workers. However, he did not expect that when he returned to this city again, it would be a lifetime later.
When Gao Wen was in Los Angeles, he thought that if he returned to Shanghai, he should revisit the old place and relive his work and life there. He should walk the streets and look at the buildings there and look for the streets and alleys and the atmosphere of life in his memory. However, ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel.
After landing at the airport on the west side of the city, they rushed directly to the Qi Zhong Tennis Center in the suburbs of Songjiang for basic physical training.
Qizhong Tennis Center is approximately 20 kilometers away from the city center. It takes 30 minutes to drive there, and about an hour by public transportation.
Gao Wen has lived in the Magic City for many years, but his living radius has never been close to that place; and now, after getting off the plane, he walked directly to the training ground and was in the suburbs, so he had no chance to see the prosperity and bustle of the Magic City. From one city to another, the scenery did not seem to be much different.
After returning to his hometown, he was immersed in training/work. The city looked nothing like what he remembered, and he had no time to enjoy a cup of coffee and a leisurely walk under the sycamore trees. Gao Wen even joked to himself: "Great, now I finally feel a bit like professional tennis."
Last night, Gao Wen completed three hours of basic physical training and swam for another thirty minutes. When he returned to his hotel room, he didn't even have time to look at the interior decoration before he fell into a deep sleep.
When Gao Wen woke up this morning, he took the time to open the system and take a quick look.
The growth potential has accumulated to 71%, and the match against Nadal has increased it by about 43 percentage points. It can be clearly seen that this is the most intense match in recent times.
If I remember correctly, it was even more intense than the match against Djokovic in the US Open semi-final, and the growth rate of growth potential is also very gratifying.
It has been proved time and again that, rather than simple victory or defeat, arduous and powerful confrontations are the key to improvement. No wonder people always say that sometimes the rewards of a defeat may be even greater than those of a victory.
but!
What is more encouraging than the growth rate of growth potential is the "current competitive state". The yellow indicator has moved slightly closer to the blue area, and the negative state has also become "mild fatigue".
It's amazing!
After a match that tested his physical strength and energy, his negative state not only did not get worse, but it actually got better. What does this mean? In any case, the match against Nadal was indeed a great harvest for Gao Wen. Putting aside the system, the growth on the spiritual level is the most important. He is ready to start over. Training is still the basis for getting back on the right track.
Then, in the morning, Gao Wen started batting practice under the guidance of Pelt.
In Pelt's opinion, fluctuations in form require a longer time to slowly adjust, and using games as training is also a good way; the bigger problem now is that Gao Wen has not touched the ball for too long, his feel for the ball and his touch are a bit unfamiliar, and the whole feeling of hitting the ball has not been adjusted.
Therefore, compared with confrontational training, what Gao Wen needs more urgently now is basic batting training.
What is going on now is one of them.
Pelt placed a tennis ball tube at the midpoint of the baseline and at the left and right end points. Gao Wen's footsteps needed to start from the tennis ball tube and move horizontally to the forehand position.
Then, continue forward, go around the tennis tube at the end point of the right baseline, move back horizontally, and go around the tennis tube at the midpoint. You must get as close to the tennis tube as possible without kicking it down, and then continue the next cycle.
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Simply put, it is the training of footwork adjustment and movement route during batting.
At the same time, Pelt and Gawain stood on the same side of the court. He was near the midfield, feeding the ball to Gawain at close range. The rotation and power of these balls were average, not to make things difficult for Gawain, but to help Gawain get familiar with tennis.
Gao Wen completes the shot while moving, and the only requirement is the landing point after it passes the net.
At this time, the training ground has been divided into a nine-square grid pattern with fifty-four on the left and fifty-four on the right with tape, which adds up to a total of one hundred and eight grids. Every time Pelt speaks a command before Gawain hits the ball, requiring Gawain to complete control at the moment of the ball and accurately hit the tennis ball into the corresponding area.
Russell stood on the other side of the court. On the one hand, he confirmed the accuracy of Gawain's shots and whether he entered the corresponding area. On the other hand, he completed the shots and interfered with Gawain's shots to some extent.
Simply put, it is detailed training in adaptability and wrist control.
From batting to footwork, both require a high degree of concentration, and place strict demands on batting and control. Through such training, Gao Wen can find the feel of the ball and his touch.
The seemingly simple basic batting training actually consumes a lot of energy and physical strength. After just thirty minutes of batting, Gao Wen was like being fished out of water.
(End of this chapter)