What is the most important thing between doubles partners? Is it the strength of the individual? Is it a tacit understanding between two people? Or is there something else that affects the level of doubles? I happened to recently see a small short film shot by the legendary doubles group Hengshan in one issue, which was not long, more than two minutes. Some of the words of Ahsan and Hendra in it inspired me a lot. In their opinion, the most important thing for a professional doubles pair, especially a professional men's doubles player who has been a long-time partner, is communication. The key to the success of a doubles team is to communicate with each other, share ideas with each other and be open to each other's opinions.
The two mentioned in the interview that in doubles, no one can always be perfect. Sometimes Ahsan makes mistakes, sometimes Hendra makes mistakes, and they all get frustrated, even impatient and angry. But they can understand each other and ensure smooth communication. Both believe that harmony is the key to a long-term cooperation.
The Hyungsan duo have been together for nearly 12 years since 2012 and have always maintained their peak level. Even now that I'm older, I often give free lessons to young people at competitions. Such a long period of peak strength is inseparable from their communication and understanding with each other.
When I see Hengshan's statement, I also think of when I usually play. Although I don't play like a professional player with my own regular partner, I often face the problem of how to bring out the best in the two people. For amateur golfers, the strength is uneven. But if two people communicate often on the field, even if they are not as good as others, they can often play their own level. If the partners always complain about each other, even if both of them have good skills, they often can't play their own level.
Ahsan also specifically mentioned that he felt a lot of pressure when he and Hendra first started to work together, after all, Hendra was already an Olympic champion and a world champion at that time. But Hendra did not be condescending and domineering, but used his composure and calmness to lead the grumpy Ahsan all the way. Ahsan was very grateful for this, saying that Hendra was like his brother. Of course, he also trained hard to prove that he was worthy of being Hendra's partner.
In our usual playing process, the combination of strength and weakness in doubles can be said to be the standard. The weaker side usually faces greater psychological pressure when forming a team, not the pressure of being targeted by the opposite side, but the pressure of being afraid of being disliked by teammates. This pressure often distorts one's movements and does not perform at a normal level. If the strong side can be more tolerant and encouraging to the weak side, and can exchange ideas on the field more, then the two people can play better.
* In addition to talking about the relationship between two people, there are some very interesting details. Like this dress that Hendra wears, play well and work hard. How do I remember someone once saying that we don't need to work hard? It turns out that I was secretly rolling.
There is also a small detail at the end, when the two are about to high-five, Hendra punches, Ahsan punches, one wants to bump punches, and the other wants to high-five. It seems that the old partner who has been partnered for more than ten years is also so vulnerable in tacit understanding. I'm really curious about how many points they can score for a tacit Q&A.
Finally, let's have a little emoji for two. I really like to see them play on the court, and that feeling of being breezy and indisputable can only be seen in the Hengshan combination. Although the two are now older and often plagued by injuries, their results are not as dazzling as before. Sometimes because they are older and can't keep up with the speed on the field, they will make more mistakes, but they also support each other, and I haven't seen them blush and quarrel. This is a kind of indifference after prosperity, and it is a kind of free and easy to look down on the victory and defeat. Only people who have experienced peaks and valleys have such a temperament.