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[ejunkie]

Some players favor forehand and don't use their backhand. It would be very noticible when you do a little test. You do one leg jumps (say ten jumps) with each leg and if you have a strong side you are usually playing a lot of forehands. The longer you have been playing tt the more difference; you can leapfrog on one of the leg and can't stand straight the other.

[729 fx]

Good point, ejunkie.

Both our legs are not the same, just like our forearms. One will be surely stronger than the other unless one "sculpture" his body like a body builder where both left & right part of the body must be symmetrical.

[ejunkie]

If you don't test your legs like I suggested you might not know that one of your leg is so weak in comparison. If you find out that is the case, then strengthing it is no problem--just the one leg jumping would do.

[729 fx]

Thank you for your suggestion, ejunkie.

[varghese]

Jumping is hard thing for me to do. In the game it is okay.

When I saw the title, I thought you were talking about the length of the legs. A lot of people have their legs not the same. Lay back on your tummy on a table, keep the legs close and straight and reach out the toes to maximum you can. Ask your friend to see whether the toes of your both the legs can touch a straight line. I had one of my leg little shorter than the other one.

[729 fx]

Yes, me too. I have this deformity of one leg is longer than the other, too.