Examining the psychology of winning, we can compare life to a game, but it’s not like a game of football. In life there are no time-outs, no substitutions and the clock is always running. Most people think life is a practice game with the “big play” or “Super “Bowl” coming up at the end of … More The Psychology of Winning
Second in a series on Countering Styles The heavy topspin player will wear you down until you lose patience looking for quick winners or attacking the net without rushing or unbalancing him first. Most of them like to camp out in the backhand corner hitting big forehands. They usually hit with a lot of spin, … More HEAVY TOPSPIN BASELINERS
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This post follows up on last Monday’s post as it is critical for players and coaches to understand the roles of the hips and shoulders. The hips and shoulders are literally the central gears of the swing system. Your swinging movement begins with the muscles of the trunk. As they rotate the generated force works … More 3rd Fundamental: Angular and Linear Momentum
The two most significant sources of power are hip and shoulder rotation (Angular Momentum) and weight transfer (Linear Momentum). These power sources are important fundamentals. Any stroke can be placed in to one of three categories. These categories are based on the stroke’s most significant source of power. Swinging strokes (ground strokes, serves, swing volleys) … More The Third Fundamental: Angular and Linear Momentum
Balance is the key fundamental. It is possible for you to compensate for certain inadequacies when you hit a ball. For example, timing can compensate for lack of speed. Stamina may compensate for lack of strength. Nothing however can compensate for a lack of balance. Being off balance slows your reaction time and impinges … More Technical: Balance – the Key Fundamental
There are two critical components to ball awareness: spin and height. Spin: Only two things make a ball land on the court – gravity and spin. By hitting harder or softer, beginners use gravity to help them vary the depth with which they place the ball on the court. Pros however use spin to control … More First Foundation: Ball Awareness
Besides yourself, there are three necessary elements to the game of tennis: A Ball A Court An Opponent To be good at this game you need to focus on all three of these elements. To do that you need to develop “Triple Vision”. Triple vision is critical in tennis. Essentially it is the ability to … More The Fundamentals of Strategy
All strokes have a beginning, middle and end. By far the most important of the three is the middle, or the contact. Everything else you do; backswing, follow through, footwork, and concentration is secondary to the moment you make contact. This is true for all of your strokes be it ground strokes, volleys or serves. … More First Fundamental: Understanding the Contact Area
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