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Tennis Videos, Tennis Tips, Tennis Lessons, Tennis Podcast
Are there takeaways from this delivery that might help you (and I ) ? YES !! Observe his “dual leg drive” up and into the hit &#...
Tennis Videos, Tennis Tips, Tennis Lessons, Tennis Podcast
Mouse: cornered, no options desperate, will move first Cat: playful quick, waits for the mouse to move then pounces And for sure on court it...
The stills below are courtesy of my good friend Jim Fawcette – excellent camera man, he loves tennis, and he is my source for footage...
Quantum from Latin for “how much.” How much effort do you use when driving the forehand or delivering your serve?. Not your technique just h...
“Court sense” speaks to your awareness of the court, your awareness of your opponent’s options, and how you might best respond to those same...
David Bailey the prominent footwork Trainer on Carlos Alcaraz, his court coverage, quickness, speed and so much more, all about the starting...
Thinking our loud here ……… Likely we have lost tennis games to players who appeared to have inferior technical skills And...
Hitting the Ball – Mechanics, Posture, Balance and Rhythm, Playing the game – only two cardinal rules Put the ball over the net...
A bit of history here, back to my childhood coach Blackie Jones. He specified that all my drop hits to start a rally, or to reply when anoth...
James Clear, “The highest level of mastery is simplicity. Most information is irrelevant and most effort is wasted, but only the expert know...
Implicit Teaching – an Alternative to Explicit Methods From – Tomorrow’s Teaching and Learning By Rick Reis – Stanford University Inst...
Often a useful image is to point the butt cap at the ball And when aligned the player simply pulls the racquet into contact This pulling act...
For sure the game has changed, and will keep changing The same goes for the toss Years ago on Tennis Channel there was a clip of a doubles e...
There is a lot here Rod Laver,”You are only as good as your second serve.” Pete Sampras about his 7 Wkmbledon titles, “I h...
The following sequence is excellent – with very basic elements highlighted Within the 7 images please note the following He tosses wit...
Download this Video The most difficult opponent we face is often the “dreaded pusher” – but in spite of this players consi...
The drop shot Federer disdained the drop shot in his early years. But Roger believes it helped him capture the French Open in 2009 when oppo...
Balance Rhythm and Efficiency – your keys to an Effortless Service Delivery The following materials are suitable for juniors and adult...
Video courtesy Jim Fawcette ©jfawcette The following is research by Jim Fawcette “You had mentioned Ferero’s role in coaching Ca...
Photo courtesy Jim Fawcette ©jfawcette                             ...
The most difficult aspect of the game, may be the ability to play in “open” areas Meaning, closed skills are repetitive –...
Your back knee – as in, “the knee bones connected to the hip bone” In golf, as you finish your swing, you are able to easi...
In this photo Djokovic demonstrates perfect posture, and how his body (dog) has truly pulled the arm and racquet (tail.) So how to synchroni...
The following is meant to be visual, with very few words about how to serve, which grip to use, or really anything else. I am choking up on...
How I got here At 11 years old I would bicycle to Acalanes High School, sit in the shade amidst the trees, and watch Blackie Jones give less...
We are, as likely are you, sheltering in place. Quite a bit of time for me to revisit 10 years of work on this site, and the previous 20 yea...
In physics, a quantum is the minimum amount of any physical entity involved in an interaction Many interesting parallels have been drawn bet...
Jack Kramer (hopefully you have one of the old Wilson Kramer autograph wooden frames) played deep and down the middle when in a rally. Note,...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – from an excellent camera angle One of our best coaches once described simply 4 keys to hitting the ball Early pre...
The keys to improve your volley include Simplify the preparation – on the first move the strings must face the ball Use a brief but so...
For me, the phrase “place the toss” describes accuracy But more than that, this dialogue is about whether you swing at the toss,...
The following is yet another attempt to “keep it simple” Notice the following: The toss appears to PEAK within the contact area...
The short answer is YES The longer answer may lead you yo examine (or reexamine) your point of view. Whether discussing tactics, footwork, b...
Dominic Thiem plays Stefanos Tsitsipas in the ATP World Finals on Sunday We will enjoy a demonstration of full throated one handed topspin b...
What is your first move when you read the incoming ball? Move your feet? Racquet back? How soon? When in relation to the bounce of the incom...
Agility – the ability to move quickly and easily Perhaps we overlook this basic training approach – nothing about force, power o...
From the archives (yes I do look younger) – and as usual this is about hitting up instead of forward or down on the serve! Badminton &...
There is a story here. Some many years ago a talented high school senior filmed “The Secrets of World Class Footwork” (sowcf) He...
Winning matches will not always lead you to work on your “weak spots” But for sure, there is stark reality if those same weak sp...
  Perhaps the most important element in the game is to PREPARE But for sure there can be many ways to turn and get ready My childhood c...
We hosted a USPTA sponsored specialty course at Fremont Hills, Sunday November 4th from 1 to 5pm. Four prominent local tennis professionals...
Bianca the problem solver. Belinda Bencic on Bianca Andreescu: “She won Indian Wells, Toronto, she’s final here. I’m not very su...
Yes I am a tennis nut – and have played taught and studied the game for a long time I am now believing that the single most misunderst...
The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey- perhaps the best tennis book… He described multitasking and mindfulness in the 1970’...
Having lunch with the famous Vic Braden at a USPTA conference in Carmel Valley 1989, someone walked by and asked Vic to give a tip on the se...
Allow the tossing arm to rotate back (not out in front) to move the weight into a balanced position The most common problem occurs when play...
For the scissor kick overhead, the player drifts back, pushes off and up strongly from the back foot A tricky maneuver but very helpful for...
The martial art form “Jujutsu” involves manipulating the opponent’s force against themselves. Phrases that arise include f...
The one handed under spin backhand can be a weapon Ken Rosewall drove his nearly flat under spin backhand with ruthless precision to the cor...