Learn the secret that unlocks the power of the Pete Sampras serve – call it forearm rotation But first experiment at the net before putting it into your own service delivery. At the net put your forearm at net level and parallel to the net strap, with the racquet head at right angles to your ...…
If you want to hit the ball with less effort and more power, take a page from the baseball batter or the boxer – both wait with their body weight on the back foot before swinging the bat or delivering a punch. Too often players pay too much attention to grips, swings, and spin without ...…
Top of the Bounce – Playing from above the net. Watch the professional players who are adept at moving inside the baseline to finish the point. They will invariably make contact when the ball is well above the net, if not the absolute apex of the bounce. And at this height (which is nearly always ...…
Tennis is a game of “UP.” Suzanne Lenglen, French world champion in the 1920′s, was trained by her father. And the story goes that they would have a tennis outing to a park in Paris, but, and this is an important but – they would play as long as she did not hit a single ...…
Holding your finish for just a moment clarifies your balance as well as the quality of your stroke and follow thru. Further, this method has been used by so many famous coaches – Tom Stow, Robert Lansdorp and more. It will help you as well. Stow remarked that if the stroke started correctly (balanced on ...…
This is somewhat a common phrase from mechanics and physics, but it dos take some explaining. Meaning if you were on thin ice and pushed on the ground, it would not push back but rather you would break through the ice. Said another way, if you are on a bathroom scale and you drop and ...…
You can improve your serve. But this requires a blueprint, this requires a proven method, this requires lucid and accessible materials. Building the Serve from the Ground UP (BTS) – is back on the market!! You may ask why. The answer, BTS, entails personalized one on one feedback – BTS includes a self assessment as ...…
In the history of these things, there was a time when Pancho Gonzalez had the world’s best serve. Confident, deadly accurate, fluid, and everyone agreed – his was the best (at that point in time). Then along came Sampras, who rode his serve to 7 Wimbledon titles, and 14 Grand Slams overall. And like Pancho, ...…
The debate has gone on for some time, and will continue. One-handed vs. two-handed backhand. Which is better, which is obsolete? Past champions of the two-handed version include Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Mats Wilander, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick, and now Rafael Nadal. One-handed champions over the years include Rod Laver, Ilie ...…
Impeccable balance Leaping back court defense Scrambling forehand from the corner This may be his Achilles heel – his serve is good but has been “spotty” in the past Andy Murray ranks 4th in the world, his career high ranking of 2nd occurred briefly in 2009 – he holds wins over Nadal, Federer and Djokovic, ...…
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