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 ...…
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 Which is better, which is obsolete?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 ...…
Two cardinal rules of the game – keep the ball in play, and always be ready for the opponent’s reply. This really is not an oversimplification. Points are decided more often from errors than winners (unless you are one of Nike’s marquee men’s players) and observance of these two rules really does clean up one’s ...…
So lets get the minor details out of the way – Rafa is 24, he has won over $33 million in prize money, holds 42 titles, 9 Grand slam titles including the Australian in 2009, Wimbledon in 2008 and 2010, the US Open in 2010, and Roland Garros in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010. ...…
I had a chance to be courtside at the recent WTA tournament in Stanford California, marveling at as well as filming this incredible serve. Following her impressive run at Roland Garros in 2010 Sam is ranked 5th on the WTA tour. A fluent all court player, previously a doubles specialist, she owns the best kick ...…
This project continues, with my emphasis on your mastery of the spin serve. At the receiving end of your emails, many of you tell share your difficulties in learning how to hit, much less understand the mechanics of this particular serve. Grip. Wrist. Forearm, Continental. Peel the orange. Wrap around the ball. Swing up snap down. Pronate. Don’t pronate. ...…
Rafael Nadal outplayed and outclassed the entire field at the 2010 French Open, capturing the title without the loss of a set. Punishing groundstrokes, incredible movement about the court, threading the needle so many times with winners either on or darn near the line – but in his incredible performance, I believe there is one thing ...…
The Hot Seat is a regular feature within each monthly edition of the ETI Network, where members have the opportunity to apply for a Hotseat and submit a video for review. The intent is not to criticize the volunteer, but rather to share my insights into simple solutions for common problems. Further, seeing comparative examples will open your eyes ...…
In the past month I have been reviewing the initial video submissions from subscribers to BTS I use their self assessment to correlate my thoughts about how their serve looks, what their experience has been, and specifically what each one wants to do better But so far there has been one fact that truly stands ...…
Serving wide to the backhand corner has been employed by serve and volleyers and now by the heavy baseline players. And when returned poorly, most points end with a winner to the open court. Certainly Rafa sidepsins nearly every ball to the Fed backhand in the ad court. And the wicked spin, coupled with a ...…
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