Playing great singles is a lot like racing cars... In a past life (aka before kids, haha) I was really into cars and spent quite a bit of time learning how to drive as fast as possible on a race track. I read books, watched instruction, got personal coaching, and it all came down to
Ready to make this year your best ever on the court? If so keep this quote in mind: “We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” -Max Depree The biggest reason why we get stuck in a rut in all areas of life is we get comfortable, complacent, and stop
Yesterday we began our journey discovering what RDS (Rating Distortion Syndrome) is, what causes it, and how it can be cured. I listed three of the most common symptoms and got "That's me!" replies from tennis players all over the world... ...told you this is a huge epidemic! (If you missed that episode I posted
There's an epidemic plaguing tennis players of all levels, and more than likely you're affected. It's called RDS - "Rating Distortion Syndrome", and it holds back the improvement of well over 90% of tennis players all around the world. You probably think I'm being overly dramatic... ...but I promise you it's real, and in the
Greetings and welcome to the Essential Tennis Blog! Thanks very much for coming by and checking out this article. If you find it helpful, make sure to also check out the Essential Tennis Podcast which is also weekly updated with helpful tennis instruction. Simply click the link on the right side of the page.This week's
Welcome everybody! Thanks for visiting the Essential Tennis Blog. Before we get started I just wanted to remind you all of the Essential Tennis Podcast which is available on the iTunes music store. This week I discuss singles strategy and hitting cross court, basic serve technique, and doubles positioning for the serving player. Simply click
Greetings Essential Tennis readers. Welcome as always. Just a quick note to remind you to check out the Essential Tennis Podcast available on the iTunes Music Store. If you enjoy my writing then I'm sure the audio will be helpful to you as well. On the podcast its my plan to make it listener oriented,
Greetings Essential Tennis blog readers. Welcome back for another article which I hope will help your tennis game. If you haven't already, check out the Essential Tennis podcast which is available for download on the Apple iTunes Music Store. There is a link on the right side of this page leading to the .xml file.Today
Today I'm going to write about the return of serve in your doubles play. If you don't play very much doubles then you should! I remember being a teenager just starting to become an overall competent tennis player and absolutely hating it, now I prefer a good doubles match to singles most of the time.
Hustle. There's few things that will give you an advantage like hustle will. Today I'm going to go over my thoughts on giving all the effort you can every time you step onto a tennis court, and changing your mental thoughts about running for the ball.Few things get to me more than a person who
