Segmented Shadow Swings Continuous Shadow Swings Shadow Swings with contact “taps” Fake Tosses Stationary Drop Hits Drop Hits With Movement Close Underhand Toss (same side) Far Underhand Toss (other side) Feeds From Net, Student On Service Line Feeds From Net, Student in No Man’s Land Feeds from Net, Student on Baseline Feeds From Net, Student
Mark and Adam proved themselves worthy to be in the final match, but they remain in a deadlock as both refuse to yield. In an intense third set, the momentum swings from one to the other – who can hold onto it long enough to claim the title of Bracket
Mark is a 4.0 player who drove up from Chicago because he wanted to fix a gaping hole in his game: a complete inability to volley. It’s not that Mark refused to approach the net; it’s just that anytime he did it was a total crap shoot, because he couldn’t
Audrey is a 3.0 player from Colorado. She came to me with the hope that we’d taking her entire game to the next level. I chose to start with her serve -- the one shot over which she (and every other player) has complete control. Audrey had a good first
Club-level players put a lot of emphasis on technique. But I’ve always believed that just as important is what we coaches call Tennis IQ -- the degree to which a player understands patterns of play and which types of shots to hit in a given situation. Phil, a 35-year-old 4.0
Sometimes a student has good technical fundamentals but for whatever reason just can’t hit the ball with power. Such was the case with Justin -- a 3.5 player in his 40s from Utah. Justin came to me with a very specific goal: he wanted to beat his longtime nemesis who
Meet Jina -- a 3.0 player in her 40s from California. An Essential Tennis fan for many years, Jina flew out to Wisconsin to work with me personally because, in her words, “I’m ready to take my game to the next level.” Good for her! When a player plays 3.0,
When it comes to amateur tennis players, there are those who enjoy the game and those who are obsessed. My student Rob is one of the obsessed ones. Born, raised, and currently living in Detroit, he belongs to two (yes, two) tennis clubs, just so he can be sure to
