You know what you're supposed to do. Hit harder. Add more topspin. Split step before every shot. You KNOW all of it. And yet... you just don't do it. Sound familiar? You've taken lessons. You've watched videos. You've drilled and practiced over and over again. And somehow your game just
What if you could hit your best shots and play your best tennis without having to think about it at all? No reminders. No mental checklists. No voice in your head constantly telling you what to do. Just pure instinct and habit doing the work for you. That's what the
Getting hit by a ball in doubles is frustrating. It feels sudden. It feels unfair. And most of the time you probably think you were in the right spot. You weren't. And here's the thing. It's not just you. Professional players make this exact same mistake. I was recently watching
I recently worked with a 10-year-old girl on her backhand and what I discovered was something that every single adult competitive tennis player needs to hear. This kid is incredibly coordinated, athletic, and she has a great coach. And yet, she still has technical flaws she's working through. Right off
I need to be real with you for a minute. If you've been following Essential Tennis for any length of time, you've probably noticed things have slowed down lately. Way down. Fewer videos, less activity on social media, longer gaps between uploads. I owe you an explanation for that. You've
I get asked about tennis strings more than almost any other equipment question, and honestly, I totally understand why. Walk into any tennis shop or browse online, and you're hit with hundreds of options. Natural gut, synthetic gut, multifilament, polyester, hybrid setups—and that's before you even get into tensions, gauges,
Step across and punch is one of the most common instructions I hear players repeat back to me when they talk about volley technique. It’s also one of the worst pieces of advice you can receive at the net. I see this all the time during lessons. A player comes
I’ve been playing tennis for over 30 years, and in that time I’ve missed a lot of shots. Easy shots. Hard shots. Shots I probably should have made. But none of them were as painful or as embarrassing as one particular miss that happened during a big team match. This
I recently worked with a student who transformed his forehand in just seven days without taking a single lesson. Now before you think this is some kind of magic trick or clickbait promise, let me be clear about what actually happened. This player followed a very specific five step process
I recently did something I've been wanting to do for years, I put tennis balls to the ultimate test. Here's why this matters: most recreational players are wasting their money on the wrong tennis balls, and they don't even realize it. Walk into any Walmart or sporting goods store and
