One of the most effective advanced tennis tactics out there is also one of the most underused — and once you understand it, you'll never look at the open court the same way again. It's called hitting behind your opponent. Simple idea. Devastating results. Here's the setup. You've been grinding
If you've been struggling to find real forehand power in tennis, I want to tell you about a student of mine who came to me with a problem you might recognize. He was a fantastic athlete. Strong, coordinated, competitive. He could already hit the ball pretty hard. But he was
"Watch the ball." You've heard it a thousand times. From your coach, from your parents, from every tennis tip you've ever read online. And here's the uncomfortable truth: that advice, applied the wrong way, is actually making you slower on the court. Let me explain. Humans have over 180 degrees
I recently worked with a solid 4.0 level student who had everything going for him. Great service motion. Great athlete. He could even crank flat serves at 100 miles per hour. But his second serve had zero topspin. None. With one simple exercise, he was able to unlock his first
I want to tell you something. Take a rubber band. Hook a paperclip through it. Pull back. Feel that tension? That stored-up energy just waiting to be released? That is exactly what your body is supposed to be doing every single time you hit a forehand. Most players think forehand
Here's something I want you to think about the next time you go bowling. You wind up, release the ball, and as it rolls down the lane you start leaning left and right trying to "steer" it toward the pins. We've all done it. It's actually kind of funny to
If there is one shot that can completely transform your tennis game from inconsistent and frustrating to confident and dominant, it is the tennis forehand. And yet, so many players spend years grinding away at it without ever truly understanding what makes it work. So today let's break it all
One of the most common dilemmas in tennis — one that comes up in almost every single rally of every single match — is the decision between crosscourt vs down the line. And most players make that choice on instinct, on habit, or on impulse. Very few players have actually
Novak Djokovic has a secret weapon he's been using at this year's US Open, and once you see it, you're going to want to use it yourself immediately. I came across practice court footage of Novak from just a day before his matches in New York. At first glance it
A few weeks ago I was working with a student on his serve. Solid guy. Good athlete. He'd been playing for years. But every time he stepped up to the line on the ad side, his opponent just... stood there. Waited. Returned with interest. No movement. No panic. No problem.
