During warmup, Ian noticed our recent student Hil was consistently dropping short, floating balls straight into the net. Here's how Hil learned to diagnose and correct EVERY shot he ever hits long or into the net again...
Our recent student Hil was having trouble with his forehand, and when Ian checked the footage the reason was clear: he was never really READY to hit one! Unfortunately it's a more common problem than people realize – here's how to train yourself to be in the correct ready position
There's a key different between a 4.5 level forehand and a 3.5 level forehand: The 4.5 player uses their body to power the swing, and the 3.5 player uses their arm. Here's how to unlock a more effortless, powerful forehand by doing LESS work...
Many students come to us to learn better tennis techniques, but rarely do we tell a student we are completely getting rid of their forehand! This student had such a unique situation where they would tend to use a variety of three different forehands. For the most part, 2 were
Anyone can see the appeal of mimicking Nadal's buggy whip forehand on the run and looking more "like the pros" with this style of forehand follow through. Here's the thing: the reverse forehand is a TOOL, and using that tool in the wrong moments is actually hurting your game...
A lot of amateur tennis players end up with injuries in their arms and shoulders during the course of their tennis career. This is in part due to poor tennis technique. You shouldn't be in pain if you are using your body properly. This is a breakdown of how we
SO many players (and coaches) get caught up in hitting the right position in the follow through, but completely ignore everything that is required to arrive in that position naturally. Here's how we showed a recent student how to address the root issue (instead of the result) to actually fix
A forehand is one of the most used strokes in tennis, so it makes sense to have a powerful one. But how do you achieve that? Most people believe it comes from the racquet, so they use their arms, but that is not the correct way to think about it.
Before Federer releases into one of his signature, effortless forehands, he begins by loading all of that energy into his torso. Here's how we helped a recent student unlock the same energy source on their forehand (and how you can too)...
The term lag & snap gets thrown around a lot in tennis, but what is it actually? How does it work? One of our recent students was having a tough time on his forehand, so we broke down the technique to use the body rather than the arm...
