I had a student who was so inconsistent with her forehand that she'd started blocking or slicing it just to keep the ball on the court. She was hitting hard forehands into the back curtain, into the net, sometimes finding the court, with almost no rhyme or reason as to
I had a student make a breakthrough in his forehand power and smoothness in just 13 minutes. Not 13 weeks. Thirteen minutes. And it wasn't because he learned a new grip, a new stroke, or some fancy new technique. It came down to one thing: a forehand timing secret that
Watch any doubles match at the club level and you'll see it happen point after point. It's such a common doubles positioning mistake that most players don't even realize they're making it — including, probably, you. Here's the setup. Your opponent is about to hit a shot from the baseline.
I just spent a few hours with a student who's been playing tennis for 25 years. Twenty-five years. And in that time, she's never once hit a serve with real power or spin. Why? Because she's been stuck with a waiter tray serve her entire tennis life. If you've never
Three stances separate the pros from everyone else... Every great tennis player relies on three basic stances to move around the court, and most everyday players only ever use one. That one habit alone is quietly making the entire game harder than it needs to be. Here they are. A
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz just played an incredible match, and it got me thinking about something almost every recreational player misses. Watch either of them cover the court and you'll notice they never look like they're scrambling. They float. Every direction change looks smooth, almost effortless. That's not luck,
The worst habit in tennis... I recently worked with a student whose second serve had a problem I see all the time. The ball flew in a straight line, made a flat pop sound off his strings, and landed with almost no safety margin. No curve, no dip, no bend.
I was working with a young coach on her teaching skills when a student walked up and said something I've heard a thousand times before. She's been playing and taking lessons for years, and she just can't hit with topspin. No matter what she tries, her forehand comes out flat.
I have to admit something. I love doubles, and I especially love watching the bad boys play it. So when Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic teamed up together in Australia, I was genuinely giddy. Two career singles players, teaming up, going full chaos mode on a doubles court. I couldn't
I watched a student of mine make almost every bad toss imaginable in under 60 seconds. The ball went behind him. It went out to the right. It drifted all over the place. And every single time, he had no idea why. I did, though. And once you understand what
