Deep groundstrokes are a valuable weapon to have in your arsenal whether you're a singles or a doubles player. Unfortunately most players don't know how to control the depth of their forehand and backhand. Not reliably anyway. That's because they're more concerned with hitting the ball harder instead of changing the simple variable that I talk about in this lesson.
Hitting deep groundstrokes plays a key part in keeping your opponent pinned back and in a defensive position. But how deep should you aim? Too deep, and you risk hitting out; too shallow, and you lose the advantage. Here's a quick video that will help, along with a drill to improve your consistency!
We've all seen the pros hit a tweener, and anyone who has attempted to knows it's more difficult than it looks. While it's hardly an essential technique, it's a lot of fun and every bit as satisfying to pull off as you would expect! I've broken down this shot for you and included
Do you struggle hitting drive with a western or semi-western grip on your forehand side? Creating a strong, penetrating shot with a western grip IS possible, but you must first understand the different forces at play. The key is managing the amount of vertical acceleration (spin) vs the amount of lateral acceleration (drive).
Nothing is more frustrating than coming up to the net in singles to try and pressure your opponent only to be cleanly passed over and over again! In my experience this happens for a few main reasons which I'll be covering in today's video. If your target, positioning, and anticipation aren't all on
Nothing could possibly be more important than watching the ball effectively. After all, even with perfect swing technique if you don't hit the ball cleanly your results will be only a shadow of what they should. The drill in today's video focuses in (pun intended) on your ability to hit the ball cleanly specifically, forcing you to concentrate on only that. I've had a lot of fun using it with my students on court and I know you will enjoy trying it out as well!
Do you struggle hitting an effective drop shot consistently? Most players do and in my experience it's due to people thinking that they need a TON of spin to hit a solid dropper. That isn't true! If you simplify things like I suggest in this video and rely on your grip pressure to
Most tennis players make strategy much more complicated than it should be! Fact of the matter is the most effective, winning strategies are usually extremely simple. Rather than trying to be "sneaky" or unpredictable picking out just one or two patterns that you know are effective and then hammering on them over and
Having a great defensive lob is crucial to your success on the court - especially if you play mostly doubles! In this video lesson I'll show you the three most important things to have in place for an awesome backspin lob: 1. Correct racquet face angle 2. A long, smooth lift of the
The phrase "carve the side of the ball" is constantly used to describe what should be done to create slice on a serve but it does NOT happen in reality! If people want to use that phrase to explain what a slice serve "feels like" that's one thing, but I feel that its
