We've all dealt with opponents who celebrate after our mistakes, make terrible line calls or grunt loudly on every single shot. Annoying, obnoxious people are everywhere, not just on the tennis court, and its important to learn how to deal with them effectively. Without a plan of attack against this type of player
I've personally struggled with rotator cuff/shoulder pain throughout my competitive career and I know how frustrating it can be! The simple exercises demonstrated in the video above take only 90 seconds to complete and yet they're the single most effective method I have used to stay pain free. Click below to download a
I've heard it suggested many times in many different places that pronation should not be used on all different types of serves. Today's video lesson will demonstrate otherwise. I'm a strong believer that pronation is in fact a vital part of the service motion and something that all players should be working on
Exactly how similar are a baseball pitch and a tennis serve? Find out in today's video lesson! Tim Lincecum slow motion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVAjxBb6HLY Comments? Questions? Leave them down below. Thanks for watching!
The ability to read where the ball is and move to it with quickly is paramount to your success on the court! This is especially true in situations where you're short on time like returning a huge serve or getting ready to pounce on a passing shot attempt. In today's video tennis lesson
In today's lesson you'll learn one of my all time favorite ways to improve forehand or backhand consistency and accuracy. The key is in not only having a target area and specific "perfect" target but also in challenging yourself to hit each target X number of times - both a total and in
What grip is best for topspin on the forehand groundstroke? Find out what my thoughts are during today's video tennis lesson. The above is somewhat of a trick question, especially since pro players make huge topspin using such a wide variety of grips. The reality is grip is not the most important factor,
Here is a quick tutorial outlining my thoughts and recommendations on what grips are best on the two handed backhand groundstroke. At the end of the day I feel it's most important that my students are able to create both good drive AND good topspin on their two hander. If you have a
Many people assume that the best way to throw a football "spiral" is to turn their hand to the inside as they release the ball - just like they think "carving" around the side of a tennis ball will give them a great slice serve. Both are false! In this video I explain
Have you ever had your grip slip in your hand while hitting a shot and then tried to fix it by holing on more tightly next time? That is NOT the correct response and in today's video lesson I explain exactly why. I'm all about having my students avoid band-aid fixes and getting
