What causes topspin to occur exactly? In today's lesson I'll show you the three things necessary to create topspin as well as a simple drill that you can use at home to start getting a feel for it. Don't be fooled! These are extremely simple concepts but if you're struggling to make any
Being able to hit "on the rise" is an amazingly powerful tool. One that should be part of your tennis game! When you can take the ball early you can: 1. Make pushers pay more easily for those weak, floaty shots. 2. Re-direct deep, strongly hit shots from your opponents with pace without
You won't face a whole lot of net rushers in your singles play but when you do it's extremely important to have the skills necessary to defeat them! In today's strategy lesson we're going to be talking about keeping the ball deep during your baseline exchanges, the topspin and backspin lob, and down
Returning a lefty serve on the ad side can be one of the most difficult things to do in tennis! Today I answer a question about how to do it during singles play, specifically on the ad side. Comments? Questions? Leave them down below!
When is the right time to poach when you're playing doubles? That is the topic of today's video tennis lesson! I've many times heard it suggested that you should make your move on the poach when your partner's serve hit's the service box. I'm definitely not a fan of that and in the
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"Feel" vs "Science" Video - Click Here! It seems to be pretty common knowledge that you should "carve the ball" to get spin on your serve, either a slice or a kick serve. Does it actually happen in reality? Find out in today's video! Question - Does what I show surprise you? Have you
I've received a lot of comments in response to my current "Myth Buster" series that go something like this: "Why are you bad mouthing teachers who want to say that a certain technique 'feels like this' when it leads to improvement?? Who cares if it's what actually happens!" This video is in direct
Today we're going to examine exactly how accurate the advice of "hit over the top" of the ball is when it comes to creating topspin. I'll be studying the topspin forehand of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal to find out if there's any truth to that phrase at all. Question - Have
If you've been around tennis any length of time at all you've undoubtedly heard somebody (either a player or coach) suggest that "wrist snap" is super important to a good serve. Good wrist movement is definitely important, but did you know that top pros don't "snap" their wrists like most people think? Today's
