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
Hitting a shot that travels "inside out", or any direction for that matter, is really quite simple. It's all about timing your swing correctly so that your strings are facing the direction that you want the ball to go! Most tennis technique issues have simple solutions and this is one of those areas
Do you get too close to the ball on your forehand or backhand groundstroke over and over again? If so today's video tennis lesson is for you! In my experience teaching passionate tennis players many chronic problems can be fixed by simply learning what it feels like to do the opposite of what the
Do you struggle with catching your forehand or backhand groundstroke late? For many tennis players this is a chronic problem and breaking free of it can be very difficult. That's exactly why I designed the drill in today's video tennis lesson - to help players get out of their rut of late contact
So what grip does Roger Federer use on his forehand groundstroke exactly? Find out in today's video! Many of you may be surprised to find out that Roger doesn't turn his hand under the grip very far, but he's clearly still able to make plenty of topspin on his forehand. Full western and
There's been a lot of debate online about what grip Rafael Nadal uses on his forehand groundstroke so I wanted to prove what it is once and for all. Today's lesson will show you exactly where he is. Believe it or not you do NOT need a full western grip to hit big
