Welcome to video 1 of 3 in a series that will focus on how to use "short court" or "mini tennis" as effectively as possible. My goal within these three videos is to either get you started using short court for the first time or, if you're using it already, help you make the absolute
My first two videos in this three part series focused on the technique and the timing of a split step. Today we're going to take a look at how the pros use the split step during competitive points to move around the court as efficiently as possible. I'll also be showing you two different examples
In my first video in this series about the split step (click here to view) I spoke in detail about how the split step really is a make-or-break element of your tennis footwork. High level players use it and low level players don't, period. I also used David Ferrer as a model to teach the
The split step is so incredibly important to your success on the tennis court and yet SO many recreational players completely skip it. If you're one of those players (be honest!), or if you currently only use a split step once in a while then you're going to want to pay very close attention to
Today we're going to do a Roger Federer tripple play! I just got done posting a bunch of new pro video to the Essential Tennis YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/essentialtennis) and wanted to share a few strokes from Roger along with my thoughts. Make sure to check out all three! Federer Video #1: Forehand and Backhand Rally
Volley technique is one of the things that I'm pickiest about when it comes to tennis instruction. It's for that reason today's video is one of my favorites that I brought back from Cincinnati, Ohio. It features David Ferrer deflecting volleys back to Andy Murray who's hitting forehands and backhands on the other side. Two
This is a really special series of 5 videos for two main reasons: 1. It's almost impossible to find high quality video of top level pro players competing from this vantage point, you're really not going to find this anywhere else. The points that you watch on TV are always shot from a much higher
Up until pretty recently I was NOT a fan of Novak Djokovic's serve. His trophy pose and racket drop was kind of herky-jerky (yes, that's the technical term for it) and things just didn't seem very efficient in general. Like a lot of other elements of his game I think he has really improved his
Rafael Nadal is on the exact opposite end of the spectrum as Roger Federer while he practices: full out and 100% all the time. In this video you see him crushing forehand after forehand at pretty high intensity. This is something that I saw him do over and over again while hitting various strokes, sometimes
It doesn't get a whole lot better than watching Roger Federer hit forehands and backhands! He's hands down the most loose and relaxed looking player that I filmed at Cincinnati, almost to the point that it was annoying to be honest. Why? Roger doesn't seem to like to really go full speed in practice, that
