In this video I compare the service technique of Sri Dog to that of my friend Jason Cole who's a 5.0+ player. We take a look at a list of technique cues including core rotation, shoulder tilt, racket drop, knee bend, and contact point. Check it out!
Today I have a special guest on the show: Will Hamilton of Fuzzy Yellow Balls! Together we tackle two listener questions. The first one has to do with keeping tennis fun and fresh even if you are on the court a ton. This should be a big help to all the coaches out there as
Hey folks, Steve here with a new fitness blog. Hopefully I can provide some insight into some areas of getting fit and more than that, get you motivated to get in the gym, go out and run, or simply dust off those old workout tapes and get the body moving. An active, fit body functions
Two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo is calling it quits, announcing her retirement Thursday, December 3, 2009. Finishing this season at No. 21, the 30-year-old Frenchwoman says she no longer has a burning desire for competition. "I don't want to train anymore," Mauresmo said after shedding tears about the decision. "I had to make a
Today we're going to take a look at Sri's forehand groundstroke. In this video I give him three things to continue doing well: -Core Rotation, finishing position, and racket path If he'd like to improve his forehand I offer up three suggestions: -Better initial turn, more of a circular racket path, relax! Check it out!
When you’re playing a doubles tennis match is it poor sportsmanship to continually hit at the weaker of your two opponents? What is the best way to take advantage of time spent on the court with a ball machine and what strokes are best to work on? Lastly I talk about the use of disguise
Andre Agassi once said that before him, there were players that could hit hard, and players that could hit on the rise, but none that could do both. Clearly, his short-term memory forgot about Jimmy Connors, but we forgive you, Andre. It was, however, Jimmy Connors' rival, Bjorn Bjorg, then the father of modern power
If you were to look at the post-US Open record, you'd point to 2 maybe 3 players that looked like they were doing pretty well, at least, enough to contend for the year-end title. You'd pick Djokovic, because he won Basel and Paris. You'd look at Murray, since he won Valencia. And you'd look at
If you were to ask a tennis aficionado who would be in the semifinals, few would tell you: Federer, Davydenko, Soderling, del Potro. Perhaps you might guess Federer and del Potro, but to think the very hot Novak Djokovic and the nearly hot Andy Murray would not be contending would be a surprise. Indeed, both
As you're playing your singles points it's so important to pay attention to things like your opponents strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies.
