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How To Hit A Tweener!

For Fun|

We've all seen the pros hit a tweener, and anyone who has attempted to knows it's more difficult than it looks. While it's hardly an essential technique, it's a lot of

How To Watch The Ball

Practice Drills|

Nothing could possibly be more important than watching the ball effectively. After all, even with perfect swing technique if you don't hit the ball cleanly your results will be only a shadow of what they should. The drill in today's video focuses in (pun intended) on your ability to hit the ball cleanly specifically, forcing you to concentrate on only that. I've had a lot of fun using it with my students on court and I know you will enjoy trying it out as well!

Top Drop Shot Tip

Drop Shot|

Do you struggle hitting an effective drop shot consistently? Most players do and in my experience it's due to people thinking that they need a TON of spin to hit a

Pronate on ALL Serves

Serve Technique|

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

Baseball Pitch vs Tennis Serve

Serve Technique|

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!

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