One of the fundamental exercises in Tim Gallwey’s best-selling tennis book “The Inner Game of Tennis” is to listen to the ball contacting the racquet on both sides of the net as well as the bounce and audibly say, “Hit. Bounce. Hit.” as each occurs. Rhythm and timing skills are essential to playing good tennis …
It’s always fun to see juniors spread out and active on a number of tennis courts. But it becomes magical when practically all of them are so young they measure their growth by seeing if they are as tall as the net. One week the net is taller than them and the next week they …
Tennis Balls Are Full of Hot Air! Tennis balls are unique in the world of ball sports. No other balls lose air pressure and become unusable. All other balls are either hard like golf balls, baseballs, softballs, etc. OR they are inflatable like footballs, volleyballs, etc. This uniqueness creates challenges that plague all players and …
Go to almost any local junior tournament and you’ll probably see an 80-pound 12-year-old girl cracking forehands with so much power that you’ll shake your head and ask yourself, “How the heck can she hit so hard?” You wonder because you can’t do it. As if to add insult to injury, you’re over six feet …
