Science is a good thing. But the almost endless amount of opinions on the ever-growing worldwide web can easily create confusion and over-analysis for the average tennis player. Slow motion cameras allow us to identify patterns in top players and enthusiastic coaches share that information freely … [Read more...] about Tennis Footwork Made Simple
Counting Your Way to Better Tennis
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 … [Read more...] about Counting Your Way to Better Tennis
Serve the Kids, Serve the Parents
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 grow a little and the … [Read more...] about Serve the Kids, Serve the Parents
Understanding Tennis Ball Pressure
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 … [Read more...] about Understanding Tennis Ball Pressure
Relaxation Equals Power
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 … [Read more...] about Relaxation Equals Power
How to get more people to take tennis lessons
This blog addresses the question of how to maximize income from tennis lessons at a tennis club or public facility. In other words, “How to get more people to take tennis lessons?” I have written my own Q&A to cover this topic with the hope that some of you will answer the questions for … [Read more...] about How to get more people to take tennis lessons