“RACKET BACK!” WHY IS THIS A HORRIBLE INSTRUCTION? Tennis pros and coaches say it ALL THE TIME! Racket back! Racket back! Racket Back! Students are taught that they need to take their racket back to the back fence or further. Why? Because a backswing is needed to help you swing faster leading up to contacting […]
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Tennis TrainingNot too long ago, tennis would only be aired on TV about 4 times a year during the Grand Slams and maybe the occasional Davis Cup or Fed Cup match. Luckily, that trend has changed. You can find a ton of different top-level tennis on broadcast television. And when you throw in internet live streaming
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Tennis TrainingIntroduction You probably already know that the serve is the most frequently hit shot in tennis, but did you also ever think about the fact that the return of serve is the second most frequently hit shot? With that degree of importance, we should be practicing our returns of serve quite frequently. But how many
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Tennis TrainingOn the surface, tennis seems to be a wholly physical game. The blend of timing, movement, speed, control, and power all speak to the massive physical needs in order to excel at tennis. But underneath that, we have a mental game that compares to chess. Each player must think what they want to do several
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