What part of your anatomy did you pull 1.5 hours to 2 hours from? You could watch a short video and write a critique in 15 minutes or less. Good players on tw forums do it regularly for free in less time than that.
You are very naive.
What part of your anatomy did you pull 1.5 hours to 2 hours from? You could watch a short video and write a critique in 15 minutes or less. Good players on tw forums do it regularly for free in less time than that.
You are very naive.
People are reluctant to shell out 10 bucks a month with a money back guarantee for a top 100 ATP pro. You think anyone will pay for a TT forum member $1.00 for any sort of instruction? Just sayin. Its obvious that's all.
you guy's are messing up Jeff's thread.
Not at the rip off prices that's he charging. He's very poor value for money in my view.
What!?
Beernutz would never mess up anything. Beernutz is charitable and graceful, not caustic or irascible.
Yea there's a lot of free stuff on the internet but I don't see too many instructional videos on the internet that are given by an actual pro who was on the tour and beat Michael Chang.
When did he beat Chang- as a junior? His ATP record looks like it is 0-2 against him
I don't think he did beat him. Lost in a 4 setter in the 2nd round of the USO, though still an amazing acheivement.
http://www.jeffsalzensteintennis.com/tennis-return-of-serve/
http://www.tennislive.net/atp/match/michael-chang-VS-jeff-salzenstein/us-open-new-york-1997/
Another fan of Jeff's here. Recently I've checked out his vids and there's some excellent insightful stuff covering a whole range of areas. I think Jeff's background/career gives him an additional edge. Plus I also like how he comes across and communicates - presentation style in this kind of thing is pretty crucial to for me.
Went to sign up for the course based on this thread and noticed that the price has increased from $10/month to $20/month. For those who are already members, do you think that the site justifies a doubling in price? I was excited to sign up for $10/month, but at $20/month, I'm much more hesitant.
Timothy, I respectfully disagree. You can jump into any of my courses and I will give you a refund if you don't think I am providing value. You also have access to over 100 videos on my blog...totally FREE...that should keep you busy.
If you want to dig deeper you can get my paid content. And yes, there is marketing behind it. Nothing wrong with making a living doing what you love and providing value.
I watched his "dirty diaper" video several months back, in addition to several others, and felt that his ideas had considerable merit. The diaper idea is a novel approach for focusing on a certain part of the serve. This and his other videos can provide an alternate insight into various aspects of the game. Here is a couple of his videos where he talks about Federer's lift and land footwork:
http://www.jeffsalzensteintennis.com/tennis-training-footwork-2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlD1w6mu61o
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Great chance for me to clarify a basic doubt after watching the video - is the kick/second serve finish on the same side of the body or not? Yes or no only please.
Never said there's anything wrong with making a living or marketing. Please don't put words in my mouth.
In the first two videos that I viewed the entire front end was a sales pitch which was a big turn off for me. The ratio of self promotion to value was so bad I had no interest in shelling out cash.
Recommendation: if you're truly serious about this then do the following. Instead of trying to start a forum flame war along with Torres think about my feedback as a prospective customer and know that it's very likely you never heard from many people like me. They saw the hard sell and moved on without providing you feedback. Positive or negative the most valuable prospects a business person has are those who engage you. They provide additional reference points and course corrections.
The worst are the silent ones.
Conduct yourself as a serious business person. This is a public forum. When faced with negative feedback the best course is usually to think first and respond later. And usually the best response is, "Thanks for your valuable feedback, I'll certainly think about it" and leave it at that, no matter how you really feel.
A sself-destructive and rather immature course of action is to misleadingly ascribe comments to a prospective customer.
yes. (for a lot of people. Including me. I guess you can do it opposite as well.)
I said yes or no only
I have seen plenty of material saying both finishes are OK. I want ONE answer as I don't have time to focus on both alternatives.
*tedium*
I was just about to sign up as well.... I meant to do it weeks ago. I am hesitant at 20 as well. Netflix has the sweet spot at 7 bucks per month for streaming. 7 bucks Its low enough to keep and not worry about value. At 20 for tennis I think he will lose more potential users.
Is it like the $199 barrier for tennis frames?
Great chance for me to clarify a basic doubt after watching the video - is the kick/second serve finish on the same side of the body or not? Yes or no only please.
Sorry, there is no simple Yes/No answer here. Some elite players finish on the same side of the body. Probably more of the current players finish across the body. The "dirty diaper" drill is not supposed to be a complete follow-thru. It is a drill that emphasizes a part of the follow-thru (just after contact).
I disagree with TimO. The Internet is about transparency. I have my own web business that I have made successful because I am really good at what I do, and I respond very fast to my clients.
I also turn down business when I feel the time invested is not worth the money being made.
I too give free advice and tips and this allowed me to build a network among other reasons.
My point is that Jeff is doing you a favor by responding, especially if you factor in the argument that he needs to "think like a businessman". If he did that, he would not even acknowledge you as a potential consumer and you would receive an email with a template response.
Business has and will change on the web. It has evolved into much more transparency, and the old model in many ways is dead.
I also turn down business when I feel the time invested is not worth the money being made.
I too give free advice and tips and this allowed me to build a network among other reasons.
For all of the guys who have tennis sites like fyb, who never made the tour, as Jeff did, how does he not deserve our support? His vids are simple, well illustrated and to the point and he is good on camera. Anyone who has tried to win on tour or even a tournament should be able to say, "That guy knows what he is doing.", and act accordingly.
Hi bc puckett, The launch of T3 is over so you can jump in for $19.95 a month. You can sign up here at jttp://jeffsalzensteintennis.com/T3InnerCircle/sp1-regular. Hope to see you on the inside.Jeff (or other informed TT@TW members):
I just ventured into the Tennis Tips/Instruction section of the site and stumbled onto this thread. I'm very interested but am wondering if there a special promo code to qualify for the $10/mo rate that I've missed or has that shipped already sailed?
Looks like great stuff.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the nice words about the dirty diaper video!I watched his "dirty diaper" video several months back, in addition to several others, and felt that his ideas had considerable merit. The diaper idea is a novel approach for focusing on a certain part of the serve. This and his other videos can provide an alternate insight into various aspects of the game. Here is a couple of his videos where he talks about Federer's lift and land footwork:
http://www.jeffsalzensteintennis.com/tennis-training-footwork-2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlD1w6mu61o
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Yes it works great!wow this lift and land thing looks really elegant. i gotta have it !!
HI Beerbutz, Any video analysis is juts like taking a lesson from me live. You can email me at info@jeffsalzensteintennis.com for rates. Thank you very much!Jeff, is any video analysis included for the $10 a month fee? For example, would I be able to take a video of a league match or practice session and have you critique it?
Good point, but some running forehands you do want to run through it. It really depends how wide the ball is. Having a solid base at the end of most running forehands is preferred.Running buggy whip forehand lesson is a valuable one. I think the footwork is critical if you want this to work and be able to put some sting on the shot. Most amateurs have tendency to run thru this shot and forget to plant the right foot to get good foundation.
If you run thru this shot, you wont' be able to get back for the next shot to your backhand, most likely. I myself have some trouble stopping and planting when i am running full sprint to my forehand.
Thank you very much! You are awesome and I appreciate you spreading the love.Good stuff Jeff. i think i do this unconciously already. This is a impressive site. I didn't know it existed. I will i will sign up and refer all my friends to this site as well.
Good Job, J.S.
Thank you. We are very passionate about helping people improve!Yeah good players do it for free because no one would pay them for their random comments. Jeff was a top 100 pro. Big difference. Also his instruction that I have seen is heads and shoulders above all the others.
Being on the tour, or even being a great tennis player has little to do with the ability to impart knowledge or even having the knowledge to impart.
Case in point: Jimmy Connors teaching videos.
Jimmy might be fine in teaching highly ranked ATP level players who already have all the strokes what to do to get to the next level, but he is advice at that recreation level is let's just say not very insightful or helpful. Since 99% of people buying this program are going to be rec level players, being a former ATP player is largely irrelevant to this group. It doesn't mean that the instruction is good or bad, but being a tour player doesn't instantly impart some high level of credibility.
I sure hope so..juts need the Tennis Channel to get behind what I trying to do...help tennis players get better with solid content.Jeff was a great player especially during his college career. and i really enjoyed his short segment in tennis channel about nutrition.
Hopefully he will do more segments in tennis channel soon. Perhaps stretegy and lessons ?
Thanks for the kind words. We are really doing our best to make this work for tennis players all over the world.Another fan of Jeff's here. Recently I've checked out his vids and there's some excellent insightful stuff covering a whole range of areas. I think Jeff's background/career gives him an additional edge. Plus I also like how he comes across and communicates - presentation style in this kind of thing is pretty crucial to for me.
Thanks for your insight and comments. We are listening to players in our community and always trying to teach in a concise, effective, easy to learn manner.I agree. Clear, concise and to the point. He is probably the best coach I have seen on the webs. The only coach on web that I would pay for at this point.
Have you guys seen the essential tennis videos? wow... I checked it out and it takes a 20 min video to explain the trophy pose. Yes.... 20 minutes.
Yes, it is $19.95 per month now. Thousands of videos and regular updates. Hope to see you with us.Went to sign up for the course based on this thread and noticed that the price has increased from $10/month to $20/month. For those who are already members, do you think that the site justifies a doubling in price? I was excited to sign up for $10/month, but at $20/month, I'm much more hesitant.
For the amount of content provided, we believe $20/mth is a huge value.I was just about to sign up as well.... I meant to do it weeks ago. I am hesitant at 20 as well. Netflix has the sweet spot at 7 bucks per month for streaming. 7 bucks Its low enough to keep and not worry about value. At 20 for tennis I think he will lose more potential users.