Best 1-Sentence Advice - Page 2

AnotherTennisProdigy · 10-07-2012, 03:09 PM

Get the ball in one more time than your opponent.

RoddickAce · 10-07-2012, 03:12 PM

Visit "fuzzyyellowballs.com".

Torres · 10-07-2012, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoddickAce

Visit "fuzzyyellowballs.com".

Why? That guy takes about 3 hours to say something that could be said in 30 seconds.

PhrygianDominant · 10-07-2012, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torres

Why? That guy takes about 3 hours to say something that could be said in 30 seconds.

FYB is awesome, and he explains things really, really well. Especially things that are not obvious to beginners, and it's free.

Torres · 10-07-2012, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhrygianDominant

FYB is awesome, and he explains things really, really well. Especially things that are not obvious to beginners, and it's free.

He was better when he first started. In my view, the stuff that he's releasing now just has so much meaningless 'waffle', rather than getting straight to the point. Alot of what he says just seems very inane or repackaged.

Like you say, comforting for beginners who have never heard anything similar before, but not for anyone who really wants to kick on. I find his stuff extraordinarily tedious with his 'Tennis Ninja' nonsense, waffle about spending $35k in video licensing fees (who cares?), and attempts to repackage simple concepts into overly long videos. I wouldn't want him as my coach in a million years. Nothing against the guy personally but his over-emphasis on marketing and repackaging completely alienates me. And that's even taking into account the absurd pricing.

If you want one sentence, punchy tips, Wegner's your man.

Bowtiesarecool · 10-07-2012, 04:12 PM

Proper preperation prevents **** poor performance.

firepanda · 10-07-2012, 04:31 PM

Footwork. The one line my dad drilled into me was sprint, stop, set, smash. 95% of the time I mishit can be attributed to footwork.

JW10S · 10-07-2012, 06:02 PM

Sorry to not use the poll answers. I'd be hard pressed to pick the best as I've been given some true gems but 1 I will never forget came from a rather unexpected source. A long time ago I was playing a big jr. tournament and after an early round win I was coming off the court and a little old man, who had been watching the match, came up to me to congratulate me and say how much he admired my serve. 'One thing though', he said, 'you have the same rhythm on every serve, you should mix it up'. I said thank you and explained that I purposefully tried to have the same rhythm, same toss, continuous motion, etc, to have a good, repeatable serve as Pancho Gonzales had taught me. He said 'No, that's not what I mean. Everytime you serve you walk up to the line, bounce the ball 3 times, look up, then serve. Someone will key in on that to help them time their returns'. I said thank you and sort of dismissed it and walked away thinking 'whatever'. But later in the tournament I was involved in a close match against a player who was catching on to my serve. My service games were getting tougher. At 1 pt. I was facing break point when I remembered what the old man said. So I bounced the ball 3x, looked up, then bounced it 2 more times, then served. My opponent completely shanked the return. After that on big points I varied the bounces and nearly everytime my opponent missed the return. After that I made it a point to mix up the number of bounces before I served. I remember looking for the old man to see if he had any other little gems. Now sometimes I do forget and get burned by a good return but it is something that has not only worked for me but for many of the players of all levels that I have coached--I recently passed it on to a WTA player I work with. Ironically it also helped my return game because I learned to key in on my opponent's rituals. So you never know where you will get a tip that you will remember forever. And sometimes the best tips have nothing to do with stroke fundamentals.

Larrysümmers · 10-07-2012, 06:12 PM

if you know your game, everything will work itself.

sansaephanh · 10-07-2012, 06:20 PM

Winning is better then losing.

SystemicAnomaly · 10-07-2012, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Babolatbarry

practice doesnt make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.

Nope. Strive for excellence, not perfection. Perfectionists tend to be angry or frustrated most of the time. Perfection is destination; Excellence is the journey.

ATP100 · 10-07-2012, 11:36 PM

Hit the ball higher, not harder.

tennis_balla · 10-08-2012, 12:34 AM

Stay away from reading Tennis Tips/Instruction threads on TalkTennis

tvu · 10-08-2012, 02:53 PM

Footwork - get in the right position so that your body(leaning over/stretching) or your swing is not compensating for your poor positioning.

Marius_Hancu · 10-08-2012, 02:59 PM

flex your knees!
split-step!

r2473 · 10-08-2012, 03:04 PM

Watch the ball and slow down your stroke while breathing with good footwork, always knowing your game.

I can make the sentence longer if needed.......

Timbo's hopeless slice · 10-08-2012, 03:09 PM

well, I used to carry a little card in my racquet bag with three things on it, you can choose the one you like best from these..

1. Watch the ball

2. Move your feet

3. It's just a f*cking game!

Dreamcastin · 10-08-2012, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timbo's hopeless slice

well, I used to carry a little card in my racquet bag with three things on it, you can choose the one you like best from these..

1. Watch the ball

2. Move your feet

3. It's just a f*cking game!

I love it.

I feel like if your watching the ball your more likely to move those feet and get into proper position to hit the ball.

hrstrat57 · 10-08-2012, 03:43 PM

"Back door is always open"

(hitting behind an opponent who doesn't change direction easily or is not very athletic)

smarulanda · 10-08-2012, 03:47 PM

Hit with whoever/whenever you can, different styles and skill levels will help dissect what you do well and what needs work.

View Poll Results: Best 1-Sentence Advice
Watch the ball.	23	37.10%
Slow down your stroke.	1	1.61%
Footwork, period.	23	37.10%
Breathe.	7	11.29%
Know your game.	8	12.90%
Voters: 62. You may not vote on this poll

10-07-2012, 03:12 PM	#22
RoddickAce Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,166	Visit "fuzzyyellowballs.com". __________________ Jumping one-handed topspin backhand drive volley short angle cross court passing shot on the run-->One of the longest names for a tennis shot

10-07-2012, 04:12 PM	#26
Bowtiesarecool Rookie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New Smyrna Beach, FL Posts: 261	Proper preperation prevents **** poor performance. __________________ PS85, 367g/345sw, Pacific classic@58

10-07-2012, 04:31 PM	#27
firepanda Semi-Pro Join Date: May 2012 Location: New Zealand Posts: 442	Footwork. The one line my dad drilled into me was sprint, stop, set, smash. 95% of the time I mishit can be attributed to footwork. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6GaPkkGZGw

10-07-2012, 06:02 PM	#28
JW10S Hall Of Fame Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,585	Sorry to not use the poll answers. I'd be hard pressed to pick the best as I've been given some true gems but 1 I will never forget came from a rather unexpected source. A long time ago I was playing a big jr. tournament and after an early round win I was coming off the court and a little old man, who had been watching the match, came up to me to congratulate me and say how much he admired my serve. 'One thing though', he said, 'you have the same rhythm on every serve, you should mix it up'. I said thank you and explained that I purposefully tried to have the same rhythm, same toss, continuous motion, etc, to have a good, repeatable serve as Pancho Gonzales had taught me. He said 'No, that's not what I mean. Everytime you serve you walk up to the line, bounce the ball 3 times, look up, then serve. Someone will key in on that to help them time their returns'. I said thank you and sort of dismissed it and walked away thinking 'whatever'. But later in the tournament I was involved in a close match against a player who was catching on to my serve. My service games were getting tougher. At 1 pt. I was facing break point when I remembered what the old man said. So I bounced the ball 3x, looked up, then bounced it 2 more times, then served. My opponent completely shanked the return. After that on big points I varied the bounces and nearly everytime my opponent missed the return. After that I made it a point to mix up the number of bounces before I served. I remember looking for the old man to see if he had any other little gems. Now sometimes I do forget and get burned by a good return but it is something that has not only worked for me but for many of the players of all levels that I have coached--I recently passed it on to a WTA player I work with. Ironically it also helped my return game because I learned to key in on my opponent's rituals. So you never know where you will get a tip that you will remember forever. And sometimes the best tips have nothing to do with stroke fundamentals. Last edited by JW10S : 10-07-2012 at 06:31 PM.

10-07-2012, 06:20 PM	#30
sansaephanh Professional Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oakland Posts: 1,119	Winning is better then losing. __________________ Newest entry into the Racketholic Anonymous. July 11th, 2012 :) Classified: We can't list the names of all the rackets we own in our signature. Lol