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| Watch the ball. |
  
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23 | 37.10% |
| Slow down your stroke. |
  
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1 | 1.61% |
| Footwork, period. |
  
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23 | 37.10% |
| Breathe. |
  
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7 | 11.29% |
| Know your game. |
  
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8 | 12.90% |
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10-06-2012, 06:04 PM
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Best 1-Sentence Advice
If you could only give one brief piece of advice to a student of the game...
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10-06-2012, 06:05 PM
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practice doesnt make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
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10-06-2012, 06:27 PM
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Never compromise the fluidity of your strokes.
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10-06-2012, 06:35 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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Hit the ball in
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10-06-2012, 07:10 PM
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Babolat Aero Pro Drive w/ Rpm Blast 53 and X-One Bi-Phase 55, Black/Orange Barricade 7 |
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10-06-2012, 07:40 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Swing the human racquet!
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Directory of Tennis Warehouse Clubs (courtesy of Mountain Ghost) http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=179307 |
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10-06-2012, 07:44 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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be stable, head still with eyes on ball for a great contact pt
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10-07-2012, 08:45 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Get into proper position so you can hit each shot, as much as possible, the same way.
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10-07-2012, 09:14 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Feel the joy.
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Head Extreme Pro IG // Luxilon 4G 1.25mm // 52# |
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10-07-2012, 11:19 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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There are many great 1 sentence advice out there but here is what really a game changer for me. Shoulder turn and use lose arms/grips. Simple but my game fall apart without it.
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Don't do your best, Do whatever It Takes |
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10-07-2012, 11:58 AM
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Use video to assess and improve your game.
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10-07-2012, 12:57 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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Keep your head still.
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10-07-2012, 01:12 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 9,289
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The biggest difference between different levels of play is the quality of shot preparation.
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10-07-2012, 01:15 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Treat every moment like it's an emergency. (Wish I could consistently follow my own advice!)
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10-07-2012, 01:15 PM
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My advice to a committed, developing player would be to always remember to finish the particular stroke irrespective of the situation or circumstances which they find themselves on court. Players can often remember everything else but forget to finish particularly when they find themselves in stress positions. Last edited by Torres : 10-07-2012 at 01:17 PM. |
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10-07-2012, 01:17 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Utah
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Keep the plane the same...
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Dave Smith: Author, Tennis Mastery/Coaching Mastery; Senior Editor, TennisOne; Dunlop Master Professional |
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10-07-2012, 01:26 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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You can learn more from losing than you can from winning.
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10-07-2012, 01:59 PM
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10-07-2012, 02:22 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Know your game and your limits.
So many people try to hit as hard as Federer, or put as much topspin on the ball as Nadal. We are not pros, and the more we accept our limitations the better we become at the game by not trying to smack the ball and making so many errors. If you keep your head still but swing as fast as you can, the ball will never go in; If you work solely on footwork, but you brush up on the ball like a monster to produce a shank, you will never be consistent; Even if you slow down your stroke to negate the first two possibilities, you will expect much more to happen than can actually occur. This is why I believe knowing your limitations (which includes knowing who you can and can't beat) is the best advice in one sentence. Even if the student doesn't understand it at first, he/she will eventually get it.
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I am an unpredictable player. Even I surprise myself with some of the shots I make. |
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10-07-2012, 02:48 PM
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Rookie
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 232
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Only use a PS 85 strung with natural gut and power pads and leaded to the feather weight of 13 oz, or else you won't win
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"The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself."-Goran Ivanišević |
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