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Here's a quick guide on what exactly mushin technique is and how to practice it. http://timrosanelli.blogspot.com/2011/09/two-easy-steps-to-achieve-mushin-state.html?m=1 I found this several years ago. I've worked it into my game. I use it primarily with return of serve and volleying. I...

Dishonest

It would mean that for every possible game state there would be a known optimal decision. That's a big deal. It would be the most useful resource in tennis history.

It's worth considering that a genius level physicist could probably model and solve tennis in a couple days. Now that I've said that, I get to sit back and watch people respond to things I've never said. *pops popcorn*

If they're not retaining the lesson it's likely due to them not practicing and reinforcing outside of the lesson. Talk to the parents about it. If practice and maintenance isn't in the cards, I'd shift the approach. Make it more about having fun, getting fit, and developing a passion for the...

I wish someone would have taught me to forget flat hitting and to focus on learning all the spin variations, especially sidespin.... It took me over a decade to learn that its better to hit every single shot with some sidespin. Also, open stance. I wish my dad and coaches never discouraged me...

Makes sense, mechanically speaking. And is congruent with what we see from most pros.

Brother, if improving is hard and frustrating for you then you need to find a different approach. I've been constantly improving at this game for over a decade and have never been frustrated by the process, never found it difficult. I don't think I'm some tennis savant or gifted athlete or...

Dude, **** that guy. TBH, I'd go full Karen on this guy. Lodge a complaint with his superior and withdraw your patronage. I hate saying stuff like this, but: he needs to learn his lesson.

Support UTR, support your local community tennis association. If we want different US coaching organizations to survive and thrive we need to become wholly independent from the USTA. Clubs need to cut the umbilical cord and to bypass the USTA altogether. Clubs are more or less required to have...

TBH I agree, that particular exchange was my trying a different strategy with Roger. He's been harassing me and making false accusations about me ever since I got to this forum... used to **** me off quite a bit. This time I tried toying with him, but unfortunately that's want Roger wants. He...

Can MTM even afford to host a luncheon these days? I've heard a certain -ology has been hogging all the loot.

Oh hey, the guy with a history of being intentionally dishonest is continuing to be intentionally dishonest. Neat. I love it when I'm right.

What do you mean by 'only opens the left side'?

It's a sequence. Both hands on the throat about until the ball bounces, then immediately point offhand to the side fence once you take your hand off the throat. So, taken out of sequence, these tips do contradict, but when you look at the context of how it synchronizes then they actually...

... you've jumped to several conclusions here... not to mention you've snuck in several false premises. You might want to double check your train of thought. MTM interests me, so yeah, I show up when MTM topics are being discussed. I'd love to see the mental gymnastics you go through trying to...

I knew you were referring to Oscar Wegner... I brought up the "who's Oscar?" thing to point out that a.) he's living in your head rent free. b.) you're being intentionally dishonest when you accuse people of being him

I got the certification in 2015 but I disconnected from the organization around like 2017-2018} I have actually put in multiple requests to revoke my certification and take me off their page... no responses.

You're making a false equivalence. It's not a silly question. But... given your history on this forum and the fact that you're already repeatedly demonstrated that you're not a reliable evaluator of anything... your 'silly' assessment is... well... dismissable. For real, who is Oscar, and why...

Does this mean we'll be getting progress update videos?

Who's oscar? Why don't you think it's a better question? Perhaps I could rephrase: I think it's a more interesting question. Leads down more potential avenues.

I think there's a better question to be asking here, better than "are there any pros who intentionally hit the lower than the sweetspot?" IMO The better question is "would pros gain performance benefit they intentionally hit below the sweet spot?"

Good post. Solid stuff here that everyone could benefit from. One thing though: Don't forget the second half of this tip. Pull your elbow back and around to help initiate shoulder rotation. If you point but don't pull then you may as well not point at all, imo...

Not even close

In a nutshell... smartness maximizes potential future states. Smartness wants to have as many options as possible. In the tennis context, this means we can call shots/decisions that give us more future states "smart". Hitting the net takes away options, hitting over the net and into the court...

Spray bottle with 80% iso alcohol

????????? I mean... nice tutorial... but I can't help but think that you have undisclosed motives behind your sharing of said tutorial

Wait, you skipped a step. Why is it a problem? Why do you want to fix it? Do you frequently hit long? Or something else?

Yes, "ATP Takeback" and "Pat the Dog" aren't always necessary. My hunch as of late is that everything that happens prior to the slot is pretty much decorative and unnecessary.

Rather than putting your second serve toss over your left shoulder, try putting it over your right clavicle and toss it slightly into the court. You won't get pure topspin this way, more like top-slice, but I think it's a healthier and more natural toss location. Toss over your left shoulder...