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This sentence holds the secret to your failure: I know what I am supposed to be doing but it deserts me. Let us know what is it that you should be doing... I think you should be playing and there is no thinking in that. Whatever you think you "should" be doing means, that you are thinking...

Yes, I have a video of a pusher. ;) Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YxD3xyfuEQ By the way, the score was 6:1 for the pusher (they played only one set).

The pusher just shows the truth. First, who wants it more. They are ready to stay on court for 4 hours if needed and you might get impatient or tired or just bored. In that case, they want the win more than you do so they DESERVE to win. The reason why pushers make you mad is because you...

What typically happens when someone tries to explain things to you is that they analyze something that happened naturally. Why would you change your grip? How you hold the racquet is the consequence of how you want to hit the ball. Read that again and again until you really get it. The grip...

Lots of free mental and strategy tips on Tennis Mind Game . com (if I post a full link I get ****. Why?) Will offer instructional videos soon, right now there are only some warm up drills, look into Tennis Drills section.

Solid advice for beating an average player. That is why you got that advice. Most players know how to beat (mentally) average opponents. You don't have to beat them. Keep the ball in play and they will beat themselves. But do that against a good player and you are history. You almost have no...

Beliefs and self-sabotage The reason why you play the way you play is that you believe something and then you act (play) accrodingly. When you play a worse player you believe that you CAN and SHOULD beat him. So you play according to that belief. And when you play a player your level...

The best strategies against pushers are: 1. Attack the net! Their shots usually don’t have any pace (that’s why they are called pushers…) so you’ll have lots of chances at the net. They know that too so expect many lobs… 2. Get them out of their comfort zone! Bring them to the net and serve...

It's very simple: you aim too steep (down). Solution: Aim deeper. But no, it gives such satisfaction to hit the ball with a thump into the ground, ha? You are paying the price for your ego... :) Win the point and the match, don't humiliate your opponent.

No, you are not mentally weak, you just start thinking as you already found out and this interferes with your automatic natural swings. If you cannot just switch off your mind - which is usually the case - then you need to keep your mind occupied with something. I suggest you read Inner...

Hi to both of you and yes I am Tomaz Mencinger from this site. TommyM is just my nick for the forum. If you are unsure about the ebook please ask me. I'd be happy to answer your questions. And about 14.95$ - my friend from USA says that 15$ for Americans is nothing and that I should charge...

If you want to learn how to play under pressure you must first know what is going on in your mind and how that affects your play. When you realize that your mind is just running too fast - in overload - and that it prevents you from thinking clearly and executing cleanly, then you must find out...

Interesting question... I'm just working on a Tennis Strategy encylopedia :) and I'll let you guys know when it's finished. One tip - when you assess your opponent's weaknesses and find one or two, first check whether you are skilled enough to really exploit them. I see many players change...

When you have a bad day you have a bad day. Sounds funny, but most players don't see it that way. Let me explain - when you have a bad day DO NOT try to play like on a normal day or even on a good day. Why? Because you are having a bad day! When you accept the reality of that day then you do...

You have just analyzed everything as it is. So let me put it the same way as you did so that you can decide more easily: 1. You go ahead 5:2 by playing aggressively 2. At 5:2 you change your game to more passive game 3. Your opponent catches up to 5:4 4. You then see that it's getting...

Here in Europe almost everyone plays mini tennis. It's just a start, most people don't spend more than one or two minutes with it. The main benefits are that you warm up your joints - especially wrists. I also immediately start fixing my eyes on the ball and moving lightly. It helps with...

Well since you aleady won... Did you remember what tips you gave yourself to be able to play like that? How did you make yourself calm? What did you say to yourself? What was your mindset? BTW: my website is all about mental tennis tips. http://www.tennismindgame.com

I agree with the above and here are some "cognitive" questions: 1. If I play the lazy way and not give all my best what will the end result likely be? Is that important to me? How will this affect me in the long run? 2. If I "push" through the laziness and really pump up myself - what will...

I used to play to enjoy the fight, to beat someone, to prove to myself that I can play. This "era" lasted 10 years. Then I realized that I play such a good game (at least in my opinion) that I don't have to prove it or beat anyone. No one can take that away from me. It's my reality, my view on...

If you are interested in the mental/mind part of the tennis game then you might wanna check this site: http://www.tennismindgame.com

I think you may be missing a point here. Technique is not rated in tennis like in artistic skating or gymnastics. The real question is what happens with your shot? How does the ball fly? What's wrong with your shot? Where does it land? Does the ball lack spin or what? What's the problem...

It takes many repetitions for a new technique to become automatic. It can range from 5000 to 25000 repetitions. And it's NOT your responsibility. Your body will adapt when it will. You can't force this but you CAN slow down things. If you are too impatient and constantly thinking about the...

Really not possible to find a specific answer to this one but if I may make my guess - I'd say at least 1 level. I personally have experience of beating players with much better strokes, better movement and being better physcially prepared than me. They looked at least 1 level better. (on...

I like to use the inner game approach which works very well. If I have a player that wants to hit hard I feed his some balls and ask him to hit hard. So he does and usually uses a lot of muscle. I also ask him to remember the speed of his shots. After 15-20 shots I ask him if he can hit with...

Here are some ideas of what to do when you are a better player playing someone "not so good". I used to play with many more weaker players than with better players, so I was looking for ideas on how to improve DESPITE playing with weaker ones. Here they go: - always serve on his better side -...

One useful thing is to think about "fast" and not "hard". If you think "hard", then you automatically start using too many muscles becuase you think you need strength. But if you think "fast" then your arm becomes loose and you can generate tremendous speed. Just a neat mind trick. ;)

Your feeling for the shots will come back EXACTLY when it comes back. ;) There is NO WAY you can force this process. What you can do is play your game, ACCEPT that you lost some feel during those 4 days and WAIT until it comes back. If you do accept that your feeling is lost a little then...

It all starts with the MIND. Seeing the ball to the racquet does not work best if your thoughts are already racing ahead in the future, even if it is just 0,5 seconds. That means that you must force your head down since your head follows your thoughts (your anticipation of what happens next)...

Maybe one more point: when you play down the line the racquet face usually remains longer in the same position compared to the shot crosscourt when it's much more natural to roll the racquet over the ball.

This is mostly a matter of mastery. ;) The blocking motion that you describe is lack of timing and so the player is actually "looking" for the ball "somewhere there" in front. That's why he has to keep to racquet face the same for an extended period of time so that he can still play with good...