free tennis tips

You may be thinking. What is the best way to generate more power with less effort on your forehand? If so. I'm glad you are. Because. In this post. I'm going to give you 3 tips for doing it and make sure you keep this simple when you try it out, okay? Cool. First. Make your unit turn...

YES. That is the exact question that you need to be asking yourself as you engage in warrior meditation with your tennis journal. My coaching philosophy on it is this. It's all about learning how to force your opponents into more errors in your matches! Think about it for a moment. The...

Okay. If you are ready to develop more power on your forehand. Listen up closely. Because. I'm getting ready to break it down for YOU. The forehand is one of the most important shots in tennis. Whether you're playing for fun or competitively, having a powerful forehand can make all the...

Alright guys. Look. I have to admit that I clown on this coach before because he was coaching Serena. But. After watching a few of his videos the other day, I have to admit this. He can actually coach, and he knows what he is talking about on the court... YES. The guy can coach. So...

Very frequently, many players with great technical movement manifest confidence issues because of the inconsistency of their strokes. They are convinced that this lack of consistency is a technical problem: that you must hit more in front, a better position, with more topspin, etc. While these...

Hey, what's up guys! Its your boy coming back at you today from a cold morning in Kansai, with another great tip or should I say tips, that can help you start performing better in your tennis matches. And at the end of the day. If you are a competitive tennis player. Your matchplay results...

Before we get into the tips, for your serve. Make sure that you get in the reps during practice, because the serve and the return of serve, are the two most important shots in the game. And the one mistake that I see happening at the junior and adult level is... (Lack of reps on the court)...

As a competitve tennis player. You have to have your tennis goals written down and you have to focus on working on them daily. But here is the catch... less is more!! The more you focus on your daily goals, the faster you will reach your ultimate goal. Which should be to reach your full...

The one handed backhand is a stroke that many adults and juniors struggle with... And there are 3 common mistakes that they are making to cause them to struggle with executing this shot. So, in this post. You are going to learn how to fix your backhand in weeks. First tip. Get your grip...

Since I wrote a post about watching the pros last time. I wanted to share Roger's video in slow motion as a follow up post for you guys. Here are some things to look out for while watching it. "His contact move is very smooth and compact, then after he makes contact with the ball, his head is...

They say the eyes never lie and it's true. You can learn tennis and develop your matchplay game faster by watching yourself play on video. And this is how you can do it... Set up the camera and video tape your strokes and your practice matches. Then after that, get your tennis journal and...

Are you ready to start winning more tennis matches? I would hope so. In this post. I'm going to show you how to start winning more matches very FAST, no matter what level you are playing at, it's all about givng yourself a chance to win the match. Before and during it. Here is the good news...

Since the majority of you guys will be playing doubles during competition. I wanted to share 3 things that you should be looking for in your partner or your next partner. So, let's jump right into them... One. Do we compliment each other? I'm refering to styles of play here. Make sure that...

Hey guys!! What's up? Getting ready to go to a Cherry Blossom party in Kyoto today, so it should be a GREAT day for me. In this post. I am going to give you 3 tips for hitting a more effective drop shot in your tennis matches, so make sure you start working on them as soon as you can in your...

Dear Tennis Players. Here is the deal... When you feel good and look good in your matches, you play GOOD in them. The way you think, will always affects how you feel and that affects how you play in matches or in practice!! I was watching a girl yesterday in Nara who, just verbally abused...

First let me say this to you guys. My coaching philosophy has changed on this matchplay tip. I used to teach my players to focus on the end results before matches and then get in the RIGHT training before their matches. But. Now, I try to stress to them. "To focus on their performance and...

The great Arthur Ashe stated at one time. 80% of all tennis matches are decided before they are even played!! I agree with him too. But. "I would go even further and say that the number is more higher than that now, somewhere like 95%!!" This is why you should be working on your mental game...

Okay guys. Since learning to serve is one of the most difficult things to do in tennis, I wanted to share this system with your today, that I think can help you learn how to serve in 1 month or less. But, for that to happen. You must commit to testing out this system you are about to learn...

We hear it all the time from tennis coaches. (You must develop a solid foundation for developing a solid matchplay game). And it's true. Your success as a competitive tennis player starts with your foundation. With that being the case. Here are 3 tips to help you get started off on the...

Okay so. The first thing that I have to mention to you guys here is this... "The serve and the return of serve are the 2 most important shots in tennis, but yet they are the least worked on in practice by most players." Go figure that one out!! Just doesn't make sense does it? And. That...

Yesterday I watched my friends student lose a match in Nara. And man was it painful for both her and him to watch. Because she was making the same mistakes that most players make when dealing with these pushers. So, let me share with you, what I shared with her after the match. Don't ever...

WARNING!!! Don't even think about taking another tennis lesson until you read this post!!! I'm serious too!!! Did you that... 90% of all tennis students, never really improve in their development, in their lessons? That's a fact too,so with that being the case. Here are 3 reasons why you...

Did you know that 90% of all competitive tennis players never reach their full potential? YES. Less than 10% of all of the players out there that are playing right now, will reach their full potential!!! Well, there is the reason for this and I am going to tell you... most don't understand...

Before I get into the post. There is something that I want to say to you readers out there... as you can see from the comments on many of my post. (90% of the people on this site have no idea or coaching philosophy about learning or playing the game.) So, Make sure that you don't listen to...

Okay guys. Here are 4 tips that can help you quickly and easily, start winning more tennis matches. So... go grab a pen and some paper and write them down please. The first thing that you should do is... Develop solid service game. For both your first and second serve. Then in your tennis...

So, today. I wanted to address some coaching myths that have been going on for too long. Because, they need to be corrected like yesterday. Again, I want to point out that. I have already tested these tips out on many tennis students here in Kansai. So, you can be sure that I am not...

Okay, so today I want to talk about a very important topic that is holding many tennis players back. Here is the thing that you have to keep in mind. As you move up in the rankings. You will have to deal with better players and these players will be sending you a lot of power and if you can't...

Okay so... I know a lot of you aren't going to get what I am about to say here and that's okay, because this post isn't for YOU. But. For you other tennis students with an open mind and want to reach your full potential, you can use this concept to start developing your strokes in weeks. I...

Before every tennis match. Prepare yourself mentally for dealing with certain situations that you may face during the match. You should be actually picturing yourself executing your shots in these situations, in your mind. Now. Here are 3 situations that you should focus on getting your...

What most tennis players don't know is that. Tennis Champions are always asking themselves the right questions and this is very powerful, it helps them to self-coach, self- direct and self-correct themselves in their careers. They know that. It's more about reaching your full potential as a...