Steady Eddy
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Any tennis wisdom from all those court hours?
So much this.Fitness and footwork should be 70% of practice.
OMGFitness and footwork should be 70% of practice.
OMG
I gotta find another sport!
I should never have watched my tennis on video!
I've been thinking about this. I'm in a little town, and they guys here don't even warm up with volleys for doubles. I suspect this might be because the volley LOOKS so simple to them, that they think it's a skill that doesn't even need to be learned. Just like I've known some golfers who shun putting because they think "Well, anybody can putt."Practice volleying, a lot. Don't just stand around hitting groundstrokes all day like everyone else.
You will be such a better player in the future.
Carrying unnecessary weight really destroys your tennis. In tennis, unlike golf, the ball isn't just sitting there in front of you, and you get lot of bad hops. So you can be as big as John Daly and still golf. I hardly ever see plus sized tennis players even in local championships. Even if you have great strokes, you have to move well.I wish someone would have explained how important it is to be relaxed, e.g. no tension in your arm, wrist, etc. I used to try to muscle the ball for some unknown reason.
Also, footwork. That should have been half of every lesson I took. I feel like tennis is 80% footwork.
Yes, you can do down a really bad hole and then never climb out. I'm sure many instructors would rather have a complete beginner than someone who has acquired many bad habits.Get coaching immediately, dont reinforce bad habits and THEN try and change them.
Get a camera (or use a smartphone) and video yourself.
Fitness and footwork should be 70% of practice.
Solid.Get coaching immediately, dont reinforce bad habits and THEN try and change them.
Get a camera (or use a smartphone) and video yourself.
Any tennis wisdom from all those court hours?
Vic Braden was awesome. He had a big role in popularizing tennis. RIP Vic.After I got into coaching high school teams and some teaching, I eventually also found a copy of Mental Tennis by Vic Braden. I see my tennis life as pretty much two distinct phases; before Braden and after. I don't remember when this book first came out - I found an affordable copy in paperback around '04 - but if I had read this back in high school or college, it would have probably altered the course of my life.
I could blather about this and that, but the bottom line is that I can't recommend this book enough. After reading and chewing over Vic's wisdom, I became a substantially better coach and player. Bonus points for easy reading - his style of storytelling was hilarious![]()
Fitness and footwork should be 70% of practice.
Let's be realistic here. In a perfect world sure, but how many people would stick with tennis if they had to first focus on footwork and fitness? Beginning players ARE working on footwork and fitness by playing tennis.I would have seriously avoided any lessons on strokes and taken all lessons on footwork.
Fitness and footwork should be 70% of practice.
like the comment above?Don't listen to people on Talk Tennis. They are constantly wrong!![]()
Yes, and this one. And whatever comes after this!like the comment above?
playing with different ways to counter a drop shot, etc.
Any tennis wisdom from all those court hours?