djosbun
Rookie
I scheduled a one hour lesson with a local teaching pro. My wife and two sons (11 & 5) joined me. What was cool was that we had our lesson at the Kinder Family Tennis Venter in Mason, Ohio (facility for Western & Southern Open).
Our teacher Cathy was great!! I learned how to hit a proper forehand, and tried to make sure my follow thru was perfect, and how to hit a two-handed backhand. The drills we ran were challenging yet fun!! Cathy did a great job with my sons.
I didn't really have any expectations but I walked away extremely happy with how my first ever lesson went. My 11 year old didn't want to go but on the drive home he said he was glad he went. Success!!
I hope to have a lesson every other week. It's just too expensive to do it weekly but I really want to push myself and get up to speed as quickly as possible, since I want to join a local team asap.
I believe my instructor is associated with the tennis center, and I can see why. She was detailed enough with me (which I wanted) but cut the boys enough slack so they felt great about their play afterward.
Dave
Our teacher Cathy was great!! I learned how to hit a proper forehand, and tried to make sure my follow thru was perfect, and how to hit a two-handed backhand. The drills we ran were challenging yet fun!! Cathy did a great job with my sons.
I didn't really have any expectations but I walked away extremely happy with how my first ever lesson went. My 11 year old didn't want to go but on the drive home he said he was glad he went. Success!!
I hope to have a lesson every other week. It's just too expensive to do it weekly but I really want to push myself and get up to speed as quickly as possible, since I want to join a local team asap.
I believe my instructor is associated with the tennis center, and I can see why. She was detailed enough with me (which I wanted) but cut the boys enough slack so they felt great about their play afterward.
Dave