How to get in the zone / flow easily?!

[FailBetter]

Just played a practice match with a friend today. After the match we just played some balls before finishing.

And there it happened again...enter the zone.. we had such a grad really we hit about i dont know.. something between 50-100 times.. and we hit full strokes I mean not just keeping the ball in it was a rally high level.

and during the rally I thought about being in the Zone and that was no problem it was just amazing..

I realized that when I hit some balls after a practice match that happens quite a lot.. Just hitting with a kind of "relaxed focus"

So my Question did you have similar experiences? How is it possible to get in the zone a little bit faster and not only when I was already hitting for about 2 hours?

 

[mikeler]

If you figure it out, write a book on it and make a few nickels.

 

[mbm0912]

Just played a practice match with a friend today. After the match we just played some balls before finishing.

And there it happened again...enter the zone.. we had such a grad really we hit about i dont know.. something between 50-100 times.. and we hit full strokes I mean not just keeping the ball in it was a rally high level.

and during the rally I thought about being in the Zone and that was no problem it was just amazing..

I realized that when I hit some balls after a practice match that happens quite a lot.. Just hitting with a kind of "relaxed focus"

So my Question did you have similar experiences? How is it possible to get in the zone a little bit faster and not only when I was already hitting for about 2 hours?

I experience this daily, and nothing feels better than getting to this state. I like your username FailBetter, are you a Wawrinka fan? I actually find I've been telling myself to "fail better" at things, and I like this approach.

 

[SpinToWin]

It comes for me with great exhaustion. I just stop thinking about playing a shot and do it. Alternatively it comes with great practice. If I'm in a tournament that spans a few days and I play every day, then on the last day I'll be the most "in the zone" and play shots I could only dream of on the first day.

 

[FailBetter]

I experience this daily, and nothing feels better than getting to this state. I like your username FailBetter, are you a Wawrinka fan? I actually find I've been telling myself to "fail better" at things, and I like this approach.

Yes I'm Wawrinka Fan and i also like this approach.. it's about working hard and try it again and again.. i think mindest is not just for sports its also for the daily life

It comes for me with great exhaustion. I just stop thinking about playing a shot and do it. Alternatively it comes with great practice. If I'm in a tournament that spans a few days and I play every day, then on the last day I'll be the most "in the zone" and play shots I could only dream of on the first day.

I know normally when youre thinking about being in the zone you re already off but today it was different.. i was thinking but staying in the zone

Maybe thats the reason why the pros sometimes have problems in the first rounds of a tournament because they also need sometime to get "iN"

 

[LeeD]

Of course, nobody can decide to "get into the zone".
But, you can help it along some, by getting good sleep, have rested muscles and a fresh, eager mind, positive attitude and a good work ethic.

 

[colowhisper]

Man I wish I knew how to get into the zone at will, it feels so good. But I certainly know how to get OUT of the zone: any thoughts whatsoever about the mechanical aspects of swinging or movement will return me to a state of non zoneness in an instant.

 

[SpinToWin]

Got in the zone for a while today while playing. Started hitting unreal shots and sprinted to a 5-0 lead in 20 minutes. Then started thinking too much and nearly lost the match :lol:

 

[blip]

practice match = zoneable
after practice match hitting = very zoneable

Playing a match that counts = unlikely to zone.

I played a guy in playoffs and when I showed up from my nap, he was in full practice zone. No matter our warm up, he was much more ready to play than I.