J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
Getting to the point where I feel like I should start writing stuff down so it doesn't die with me.
I'd like to use this thread as a parking lot for some of my thoughts and a sort of AMA.
I know a lot of this won't make sense initially. I plan to flesh it out and explain in more detain as we go along.
Section I: Groundstrokes
1) Teach the hand path, relax the hand incrementally in order to give the racquet more agency within the swing path as timing improves.
2) Teach organization of the feet. The stronger the incoming ball, the more the feet must be organized to receive. The weaker the incoming ball, the more the feet may be organized to facilitate the outgoing ball.
3) Teach movement patterns.
Left <==> Right
Forward <==> Backward
Left Diagonal <==> Right Diagonal
Right Diagonal <==> Left Diagonal
4) Explain recovery points, proactive and reactive based on outgoing shots. Avoid shots which cannot be recovered from.
5) As level and competence increase the lower body assumes more of the burden of the shot, this allows the hand to make small adjustments to control the shot and improve accuracy.
6) Dynamic stability is achieved by having a clear understanding of the path to the ball, the organization behind it, and the path to the recovery point. As level increases deceleration becomes more important than acceleration.
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Section II: Volleys
1) Teach proper grip and shoulder turn for racquet face alignment perpendicular to flight path. Focus on shoulder turn and contact in the middle of the strings.
2) Starting at net, increase distance from the net until footwork becomes necessary.
3) Teach articulation of the racquet face to deal with incoming ball height and trajectory.
4) Teach footwork from deep within the transition area.
5) Bridge the gap between transition volleys which are mostly with the feet and net volleys which are mostly with the hands.
6) Teach routes and timing of the steps to deal with various situations.
Section III: Serves
1) Familiarize the grip and feeling different ratios of spin and power adjusted by turning the hand more or less into contact. Easiest done bouncing the ball on the ground.
2) Work through spatial orientation and hand path vs. stringbed direction.
3) Experiment with effects of different spin directions on flight path and toss locations required to facilitate the spin directions.
4) Organize the lower body to correlate with the grip and swing direction. Assure hip alignment corespondes to grip.
5) Add handspeed, recruit from lower body being sure to maintain balance before and through contact and landing.
6) Build routine, wind up and split step and recovery into the serve.
J
I'd like to use this thread as a parking lot for some of my thoughts and a sort of AMA.
I know a lot of this won't make sense initially. I plan to flesh it out and explain in more detain as we go along.
Section I: Groundstrokes
1) Teach the hand path, relax the hand incrementally in order to give the racquet more agency within the swing path as timing improves.
2) Teach organization of the feet. The stronger the incoming ball, the more the feet must be organized to receive. The weaker the incoming ball, the more the feet may be organized to facilitate the outgoing ball.
3) Teach movement patterns.
Left <==> Right
Forward <==> Backward
Left Diagonal <==> Right Diagonal
Right Diagonal <==> Left Diagonal
4) Explain recovery points, proactive and reactive based on outgoing shots. Avoid shots which cannot be recovered from.
5) As level and competence increase the lower body assumes more of the burden of the shot, this allows the hand to make small adjustments to control the shot and improve accuracy.
6) Dynamic stability is achieved by having a clear understanding of the path to the ball, the organization behind it, and the path to the recovery point. As level increases deceleration becomes more important than acceleration.
---
Section II: Volleys
1) Teach proper grip and shoulder turn for racquet face alignment perpendicular to flight path. Focus on shoulder turn and contact in the middle of the strings.
2) Starting at net, increase distance from the net until footwork becomes necessary.
3) Teach articulation of the racquet face to deal with incoming ball height and trajectory.
4) Teach footwork from deep within the transition area.
5) Bridge the gap between transition volleys which are mostly with the feet and net volleys which are mostly with the hands.
6) Teach routes and timing of the steps to deal with various situations.
Section III: Serves
1) Familiarize the grip and feeling different ratios of spin and power adjusted by turning the hand more or less into contact. Easiest done bouncing the ball on the ground.
2) Work through spatial orientation and hand path vs. stringbed direction.
3) Experiment with effects of different spin directions on flight path and toss locations required to facilitate the spin directions.
4) Organize the lower body to correlate with the grip and swing direction. Assure hip alignment corespondes to grip.
5) Add handspeed, recruit from lower body being sure to maintain balance before and through contact and landing.
6) Build routine, wind up and split step and recovery into the serve.
J
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