skills i can use to improve my game that i can do at home :)
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Play table tennis or air hockey to quicken reactions for return of serve and volleying.
Hit shadow groundies from in front of a mirror to see you strokes, groove them, and repeat them.
Stroke thru your volleys, from ankle high to overhead, to check for flaws in the stroke...thru the mirror.
Stand in center of room, turn shoulders like your hitting, then move quickly fully left and right.
Stand in front of room, turn shoulders, and side crabwalk quickly to the back of the room
Excercise, jog in place, ride stationary bike.
Play some workout tapes to get aerobic and anerobically fit. Do the excercises.
Hit shadow groundies from in front of a mirror to see you strokes, groove them, and repeat them.
Stroke thru your volleys, from ankle high to overhead, to check for flaws in the stroke...thru the mirror.
Stand in center of room, turn shoulders like your hitting, then move quickly fully left and right.
Stand in front of room, turn shoulders, and side crabwalk quickly to the back of the room
Excercise, jog in place, ride stationary bike.
Play some workout tapes to get aerobic and anerobically fit. Do the excercises.
jigar
Professional
If you get physically tired playing long hours of tennis, don't go for hard workouts at home.
The side to side and forward to back workouts can literally kill your movement if you practice them hard enough.
Don't shadow swing if your arm is tired from tennis.
You need a break, because you're not yet trained to go 5 days a week, 5 hours a day.
The side to side and forward to back workouts can literally kill your movement if you practice them hard enough.
Don't shadow swing if your arm is tired from tennis.
You need a break, because you're not yet trained to go 5 days a week, 5 hours a day.
I wouldn't play ping pong though. The way to add spin is very different from tennis, and since i started with ping pong and then took up tennis, my tennis slice always pops up. perhaps if you used a bat that didn't have the rubber and only had the wood it could work.
Will Wilson
Semi-Pro
Ball toss and jump rope
Here are two things you can do in 20 minutes that will make a real difference. Skip rope for 10-15 minutes a day and you will notice a clear improvement in your foot quickness and some improvement in conditioning. The other thing is to practice your ball toss for the serve. Most people do not have a reliable toss - I've seen serves improve greatly in a short period of time by grooving a proper ball toss. Just make sure you have some reference point to check to make sure your toss is the proper height.
Here are two things you can do in 20 minutes that will make a real difference. Skip rope for 10-15 minutes a day and you will notice a clear improvement in your foot quickness and some improvement in conditioning. The other thing is to practice your ball toss for the serve. Most people do not have a reliable toss - I've seen serves improve greatly in a short period of time by grooving a proper ball toss. Just make sure you have some reference point to check to make sure your toss is the proper height.
West Coast Ace
G.O.A.T.
^^^ The old Sampras drill. And to help this, I'd throw in 'learn to juggle 3 balls'.
