FuzzyYellowBalls
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For the amount of talk the split-step gets, it's not an equal amount of bang for the buck.
I learned only to do it on approach shots. To my surprise I realize I already do it naturally on serve return and baseline shots, without thinking. But, I'd like to do a match or a tournament where I force myself to never split step and still win. I've seen a lot of awkward split stepping in the wild lately, I wonder if it is that beneficial to focus so much on it if footwork is already pretty bad. It looks a little awkward. What benefits this has to learning tennis, I'm not sure, but this is a random thought I had after seeing "split step" mentioned in a few lists of tips for improving tennis, especially at the top of the list.
I learned only to do it on approach shots. To my surprise I realize I already do it naturally on serve return and baseline shots, without thinking. But, I'd like to do a match or a tournament where I force myself to never split step and still win. I've seen a lot of awkward split stepping in the wild lately, I wonder if it is that beneficial to focus so much on it if footwork is already pretty bad. It looks a little awkward. What benefits this has to learning tennis, I'm not sure, but this is a random thought I had after seeing "split step" mentioned in a few lists of tips for improving tennis, especially at the top of the list.