Tennisplayer.net: convince me to sign up

[Pirc Defense]

I'll admit that I want to, in the first place. My hesitation stems from the fact that I don't know what I'll get there, compared to what adds up to be a heck of a lot of really good, free information from various places on the net. Free and well-written articles, which tennisplayer.net boasts, are readily available from quite a few sources. How do the tennisplayer.net articles differ?

For those of you that have a membership at tennisplayer.net, HOW do you use the site? Are the articles groundbreaking (and game-enhancing) enough that they pay for the subscription themselves? Do you watch the clips over and over? Would that even help your game? Have you sent video in and had it analyzed? Do they do that? Did it help?

My longtime mantra has been to never pay for stuff on the web, because you can get stuff for free, that differs very little in quality. Convince me otherwise?

Thanks.

 

[Thereallovebone]

You can't get the stuff they offer at tennisplayer.net for free.
Thousands of high quality videos of the best pros in the world at your disposal. Expert instruction from many different pros. And my experience has been that John Yandell will bend over backwards to make sure and answer any specific queston you have about technique. An EXCELLENT value all the way around.

 

[slice bh compliment]

Reasons to be a member at tennisplayer.net

1] Video. The best. No real need for any other reasons, but just in case:
2] The guy who runs it and the writers cater to the serious player and fan.
3] The forum is pure tennis talk. Smart people who love tennis. Mostly insiders, it seems.
4] It's basically risk-free. You can go month-to-month, but you save money if you take the full-year deal.

So, if you want to analyze strokes yourself, learn about actually PLAYING the game from well-researched, intelligent articles (not the same old 'teaching pro conjecture' stuff you see elsewhere), check it out for a month.

I was nervous about shelling out good money for it, too, but I felt better after the first few minutes. Plus, I rationalized the expense by not hitting the 'add to cart' button on some Nadal pants and a pair of 'my serve-your serve' dampers. (Sarcasm icon here)

To answer your other questions:
No, I haven't sent them a clip of my strokes, but I have watched the videos and they help. Visualization is the way I learn.

Later.

 

[Mahboob Khan]

Why should we convince you? I do believe, however, that the site is awesome. I am in the teaching business for 25 years now, and I do learn from this and other sites and sources! I am convinced, but I am not sure about you!

 

[Fred132]

If you are a serious tennis player, and you pick up just one really useable concept, one "aha!" moment per year that elevates the quality of your play and helps you win matches...to me, that's worth the yearly cost.

 

[Pirc Defense]

If you are a serious tennis player, and you pick up just one really useable concept, one "aha!" moment per year that elevates the quality of your play and helps you win matches...to me, that's worth the yearly cost.

That's the thing. I pick up plenty of "aha!" moments, but they're all from free sources. This forum is one of those sources. Over the course of a year I'm going to learn some things that make a difference in my game, and perhaps win me an extra tournament game or so.

My question is how those "aha!" moments differ at tennisplayer.net. This is the criteria I'm using to justify purchasing a membership, when there is just gobs of free stuff out there.

I also don't think that looking at the video of the pros would be that much of a help. For me, anyway. The pros don't always use the best technique; that is, they often succeed despite poor technique, because their talent is so great (McEnroe, for instance. Nobody is taught to volley like him).

I'm just really struggling with spending money for tennis info when there is so much out there for free. Dunno.

 

[Fred132]

For one thing, don't sell the really good video short. I became a convert after going to Indian Wells this year. I watched hour after hour of pros hitting world class shots, up close, from different angles. When I got back to my club I hit with my pro, he was dumbfounded at how much better I was hitting the ball. I'm a believer now.

Really good video is the next best thing to being there. And I don't think you're going to get that for free.

 

[FiveO]

Its everything slice bh compliment says it is.

I also don't think that looking at the video of the pros would be that much of a help. For me, anyway. The pros don't always use the best technique; that is, they often succeed despite poor technique, because their talent is so great (McEnroe, for instance. Nobody is taught to volley like him).

This is true to an extent, but the instruction, as described in another post, is aimed at serious players. The analysis gets past the individual pro's idiosyncrasies and gets to the core stroke commonalities which make those strokes so effective. That analysis makes the pro's strokes applicable to the amateur. I'm a member of tennisplayer and tennisone. The video, analysis and instructional articles @ tennisplayer.net are all done on a higher level.

 

[Ken]

I just joined myself, I've always been an athlete but I haven't had much of a chance to learn about the smaller points of the game, and good strokes. I go to a coach every now and then, and occasionally he helps work out something that improves my game. But most of the time, I don't have any guidance on the court. Almost everything I know is from personal experience, or finding some small tip that helps me a lot from my rare visits to a coach or on these forums. On a side note, a lot of these are from Bill.

I'm hoping the in-depth articles and videos will change this -I know for sure I have a lot to work out in my game. So far, after two hours of it, I'm convinced. You won't find truckloads of articles, but EVERY single one on there is extensive, has plenty of pictures and videos embedded into them for visual learners, and explains everything thoroughly. And there's more than enough to absorb for a month.

On a side note, there ARE truckloads of videos. It's fun looking through all of them. All high quality.

edit:: Definitely try it for a month at least. You can decide after that. One tennis lesson is already more than 20 bucks, and the content on tennisplayer.net is worth much more than one lesson.

 

[Leon]

I also hesitated at first, but I love the web site. For $20 per month you get so much of an instruction.

There are great articles by coaches like Lensdort and Nick Boleterrie, and no it's different from the free ones.
There billions of pro stroke analysis. The section about tennis myth, well worth $20 by itself, there are so many things we are told to do, that are not.
John is an expert in video analysis and he does it perfectly.
Every once in a while more articles and videos are added.
I learn already so much about technique, and I do take lessons.
You can't get better deal for $20, I'm going to continue my subscription.

 

[Leon]

Free and well-written articles, which tennisplayer.net boasts, are readily available from quite a few sources. How do the tennisplayer.net articles differ?

Every article has a supported video, pictures, that you can watch frame by frame. The articles them self are very well written and of the highest quality, very clear and easy to understand. Many of them written by world class coaches.

For those of you that have a membership at tennisplayer.net, HOW do you use the site?

I mostly read the articles, watch the videos, there are billions of tips you will pick up.

Are the articles groundbreaking (and game-enhancing) enough that they pay for the subscription themselves?

Absolutely, there are so many misconceptions, and frame by frame analysis the best way to learn about it. Picture never lies.

Do you watch the clips over and over?

Not really. John does a great job at explaining, what to watch. So for example now, I can really compare different pro strokes, and I know what I want to copy and what not.

Would that even help your game?

Absolutely, my game improved 100%

Have you sent video in and had it analyzed? Do they do that? Did it help?

I didn't do it yet, but already posted few questions, and received answers from John himself. There is place in forum where you can ask John question directly, he answers very promptly

My longtime mantra has been to never pay for stuff on the web, because you can get stuff for free, that differs very little in quality. Convince me otherwise?

You can't get this staff any where else for free, period.

 

[Pirc Defense]

Since nobody that has joined has voiced regret, and due to the positive reviews on this thread and elsewhere on this site, I'll join. Dang armtwisters.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[papa]

You know, this is somewhat like being a coin or stamp collector (which I'm not). You can get probably 60% of the stamps or coins fairly easy and rather inexpensive like the face value of the coin or stamp. However, if you choose to expand your collection beyond the "standard" stuff, its going to cost you - the more extensive your collection, the more "missing" items are going to cost.

Tennis is similiar. One can acquire a fairly good understanding of the game from "free" stuff and if you really look and study the game you can do much better. However, don't fool yourself into thinking that everything in life is free and easily available - things aren't quite that simply. Most of these sites are run by people who know what they are doing - its just a matter of what its worth to you. However, I've seen and played against people at fairly high levels that never have had a lesson - at least thats what they claim.

 

[gzhpcu]

I am interested too, but would like to know how it compares quality-wise to tennisone. Anybody know?

 

[Marius_Hancu]

For one thing, don't sell the really good video short. I became a convert after going to Indian Wells this year. I watched hour after hour of pros hitting world class shots, up close, from different angles. When I got back to my club I hit with my pro, he was dumbfounded at how much better I was hitting the ball. I'm a believer now.

Yes, watching good tennis definitely makes you play better.

 

[YEMntFtb]

www.tennisone.com is a better site and worth the money

 

[FiveO]

I'll just quote my earlier post:

I'm a member of tennisplayer and tennisone. The video, analysis and instructional articles @ tennisplayer.net are all done on a higher level.

 

[Ken]

Tennisplayer has a LOT better videos, and from what I've heard, a lot more informative articles.

I'm pretty sure that tennisone updates their articles weekly. However, because of that, most of the articles are rushed and most of it is stating the obvious. Tennisplayer's articles are extremely in-depth and detailed, and while monthly, come from most of the leading coaches in America. Incorporate all of tennisplayer's articles into your game, and that'll take way more than a month. There's just so much to look at.

I'd much rather have that than tennisone.

 

[ABC]

Tennisplayer has better quality videos. Trust me on this one. :lol: