What times of the day is it best to practice grooving your strokes?

[zill]

I know it’s ideal to practice twice a day. Let’s say two short sessions per day of 30 min each session. But what times is it best to do these two sessions so it gets into your muscle memory the best?

 

[Cashman]

Whenever you practice best.

 

[VacationTennis]

Depends if you are a morning person or more of a night person, some people reach peak concentration at different times of the day. For me it would be afternoon and night because I am still tired in the morning

 

[Ronaldo]

6 am

 

[ChaelAZ]

All
Damn
Day.

 

[Wise one]

Between 12:01 and 12:02.

 

[kramer woodie]

Daytime or nighttime if your courts are lit. JUST PRACTICE!!!!!

Aloha

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Not always practical to get out to the courts twice a day to practice. I would suggest getting out to the court once a day for physical practice. And then do some imagery or visualization at home or at work at some other time of day. Studies have shown that visualization can be nearly as good as actual practice. In some cases, it might actually be better since one can conceivably visualize outstanding mechanics but, in actual practice, one might be reinforcing bad technique rather than correcting it.

 

[Enga]

I guess after breakfast, then after dinner. The cobsistency will help your brain get into the groove despite potentially 12 hour gaps between sessions.

If you have the sheer determination, good technique, time on your side, and a tennis court in your backyard/wall in the basement, you can do after breakfast, some after lunch, and then instead of after dinner, do more before dinner, then a half session before bed. 4 times a day. Thatll be enough to work in the muscle memory. That should be enough to overpower any lack of neuroplasticity too. That said, youre looking at an awkward schedule thatll leave you with a lot of laundry to do. So try not to sweat a lot I guess? This kind of schedule would be pretty bad if you pushed yourself, because its only for muscle memory. You would want the sessions to be easy, almost lazy. A few weeks of that and you wont be losing that muscle memory any time soon.

 

[BetaServe]

Not always practical to get out to the courts twice a day to practice. I would suggest getting out to the court once a day for physical practice. And then do some imagery or visualization at home or at work at some other time of day. Studies have shown that visualization can be nearly as good as actual practice. In some cases, it might actually be better since one can conceivably visualize outstanding mechanics but, in actual practice, one might be reinforcing bad technique rather than correcting it.

I agree. Visualization technique is underrated.