Which is the best camp for me........
- Thread starter bngnhal
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What time of year?
I'd be tempted to say Saddlebrook - though they primarily use har-tru (green clay) - especially when it's hot during the summer.
You can ask to do hardcourts there in June (to train for a hardcourt tourney in early July). Be prepared to play in uncomfortable (hot and humid) conditions if so. Be careful what you wish for - you just might get it ;-)
I've played in Arizona in 108 degrees before against tough competition. It felt like playing on an oven. Playing @ Saddlebrook on hard-courts in 90 degree weather with 93% humidity is a wholly different experience - more like playing in a broiler set to a much higher temperature...
That said - if you can survive and do well in those conditions - you're well prepared for others.
Good Luck! K_I
I'd be tempted to say Saddlebrook - though they primarily use har-tru (green clay) - especially when it's hot during the summer.
You can ask to do hardcourts there in June (to train for a hardcourt tourney in early July). Be prepared to play in uncomfortable (hot and humid) conditions if so. Be careful what you wish for - you just might get it ;-)
I've played in Arizona in 108 degrees before against tough competition. It felt like playing on an oven. Playing @ Saddlebrook on hard-courts in 90 degree weather with 93% humidity is a wholly different experience - more like playing in a broiler set to a much higher temperature...
That said - if you can survive and do well in those conditions - you're well prepared for others.
Good Luck! K_I
Slazenger07
Banned
Id go to Newk's Tennis Academy in South Texas. I went there one summer and had a blast.
The instruction is great and they have you all do some drills before they pair you with people of a similar skill level and send you off in your respective groups for instruction and drilling.
I got alot out of it...met some hot tennis playing girls too
The instruction is great and they have you all do some drills before they pair you with people of a similar skill level and send you off in your respective groups for instruction and drilling.
I got alot out of it...met some hot tennis playing girls too
Geezer Guy
Hall of Fame
Newk's has 4 clay courts and either 5 or 6 hard courts for adults. They also have about 20 hard courts for the Academy kids. Newk's is good, but if you're a 5.0 player you're likely better than most of the teaching pro's there. Not saying they can't still teach you something. They may set up a match between you and some of the Academy kids to give you a good match. (And those kids would - they can flat out hit the ball!)
