Best tennis advice...
...for myself:
1. 10 steps between shots: I read in Tennis magazine that pros make 10-12 steps between shots. Tried it out and it works like magic. Much better than telling yourself to move your feet.
2. "Frame your shots" -- something I read in a TennisOne article. Imagine that your upper body is a frame moving as a whole through the shot, as if you're holding a beach ball. Helps me tremendously to hit deep and heavy forehands. Also works for forehand volleys.
3. Serve: set your right foot farther back. This is the opposite of pointing. I get a much better kick on the serve and use less effort.
4. Backhand slice, and volleys off a slow floating ball: let the racquet head drop to almost horizontal, and use the momentum of the racket to hit slices and volleys with a bite.
Enough for now, already too much to remember.
1. 10 steps between shots: I read in Tennis magazine that pros make 10-12 steps between shots. Tried it out and it works like magic. Much better than telling yourself to move your feet.
2. "Frame your shots" -- something I read in a TennisOne article. Imagine that your upper body is a frame moving as a whole through the shot, as if you're holding a beach ball. Helps me tremendously to hit deep and heavy forehands. Also works for forehand volleys.
3. Serve: set your right foot farther back. This is the opposite of pointing. I get a much better kick on the serve and use less effort.
4. Backhand slice, and volleys off a slow floating ball: let the racquet head drop to almost horizontal, and use the momentum of the racket to hit slices and volleys with a bite.
Enough for now, already too much to remember.
posted by Dmitry Dimov at 10:07 AM
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