Category Archives for Technique
TFP 040: Tennis Serve Technique with Brian Smith
On today’s episode, I spoke with Brian Smith, creator of Performance Tennis Training, about tennis serve technique. Brian and I went through each phase of the tennis serve, from the grip to the finish. The serve is easily the most important part of the game. As I’ve said time and time again, we serve half […]
Continue readingGroundstroke Killer: Leaning Back
Photo by: Mike McCune – CC BY 2.0A couple years ago, I had a lesson with a former ATP pro and coach of the Chinese Women’s National Tennis Team, Ni Chang Hong. He quickly detected a deficiency in my game that is rampant among tennis players, especially amateurs: falling back while hitting groundstrokes. Throughout my lesson, […]
Continue readingThe 5 Basic Tennis Strokes – An Overview
By: Edwin Martinez – CC BY 2.0There are five fundamental tennis strokes that every player needs to learn. Let’s go through the basics of each one:1. ServePhoto by: Roman Boed – CC BY 2.0The serve is the most important shot in tennis. All points begin with a serve. The key to this stroke is fluidity, […]
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