Category Archives for "Technique"

15 TFP 082: Dr. Sean Drake — RacquetFit and the Body-Tennis Connection

TFP 082: Dr. Sean Drake — RacquetFit and the Body-Tennis Connection

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP079.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and David Grant” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On Episode 79 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with licensed athletic trainer and performance coach David Grant about how you can prevent injuries and improve your movement mechanics.  David is the founder of Grant Training Systems Lifestyle & Sports Rehabilitation, a sports […]

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9 TFP 081: How the Kinetic Chain Impacts Your Serve with Dr. Mark Kovacs

TFP 081: How the Kinetic Chain Impacts Your Serve with Dr. Mark Kovacs

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP079.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and David Grant” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On Episode 79 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with licensed athletic trainer and performance coach David Grant about how you can prevent injuries and improve your movement mechanics.  David is the founder of Grant Training Systems Lifestyle & Sports Rehabilitation, a sports […]

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1 TFP 062: 7 Serve Killers and How to Fix Them

TFP 062: 7 Serve Killers and How to Fix Them

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP062.mp3″ social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] On today’s episode, I review the 7 biggest serve killers and how to fix them.  Over several decades of playing the game, observing other players, learning from my coaches, and the hundreds of interviews on my podcast, Tennis Summits, and Youtube channel, I’ve come to identify several huge leaks […]

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1 TFP 058: How to Hit Kick Serves with Ramon Osa

TFP 058: How to Hit Kick Serves with Ramon Osa

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP058.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Ramon Osa” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” twitter_username=”tennisfiles” ] On today’s episode, I spoke with Ramon Osa from Osa Tennis 360 about how to hit kick serves.  Ramon is an expert at helping tennis players discover the fun in tennis, while showing them what they need to do to improve their technique and tactics.  Ramon […]

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Tennis Technique Summit v2

Announcing The 2017 Tennis Technique Summit!

After nearly 4 months of hard work, I’m proud to announce that I’ll be hosting the world’s first online tennis conference: The 2017 Tennis Technique Summit! From March 22-27, you’ll be able to watch the coaches and I talk about tennis on your computer and smartphone. And you can get a free ticket to watch all […]

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2 TFP 040: Tennis Serve Technique with Brian Smith

TFP 040: Tennis Serve Technique with Brian Smith

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/tennisfiles/TFP040.mp3″ artist=”Mehrban Iranshad and Brian Smith” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] 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 […]

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14 Groundstroke Killer: Leaning Back

Photo by: Mike McCune – CC BY 2.0 A 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 […]

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14318 The 5 Basic Tennis Strokes – An Overview

There are five fundamental tennis strokes that every player needs to learn. Let’s go through the basics of each one: 1. Serve The serve is the most important shot in tennis. All points begin with a serve. The key to this stroke is fluidity, rotation, and use of the entire body to snap upward into the […]

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