by PerErik | Sep 26, 2012 | Tennis Tips
The Split step The players use this little movement to move laterally or vertically. This is done with a little slight upward hop just before the player strikes the ball. The timing or landing enables the player to move quickly to the oncoming ball. This usually...
by PerErik | Sep 26, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What is reaction time? the time it takes for the brain to recognize what to do and the muscles to begin to move this is the time the players visually picks up the ball and then makes their move to go and strike the shot. This to some players is a reading skill, the...
by PerErik | Sep 25, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Modern footwork patterns. Today’s tennis player tends to use the open stance, they move from right to left and front to back facing the player, this way their visual skills addressing the court allow them to face the player or the opponent so that they can move...
by PerErik | Sep 25, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What is loading? The players talk about loading, loading is the weighting of the body on the outside leg. I’m weighting the body to go to strike the ball. this is really the methods one usually uses to transfer power into the ball, if you’re right-handed...
by PerErik | Sep 25, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What are some of the basic components of a shot. The groundstrokes in general about 11 components for great performance; Reaction time, movement time, footwork ,shot selection, strikes zone set up, backswing, forward swing, contact point, follow through and recovery....
