by PerErik | Sep 25, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What is the kinetic linkage system? This is the system that we tennis players use in tennis to help us get angular momentum. it’s really the ground reaction force as we transfer weight from the ground to our legs, to our hips, the trunk of our body, shoulders,...
by PerErik | Sep 24, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What is an Open Stance? This foot presents the player forward facing the net, this is the common position used today and it’s a byproduct of the grip. The grip used today,which is the semi western hand position on the racket. the reason is players coil their...
by PerErik | Sep 24, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Drop shot a drop shot, seeing this option from both players perspective Usually during very long rally matches among opponents, one of the players needs to ‘change’ something, create a different strategy for them to prevail. One option that seems to be...
by PerErik | Sep 24, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Non Dominant arm with a run around your backhand shot: As we watch the ’12 US Open, specifically the men’s 3rd rd, L. Hewitt and D. Ferrier, both ‘grinders’ and both run around their backhand a majority of the time. As they prepare to take...
by PerErik | Sep 24, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What type of conditioning do I need to do for tennis? The players in tennis do two types of conditioning, aerobic conditioning, where they run distances for endurance and the other type of condition is built for speed and then anaerobic which is speed work similar to...
