by PerErik | Aug 25, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Keep focused! When you’re at the net in doubles, you have to be alert and prepared for quick action. Yet too many players lose valuable reaction time by turning their heads backward to check on their partner’s shots during a rally. By the time they turn back to face...
by PerErik | Aug 25, 2012 | Tennis Tips
To play smart tennis, you have to play the percentages. That’s because in tennis, more points are won on errors than on winners. So when you’re engaged in a baseline rally, play it smart. Hit deep and wide crosscourt until you get an opening to attack. A crosscourt...
by PerErik | Aug 25, 2012 | Tennis Tips
The follow through on the groundstroke. I feel this is the single most important characteristic in the stroke. The good players consistently produce a pattern on the ending of each shot and the result is consistency in the stroke. I find that people who do not produce...
by PerErik | Aug 24, 2012 | Tennis Tips
If club players would put in just one more hour of focused practice for every ten hours of match play, they would improve. But very few do that. They simply trade ground strokes from baseline to baseline for five minutes, than serve it up. That’s not the way tennis is...
by PerErik | Aug 24, 2012 | Tennis Tips
The topspin lob can be a great weapon against an opponent who crowds the net. Although it looks like a tough shot to execute, with the proper mechanics it’s a snap. If you’ve ever seen a bowler follow through with his throwing hand over his head, you’ve learned the...
