by PerErik | Sep 3, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Position Yourself in The Strike Zone The professional baseball the pitcher has to throw the ball in a specific zone to be called a strike, in tennis the pros work like crazy with their feet to position to strike the ball in the same range as the professional baseball...
by PerErik | Sep 3, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What is balance Balance is the ability to move and have control with your body once you get in position. The distribution of weight with balance is like a waiter with a tray of water he wants to move without spilling the water or a ship can not be tilting down, up or...
by PerErik | Sep 3, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Visual skills There are two distinct visual skills that players have to recognize, one is Ball recognition skills, the other is player recognition skills. These visual skills examples ;when the ball is high this indicates a landing site which tells the player to move...
by PerErik | Sep 2, 2012 | Tennis Tips
The contact point it’s interesting today because the majority of the players use what we call a semi-Western Grip there are eight panels on the racket and if you were place your hand on the very first or top panel of the panel of the racquet that would be panel...
by PerErik | Sep 2, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What’s better a high shot or a low ? High shots over the net are what the pros play. the average ball height is about 4 feet above the height of the net. the perception by the recreational player is just hit the ball low to the net which is really incorrect, if...
by PerErik | Sep 2, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What happens when we hit the ball short? Short shots have an equation that helps us understand why. It goes like this: short shots equal good passing shots, good lobs, and good attacking opportunities. so when you land the ball short it forces your opponent to come...
