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...
by PerErik | Aug 24, 2012 | Tennis Tips
On every televised professional tennis match, the commentators regale you with statistics on how many unforced errors the players make. But just what is an unforced error? Many people in tennis don’t even believe there’s any such thing. They reason that on every shot,...
by PerErik | Aug 24, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Are you having trouble with your overheads? Chances are you aren’t setting up properly. If you don’t prepare correctly, you can send easy overheads into the back fence. Watch a quarterback throw a pass and you’ll notice that he turns his shoulders, cocks the ball...
by PerErik | Aug 24, 2012 | Tennis Tips
In tennis, as in baseball, a lot of players don’t hit their ground strokes with the power with which they are capable. They make contact with the ball too late or too close to the body, popping up their shots with little power. To generate power, you need to make...
