As a tennis player, just with any sport, you will have success on court with your unique talent and skills, but this is not enough to win and compete at the highest levels. In order to perform under pressure you also need some mental tools like court awareness, focus, determination, grit, “tennis IQ” and the list goes on. All of these mental tools do not involve your physicality or tennis skills.
Read MoreFor the tennis newbie or beginner, this blog post will give you ideas on how and where to start your tennis journey, how to learn and practice the sport of tennis.
Yes, you can practice hitting a tennis ball against the wall, but tennis is a social game and a great way to make lifelong friends. Going to a live ball class or group lesson is a great way to meet folks and build your tennis contacts for days you just want to rally or play a casual match.
While you are in the learning phase, it’s important to have a place to implement and practice what you have learned from your lessons. At a minimum, you should be playing once a week in conjunction with your instruction/lesson session. You need repetition on court in order to build that hand-eye coordination and muscle memory that the game of tennis requires.
Read MoreFor the recreational player, we discuss the the best way to approach improving your serve. The serve in tennis is perhaps the most important and least practiced shot. Most players at the club/recreational level spend most of their time tuning up a powerful forehand and very little time practicing their serve.
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