All court tennis: satisfying, easier, more successful. I love the fact that tennis is a sport we can play our entire lives. I believe that the secret to maximizing this experience in every way is to become an all court player. All-court tennis is more physically satisfying and mentally engaging than having a one-dimensional game. It is much easier on your body as well. I love the pro game as well, but how realistic is it for the average player to try to build a game after someone like Rafael Nadal? Realistically, becoming an all-court player is the way to go for the vast majority of club players. The Maestro What do I mean by all-court tennis? To explain I need to talk about the man who completely rebuilt my own game. His name was Tom Stow. He also became the inspiration for my whole philosophy as a teacher. Tom was a fine player, good enough to have won the NCAA doubles title while at the University of California at Berkeley in 1925. But where Tom left his mark on the game was as a teacher. Tom Stow changed my life. There have been very few people in the history...
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