To state the obvious about the modern forehand: the wide variety of grips, backswings, swing patterns, ball heights, spins, and shot placements make trying to identify, understand, and develop the fundamental elements exceedingly confusing, difficult and complex. If you talk...
In understanding the differences in the modern forehand across the grip styles, the first factor to examine is the angle...
In the last article we took a close look at how the grip affects the angle of the racket face...
After racket face angle and shoulder rotation, the third variable across the grips styles on the modern forehand is hand...
In understanding the differences in the modern forehand, we've looked at the technical differences stemming from the grips. The final piece is to analyze how the players vary their swings for specific shot circumstances. Let's take a look at what...
All the tennis experts and commentators say that the way Andy Roddick serves, he is going to hurt his shoulder. And I say they're all missing the point. I think that all the people who analyze, and all the people...
The killer forehand isn't just about physical size and strength. Look at this young guy below on the right. Right now he's four feet tall, but he's got the proper technique and the proper fundamentals to give him a big,...
Picture this: you hit a solid, deep approach shot off your opponent's short ball and you close on the net expecting to put away an easy volley. Instead, your opponent lobs. You feel instant uneasiness as you attempt to maneuver...
Sometimes I am asked if the purpose of my research is to show teaching pros how to teach the serve. Absolutely not! Teaching professionals can teach me how to teach the serve. What my work does do is break the...
Movement scientists who have studied tennis over the last two decades have made the serve a focus for biomechanical analysis. There are two reasons why more analysis has been done of the serve compared to the other strokes. First, the...
"The Heavy Ball." It's a mythical term. "His ball was so heavy it was like hitting a bowling ball." Most tennis players and coaches have had the experience of playing an opponent whose ball seemed unusually "heavy". Maybe the ball...
It's indisputable that pro tennis has become a supersonic sport. But what do we REALLY know about the incredible speeds of the shots hit by the best players in pro tennis? We know from the radar guns that pro serves...
Tennis is a game of movement, and great tennis moves great movement. The ability to move effectively and efficiently on the court is as essential to playing your best tennis as are stroke mechanics. To hit the ball as well...
Now that you have achieved a basic fitness level your training can move to Stage 2, designed to build endurance and strength. Here the training becomes more intense. For the first time the program adds on court conditioning and movement...
This article and the one that follows will outlines additional on court movement drills, in addition to the three test exercises from the previous article. During your on court training days in Stage 2, you should do between four and...
Why are tennis matches often so unpredictable? What makes them twist and turn in such surprising and unexpected ways? In an international junior match, Julia raced out to a 6-1, 4-2 lead, hitting winners with ease, looking calm and in...
Tennis players tend to over-exaggerate the importance of how they hit the ball, and overlook the importance of how they play the game. Proper strokes and good footwork are important ingredients in winning tennis matches, but using sound strategy and...
At the advanced level, tennis has changed dramatically in the last 20-25 years. Semi-Western and Western forehands and two-handed backhands have become the norm. Players are also using much more body in their strokes. On the forehand, tour players will...
Ever since the days of the gladiator, athletes have been pitted against each other in single combat, the ultimate challenge. Today, there are only two sports which preserve this ancient legacy, the consummate test of all the resources an athlete...
Is Indian Wells the best tournament in the world to attend in person--or at least in the United States? When it comes to the weather and the surroundings, no doubt. When it comes to the level of tennis? It's pretty...
The Year is 2005! A.J. Chabria Bring it-awwwn! What a blockbuster year this is shaping up to be for tennis lovers worldwide -- and what an explosive start to the season at the 2005 Australian Open! When was the last...
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