Tennis has been there time and time again for me to lift me up when I am down. If you have followed you know I lost my sister a couple of weeks ago which was a devastating loss. In fact, if this Bahamas trip was not already planned I definitely would not have gone on […]
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Roger Federer does not get enough credit for how great his return of serve game is. What makes Roger’s return of serve special is how early he takes the ball and all the different spins coming off his racket. In the AO Final Roger Federer was returning 91% of Cilic’s second serves inside the baseline. […]
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The first question is when do you need to hit an approach shot in today’s game? The modern game doesn’t feature the approach shot as prominently as in years past but the approach shot and volley combo is still one of the most effective ways to clean up short balls. So when should you be […]
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I was just on YouTube and Stumbled on this video! It is just TOO entertaining NOT to share. Enjoy and Pass this post around if you love tennis! Cheers Pete and Matt
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If you’ve ever tried play tennis with “Fed-Like” variety you know it’s not quite that simple as some of us may just be adding extra UNFORCED ERRORS! But variety in your game IS WORTH IT, even if it takes awhile to get yourself used to constantly mixing things up and costs you some points along […]
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“I’m not better than Djokovic” Pete had to offer up as a disclaimer in our latest YouTube lesson, “but I’m better at this drill than he was”. Not so long ago Novak Djokovic was an ATP World Tour leader in double faults and bad serving statistics but still knocking at the doors of Roger and […]
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Do you ever think about your rally ball height? A rally ball needs to be your comfort zone and a reliable strength you use to force an opponent to back off! Your rally ball needs to be easy to produce, a shot you regularly allow yourself to get into a groove with whenever you hit […]
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In today’s game you hear A LOT about topspin, the flick of the wrist, the new string/racket technology that enables a player to generate MASSIVE spin and power. Of course it’s true that the tennis equipment we use now is better than it has ever been before… But one thing has not changed and it’s […]
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Roger Federer is into the second week of Wimbledon. Federer looks good so far and one thing tennis fans across the globe are commenting on is how much more Roger seems to be slicing his backhand at Wimbledon. At the 2017 Australian Open Final against Rafael Nadal everyone was impressed with how much Federer was […]
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The approach shot can be very tricky and requires a lot of timing. One of the challenges I think a lot of tennis players don’t calculate before hitting is that since now you are moving inside the court, your target area is now smaller. So the challenge becomes how do I hit the ball harder, […]
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