Download this Video The most difficult opponent we face is often the “dreaded pusher” – but in spite of this players consistency, this players movement, and often how “poor we think they look” – often the simplest issue here is that their soft floating moon balls deprive you and I of the rhythm we get […]…

Today we show you how to successfully transition to the net using "zones." This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 59 and below. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2T83dC8 This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.…

Today we show you a simple adjustment that will instantly add more power to your groundstrokes. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 70 and up. Click here to get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2T8Ar46 Here's an audio file of our YouTube video, you can check this lesson out here: https://youtu.be/gD13KtZescg…

Today we show you how to prevent nervousness from wrecking your game. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 50 and up. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2EkoCPg This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/SrKT0…

Today we show you how to hit a one-handed topspin backhand. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 70 and up. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2Enhull This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/32BWJip9xaQ…

Today we show you three common mistakes a lot of players make on their backhand. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 79 and below. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2V8BygJ This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://…

Today we dissect the Nick Kyrgios forehand. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 80 and up. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2El4Wek This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/lixXpBWz7MM…

Today we show you how to win more matches by making better decisions. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 60 and up. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2EnuKq7 This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/Kep1H…

Today we show you a common mistake that may be costing you volley power. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 60 and up. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2Em7dG0 This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/kE…

Today we show you how to "track" the ball better and eliminate your miss-hits. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 60 and below. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2EkSfjE This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://yo…

Today we give you a crash course on grips. This video is for all skill levels. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2ElinLj This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/DY_uu2MfPBQ

Today we show the difference between driving versus shaping the ball. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 70 and up. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2V8yNvT This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/VjXH5…

Today we show you how to hit short angle volleys. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating between 50 and 70. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2V3cQyu This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/XrwMgm0qi-Y…

Today we show you how to hit your inside-out forehand like Roger Federer. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 80 and up. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2V2NkJA This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/y…

Today we show a couple of simple tricks to improve your return. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 70 and below. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2EkzNrf This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/wsAw8JPP…

Today we show you how to calm your nerves like the pros. This video is for all skill levels. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2Emt5Bk This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/xYTurhF1JM0…

Today we show you how gravity can help your volleys. This video is for all skill levels. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2EjqmZ6 This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ0c9YXGwyU…

Today we show you how a hammer can make you hit your forehand harder. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 60 and up. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2EkRoQ0 This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/BLykD…

Today we show you a simple drill that will add instant power to your serve. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 50 and up. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2V5GL9a This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be…

Today we debunk the myth that you should "punch" your volleys. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 80 and below. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2V8WofY This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/wa…

Today we show you a simple drill that will add instant power to your serve. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 50 and up. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2V8ySzS This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson on this topic which you can watch here: https://youtu.be…

Today we show you a simple adjustment that will improve your footwork instantly. This video is for players with a PlayYourCourt rating of 79 and below. Click here to become a PlayYourCourt Member and get your custom video coaching: http://bit.ly/2V8yKQU This podcast was created off our YouTube lesson which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/adQBF…

Suffering from tennis elbow? Today we show you how to avoid tennis elbow. This podcast is for all skill levels. Click here to get your custom video coaching: https://bit.ly/2V97SjI This podcast was created from our YouTube lesson which you view here: https://youtu.be/fAH6kUuKvKQ

Both Roger Federer and Bianca Andreescu square the face to the incoming ball – though still moving forward they have both “aligned the wall to the ball.” Tom Stow often introduced the simplicity of the volley technique by using a stool or chair such that the […]

http://dg2e30wx7kvei.cloudfront.net/eti_network/ETI_TheOtherSideOfTheNet.mp4 Download this Video Some time ago I was in Sacramento watching the Power Shares tour event – Courier, Sampras, McEnroe and Blake. James Blake beat John McEnroe in the finals – Mac having beaten Courier, and Blake easily beat an injured Pete Sampras (who was looking very sl…

Watching the ball - moving into position - you can always listen to the outcome!

The common problem I see at the club, as well as on television, is where the server flexes at the waist at the hit - more or less jackknifing to create a little more ball speed. And this action creates both forward and downward forces - and is generally associated with netted serves.By Jim McLennan | Tennis Instructor

Agility = moving quickly and easily. We know when we are gliding, we know when we are moving heavily. Equally, when can see on the adjacent court who moves well and who does not. But often more than strength training or explosive movement, the secret can be in a subtle unweighting where the body leads […]…

Pete Sampras, "I won 7 Wimbledon titles because I had the best second serve in the game." The second serve is about spin that will make the ball curve down as it crosses the net. Yes it may corner the opponent and either swing them wide and out of court, or kick up into their backhand.By Jim McLennan | Tennis Instructor

Consider the critical 24 inch hitting zone when creating topspin on a forehand or on a serve – to create this spin the racquet must be swung up from beneath the ball (12 inches) but carry upward after impact (another 12 inches) to create the rolling spin that more and more of us want in […]By Jim McLennan | Tennis Instructor

Ball control – ours is a game of accuracy, of consistency, but equally it is a game of timing for the opponent will send us shots of varying spin, speed, length and difficulty. Timing describes the relation between the incoming ball and the swinging racquet – and certainly the entire game revolves around the moment […]…

https://dg2e30wx7kvei.cloudfront.net/eti_podcast/ETI_042_Measure_Twice_Cut_Once.mp4 The carpenter measures twice to cut once, to make sure the cut is accurate, for if too much is cut off that mistake cannot be undone. In tennis consider measuring as preparing first to the side for the incoming ball, but then to measure precisely the height of the b…

Many interesting parallels have been drawn between the tennis serve and the golf swing. Once the tennis player (or golfer) gets the feel for the mechanical elements of the serve (or golf swing) then rhythm becomes the overriding issue. Does the swing build smoothly and gracefully? Is there economy of effort? Can the server (golfer) swing easily yet…

A few years ago I was encouraged to take a class in improvisational theater. It took me months to find the courage (stage fright and more) but I finally enrolled and then thoroughly enjoyed this class within the Stanford continuing studies program.By Jim McLennan | Tennis Instructor

The 3 R's of tennis - ready, read (where the ball is going) react! As to your reaction - what precisely is your first move? What moves first, what initiates your preparation? Really an important question.By Jim McLennan | Tennis Instructor

80% of the points in professional end with an error, 20% with a winner. As regards unforced errors, if your opponent never misses and is patient as the day is long, would you consider missing a routine forehand in the 12th shot of a rally a forced or unforced error. I am now believing that errors are simply errors, and the distinction is unnecessar…

Three factors control your tennis shot - not your feet, not your eyes, not your balance (though all of those do help) but the only three elements are; Angle of the racquet face, Swing Path and Tempo.By Jim McLennan | Tennis Instructor

Swing path, type of spin, power, 3d playback (with Zepp) but perhaps the most interesting as well as the most useful is the data that shows where you make contact on the racquet face. And before going further, one of the most important (IF NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT) skills in the game of tennis is concentration, focus, and closely and continually watc…

Take a few moments with the following report card - a method to either evaluate your own skills, or use this with your coach or regular practice partner. The idea is to take a deeper look at your "Use" - the broader issues that influence all you do on court, your awareness, the elements that make you a strong player, but equally perhaps the element…