Tennis

On the topic of participation and devotion: That brings us to tennis - one of the hardest sport to master, without a doubt. Tennis has an unreasonably steep learning curve. And since it is an individual sport (very similar to skateboarding) the challenge is equally physical and mental. It takes many hours and millions of reps to improve at all, and improvement often occurs in small, sometimes hardly perceptible increments. But to the practitioner, those increments are milestones. This process is what makes a tennis player - or a skateboarder - crazy. It’s a kind of madness. An earned madness that can lead to all kinds of feelings of entitlement and paranoia.

The sport has been around for centuries. It’s always had a unique kind of appeal, a romance and a style. It has an upper crust, country club vibe that you can either lean into or subvert. The players are intriguing.

Terminology

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvdfxyc

LOB

The lob is a useful shot that aims to push the ball high and deep into the opponent’s court. It can be used as a defensive shot or when executed correctly, a great offensive shot as well. The lob is most effective when the opponent is at the net, leaving the baseline open.

Tags

1. Tennis - How To Practice Tennis By Yourself
2. Tennis - footwork practice
3. Tennis - Open and Closed stances
4. Tennis - rackets, grips and overgrips
5. Tennis - stretches
6. Tennis - Recording yourself during tennis practice and matches

These are the golden rules to follow if you want to become consistent, better and win more matches.

1. Tennis - Footwork
2. Tennis - Ground strokes
3. Tennis - How to transfer body weight
4. Tennis - Hitting the ball On The Rise
5. Tennis - Stop hitting the balls out of the court
6. Tennis - Inside to outside swing
7. Tennis - The serve
8. Tennis - The ball toss
9. Tennis - Track or watch the ball at all times
10. Tennis - How To Deal With Low Balls?
11. Tennis - How to handle opponents if they are closing in towards the net towards you and hitting an approach shot towards you?
12. Tennis - How to return a serve?
13. Tennis - Play the percentages
14. Tennis - Eliminate the obstacles on the tennis court
15. Tennis - Make sure you are breathing when you are playing tennis
16. Tennis - Don’t be a hero on court, be consistent
17. Tennis - Don’t Roll Over The Ball
18. Tennis - Watching the ball
19. Tennis - Listening to the ball
20. Tennis - Feeling the ball
21. Tennis - Movement and Positioning on the court

Books

1. Books - The inner game of tennis

TODO

1. Tennis backhand drills
2. Tennis - Contact point
3. Tennis - split step between shots or strokes
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