Podcast #165: Breaking the Directionals
In today’s episode of the podcast I answer some great listener questions about adding more weight to your favorite frame by using lead tape. Will adding weight really slow your swing down and decrease power? Where should you put the lead exactly and how much? I also talk about the correct times to NOT use the directionals! I list four specific times in which using the directionals would actually be a bad idea and how to implement those shots selections into your game!
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Podcast #138: Ian interviews Master Racket Technician Dustin Tankersley about improving your game through different strings and frames. Also hear what the pros are using!
So exactly how much effect does the type of racket and strings that you’re using have on your game? In today’s show Ian interviews a Master Racket Technician to ask questions about switching frames, how well those new fangled strings really work, and what the pros are using on tour that can benefit us as well.
Podcast #126: Gear Talk with Master Racket Technician Jeremy Plumley. Lead tape for more spin, racket selection, string gauge differences.
Listen in on part 2 of 2 in a discussion with gear expert Jeremy Plumley. Ian and Jeremy talk about using lead tape to create more spin, selecting the correct racket for certain types of players, and the differences that string gauges make.
Podcast #124: Ian and Jeremy talk about several important gear topics such as pros and cons of different strings, frame fads, and using lead tape to change balance.
Being able to chose the right gear and customize it exactly the way you want can make a huge difference on the court! On today’s show Master Racket Technician Jeremy Plumley talks about three important topics: different types of strings along with their pros and cons, different fads in rackets such as extended lengths and heavy frames, and also using lead tape to change the balance of your racket. Part 1 of 2.
Podcast #113: Listen to Ian answer three listener questions having to do with high volleys, pronation on slice serves, and racket customization
Have you ever played a great point, setting yourself up for the easy put away only to miss your volley long? Today Ian talks about how to fix that mistake. Also discussed is the slice serve, should you be turning your hand to the right or to the left to get the most amount of spin? Lastly Ian talks about racket customization, specifically how to balance out a racket.
Podcast 86: Master Racket Technician Jeremy Plumley joins me to answer questions from the Essential Tennis community about strings, grips, and frames.
Thanks very much to everybody on the forums who contributed questions towards today’s show with Jeremy Plumley, Master Racket Technician. Listen in as he gives his advice on string selection, different frame shapes, tennis elbow, and many other topics!
Podcast 64: Master Racket Technician Jeremy Plumley is back on the podcast to answer some great questions having to do with racket technologies.
How important are racket technologies exactly? Will they actually improve your game and your performance? Today I have on the show Master Racket Technician Jeremy Plumley to give us the straight talk on exactly how much the new frames can help your tennis.
Podcast 58: How to best play a tie breaker, how to train at home for tennis, and how to pick a racket for your game with Jeremy.
Today’s show is kicked off with two great listener questions. The first has to do with playing tie breakers and keeping a mental edge during them. Next up I discuss training for your tennis game at home, what different ways can you spend time away from a tennis court to improve your game, even without a racket? Lastly I have Jeremy on to discuss how to pick a racket that suits your game.
Podcast 48: The effects of swinging late or early on your groundstrokes, choosing a second racket wisely, making more shots in a difficult position.
On the show today I answer three different listener questions. The first has to do with the effects of timing on your groundstroke swings, how does hitting late effect your shot? Next up I answer a question about picking a second racket for your bag, should it be the same as your first? Lastly we talk about doing the best possible job of returning a difficult shot on the court, I give four tips for hitting from a defensive position.
Podcast 38: Gear Talk is about hybrid string patterns today, learn about which is best suited for your game. I also discuss the technique of hitting a flat serve correctly.
Kevlar, Luxilon, natural gut: which hybrid string patern is best for you? Master Racket Technician Jeremy Plumley and I talk it out and let you know. After that I answer a listener question asking how to hit a flat serve with a continental grip!
Podcast 27: How to build confidence approaching the net in singles, discussion of kick serve technique, what racket and strings are good for a 3.0 player?
Would you like to improve your confidence approaching the net in singles? Today we talk about how. I also discuss the technique of hitting a kick serve, and answer an equipment question about strings and frames for a 3.0 player.
Podcast 23: Picking the right grip size, breathing correctly during your tennis, how to serve on both the deuce and ad sides.
Today I answer three listener questions: one on picking the right grip size for you, another on how to breathe during your tennis, and the last on differences between serving on the ad and deuce side.
Podcast 22: Sources of power on your serve, how to create a powerful service motion. Discussion of lead tape and adding weight to your racket.
My focus topic of the week is creating power in your serve by using the big parts of your body. I also have a great discussion with Jeremy about adding lead tape to your racket to change its feel and performance.
Podcast 18: Discussion of different types of strings and their effect on your game, one handed backhand vs two handed backhand.
Learn all about the main different types of tennis string available, as well as their pros and cons. After that I speak about the technical differences between a one handed backhand and two handed backhand.
Podcast 12: Core strengthening, food and drink before play, achilles, tennis warm up ideas, placing spin serve, doubles net strategy, when to replace strings.
Core strengthening, food and drink before play, achilles, tennis warm up ideas, placing spin serve, doubles net strategy, when to replace strings
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