Podcast #151: Stop Choking!
On today’s show I talk about the top two reasons why people choke during a tennis match. More importantly than that I go over what you need to develop in order to avoid letting it happen to you and exactly how to do it! I also discuss the best way to catch your balance and prepare for a point immediately after hitting your serve. Find out how to earn a completely free set of string as well!
Podcast #136: Please make sure that you’re avoiding these three huge technique mistakes! Ian talks about the most common problems on the court.
Through out the countless hours that I’ve spent teaching recreational level tennis players how to improve I’ve definitely seen patterns in the mistakes that they make. Today I talk about the three biggest, most common mistakes that rec players make in their technique. Find out what they are and make sure that you’re on the right track! Ian also answers a question about using two different tosses for the first and second serves.
Podcast #133: Learn 3 things to help you return more shots in play that your club pro hasn’t taught you! Also learn how the pros create tons of power on groundstrokes and serves.
There are 3 simple yet incredibly important factors that completely decide whether or not you’ll get to a ball comfortably, or even get to it at all around the court. On today’s show learn what those things are and how you can improve them right away! Ian also talks about how the pros make so much power on their groundstrokes and serves, and why many recreational players do not even though they try super hard.
Podcast #119: Learn how to take your ground strokes early and pressure your opponent! Also listen in on how to aim your serve correctly.
Hitting on the rise can be a great way to improve your position on the court and take time away from your opponent at the same time. Learn how to do it correctly in todays show. Ian also discusses the right and wrong way to aim your serve to different parts of the box through good technique.
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 98: What’s the best technique for attacking on a weak, short shot? How should pronation be used on a both flat and spin serves?
Today’s show answers two excellent questions from listeners. The first question asks about attaching on a short, weak shot. What technique or footwork changes need to be made if you’re constantly either missing long or into the net on these easy shots? Next up I talked about pronating on the serve. What’s the difference between spin and flat serves, should a continental grip be used for both?
Podcast 91: Listen in as I answer three different listener questions about building mental muscle, making your 2nd serve, and finding a lost stroke.
Today I answer three great listener questions. The first one has to do with buildling mental muscle during important tennis matches, USTA tournaments specifically. Secondly I discuss the technique involved in making your second serves. Lastly I talk about finding a lost tennis stroke, what do you do when you get “the shanks”?
Podcast 79: Four great listener questions get answered by Ian today. Topics include the kick serve, and mental tennis.
The serve is such a vital part of a solid tennis game, today I answer two different questions from a listener about how to better hit an effective kick serve. After that I answer two different mental tennis questions, one about playing confidently in competition rather than practice, and the other about starting off a tennis match quickly and “fired up”!
Podcast 66: Four listener questions get answered today with topics ranging from thinking, acceleration, weight transfer, and the kick serve.
So how much should you be thinking about your technique and strokes during your practice hitting? How many things should you be trying to work at on the same day? I also answer questions having to do with racket acceleration, weight transfer, and the swing path on a kick serve as opposed to an American twist.
Podcast 51: Improve your reaction time and anticipation on the return of serve! I’ll give you three ways how. What causes serves to go long? Learn how to keep them in play.
The return of serve is an incredibly important part of your tennis game, and yet it’s often not practiced by tennis players. In this show learn how to improve your return, and also how to practice it effectively. What makes a serve travel long? I’ll tell you why it happens, and how to fix it.
Podcast 42: Serve! Serve! Serve! Today’s show is all about the most important shot in tennis, and specifically four technique topics: stance, take back, grip, and selection.
The serve is not only the most important shot in tennis, it’s also the most technically complicated. What better reason to spend a whole show on it! Today I will discuss four topics brought to us by a listener having to do with your serve style and technique.
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 19: Hitting up on the tennis ball durring different strokes, feeding balls correctly and setting up basic practice drills.
Did you know that on serves, volleys, and ground strokes you should be making the ball go up most of the time? I discuss this in depth on todays show. After that I talk about how to feed balls correctly, and also how to set up basic practice drills with a parther.
Podcast 17: Use of pronation in your serve, creating top spin using semi western and western forehand grips.
Shoulder pronation is an extremely important part of your tennis serve, learn all about it on today’s show. After that I have a technical discussion on the differences between the semi western and western forehand grips for creating top spin.
Podcast 16: Tennis elbow causes and treatments, aiming your serve, long distance running and your tennis.
Today Dr. Jack joins us on the show again to talk about tennis elbow, and how to treat it. I think talk about how to aim and direct your serve, and also the effects of long distance running on your tennis game.
Podcast 15: Mental and physical tension in your tennis game, mental game question, how to improve your service toss.
Being tense mentally and physically is one of the worst things possible for your tennis game, to learn about how to alleviate both. I then answer two listener questions, one on the mental game, and another about improving your service toss.
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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