There's an epidemic plaguing tennis players of all levels, and more than likely you're affected. It's called RDS - "Rating Distortion Syndrome", and it holds back the improvement of well over 90% of tennis players all around the world. You probably think I'm being overly dramatic... ...but I promise you it's real, and in the
Ever get angry on the court? Some people deal with it constantly. I was actually in that position back in college and it made me miserable on the court! In this tennis podcast episode I'll reveal my top tips for how to deal with it.
I recently wrote a guest post focusing on the top things that you can do to get acclimated to outdoor tennis as quickly as possible since many players are now making that transition after a long, cold winter. Check out what I had to say at the blog of my good friend and Sports Med
Everyone seems to hate playing pushers and today we will be discussing what we can learn from pushers. I want to begin with a quote from a very good friend and longtime doubles partner, Mark: “There’s another name for pushers; Winners.” The reason people hate playing pushers is because they have a knack for winning.
Our question for discussion today comes from Fabrice who asks: “I had myself a moment of discouragement yesterday, when I got out of a practice session. Even though I have seen some clear progress, I am still not consistent--hence not confident in certain shots. I feel like I hear over and over the same advice,
Our idea for today’s topic comes from Fernando in Brazil. Fernando’s question: “I have all the strokes and a game that is based on consistency rather than power. Usually I work on the point until there is a clear chance to attack. I am very comfortable with my opponent having a little more power with
Today I will be discussing two different questions from Aaron in Australia, who is a Singles Domination student. The first question is dealing with what he calls “being externally focused” which is a great phrase and means being more aware of what is going on around you as far as what your opponent is doing,
It's an all-American affair just as we knew it would be. OK, so we didn't expect this final at all. Oh, the Nadal-Djokovic final? That we did expect. I'm talking doubles. The top seed were, as usual, the Bryan brothers. However, they were eliminated by another American duo: Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick. The team
This year, the top singles players came out in force to play doubles. Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez were the defending champs and came back to defend. Roger Federer was teamed up with Stan Wawrinka for the first time in a tournament setting since they won the Olympics in 2008. Novak Djokovic paired up with
Yesterday Will and Adam over at Fuzzy Yellow Balls released another video focusing on footwork with the well known tennis coach Yann Auzoux. Check out the video below and then I'd like to make a few comments on it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHRwlPSspf0 Mini Tennis: Do It! I absolutely love that Will and Yann put out a
