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New User Interface
Under Development
Developing Stability |
| Quick Links |
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| Introduction |
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Getting Started |
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Explore Your Grip |
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Awareness of the Racquet Face |
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Newton's Third Law: Every Action Has an Equal
and Opposite Reaction |
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Avoid Shearing the Ball: Principle One |
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Some Theory: The Dynamical Components of a Stroke |
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Ideal Racquet Motion |
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| Forehand |
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The Elbow and Your Grip |
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The Forehand Stages |
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The Open and Closed Stance |
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The Role of the Shoulder
in the Acceleration Stage (Forehand Illustration) |
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Comparing the Rotation Stages
of Professional and Amateur |
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The Professional Strike
Stage |
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Four Variations on the Dokic Forehand |
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The Running Forehand Strike |
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The Clijsters Forehand - Part One |
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Development Stages
of the Forehand, Part 1 |
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Development
Stages of the Forehand, Part 2 |
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The Most
Critical and Unstable Transition in the Forehand |
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Closer Examination
of the Critical Transition |
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Details of the
Rotation and Acceleration in the Critical Transition |
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Additional Perspectives
of the Critical Transition Flex Movements. |
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The Most Subtle Key to
Producing Clean Contact |
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Clean Contact
at High Speeds, Method One |
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Clean Contact
at High Speeds, Method Two |
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Clean Contact
at High Speeds, Method Three |
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Development
Stages of the Forehand, Part 3 |
| NEW June 13th |
The Forehand Punch |
| NEW June 19th |
The Forehand Punch Part II |
| NEW June 27th |
Forehand Punch Speed Analysis |
| NEW July 3rd |
The Eastern and Continental Punch |
| Western |
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Transitioning from the Takeback to the Contract
Position |
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Takeback to Contract (Top View) |
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Transitioning from the Contract Position
to the Rotated Position |
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Contract to Rotate (Top VIew) |
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Rotate to Accelerate (Top View) |
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Closed Stance Open Shoulder Forehand |
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The Roddick Forehand Part I |
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The Roddick Forehand Part
II |
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The Roddick
Forehand Part III |
| NEW Aug. 23rd |
Outward Extension from the shoulder, the most subtle
movement in a stroke |
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| Offensive |
Power Forehand Exercise(Updated with
Video) |
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Using
the Shoulder to "Hit the
Ball" |
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Using the Shoulder Part II |
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Advanced Forehand: Rotation |
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The High Forehand Type One |
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The High Forehand Type Two |
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Comparing Type One and Type Two
High Forehands |
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Type I High Forehand Photo Study |
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Type II High Forehand Photo Study |
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Analysis of Agassi |
| NEW May 27th |
Professional Forehand Video |
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Milangela Morales Forehand (WTA Rank 415) |
| Top
Spin |
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Introductory Comments |
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The Bevel Method of Producing Topspin. |
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The Second Contraction Top Spin |
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The Windshield Wiper Top Spin Technique |
| Defensive |
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The First Defensive Power Forehand |
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The
First Defensive Power Forehand Error |
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The Second Defensive Forehand |
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The Third Defensive Forehand |
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The Second Defensive
Forehand |
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The Third Defensive Forehand
Open Stance. |
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Third Defensive Forehand Eastern
Grip |
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Third Defensive Forehand
Second Variation |
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Forearm Extension |
| Forehand
Errors |
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Unstable Forehand Rotation Sequence |
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Trouble Shooting Your Forehand |
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Type Two Elbow Error |
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A Common Forehand Misalignment
Error |
| EXERCISES |
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Walk About Exercise |
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An exercise to develop a feeling for the
straight line interval in the forehand strike motion. |
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An Exercise for Stabilizing the
Forehand Contract Position to Rotated Position |
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| Eastern
Forehand |
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Eastern Forehand Stages |
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Eastern Forehand Part Two |
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| Continental
Forehand |
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| The
Backhand |
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Three Variations on
the Two Hand Backhand |
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Two-Handed Backhand |
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The Timing of the Stages of
the Two-Handed Backhand |
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One Hand Backhand Drive |
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One Hand Backhand Drive Part Two |
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One Hand Backhand Drive Three |
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The Two Hand Backhand-Left
Hand Drive |
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The Two Hand Backhand, Straight
Arms |
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The Defensive One
Hand Backhand Drive |
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Allison Bradshaw: Two-Handed Backhand |
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Use of the Shoulder in the Professional
Two-Handed Backhand |
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Producing the Two Professional Two-Handed Backhands |
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The Backhand Slice Punch |
| NEW July 23rd |
The Two hand Backhand Punch |
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The Backhand Drive Punch |
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The Advanced Two-handed Backhand |
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The Advanced Two-handed Backhand Transition |
| The
Slice |
Getting Started Hitting the Slice |
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The Strike Stage for the Slice |
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Advanced Slice |
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Three Components for
the Slice |
| NEW Aug. 9th |
The offensive and defensive slice |
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| The
Volley |
Getting Started with the Forehand Volley |
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Forehand
Volley |
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Classical Forehand
Volley |
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The Backhand Volley Part One |
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The Backhand Volley Part Two |
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| Exercises |
Forehand Volley
Touch Exercise |
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The Forehand
Volley Touch Exercise Part II |
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Forehand Volley
Exercise Part 3 |
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Forehand Volley Elbow Exercise |
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| The
Serve |
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The Two Most Common Types of Serves |
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Getting Started with the Serve and Overhead |
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The Basic Advanced Serve |
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Understanding the Position of
the Elbow and Racquet During the Contraction Stage of the Serve |
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Beginning Serve Exercise |
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Developing Pronation
Skills |
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Wrist Orientation
for the Continental Grip |
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Serving without Bending |
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Introduction to the Kick Serve |
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Introduction to the Kick Serve II |
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Introduction to the Kick Serve III |
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Introduction to the
Type II serve Front view |
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Type II Serve, Left
view |
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Type II Serve, Right
Side View |
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Type II Serve, Right
Side View - Interactive |
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Type II
Serve, Left Side View - Interactive |
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Type II Serve, Focused
Exercise: Acceleration/Snap |
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Takeback Motion
for the Continental Grip |
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Body Angle of the Serve |
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Developing an Advanced Serve Part I, the Exercises |
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The Extension of the Shoulder to make Clean Contact |
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The Pronation Serve |
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The Purpose of the Jump in Professional Serves |
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The Three Methods of Producing Top Spin |
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The Body Tilt During the Serve |
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Top, Diagonal and Side Spins |
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The Main Problem in Producing Top Spin |
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Serve Video from the
Charlottesville $50K Challenger |
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The relationship between the grip and body position |
| NEW June 5th |
The use of the scapula to produce more topspin |
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Ballistic Reflex in the Serve |
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Ballistic
Reflex in the Serve Part 2 |
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Calculating ball speed from video |
| NEW Jan 05 |
Role of the Jump in
the Serve Part II |
| NEW Apr 16 |
Ten Components of the Serve |
| Return Of Serve |
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Return of Serve Part I |
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| The Takeback |
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The Takeback Part ONE |
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The
Takeback Part TWO |
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The Takeback Part THREE |
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| Foot Work |
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Introduction to Footwork |
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Footwork Part One: Efficient Lateral Movement |
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Footwork
Part Two: The Forward Lateral Movement |
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Footwork
Part Three: The Reverse Movement |
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Footwork
Part Four: The Halting Step |
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Footwork
Part Five: The Back Step |
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Footwork Part Six:The Split Step |
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Footwork and the Action Cycle |
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The Wide Stance Footwork Method |
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The Serve Recovery Step |
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Placement of the Outside Foot |
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The Role of the Toe in Producing Contact |
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The Role of the Toe, Professional Examples. |
| NEW Jan 19th |
The Split Step Iin-Depth |
| NEW Jan 28th |
The Split Step versus Bisecting the Angle of Return |
| The Hips |
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Using
the Hips to Generate Power Part I |
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Using
the Hips to Generate Power Part II |
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Using
the Hips to Generate Power Part III |
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| Stability |
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Stability
and Your Legs |
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High
Speed Stability Exercise - Part 1 |
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High
Speed Stability Exercise - Part II |
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Professional
Player Illustrations of Dynamic Stability |
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Footwork
and Stability |
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High
Speed Stability - Part 1 |
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High
Speed Stability - Part 2 |
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High Speed Stability - Part 3 |
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HIgh Speed Stability - Part 4 |
| NEW |
Precison Body Control I |
| Ballistic Actions |
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| NEW June 21st |
Burst
Acceleration Part ONE |
| NEW June 29th |
Burst
Acceleration Part TWO |
| NEW July 11th |
Extending the Ballistic Movement Through the Contact Zone |
| NEW July 19th |
Further Comments on the Shoulder Extension |
| NEW July 29th |
Use
simple ballistic motions for approach shots |
| NEW Aug 6th |
Introduction to the Ballistic Action in the Backhand Drive |
| NEW Aug 15th |
Ballistic Backhand Part TWO |
| NEW Oct. 7th |
The Forehand
Ballistic Reflex |
| NEW Oct 16th |
Forehand Ballistic Reflex Illustrated on Court |
| NEW Oct 25th |
Forehand Ballistic Reflex, Professional Example |
| Component Development |
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Rotational Power |
| NEW Sept. 28 |
Getting Organized for Rapid Development |
| Kinetic Chain |
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| Feb. 25th |
Kinetic Chain Part II |
| Certification |
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New Directions |
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Improving
Instruction |
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Getting Organized for Rapid Development |
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Why
having perfect knowledge of a stroke is not enough to execute it |
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Why
having perfect knowledge of a stroke is not enough to execute it - Part
II |
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Advancing
From the Student's Point of View |
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The
Good
Day, Bad Day Cycle |
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Final
Four Stages of Visual Processing |
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Visual
Processing: Seeing the key frame |
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The
Role of Thinking in Tennis and How it Affects Execution. |
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Learning Theory |
| Conditioning and Power |
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Power Conditioning |
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Core Conditioning |
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Core Conditioning and Power |
| Miscellaneous
Topics |
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| New Jan 13th |
Love forty the movie |
| NEW Aug 24th |
Measuring progress in developing racquet speed. |
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Play versus Practice |
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Play versus Practice 2 |
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Using the wrist in a stroke. |
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Radar Data on Professional Ground Strokes |
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The components of ball velocity |
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Speed Versus Depth |
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Measuring the efficiency of your stroke. |
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Using Photography to Analyze your
Strokes. |
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Ball Velocity from Radar and Models |
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Calculating Ball Velocity from Video |
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Hold the Ball on the Racquet? |
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From Push to Punch |
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Offense Versus Defense: What You Should
Know. |
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Adaptation Is a Key to Professional Play |
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Designing a
New Stroke |
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The Kinetic Chain Part I |
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The Kinetic Chain Part II |
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Improving Racquet to
Ball Contact: Part I |
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Five Exercises for Developing
Professional Skills |
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Making the ball rise as it
leaves your racquet |
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Entry of the racquet into the
path of the ball -Part I |
| Racquet
Dynamics |
Determining the potential for your racquet to produce
ball speed |
| Mar. 9th |
Combating Pushing |
| May 5th |
Stress and Unforced Errors |
| Feb.
15th |
The Zone |
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Coaching Women |
| Match Play |
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| March 26th |
How to Beat the Pusher |
| June 24 |
Vocalization during hitting |
| July 27 |
Strategy and Tactics |
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