Balance Secrets in Tennis
Many skills in tennis are easily visible – any casual Wimbledon fan will be quick to gawk at Carlos Alcaraz’s incredible forehand or be awed by Roger Federer’s immaculate feel. Movement is equally visible...
The Brutal Math of Consistency
Imagine two tennis players, both very consistent: Who wins, and by how much? For now, assume neither has a big serve; almost all of their points start neutral. The answer will surprise you. Below...
Alcarize Your Dropshot
In the Barcelona 2023 final, Carlos Alcaraz hit nine drop shot winners against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Nine. In two sets. How is Carlos Alcaraz so unbelievably lethal with this shot, when most on the tour...
The Anxiety Secret (Never Choke Again)
Today, I played 20 points with a student, and during those 20 points, he missed eight feeds. Eight. That means that, 40% of the time, he didn’t even start the point. During the other...
See The Ball Like Novak Djokovic
When you think of “consistency” in tennis, who’s the first player that comes to mind? For most, it’s Novak Djokovic. Novak is one of the best movers on the tour, and he has perfect...
1 Habit For Perfect Ball Striking
Would you believe me if I told you the shot Aryna Sabalenka is executing above can actually be practiced without a tennis court? Well, it can. There exists one, singular habit you can adopt...
Stop Finishing Over Your Shoulder
The image above is Frances Tiafoe’s follow-through after a serve return. Looks terrible right? The shot must have been a shank, or if it did hit the strings, must have produced some sort of...
4 Steps to Stroke Production
All strokes in tennis, and I mean all strokes, share 4 key elements. While the specifics of implementation vary for each stroke, at a fundamental level, high quality ball striking requires four things things....
Why You Miss for No Reason (It’s Vision)
Movement and stroke production can only get you so far. To really excel in tennis, on each shot, you have to know exactly: Without this skill, your miss rate will always be high, no...
4 Fixation Visual System
It isn’t literally possible to “watch the ball” in high level tennis. At least, not all the time. The ball is simply moving too quickly for your eye to track it using smooth pursuit...