Thou Shalt Not Backswing
When I say that the volley should utilize “no backswing,” I mean no backswing. Not a quick backswing, not an abbreviated backswing. No backswing. The racket travels directly from its position in the ready...
Out, Up, and Through
Every player has been coached to “brush up the back of the ball” in order to generate topspin. While this advice is technically correct, it’s very misleading as to how this famous “brushing” actually...
Jen Brady – The Girl Who Rips 3500rpm Forehands
Jennifer Brady hits her forehand like a man. And that’s a really good thing. Not just in the sense that Jen Brady’s forehand is awesome, and the forehands on the ATP tour are also...
How the Feet Liberate the Hips
A full hip rotation is impossible if both of your feet are firmly planted on the ground. Trying to rotate your hips while your feet stay planted will put a large amount of torsion...
Foot Striking – The Overlooked Key to Speed
The human foot is a masterfully designed piece of biological machinery. It’s job – to safely absorb and transfer the force generated when our bodies hit, and then press off, the ground. Lucky for...
Foot Striking Warm Up
If we’d all grown up barefoot from birth, we’d probably strike the ground properly without even thinking about it. Alas, since that’s not the case, proper foot striking, like everything else, is a skill...
The Athletic Ready Position
With almost every skill in tennis, there exists a prevailing myth that natural talent is the primary factor driving success. You’ll frequently hear tennis commentators, awestruck after observing the latest feat of athletic brilliance,...
The Serve is a Throw
The serve is a throw. That line is both the title and the first paragraph for a reason – it constitutes the single most important insight that underpins effective serving. If you can throw...
Adjusting To Low Balls The EFFICIENT Way
The following is a page from The Fault Tolerant Forehand, available in eBook and paperback formats on Amazon (click here). The key to effective stroke production is efficient bio-mechanical alignment. For every shot, there...
The Modern Forehand – A Biomechanical Masterpiece
When performed correctly, the forehand is a stroke with a very large margin for error. Proper forehand mechanics ensure that the swing is fault tolerant – when things go wrong, the swing still succeeds....