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...
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...
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...
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...
“I Just Started Missing.”
Ever wonder why sports books try really, really hard to get you to place parlay wagers? It’s because the parlay bet, a bet type where you bet on multiple events, and ALL of them...
1 Trick to Stop Missing Forehands Out
Almost every tour player prepares for their waist height forehand with their strings down, often with their palm down as well. Some even begin with the hitting face of their racket pointing behind them....
1 Trick to Eliminate 90% of Net Misses
Tour level players hit surprisingly high over the net. The amount of net clearance they’re getting is pretty difficult to see from the typical broadcast view: the bird’s eye camera, and as such, I...
The #1 Forehand Consistency Killer
I can’t trust my forehand. I’ve heard the above sentence more than any other when it comes to fixing the forehand. It’s an extremely common problem that I struggled with myself as a teenager...
Develop the Feel of Federer
Many people assume that “touch” and “feel” are simply natural talents. They are not – like everything else in tennis, touch and feel can be trained. While there certainly are players who, with practically...
Drop Feed for Forehand Development
There exists an extremely common issue impeding forehand development across the world today, and drop feed solves this issue. Just drop the tennis ball on the hitting side of the athlete's body, roughly...