5 Signs of a Great Coach
A great lesson is worth infinitely more than a bad one. And I mean that literally. It isn’t worth double, or triple, or quadruple its less effective counterpart. No, the difference in value is infinite. With...
Dynamic vs Static Positions
While there are numerous different teaching mistakes that lead to ineffective coaching, many of them stem from the same fundamental misunderstanding – confusing cause and effect. Some body movements are actively, volitionally caused by the...
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....
Gold: “Roll Your Racket Over The Ball”
Last year, I worked with a 14 year old girl who had one of the most mismanaged forehand strokes I’ve ever seen. Her problem: “roll your wrist over/around the ball.” She turned to me,...
Silver: “Point Your Butt Cap at the Net”
Many bad cues originate from watching the pros; to the untrained eye, it looks like Rafael Nadal is turning his racket over through contact, even though he isn’t. As we watch on TV, there...
Two Rules that Govern EVERY Shot
The following is a page from The Fault Tolerant Forehand, available in eBook and paperback formats on Amazon (click here). The Fundamental Theorem of Tennis is two rules that govern every shot in the...