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General Techniques
By: Andrew S. Rosz
South Florida Professional
Tennis Instruction
Hollywood, Florida , USA
(954) 922-8040
THE TWO MOST COMMON ERRORS IN TENNIS STROKES OF MOST PLAYERS
- They hit the ball too hard
- They have too much motion in their strokes
A simple cure for these two most common stroke errors... For all balls that bounce
before you hit them; use a proportional racket swing depending on your physical location
on the court.
- Deep back court position.... hit with full swing and full power (Remember, full power is
only 60% of the total power you are capable of)
- Mid court position.......... hit with compact swing and reduced power
- Front court position........ hit with no swing per se and very little power
THE TWO-TENNIS MACHINE CONCEPT
Tennis Machine #1 (from the waist up)
- Never accommodates TM2
- Provides for only 20% of the total backswing movement
- Is where all the consistency is found in tennis if TM2 is doing its job
- Produces the strokes
Tennis Machine #2 (from the waist down)
- Always accommodates TM1
- Provides for 80% of the total backswing movement
- Responsible for getting TM1 into the optimum position (like the game of chicken children
play in a shallow swimming pool with two people per team)
- Properly positions TM1 with appropriate running, footwork, bending, turning sideways,
etc.
THE READY POSITION
General Characteristics of All Ready Positions:
- It should be comfortable so that you could remain in that position for long periods if
required to do so
- It is a motionless position
- Body weight is equally distributed among both feet
- It is a neutral position favoring neither forehand or backhand
Techniques of the Proper Groundstroke Ready Position:
- Hand(s) hold racket loosely, one hand on grip, one hand on throat (with thumb on top
edge of throat)
- Hand(s) hold racket so that racket head is perpendicular to the ground
- Stand facing forward with knees slightly bent
- Your physical location is near the baseline directly behind the middle target point
- Check your grip after every shot (push with your thumb to adjust grip)
- Recover quickly; the stroke is not over until both TM1 and TM2 are in the ready position
again awaiting the next stroke
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