I guess if it hadn't taken me so long to reach the Challengers, I might have a different perspective because there are some guys who jump right up into Challengers and once they are stuck in Challengers for a few years, then it's probably not going to happen. But for me, I was stu...
While coaching a junior group this weekend a couple of them had trouble hitting forehands down the line. They would often twist their arm around like a pretzel to get the racket to aim down the line, thereby messing up their stroke. The correct way is to either take the ball a little ...
Conditions were a little doggy for the players in the early going. For the first players on the courts on Thursday, the surface played very slow. After Allie Kiick beat Louisa Chirico before 11 a.m., she told me that “we were both hitting” dropshots and that “for two whole games,...
controlled hitting and dominating play at net. Her Slam singles leadership, however, is somewhat deceiving, as her total includes seven Australian crowns in the earlier 1960's when the international field in that
I was going to be a hitting partner/if anyone gets hurt kind of guy. Second in line after Peter. Looking at my schedule and everything it was decided for my game that it would be better for me to stick to the plan to play Cleveland and Dallas which are two hard court challengers vs...
What do the table tennis rules say about the ball hitting the white lines, net or edges of the table? Is the ball in or out? Find out here... What do the rules say about playing doubles? Whether you're playing singles or doubles, the rules of table tennis are essentially the same....
“Her slices are very difficult to return. She was hitting pretty strong also with the forehand today, serve, everything. She played unbelievable.” “Yeah, I was close to lose the match. But I stayed strong. I stayed focused. I didn’t give up. That makes this match much more like ...
My favourite drill is the ball toss target drill. You take up the serving position as usual and then throw the ball in the air. However, rather than hitting it, you instead let it drop onto a target in front of you inside the baseline. ...
The sun comes out, along with an eight knot south westerly fit for kite board sailors; hitting tennis balls off your orange Radical7 with a tension of 50 lbs becomes a random and rare occasion. Insects get in your eyes. Dogs may appear and later their owners. Now come crying children ...
The Boom MP has a string pattern of 16 mains and 19 crosses, so there is plenty of spin potential and its teardrop shape, not too dissimilar to Yonex’s isometric rackets, gives a larger hitting area in the upper part of the frame. ...