by Alan Lane | Dec 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Topspin Forehand And common problems with this stroke. Learning the topspin forehand can be relatively easy for a semi-beginner. I say “can be”…….. if that person fell out of the cradle with the feeling for the correct swing (including the J- swing.) For a...
by Alan Lane | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
In my experience the most common problem for the backhand ground stroke lies in poor setting up of the stroke prior to making the forward swing. Nearly always an incomplete setting up. This can be ….not doing enough footwork tracking (which leads you to the correct...
by Alan Lane | Jul 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you have a giant versus an ant (or Dad versus a five year old) I do not think that tactics will make a difference to the outcome. But if you have a fox versus a sheep, the fox will usually win even though the sheep is much bigger. Why ? Because the fox will...
by Alan Lane | Jun 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
So the French Open is now over. Stats usually reveal what truly happened. Wawrinka hit an amazing number of winners. 60 in the final, 60 in the semi final and only 43 in his quarter final. Serena by comparison hit 34, 37 and 39 in her 3 final matches. For me, one of...
by Alan Lane | Jun 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
So you are a C Grade tennis player, playing some club matches and or some tournaments, and you hear this talk about match stats.And you ask yourself “do I really need these ?…..it is only a C Grade tournament”. Well the answer lies in one of your...
by Alan Lane | May 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
(Pic BH, left foot planted; right foot about to go forward) Why do I like this photo ? Well, mainly because there is so much information within the pic. Things like…where and when. The first thing that caught my eye was the soon to be planted right foot. And...
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