Tape Talk: Improve Your Tennis Game

Karin Burgess

Karin Burgess

Karin Burgess is the editor of Tennisidentity.com a site devoted to what’s new in tennis fashion, gear and more.

The Racquet String You Use Makes a Difference
How often do you restring your racquet? Many recreational players wait until they break a string and for many that’s too long.

The Bend on Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow affects many recreational tennis enthusiasts at some point in their playing life. For some it’s a one-time occurrence, for others a chronic ailment.

Body Fuel for Your Tennis Game
Most tennis players try hard to eat healthy but did you know that there are key food fuels that meet the sport’s specific demands?

Keep Your Eye on the Ball and On Your Sight
Do you wear sunglasses when playing outdoors in the sun? You may have noticed that many touring tennis pros do not. This could be a mistake long-term.

10 Ways to Improve Your Tennis Game While Watching Pro Tennis
Watching the pros is a good way to behavior model your own game.

Joe Dinoffer

Joe Dinoffer

Joe Dinoffer is a USPTA and PTR Master Professional. Visit his site, Oncourt Offcourt, at www.oncourtoffcourt.com.

Since its inception in 1994, Oncourt Offcourt has become the world’s leading source for hundreds of creative training aids, books and videos for the tennis industry.

Tennis Mythbusters Part One – Racket Back
Remember the tennis teacher tease: “Racket back. Bend your knees. That’ll be twenty dollars, please?”

Tennis Mythbusters Part Two – Watch the Ball
Every one of us has heard the instruction, “Watch the ball!” It’s one of those tennis instructions that is probably offered millions of times each day around the world. But if it were such an effective instruction, why would it have to be repeated so often?

Tennis Mythbusters Part Three – Punch Volleys
A boxer can throw a punch, a comedian can tell a joke with a punch line, and someone can serve punch to drink at a party, but a punch is not a volley in tennis.

How to Get Your Kids Involved in Tennis Part One
When should we first encourage children to give tennis a shot? Is two or three years old too young?

Fuzzy Yellow Balls

Will Hamilton and FuzzyYellowBalls.com

Will Hamilton is a PTR Certified Professional and co-founder of www.FuzzyYellowBalls.com.

Fuzzy Yellow Balls’s high-definition video tennis lessons teach you how to play the game in a new way that combines technical analysis, visual learning, and step-by-step progressions.

How to Find Your Tennis Grip Video
Grips are an extremely important part of your tennis game and are the foundation for every single shot you hit in tennis.

How To Hit With Topspin on Your Forehand Side Video
Pro tennis players create topspin by controlling how the racket and strings move across the back of the tennis ball during contact.

How to Have a Correct Hitting Arm Position Video
Your hitting-arm position should not change until after you have made contact with the tennis ball. This is a critically important concept to understand when learning the forehand.

How to Smash Your Tennis Racquet Like the Pros Video
Have you ever watched Dinara Safina or Vera Zvonareva smash their tennis racquets and wondered how they do it perfectly?

How to Hit a One-Handed Backhand Videos
The one-handed backhand is a beautiful and versatile shot favored by former Grand Slam champions Steffi Graf, Justine Henin and Amelie Mauresmo.

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