

Rather than fix the actual technical reason that the ball left the boundaries of the court, a great deal of players will simply pull back physically to try and rein their shots in. This is how people get stuck playing at the same level of tennis year after year. This may or may not keep the next shot in play, and then the next time a shot is missed, often times the player tightens up even more. When said “too hard” shot is missed, most players’ immediate physical response is to become tentative on the following shot.


If sound technique is used, a great deal of pace is available for any player to take advantage of.

Listen to the average tennis player after missing a shot long or wide outside the lines: “oohhh, too much!”, “Darn, I hit it too hard again”. Lastly let me talk about where I believe a great deal of tension comes from in the fist place. I’m sorry I don’t have the exact words nor the source, but it stated: “One’s ability to create power, is directly proportionate to ones ability to relax”. While reading an article recently I saw a great quote coming from the realm of martial arts. The more of them are tight, the less likely your swing will be long or fast to begin with, and even if you still manage it, it’s going to take a great deal more effort than it should. The more relaxed those used muscles are the more freely they’re going to move, and the more potential will be available for both length of swing, and speed of swing. The human body has around 700, so its pretty safe to say dozens, and probably hundreds of muscles are in use depending on how advanced of a swing you have. Now consider for a moment how many muscles must be summoned and used to create a deep and effective ground stroke. Basically, speed multiplied times length is going to equal your potential for power and spin on your forehand, and every other stroke requiring pace and spin. The shorter of a path your racket travels, the more effort it takes to hit the same shot. The longer of a path your racket travels before, during, and after contact the more likely you will accomplish the lift and drive necessary to hit such a shot. A good ground stroke is lifted over the net and driven deep into the opponents court so as to keep them pushed back away from you and in a position that makes it difficult for them to attack. When behind the baseline and making a swing at the ball you have at the very least 78 feet of court at your disposal. Take for example a forehand ground stroke. Worse yet, somebody who is very tight will not only have to work harder, but usually it means that some movements and techniques of any given stroke won’t even be completed because their own body is holding them back. Why? Because any muscle tightness during any tennis stroke immediately make every movement much more work and effort to perform. In watching a person’s strokes, tension and tightness is definitely way up on the list of things that I try to identify right away. The more I can understand about technique the better I can serve my clients in improving their skills as much as possible. Today I will go over how essential a relaxed body is to your tennis.Īs a teacher of tennis I have done my best to study each stroke in tennis very closely. However, actual tension of muscles while trying to execute a stroke, or anxiety of the mind and thoughts during a match are incredibly destructive to ones game. Obviously there needs to be a mental and physical sharpness and awareness to perform any kind of athletic skill at a competent level.
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You will never realize your full athletic potential unless you learn to train your body and mind to stay relaxed. First off let me go over why this is so important.
