Essential Tennis Podcast - Instruction, Lessons, Tips

Hitting up on the tennis ball during different strokes, feeding balls correctly and setting up basic practice drills. - Essential Tennis Podcast #19

Did you know that on serves, volleys, and ground strokes you should be making the ball go up most of the time? I discuss this in depth on todays show. After that I talk about how to feed balls correctly, and also how to set up basic practice drills with a parther.

Discussion of different types of strings and their effect on your game, one handed backhand vs two handed backhand - Essential Tennis Podcast #18

Learn all about the main different types of tennis string available, as well as their pros and cons. After that I speak about the technical differences between a one handed backhand and two handed backhand.

Use of pronation in your serve, creating top spin using semi western and western forehand grips. - Essential Tennis Podcast #17

Shoulder pronation is an extremely important part of your tennis serve, learn all about it on today's show. After that I have a technical discussion on the differences between the semi western and western forehand grips for creating top spin.

Tennis elbow causes and treatments, aiming your serve, long distance running and your tennis. - Essential Tennis Podcast #16

Today Dr. Jack joins us on the show again to talk about tennis elbow, and how to treat it. I think talk about how to aim and direct your serve, and also the effects of long distance running on your tennis game.

Mental and physical tension in your tennis game, mental game question, how to improve your service toss. - Essential Tennis Podcast #15

Being tense mentally and physically is one of the worst things possible for your tennis game, to learn about how to alleviate both. I then answer two listener questions, one on the mental game, and another about improving your service toss.

Physical training at home, plantar fasciitis treatment, smart doubles positioning, popularity of tennis, beating a pusher, and two mental questions. - Essential Tennis Podcast #14

Today Dr. Jack Kripsak joins me on the show to talk about plantar fasciitis and how to treat it, I think answer several great listener questions having to do with doubles, beating a pusher, and mental tennis.

One handed backhand volley technique, split step timing, use of video analysis, hitting an inside out angle forehand groundstroke. - Essential Tennis Podcast #13

One handed backhand volley technique, split step timing, use of video analysis, hitting an inside out angle forehand groundstroke.

Core strengthening, food and drink before play, achilles, tennis warm up ideas, and more - Essential Tennis Podcast #12

Core strengthening, food and drink before play, achilles, tennis warm up ideas, placing spin serve, doubles net strategy, when to replace strings

Sore abs after playing, Best grip to prepare for return, Serving position, and more - Essential Tennis Podcast #11

Sore abs after playing, Best grip to prepare for return, Serving position, Two mental questions, Protocol for match warm up, Hitting confidently

Doubles strategy, one handed backhand contact, playing against a dinker, serve anticipation, and more - Essential Tennis Podcast #10

Doubles strategy, one handed backhand contact, playing against a dinker, serve anticipation, passing shots, hitting a slice serve, mental discussion