Sunday, December 17, 2006

The Geometry of Tennis

This article is dedicated to Bill M. Besides my father, his is THE best tennis coach I ever had. This man could play tennis left handed and right handed, I must add VERY proficiently! . He was also a Vietnam Veteran 11b. Anyway back in 1981 he introduced the concept of tennis and geometry to me. He drew it out on the hard tru courts and it was easy to understand. I will give you a synopsis and a personal example;
The closer to the net, the more angles you have.
The further away the less angles.
Sometimes you have to run parallel or back a little from the ball
optimally you should run towards the ball and cut off the angle
HIT THE BALL ON THE RISE!
Flexible triangle, chin forward
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