I feel your presence everyday! I love you, you were always in my corner.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Good Advice for Wall Practice
I found the above picture on the Tennis Warehouse forum. This is an explanation for practicing to hit on the rise against a wall.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showpost.php?p=4210210&postcount=21
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Coordination : Doble V in cercles playing tennis
Another good drill, I like the fact that they are keeping the racket and utilizing it while doing the drills. in my opinion, most of the coordination drills and exercises should be done with a racket in hand and practicing strokes in the air as well.
Coordination : Eight arround two cones playing voleys against the wall
Very good exercise for the wall!
TSR - Tennis Skill Rythms - Javier Capitaine - Capi - FITNESS PERFORMANCE -Academia Sanchez Casal
Very nice routine. FOOTWORK, FOOTWORK, FOOTWORK!!! The key to good tennis.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Oscar Wegner
I've been reading a lot about Oscar Wegner and his MTM (Modern Tennis Method) on the Tennis Warehouse Forums
Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of hostility directed toward him by a few of the forum members. It has gotten pretty personal and I don't like the way the conversations always seem to evolve and degenerate into personal attacks, mostly against Oscar and his fellow MTM instructors and students.
I am going to send an invitation to Oscar and his fellow instructors and students to participate in this thread and forum. This way they can voice their opinions in a civil and open environment. There are some aspects of MTM that I like and agree with, there are some aspects that I don't agree with as well. BUT, I am open minded and i have always been civil and respectful toward Oscar, his students, and instructors.
This is an OPEN invitation for Oscar and his friends to come here and promote their product and methods.
Here is Oscar's book; Tennis in 2 Hours
This is the 1989 version that he provided in the Tennis Warehouse Forums .
There are more recent versions as well that can be found here along with his DVDs. Read the book and check out his website, then judge for yourself. If you have any questions, please post them here.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
My New Yahoo! Group
I have set up a Yahoo! group to be interactive with this Blog. Please help the group grow, you can ask questions about techniques, add advice about techniques, etc. The answer or reference will be provided there where we can discuss it. I hope to see you there, here's my group:
Gillean's Tennis
Gillean's Tennis
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Andre Agassi Foundation
Here's another athlete that has gone through some turmoil recently, Andre Agassi. He has also done a lot of good works. Here's a link to the
Andre Agassi Foundation
The Tiger Woods Foundation
The man has done some good works for people. His personal life, tragic as it may be, is his personal life. Here's a link to Tiger Woods' FoundationLet's also concentrate on the good things he has done.
A Letter To Tiger Woods
In light of the recent revelations about Tiger Woods, an athlete whom I admired, I like to extend my prayers and good wishes to Tiger and his family. Hopefully they can work things out and keep their marriage and family intact. Hopefully the vultures in and out of the media can now back off and let them settle this very serious situation in privacy. Imagine how his poor wife must feel when she turns on the television and radio and hears this circus.
Let he or she without sin cast the first stone.
Good luck and good wishes Tiger and Family
G
Let he or she without sin cast the first stone.
Good luck and good wishes Tiger and Family
G
800 Tennis Drills
I received this in an email. It looks to have some pretty nice drills. Here's the link so you can judge for yourself.
800 Tennis Drills
It has some nice progressions from beginning beginner to intermediate and advanced players.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
RPT Drills Part 1
This drills and RPT method are provided by the courtesy of my friends at Tennis Warehouse Talk tennis Discussion forum.
Here's the link to the thread:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=301426
Also check out Bungalow Bill's advice on the forum, he provides an excellent technical analysis on various tennis techniques.
Spanish Training Model Part 1 of 4
A take on tennis technique from Spain. very good stuff. Compare to Oscar Wegner's MTM which I will posting on here soon.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
My New Friends
The Virginia Beach Filipino American Tennis Association
I've met and hit with Danny & Pat. VBFATA is a nice organization and I look forward to joining it in the near future. Don't be fooled by the name, it may be called the Virginia Beach Filipino American Tennis Association, but they are OPEN to ALL ethnicities and you won't meet a nicer bunch of folks who are members from many different ethnicities there!!
Nice work kuyas!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Modern Tennis?
Here are some "modern strokes" from the last century. Looks somewhat familiar doesn't it? There's an excellent discussion going on about this at the Tennis Warehouse Forums, here's the link: The thread was deleted, but here are the photos and a link to an interesting article from the revolutionary tennis website.
Here's the Article:
"Modern" Tennis?
Here's the Article:
"Modern" Tennis?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Nice Website
For drill and interview with tennis professionals:
Tennis
Ooops, on caveat, it's a "pay site". My bad, but hey you may be interested..............
Tennis
Ooops, on caveat, it's a "pay site". My bad, but hey you may be interested..............
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Noah, Lendl and Vilas
Check out the "old style" and use the positive aspects of it. The guys hit with plenty of top spin!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Yannick Noah vs Kent Carlsson - Roland-Garros 1987 - part1
More extreme top spin with a Continental grip.....
Friday, May 22, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Roger Federer Backhands in HD
Notice how compact and close to the body Roger's backhand is, my backhand is my favorite stroke,but I was having some problems with it. I was too far away from my body when I was preparing to hit the ball.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Richard Gasquet - Forehands in Slow Motion
Nice. He looks to use an eastern forehand grip with the windshield wiper motion.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Federer practices forehands Pac Life Open
Examine his strokes with the less extreme grip than Nadal's
Rafael Nadal Hitting in High Definition
Wow, check out the great timing and excellent spin he puts on that ball,
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Tennis Footwork Back Foot Up
More excellent points. The "back foot up" is an important concept. This helps facilitate the recovery and readiness for your next shot.
Tennis Footwork Move to the Ball
Very important points here. Check out the very good form displayed here. Notice the "knee bend", notice the "rehearsed" steps and footwork.
Even when you don't have a partner to practice with, you can practice this footwork when hitting against the wall and or on the court when practicing "shadow tennis".
Tennis Footwork Split Step
Very important points on the split step. Some people have a tendency to get too much "air" on the split step, thus messing up your balance. I will provide some good footwork drills prety soon. Another very important point I forgot to highlight is you should be in the ready position when you split step, this keeps the body aligned properly so you can execute your movement and stroke.
Tennis Footwork Ready Position
Some nice ready stance/footwork basics from this series. Please note the ideal height of the "athletic ready stance". Correct and effective footwork, is paramount to improving your level of play!
Topspin Tennis Forehand Progressions: Step 5: Full Motion
This is the final video for this series. Please note how he said that you basically have to crawl before you walk. Have patience and groove this stroke, then add a little more of your own "style" to it. When you are starting, less is better!
Topspin Tennis Forehand Progressions: Step 4: Loop
This is a nice progression to a "basic loop". Not how he said to "trace a "C".
Topspin Tennis Forehand Progressions: Step 3: Pivot and Rack
Here's step 3. Please note the emphasis on the "unit turn"/pivot.
Topspin Tennis Forehand Progressions: Step 2: Racket Back
This guy really knows his stuff. It's also great that he's a fellow lefty!
Topspin Tennis Forehand Progressions: Step 1: Contact
Here's step one. Have a racket in your hand, watch the entire clip first, then watch it again and pause the video and follow each step.
Introduction to the Topspin Tennis Forehand Progressions
Now back to the forehand. This is more of a "modern" approach compared to the last forehand series I posted. You will see that there are similarities and some subtle differences. For more excellent instruction go to:
http://www.fuzzyyellowballs.com/
Tennis Kick Serve Progressions: Step 4: Full Motion
This series is an EXCELLENT learning tool. Practice this everyday in that nice easy and smooth motion and you will develop a very nice kick serve as well as a very nice grooved serving motion.
Tennis Kick Serve - Kick Serve Step 1 - Toss
Excellent video. Check out the guy's website. Highly recommended!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Crazy & Very Effective Tennis Wall Workout
This guy is very talented. I will call this an "advanced wall workout" I'd start with the other one I posted first and evolve to this. Use both concepts for a great workout when you don't have a training partner to play with. This will definitely increase your level of play!
Tennis Backhand Topspin Drive - Taking It On The Rise
Another excellent tip. I hope you work on these concepts and your game improves.
Tennis Forehand Drive - High Contact Point
A nice analysis, again from the Eastern Forehand/stroke model.
Tennis Forehand Groundstroke - The Swing Tempo
Another very nice tip. This is off of the Eastern forehand model.
Tennis Forehand Topspin Eastern Grip
This is a pretty good instructional video for an Eastern Forehand stroke and grip.
Tennis Drill: Return of Serves on the WALL
Nice concept and idea. Of course as the player warms up more, the intensity can be increased.
Ultimate Wall Workout
An excellent workout, do this a few times per week and watch your level improve.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Andy Roddick Serve Slow Motion
Here's arguably one of the best servers in Tennis in slow motion. I will be adding more notable serves in slow motion as well.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Leconte Krickstein Paris Open 1995 (4-9)
Here's a classic match, note how Leconte can still generate a lot of topspin with his less extreme grip (eastern).
Roger Federer Backhand Analysis
Here's an analysis of Roger Federer's backhand, his motion is less complex than Gasquet's, but more complex than James Blake's.
Richard Gasquet's Backhand
Here is an analysis of Richard Gasquet's backhand. Gasquet's preparation is much more complex than James Blake's, but his results are impressive to say the least!
James Blake's Backhand
Here is a slow motion shot of James Blake's backhand his takeback is a compact pendulum swing. In my opinion, this is the easiest motion to start out with when hitting a one handed backhand. I will upload some loop back swings soon as well.
Federer's Footwork
Here's a video analysis of Roger Federer's footwork. In my opinion footwork is a very important aspect of the game having below par footwork usually makes your game below par as well. Notice how Roger positions himself on the court in the rally. There will be more footwork videos to follow:
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