The swinging volley is not a new shot to the game of tennis. Look back at matches of John Mcenroe, and you will see him hitting swinging volleys. Now you might be telling yourself…. “my coach told me to NEVER swing at volleys”.

I will be honest with you….The swinging volley is not a beginner stroke. The swinging volley is a stroke that will help you take your game to the next level. Next time watching Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal, look for them to hit swinging volleys off of big forehands.

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The slice backhand is a shot that few have mastered. If you watch Federer, Nadal, Djokovic or any top player, you are going to see them swing across their bodies instead of out towards the target on the slice backhand. When hitting the slice backhand, try and get more of the inside of the ball.

Getting inside the ball on the slice backhand will help you control the ball and keep it low against your opponent.
Next time you try to hit your slice backhand, try and swing across your body and get the inside of the ball.

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Rafael Nadal stays back on the return of serve and uses his buggy whip forehand to generate tons of topspin to get the ball to jump up on his opponent. When Rafael Nadal plays in Wimbledon, you will see Nadal stand closer to the baseline to take the return of serve. This allows Nadal to drive the ball on the grass. While you are watching Wimbledon this year see if you can notice Rafael Nadal standing closer to the baseline on the return of serve.

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So many recreational tennis players would kill to be able to confidently step up to the line and accelerate at a second serve. In this video I will show you a practice drill that I use myself to work on my accuracy, consistency, and confidence in my serve, something that you absolutely can’t have too much of! I’ll be releasing a video about HOW to hit a great second serve very soon so make sure to subscribe to my channel!

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In this video certified personal trainer Steve Beck shows us some great rotational exercises that we can do with resistance bands! These exercises will help you build strength, add power to your tennis game, and probably most importantly of all help insulate your body against possible injury. That’s what tennis fitness is all about: playing at a higher level while increasing the length of your career by being stronger and healthier! The exercise band that we used can be found at any sporting goods store, or even cheaper at Amazon.com.

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In this video I’m joined by certified personal trainer Steve Beck! Steve shows us some great strength increasing exercises that we can do with a medicine ball and a wall. These medicine ball drills will target tennis specific muscle groups to help you increase your power and acceleration on the court! Get out there and start working on your fitness today, it’s a great way to improve your on course performance!

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Michael Rubin, an ATP professional men’s tennis player, flew into Denver, CO to train with me for a 5 days. Michael has reached heights of 800 in the world. I’m sure you can only imagine what would happen if a player is told something wrong but then incorporates it into his tennis training. That player is probably not going to reach the level of success that they could if they had the correct tennis training.

Michael and I hit the ground running and got to work right away. With the things that we went over, Michael can now go home and improve his tennis training. Efficient tennis training is a essential part to be successful as a player. If you are not training correctly for tennis, then you will never reach the potential that you desire.

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Today we are talking about the tennis volley. Next time try and get your actual head as close to your racquet head when you make contact on the tennis volley. Pat Rafter did this and so did Pete Sampras. Two of the greatest serve and volley players.
Try and keep your two heads closer together on the tennis volley and you will improve your feel and control.

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The problem with swinging low to high on the tennis forehand is when you get pulled out wide.
It is going to be more natural for you to swing across your body on the tennis forehand on wider balls.
What happens when you do not have time to set your feet and step in on the tennis forehand?

The key is to finish with space when you swing across the body. Make sure the swing arm is not up against the body at the end of the tennis forehand. Try catching the racquet away from the body to help create the space needed for this certain tennis forehand.

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Even on a rainy spring day there are a lot of things you can do to improve your tennis game. Juggling is a great option! If you don’t already know how Ian will teach you the three progressions that will get you on your way. Also learn exactly WHY juggling can be so beneficial when it comes to your tennis game.

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