| Do not waste your money | | | | DVD on. As I said there are some bad ones out here |
| I applaud those who try to find new ways to improve | | | | that do not teach you much and are of low quality, but |
| their technique or their overall game. You could find | | | | if you find a good one it will help you to improve your |
| someone to hit with, enter a league, or even hit against | | | | game. More than likely after you finish watching your |
| the wall. Notice all these things I have mentioned | | | | DVD you will go on the court and test out what you |
| involve you being active and putting in the time. Not by | | | | have learned. |
| sitting by the computer and watching a professional hit | | | | Try This |
| strokes. Tennis professionals are professionals for a | | | | What you might want to do is to try and find a local |
| reason. They have put in over thousands upon | | | | coach in your area. There are a lot of ways to find a |
| thousands of hours to get to where they are. What | | | | tennis professional or coach near you. Surprisingly, in |
| might work for one professional might not necessarily | | | | my area there were a couple of coaches that were |
| work for you. Someone molded and sculpted their | | | | on Craigslist. They were asking for very decent prices |
| games to what you see on television. I see and hear | | | | per hour or half hour whichever one you preferred. |
| about a lot of people buying subscriptions to these | | | | They were even willing to travel to a court near me. |
| instructional stroke video sites and expecting that their | | | | That is a steal guys! So, what I did was call one of |
| level of game to increase dramatically. Let me be the | | | | them up and setup a time to have a lesson. About 20 |
| first to tell you that it just does not happen that way. | | | | minutes in, I thought to myself he should be charging |
| From my personal experiences, it is not worth the | | | | me a lot more because he was great! So I'm actually |
| monthly subscription fee that you will be suckered into | | | | practicing what I preach. The money that your |
| paying. Especially, if you are on a tight budget like most | | | | spending or would be spending for your month to |
| people are these days. | | | | month subscription for that virtual stroke instruction site |
| Alternatives | | | | could be spent on a coach that is working with you |
| If you just feel that you have to outsource I would | | | | one on one. I much rather have one on one time with a |
| recommend purchasing instructional DVD's. With a | | | | coach who is fixing any bad habits that I might have |
| DVD you know you are getting a bang for your buck. | | | | and who is showing me ways to hit more consistently |
| Now granted some tennis DVD's are not the best but | | | | and effectively. |
| at least your paying for it once. What is also helpful is | | | | The sky is the limit but you have to put in the work if |
| that you can resort back to certain areas of the DVD | | | | you want to see results. Watching tennis professional |
| over and over again. You do not need internet | | | | hitting is not going to get you there. |
| connection; all you need is a something to play that | | | | |