| The tennis volley has seen an interesting yet welcome | | | | what is the take away for you? |
| return to the game in recent months. Having just | | | | What is it that you need to think about doing in your |
| watched Federer power through to the Australian | | | | game to make this work for you? Well, all the things I |
| Open title, one thing sprung to mind. He is beginning to | | | | said above are true, plus this fact. The hardest shot in |
| volley a whole lot more. And it's not only Federer, | | | | club tennis is the passing shot. This means that you |
| many more players are beginning to volley again. | | | | don't have to become really good at the volley to be |
| Federer & Tsonga we know about, Andy Murray | | | | effective. |
| & Andy Roddick yes of course but Davydenko, | | | | You just have to give your opponent more chances to |
| Nadal & Del Potro?? Some of these guys used | | | | miss..........and they will. And we all know that they won't |
| to get altitude sickness just by thinking about moving | | | | always miss because of poor technique don't we?? |
| up the court to the net. So why do it? Well it's simple! | | | | They will also miss because of the mental pressure |
| The easiest place to win a tennis point from is at the | | | | you are putting on them. |
| net. | | | | It goes back to a principle that is a foundation of tennis |
| Whether or not you can do it or not doesn't matter - | | | | strategy and the cornerstone of my Beat All The |
| it's a fact!! The other big factor is that it presents a | | | | Tennis Players You Want Special Report. |
| totally different set of problems to the player stuck on | | | | To give yourself the best chance of winning a tennis |
| the baseline. | | | | match you want to be doing more of the things that |
| Q. What's the one thing out and out baseliners get | | | | you like doing or know will help you win whilst giving |
| used to and therefore grooved into when they play | | | | your opponent lots of things that they don't like or are |
| other players that only play from the baseline? | | | | difficult to execute!! If you play an opponent who |
| A. The ball coming back to them from the baseline!! | | | | struggles against people who come to the net and you |
| So, someone coming to the net gives them a | | | | are unable to pressure them in this way - you are |
| completely different "view" of the game and a | | | | missing a big trick!!! |
| completely different set of shots to play. Definitely a | | | | So, if all you do is stay at the back of the tennis court |
| set of shots they hardly ever play on a match to | | | | and hit groundstrokes and the only time you get to the |
| match basis and maybe a set of shots they may | | | | net is to shake hands and pick up balls.....think again!! |
| never have played!! | | | | Get the volley working for you and start winning more |
| Suddenly, they have to come up with other shots than | | | | singles matches - today!! |
| just keeping the ball deep in the court. If they do that | | | | And we haven't even started talking about doubles |
| then it's an easy volley and the end of the point. But | | | | yet!! |