inside out volley

scott — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:55:03 +0000

on the inside out volley your hand is still in front of you but you lay the racquet head behind the wrist creating a 110 angle– here the hitter is hitting the shot with a touch to create a short angle

touch volley

scott — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:13 +0000

on the touch volley you want to heavily carve the ball– you softly side off the shot– letting the bottom of the racquet lead

grass fraud

scott — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:23:21 +0000

grass for 2 days is majestic — after that it is a tough court– it gets crewed up — part of the court becomes dirt– so you have daily the court changes– often during the match the court can change– it is like playing on a hard court that has cracks all over it

gathering spot

scott — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:19:42 +0000

after the spotting of the toss we want you to gather your hands somewhere — watch Isner gather on top of the racquet

engage the wrist

scott — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:22:59 +0000

we show you different ways to get the wrist engaged during the serve– one of the ways is to drop or drag the wrist on the start of the motion

open stance

scott — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:20:01 +0000

on the open stance the toes are facing the net– the elbow is still inclined on the follow through

Hitting up

admin — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:57:08 +0000

[See post to watch QuickTime movie]
This is a video you should “step through” frame by frame using the arrow keys on your keyboard. Notice how Nishikori uses his wrists to drop the racquet head down so he can hit up on the ball, even for this high kicking serve.

right shot wrong balance

scott — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:15:08 +0000

Paire has a great down the line backhand — when you can get both feet in front of the baseline it is a good time to change directions and go down the line— you can see his shoulders dip thus the ball goes into the net

not a volley

scott — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:26:23 +0000

Isner is swinging — he still has his western forehand grip– not my favorite– bonus the Fed is next door about to warm up

head and eyes up

scott — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:38:22 +0000

on the serve you need to see the contact– keep your eyes and head up–bonus when the tossing arm comes down have it come down onto your body