When you think about the mechanics of your strokes in tennis, you may spend a lot of time thinking about your grip, your racquet position, your contact point, even your footwork. But most of us don't spend much time thinking about our follow through. And I think that's because the follow through is what happens after we've already hit the ball. Failure to think about or care about the follow through is a really common error among beginners. But it can also affect advanced players....
Aug 27, 2015•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's time for another tennis rules episode (hooray!). This week, I'm answering the question of a Tennis Fixation follower who asks about where doubles partners can stand when returning the ball. This is a pretty interesting episode as it turns out the answer is not just about what the rules allow, but also what the best court positioning may be for the returning doubles team. GET THE SHOW NOTES: Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by g...
Aug 20, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Fall tennis league is just around the corner and I am preparing so that I don't show up at that first league match, when it counts, as the person who hasn't picked up a racquet in the last two months. If you also don't want to be that person, be sure and follow my top tips for getting league and tournament ready. GET THE SHOW NOTES: Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comme...
Aug 13, 2015•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever played against someone who wants to win the warm-up? They angle their volleys off for winners. They smash their overheads back at you, or maybe back at your partner who is not even paying attention to your opponent. Some people play the warm-up as if its some kind of mini-match that they need to win before the real match even begins. In this episode of Tennis Quick Tips, I'll talk about how to really "win" the warm-up, how to make the most of those 5 to 10 minutes be...
Aug 06, 2015•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast I don't know about you, but I have played numerous matches where, at some point, the players can't figure out what the score is. Or who's turn it is to serve. Or even what just happened. This is especially true in a doubles match where four players may come up with four different versions of what's happening on court. So what do you do in this situation? Continue playing with the error, even though you know it's wrong? Start all over again? In this episode of Tennis Quic...
Jul 30, 2015•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do you play mixed doubles? Is it OK to go at the woman every time? Is it better to mix it up? Just what is the etiquette when playing against a man and a woman? In this episode of Tennis Quick Tips, I'll discuss mixed doubles and just how to properly play it so you can win without coming off as a sexist jerk. GET THE SHOW NOTES: Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the ...
Jul 23, 2015•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast If the serve is the most important stroke in tennis, then the toss may be the most important part of the toss. But a lot of players struggle with getting their toss just right. In this episode, I talk about the need to keep your tossing arm up as long as possible. This will help you avoid pulling off to one side when you're serving and will help to move your momentum into the serve. I also tell you how you can practice your toss anywhere, including at home. GET THE SHOW NOTES: Hi, it's...
Jul 16, 2015•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast If only we all had a chance to sit down with the greatest tennis players of all time to ask them just how they do what it is they do. How do they play such incredible tennis? Imagine Pete Sampras telling you how to get a great second serve. Or Andy Murray revealing how to hit a drop shot. Or doubles great Max Mirnyi explaining just how to hit someone at the net and not live to regret it. In his book, Game, Set and Match: Secret Weapons of the Worlds Top Tennis Players, tennis journalist Mark Hod...
Jul 09, 2015•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast So you think you know all about tiebreaks? What about the Coman tiebreak? Do you know how to play one of those? In this episode of Tennis Quick Tips, you'll learn exactly what a Coman tiebreak is and you'll see just how easy it is to play one. And after learning about the Coman tiebreak, you'll probably want to play one every time you have a tiebreak in a doubles match. GET THE SHOW NOTES: Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by go...
Jul 02, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Has your tennis team resorted to "stacking" the lines? Also known as dropping the lines or flipping the lines. If you have, then you know it can be a controversial topic for any captain and can lead to sometimes disastrous consequences. In this episode, I'm interviewing one of my own team captains and someone who has served in that capacity for many years as well as working on the boards for a variety of tennis leagues. Her name is Mary Baird and yes, she has stacked the lines. Bu...
Jun 25, 2015•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you have a "Plan B" for every tennis match you play? If not, you need to get one and soon. Because the way you like to play tennis, the style of play that highlights your strengths and downplays your weaknesses, may not necessarily be the style of play that is going to win you the match. In this week's episode of Tennis Quick Tips, I'm talking about the importance of having more than one strategy to win a match. GET THE SHOW NOTES: Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! ...
Jun 18, 2015•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you using the split step in your tennis play? Many players think the split step is unnecessary. Or not worth making the effort to use. A lot of us aren't even sure what the split step is. I used to be a player like that but, when I was ready to take my tennis up a notch, especially at the net, I realized I had to make the split step part of my game. In this episode, I'll tell you just what the split step is, why you should be using it, and how you can incorporate it into your own t...
Jun 11, 2015•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast PLEASE NOTE THAT MY COMMENTS IN THIS EPISODE ARE REGARDING UNOFFICIATED MATCHES. IN OFFICIATED MATCHES AND TOURNAMENTS, THE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING LATENESS AND DEFAULTS APPLY. In this week’s episode, we’re going to talk about something that … the bottom line is, it’s a matter of tennis etiquette, and I don’t think tennis etiquette is something that we hear too much about. We recreational players out there, whether we’re playing for fun or playing as part of a league, playing a tournamen...
Jun 04, 2015•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast What are the most common serve mistakes that we recreational players make and how can we correct them? In this episode, I interview tennis pro Brian Montez about what he sees players doing wrong when he's teaching and he'll tell us exactly how to correct these errors to quickly improve our serves. GET THE SHOW NOTES: Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of t...
May 27, 2015•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Isn't it fun playing doubles? You have the best partner in the world. You both play the same way, following the same strategy. You never disagree on what your tactics should be or who should have got that ball down the middle. And you never, ever disagree on calls. What? That's not how your tennis partnership works? Well, frankly, I doubt if anyone's partnership works that well. So, what do you do when you and your partner disagree on a call? What if one partner calls a serve in a...
May 21, 2015•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever experienced a tennis slump? Have you gone through an extended period of time where you felt like you were constantly losing? Have things gotten to the point on occasion that you just wanted to give up on the game? In this episode, I'll talk about just what constitutes a "tennis slump" and I'll give you my best tips for surviving one. GET THE SHOW NOTES: Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show no...
May 14, 2015•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why aren't you poaching more? You know you should be and yet, you're so afraid that you'll get caught with a down-the-line return from your opponent that you keep standing there, flat-footed at the net and you never take a chance on poaching. But have you tried fake poaching? Fake poaching might be your ticket to poaching success. In this episode, I'll explain what fake poaching is and why you should give it a try in your next match. You can find the show notes for this episo...
May 07, 2015•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's time for another tennis book review. In this episode, I'm reviewing one of the first tennis books I ever bought and one of my favorites. It's Winning Ugly by Brad Gilbert and Steve Jamison. Although this book was published back in 1993, it still has all kinds of actionable tips that apply to today's game. In my review, I'll give you examples of three "game changers" I got out of this book. You can find the show notes for this episode, which include a link ...
Apr 30, 2015•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast How often should you restring your racquet? Once a month? Once a year? Ever? In this episode of the Tennis Quick Tips podcast, I'll tell you why it's so important to restring your racquet at the right time and then I'll give you my best tips for knowing when it's time to restring your tennis racquet. You can find the show notes for this episode at: http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips82...
Apr 23, 2015•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever noticed how much some doubles teams communicate during matches? Some teams seem to talk to each other after every single point. Why are they constantly talking and exactly are they talking about? In this episode, I'll tell you why you should be communicating with your doubles partner and I'll give you my top suggestions for what you should be talking about with your doubles partner out on court. You can find the show notes for this episode at: http://tennisfixation.com/qu...
Apr 16, 2015•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast I just played in my very first USTA singles tournament! While I had a great experience, I learned a whole lot of things about playing singles and playing in a tournament. In this episode of Tennis Quick Tips, I give you a behind-the-scenes look into my experience and I give you my five best tips for playing in a tennis tournament. You can find the show notes for this episode at: http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips80 For more great tennis tips, weekly updates and my free ebook 10 Quick Fixes To I...
Apr 09, 2015•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Just this week, I was reminded not once, not twice, not three times, but FOUR times how important it is to be patient when playing tennis. I tend to be a very impatient player, wanting to quickly rush the net and end the point. Unfortunately, this often results in me making tons or errors and giving points and games away to my opponents. So, because I'm playing a singles tournament this weekend and patience is EXTREMELY important in singles, I am working very hard to become a more patient t...
Apr 03, 2015•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Here's my public service episode - all about CPR and AED certification. Last summer, I myself became certified and I've just recently gone through a refresher course. It made me realize how important this lifesaving skill is not just on the tennis court, but in everyday life. So in this episode of Tennis Quick Tips, I'm going to tell you why you should get CPR / AED certified. You can find the show notes for this episode at: http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips78 You can find the p...
Mar 30, 2015•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Where's the best place to put the ball in doubles? If you're anything like me, you want to be up at the net, hitting a severe sharp angle off the court that not only can your opponents not return, but everyone claps when the point is over and tells you how incredible your shot was. That is usually called going for the low-percentage shot and that is the kind of tennis I find myself constantly trying to play. It has taken me a long time and a lot of lost points to accept that the beauti...
Mar 26, 2015•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's time for a tennis quick tip on the serve! While the serve may be the most important stroke in tennis, I believe the toss is the most important part of the serve. And that's why you need to always hit a good serve. Too often, we get lazy or impatient and just hit any old toss. Instead, we need to learn to be patient and wait for that perfect toss before hitting our serve. The show notes for this episode can be found over at: http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips76 For even more tenni...
Mar 19, 2015•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Should you play league tennis? I get lots of questions and comments from Tennis Fixation followers on this issue. It can be a pretty divisive topic. In this episode, I'll talk about my own league experience and give you my pros and cons for playing league tennis and joining a tennis team. You can find all of the show notes for this episode at: http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips75 If you're interested in getting my very best tennis serve tips, check out: http://tennisfixation.com/frees...
Mar 12, 2015•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Because the weather has been so dang cold lately, I've had a lot of my tennis matches cancelled. But just because I can't get out and play tennis doesn't mean i'm not working on my tennis. I've pulled out some of my favorite tennis books to go through and one I'm really loving right now is Jeff Greenwald's The Best Tennis of Your Life: 50 Mental Strategies for Fearless Performance. In this episode, I'll tell you what I get out of this book and why I think ...
Mar 05, 2015•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast If tennis is 50% mental and 50% physical, then doubles is more like 75% mental and 25% physical. You're not only trying to figure how to best play your game, you're also trying to figure out how to work with your partner. So, in this episode of Tennis Quick Tips, I'm giving you a quick mental checklist for tennis doubles. These are the things you need to be sure and think about every time you step on court for a doubles match. You can find the show notes for this episode, includin...
Feb 20, 2015•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast I'm always surprised by how many tennis players don't know how to play a tiebreak. This is one of those areas where you really need to know what the rules are and make sure that they're followed. So, in this episode of Tennis Quick Tips, we'll quickly go through how to play a tiebreak in tennis and I'll give you some tips for remembering the rules on this so you always play them correctly. You can find the show notes for this episode at: http://tennisfixation.com/quickti...
Feb 12, 2015•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's time to answer another great Tennis Quick Tips listener question! In this episode, I'll be answering a question about what's the best way to position yourself and your left-handed partner when playing doubles. You can find all of the show notes for this episode at: http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips71 For more information on my very first tennis mini-course, coming out later this month, go to the information page: http://tennisfixation.com/endurance You can get the course de...
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