Hit Spots Research Paper

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DOUBLES TALK

One clinic I attended was on doubles. As astute observation centered on dou bles partners and the twenty-five seconds allowed before the next point:
Beginners (They simply turned and went back to their next designated spot.)
Club players (They would turn, acknowledge a good shot, high five and com-ment very briefly.)
Pros (with no advance “coaching”). It was noted that pros between points would almost always turn to the center and talk strategy with their partner, up the center line, back to the server or receivers location.
Communication!

A “ BUNNY” FOR MEN

Once I became better at conveying “movement to the hit-spot” my players at all levels got better quickly.
And the one handed slice may be the one most helped by proper “hit-spots.”
I do think a lot of good college men had forehand trouble because of a subtle flaw in “hit-spot”. Whereas backhands are tougher to learn ,my guess is many young boys could hit forehands with any number of “hit-spots.” Backhands, they internalized early on, must be hit “right there” or in the perfect backhand hit spot. Then as they advanced, a ball they tried to hit in a faulty forehand position let them down and caused a lot of frustration. Once I could convince them of this error and the principle of perfect “forehand hit spot,” they’d get better too.

On Critics

“Bullfight critics row on row,
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This does vary. Two seasons in my 35 year career, I played the same lineup every match with no subs on the team. One of these years we were undefeated — pure luck. Girls teams need more players. But too many gets “testy.” I never cut any team I had until NCAA rules on squad size and gender equality forced me too. Many kids will come out just to hit with a good player. Those kids don’t get much help with a win-oriented coach who’s working with the top kids. Regardless, many subs go on to teach tennis. They love the game. I tried to keep them around, for the games