Tennis Lessons – Pathway to Development

Apr 17 2014

Gregs Growing Pains by Mike VanZutphen

Gregs Growing Pains by Mike VanZutphen Mike VanZutphen USPTA Master Professional Greg’s growing pains Movement to the ball for the power player The lesson today was not hard to understand for Greg, but hard to do! The court is 39 feet from the baseline to the net. It is 27 feet across in singles from(…)

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Apr 15 2014

The Overhead presented by Mike VanZutphen

The Overhead presented by Mike VanZutphen There are four characteristics that are important in the overhead. One is preparation two is footwork, three control, four watching the contact point. This is like watching a professional baseball player miss a fly ball, it’s commonly done. the challenges of getting your body aligned underneath the overhead in(…)

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Apr 7 2014

The Lob presented by Mike VanZutphen

The Lob presented by Mike VanZutphen The lob: the lob is the most offensive weapon when used correctly; generally the pros use the lob with a variety of spins and in many defensive situations. An example would be when your out of position and desperate for recovery. In a match against your opponents this shot(…)

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