Monday, June 6, 2011

*TENNIS SERVE* | Top Women's PRO Changes Her Tennis Serve

jeffsalzensteintennis.com I have had to great opportunity to coach a girl who has reached 48 in the world on the WTA. Her name is Vasilisa Bardina. She played Kim Clijsters in 2007 at the Australian Open. Here is the link to check out the match http When Vasilisa first came to me, I told her the biggest thing to change was her tennis serve. To be very blunt, she got to #48 in the world with a deficient tennis serve. She agreed to work with me on trying to change her tennis serve. It is very surprising that someone who has reached such a high level was so open and willing to change her tennis serve. The other surprising thing that happened is that she changed her tennis serve in three days. Now I know most of you are saying "well she's a pro athlete it is easy for her, I can't do that". For those of you thinking that, I want you to take a look at my last video of a kid who changed his tennis serve as well. Vasilisa spent three practice days changing her tennis serve. There was still hard work that had to be put in. If you examine Vasilisa's old tennis serve, you will see that her elbow drops in the motion of the tennis serve. Comparing Vasilisa to some of the best servers like Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, she noticed their elbows don't drop and did her best to copy what they were doing. We did lots of continuous swing and position iso holds to re-train the muscle memory on her tennis serve. Now when you looks at her tennis serve, you can see the elbow staying higher and <b>...</b>
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Time: 04:16 More in Sports

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwlkRHQiUnM&feature=youtube_gdata

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*TENNIS SERVE* | Tennis How To Serve | Javier's Serve Journey

jeffsalzensteintennis.com In our video today, we are going to follow one courageous young man on his journey to creating a better tennis serve. Javier came to me wanting to improve his tennis game and especially his tennis serve. We started with him wondering how hit a tennis serve, to understanding basic concepts to having a powerful tennis serve. Many tennis players struggle with their tennis serves and Javier was no different. The only difference between Javier and most other people is that he went out and found a coach to help him improve his tennis serve. We spent six months off the court in a basement doing shadow swings, holding certain positions throughout the tennis serve and hitting into a net. Our goal was to change over seven years of muscle memory to improve Javier's tennis serve. Over 6 months and around 24 total hours of practice on the tennis serve, Javier has been able to come close to Roger Federer's tennis serve. There are still a few things that Javier can work on to keep taking his tennis serve to the next level, but this video is a testimonial to what the right kind of training can do to a tennis players game.. If you want to change your tennis serve, try holding the trophy position and doing multiple shadow swings to really learn the muscle memory for a dominating tennis serve. I want to personally thank Javier for being such a great student. He is a part of program in Denver, Colorado called Net Results, which helps at risk youths through tennis <b>...</b>
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Time: 04:59 More in Sports

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmH5PtYk_wU&feature=youtube_gdata

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*TENNIS FOREHAND* | Handle The Short Balls On The (TENNIS FOREHAND)

jeffsalzensteintennis.com During the approach shot on the tennis forehand many players are taught to set their feet, hit the shot and then keep moving into the net. Does that kind of technique really work for you and your tennis forehand on the short balls? I am going to guess that you miss a lot of short balls and wonder how you can possibly sprint up, slow yourself down, set your feet, hit your shot and then keep sprinting up to the net. I am here to tell you that this technique for the tennis forehand on the short balls flat out just doesn't work. The pros are not doing this on their tennis forehand and neither should you. Take a look at Roger Federer and you will notice him moving through his tennis forehand on short balls. He does a certain footwork pattern that involves him jumping on the tennis forehand. We call this footwork pattern lift and land. You can do this pattern on both the tennis forehand and backhand side. What you want to do is step in, hit the ball and jump up in the air. This will keep you moving forward on the tennis forehand. Moving forward will help you get to the net faster and cover the passing shot. Next time you are hitting your tennis forehand and get a short ball, try the lift and land footwork pattern. The main idea is to move through the short ball on the tennis forehand instead of stopping yourself to hit the shot. Let me know how this footwork patterns helps out your tennis forehand! http
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Time: 02:15 More in Sports

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlD1w6mu61o&feature=youtube_gdata

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*TENNIS VOLLEY* | Tennis (Forehand Volley) And Pat Rafter

jeffsalzensteintennis.com Today we are talking about the tennis volley. More specifically the tennis forehand volley. I know a lot of us have trouble with our volleys period. No matter if it is a forehand or a backhand tennis volley. Patrick Rafter had one of the best tennis volleys ever to play the game. The biggest key to Pat Rafters tennis volley was that he tried to keep his head as close to his racquet head throughout the tennis volley. Now you are probably asking what does this mean for your tennis volley. More coaches will tell you to punch the ball with a straight arm on the tennis volley. Do you think you get a lot of control and feel with a locked arm on your tennis volley? Next time try and get your actual head as close to your racquet head when you make contact on the tennis volley. Pat Rafter did this and so did Pete Sampras. Two of the greatest serve and volley players. Try and keep your two heads closer together on the tennis volley and you will improve your feel and control. Let me know if this works for you and what you think about keeping your head close to your racquet head on the tennis volley. http
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Time: 02:16 More in Sports

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ncmZ4PTRc0&feature=youtube_gdata

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*ROGER FEDERER* In (Slow Motion) HD

jeffsalzensteintennis.com Here is Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Open in 2011. We have put Roger Federer in slow motion so you can see how relaxed he is. Also watch how Roger Federer's head stays at contact in the slow motion video. Roger Federer is the best at being smooth and relaxed. Adding Slow motion only magnifies how relaxed he really is. Next time you are on the tennis court, try relaxing you hand like Roger Federer is doing in the slow motion video. Hope you all enjoyed this video of Roger Federer in slow motion. If you want more top secret tennis tips to drastically improve your game, head on over to my blog at jeffsalzensteintennis.com
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Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ9EUmEqsf0&feature=youtube_gdata

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Sunday, June 5, 2011

*TENNIS FOREHAND* | How To Swing Across The Body On The (TENNIS FOREHAND)

jeffsalzensteintennis.com Most traditional tennis teaching will tell you to swing low to high on the tennis forehand. I am a big believer in swinging low to high on the tennis forehand when the situation calls for it. The problem with swinging low to high on the tennis forehand is when you get pulled out wide. It is going to be more natural for you to swing across your body on the tennis forehand on wider balls. There are times when a player can step in on an out wide ball for the tennis forehand. It is okay in that situation to swing low to high on the tennis forehand. What happens when you do not have time to set your feet and step in on the tennis forehand? This calls for the open stance footwork pattern with the tennis forehand. Some players will find is easy to do the buggy whip on the tennis forehand while others will find it more comfortable to swing across the body on the tennis forehand. Roger Federer is one of the best at swinging across his body on wide balls when it comes to his tennis forehand. The key is to finish with space when you swing across the body. Make sure the swing arm is not up against the body at the end of the tennis forehand. Try catching the racquet away from the body to help create the space needed for this certain tennis forehand. Next time you go out onto the court, try swinging across the body on the tennis forehand when you get pulled out wide. Leave a comment and let me know if you agree with swinging across your body or if you should <b>...</b>
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Time: 02:02 More in Sports

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmneYietg5g&feature=youtube_gdata

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*TENNIS BACKHAND* | Simple Tip That Will Immediately Improve Your *Tennis Backhand*

jeffsalzensteintennis.com The tennis backhand is usually a shot that players either love or hate . If you are one of the players who hates hitting their tennis backhand, you are in luck today. The reason you have trouble with your tennis backhand might be because you haven't been taught this simple trick. Relaxing your bottom hand on the grip after you make contact will immediately improve your tennis backhand. Watching pros like Nalbandian, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal; you will see them use their top hand when hitting the tennis backhand. If you take a look at the tennis magazine cover with Caroline Wozniacki, you will see her opening the fingers on the bottom hand of the grip at the end of her tennis backhand. Next time you go out onto the court, try relaxing the bottom hand on your tennis backhand. This will allow you to drive through the ball with the top hand on the grip. Let me know how this tip helps you with your tennis backhand. http 1. teaching tennis - Backhands, Open Stance Backhand Topspinteaching tennis - tennis players - first serve - second serves, forehands. ... Considering this lack of physical time the Open Stance Backhand topspin is a ... 2. www.teachingtennis.com/site/backhand.htm - 3. Basic Two-Handed Backhand - Tennis Video and AnalysisVideo clip of a basic two-handed backhand, with instructional comments on footwork, grip, stance, power production, and swing path. 4. tennis.about.com/od/forehandbackhand/a/bh2handvid.htm - 5. Backhand Tennis <b>...</b>
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Time: 02:35 More in Sports

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1QtQbnqafM&feature=youtube_gdata

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