http://www.tennismindgame.com/tennis-blog.html Stay in touch with new mental tennis tips from TennisMindGame.com. Subscribe here. en-us tennis mind Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:21:23 GMT Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:21:23 GMT tennismindgame.com http://www.tennismindgame.com/usopen-tennis-guide.html If you're planning to attend the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament then I hope this guide will help you save money and time and get you the best tickets to enjoy the game. I attended the US Open in 2011 and I've learned some good lessons that I'd like to share with you. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:21:23 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/serve-natural.html Learning a good tennis serve can often end up with the serve technique that looks good and yet the whole movement lacks power. Learn simple drills to wake up your natural ways of generating force and add more speed to your serve. Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:08:16 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/learning-to-believe.html One of the biggest struggles for players regarding the mental aspect of tennis is developing strong self-confidence. Why is this so? Why do so many players struggle with confidence? Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:59:57 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/improve-self-confidence.html One of the biggest struggles for players regarding the mental aspect of tennis is developing strong self-confidence. Why is this so? Why do so many players struggle with confidence? Fri, 06 May 2011 06:09:05 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/i-recommend-the-atp-1000-series-tournaments-instead.html I suggest attending what used to be called the Masters Series events instead of the grand slams. All the top players still attend, but these matches are Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:17:37 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/us-open-in-general.html Tomaz, I am quite lucky to live only 2 hours away by car from the US Open in New York, so I attend ever year. I have 3 tips for attending this Grand Slam Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:16:26 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/grand-slam-tournament-guide.html This Grand Slam guide is a work in progress, and I'll update it whenever I attend a Grand Slam tennis tournament. Attending a Grand Slam is quite a project, as you need to take care of the transportation, accommodation, and ticketing. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:35:57 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/too-much-thinking-not-enough-confidence.html I would love to have the same mental approach on a tennis court as I do on the squash court. I am a tennis coach and have been playing tennis for almost Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:42:09 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/child-tennis-and-you.html Are you concerned about your child's behaviour and/or performance in tennis - whether during tennis lessons or at tennis matches? Here are some of the most common reasons why you may feel anxious/worried or downright stressed out. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:30:37 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/how-to-take-someone-playing-flat-out-of-his-comfort-zone.html My dad is about 50 so he learned tennis when most players were still playing flat. All his balls stay very low and because he doesn't put any spin on the Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:22:28 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/tennis-mess.html Tennis is messy. This may seem like a strange statement and one you probably haven't encountered before, but if you get it, your suffering and frustration in tennis will basically disappear. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:08:56 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/how-to-deal-with-very-flat-shots-from-opponent.html My opponent plays very flat; all shots - forehand is flat and she makes maybe 5 errors. The backhand is very precise, but slow ball, second serve is Sat, 20 Nov 2010 08:31:39 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/clear-mind-clear-game-figure-it-out.html Back in July i participated in my first event in 9 years. I was encouraged by some juniors i have spent a lot of time rallying with the past few years. Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:49:57 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/getting-tight-when-serving-for-setmatch.html Been having problems when trying to serve it out. Up 5-4, or 6-5 especially. I start throttling back, instead of hitting my normal serves. I frequently Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:28:10 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/practice-no-good-for-this-guy.html I practice a ton, everyday for like 2 hours. I can see myself improving against a lot of people except for this one guy, Jay. To be honest he doesn't Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:27:34 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/thanks-for-the-leg-drive-tip.html I have played in the junior circuits in Japan, and under 12 and under 10 in the US. Now a father of two, but I still play. When I played for my company Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:09:09 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/finish-the-point-quickly.html Serve and cut off the return with a winner. Return serve to corners and finish point at the net. This strategy conserves energy. Why all this continuous Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:07:25 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/nerves.html I am a club player and my problem is, that when i play a match in a local tournament or with a friend i blame my self and get nervous every time i lose Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:11:00 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/questions-about-slice-court-coverage-and-returns.html Have a few strategy/mechanics questions: 1. How should a low (and aggressive) slice be returned? With topsin, slice or flat? Opt for crosscourt majority Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:44:51 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/changing-to-doublehanded-backhand.html Hey guys I've posted on here in the past and had fantastic responses, so I thought I'd run this by you. I've had a shoulder problem most of the year, Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:43:24 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/coming-to-the-net-do-i-just-wait.html Well, I don't exactly have an actual full story on court to tell-- I had a question about different things I've read on different websites about coming Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:41:53 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/how-you-can-improve-during-tournaments.html Hi, Im a considerably new player, I picked up a racket 3 years ago and fell in love with the sport. since then, I had 3 coaches, practiced 4 to 6 hours Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:24:57 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/be-happy-.html I am just about to start my senior year in high school and this is my second year playing tennis, ever. I had a tennis racket when i was younger and Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:22:26 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/no-more-technique.html There's a huge mistake that many club level tennis players make when they are starting to learn to play tennis or when they try to improve their tennis technique. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:34:15 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/when-life-gives-your-lemons-make-lemonade.html When you have a gift or a natural talent you should use it. It's the same for tennis, though you might not be the best and you feel like giving up, don't. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:03:22 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/improving-anticipation.html One of the key abilities of good tennis players is anticipation. It's an ability to predict with very high probability what the opponent will play. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:16:51 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/righthander-learning-to-serve-with-left-hand.html I am 66 and due to injury have to now learn to play left handed after 60 years playing right. My 2 hand and 1 hand backhand is ok, my forehand isn't as Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:01:24 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/a-cloudy-and-frustrated-mind.html I recently played a big tournament which i have never been so frustrated in. i was waiting for the draw to come out, and when it did i was so excited. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:49:57 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/playing-under-pressure.html While your ultimate goal when working on your mental tennis game is to not feel any pressure or to use certain sports psychology techniques to get rid of pressure, you'll inevitably end up playing some matches where you will still feel the pressure. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:49:28 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/serving-after-years-of-surfing.html What an ongoing frustrating saga: Trying to improve my serve whilst having muscle bound shoulders. I have had to learn every trick in the book to make Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:55:00 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/being-hit-by-the-ball-at-volley.html Dear Tomaz, I have this fear of being hit on the face most of the times I come to the net. Mostly this happens when I am playing doubles. Please give Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:47:45 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/forhand-shot-behind-me.html Hey I've been playing a friend from school for a while and for the last couple weeks he has been making topspin forhands which land behind me to the right. Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:44:40 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/concern-how-can-i-exactly-increase-the-level-of-intensity-during-practice.html I understand what you mean by Practice as if you're playing a match and Play a match as if in practice... But how exactly can I increase the level of Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:07:21 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/golden-retriever.html I play a guy who gets to every shot I hit at him. I hit a crosscourt shot that no one else can get to he gets it. I hit a perfect drop shot he gets it. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:57:02 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/i-cant-win-matches.html I just lost to someone that good, but i played horribly!! they guy was a serve and volley player. I would always get my serve in and he'd hit some shot Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:57:19 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/thick-skin.html If you understand what goes on inside most people's minds while they play tennis, you'll realize that you can win matches simply by having a thicker skin than your opponent. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:32:43 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/cant-do-a-simple-serve.html hi my name is joshua. i'm from the philippines. i didn't take any tennis lessons, i was inspired on watching tennis players so i learned by myself.. Mon, 31 May 2010 09:13:55 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/winning-isnt-everything.html It was my first year in high school and my first year on girls varsity tennis. I had been doing ok in my matches winning some losing some, but one match Tue, 25 May 2010 06:44:19 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/warm-up.html If you warm up properly on mini court, you'll warm up all the systems needed for the real game and you'll make a much smoother transition from not so demanding situations before you stepped on the court to much more demanding situations that happen in the real game of tennis. Sun, 23 May 2010 22:47:36 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/a-game-of-fate.html So, it was my first tennis match. I was really nervous, my coach told me to relax, and we went over the drills a few times. Soon, the match started. Tue, 11 May 2010 16:24:50 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/better-equals-stronger.html When i was younger i never knew i like tennis so much, but then i joined the park and rec program. I absolutely loved it. My dad said if i wanted to Tue, 11 May 2010 16:24:08 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/playing-much-better-during-practise-than-during-matches.html Hi my name is Gerben and I'm now starting my 3th tennis season. I never took lessons I'm learning everything myself and with a lot of matches. Now I Thu, 06 May 2010 06:08:48 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/tennis-scouting.html This tennis scouting guide will help you focus on the most relevant parts of the game of your opponents and help you determine their strengths, weaknesses and how you need to approach the match in order to have the best chances of winning it. Sat, 01 May 2010 18:02:22 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/not-patient-enough-when-rallying-help.html hi, I am an intermediate tennis player. i have little patience while playing rallies. i change direction almost every time and lose many points. what Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:27:27 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/nervous-against-an-opponent-i-lost-to-before.html i am rhea john and i am 12 years old. there is this girl named rikeeta peraira who i have lost to 9 time. whenever i see her face or when i know i am going Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:26:11 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/tennis-style.html The main goal of non-competitive tennis drills is to balance the disadvantages of competitive tennis training and to help us improve in areas of that usually don't improve in competitive situations. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:41:22 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/wide-angle-and-corner-balls.html hi whats the strategies and tactics to play against an opponent who: 1. likes to return corner balls to the base line making you run from left to right Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:37:58 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/i-dont-reach-the-same-level-on-match-like-i-do-in-training-session.html Hi TMG. I'm Diego from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. I'm 21 years old and play amauter tennis since 2007. Actually my first touch with tennis was 2007. Here Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:32:52 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/non-competitive-tennis-drills.html The main goal of non-competitive tennis drills is to balance the disadvantages of competitive tennis training and to help us improve in areas of that usually don't improve in competitive situations. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:30:39 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/my-game-and-the-joy-of-tennis-are-back.html I started playing tennis when I was 7 years old and left when I was 17 years old. I did not want to leave this beautiful sport but my parents said it was Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:44:01 GMT