http://www.tennismindgame.com/tennis-blog.html Stay in touch with new mental tennis tips from TennisMindGame.com. Subscribe here. en-us tennis mind Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:11:03 GMT Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:11:03 GMT tennismindgame.com http://www.tennismindgame.com/disadvantages-of-competitive-training.html Competitive tennis training has disadvantages, which inevitably will show themselves if a player constantly engages in competitive situations that put him under pressure. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:11:02 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/return-of-serve-problem-especially-against-swinging-lefties.html Hi guys I've returned to tennis a few years ago after being a fairly successful junior. I would say all of my shots are getting there now, apart from Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:23:23 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/the-big-bang.html There is a kid my son has to play, and he knocks the crud out of the ball. My kid is 10 playing against 12 year olds. 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By the moment I tried to hit that ball, the ball has risen up. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:54:58 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/my-first-match.html After my four months of holding a racket, I joined a tournament. I played with a young and tough young player. I didn't know what to do then since I Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:28:53 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/onehanded-backhand-or-twohanded-backhand.html Hello, My name is John. I'm a recreational tennis player and have been playing for close to 6 years now. I've helped out many of my friends with this Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:56:40 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/changing-strategy-for-different-court-surfaces.html Our indoor club just changed the courts from very fast hard court to Decoturf. I have always had a fast swing and a power game for a woman (4.0 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:58:15 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/advanced-tennis-backhand.html The backhand in the game of tennis is typically weaker than the forehand - both at the club level and the pro level tennis. While there are different reasons why your backhand may have become a weaker stroke, it doesn't have to be a weak shot. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:26 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/teniska-taktika.html Borut Urh in Toma Mencinger vam predstavljava DVD Tenika taktika Od začetnika do mojstra, ki zajema vse taktike, ki se danes uporabljajo tako v rekreativnem kot tudi v tekmovalnem tenisu. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:57:30 GMT http://www.tennismindgame.com/accuracy-before-power.html Hello, I'm a 16 year old boy and I play tennis religiously. 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I wholeheartedly recommend it, especially since it's free; but in case you want to know more before you click on the link (or image on the right), here's my review... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:10:23 GMT