Learn to Love the Half Volley

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Ok – so your opponent watched our recent video on The Dip shot, mastered the technique and is constantly getting the ball at your feet.  What do you do?  First of all, well done to her – ‘cause you are now forced to hit a shot few of us would choose to – the Half   More >

Bring back the forgotten tennis shot in doubles

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Here’s a shot rarely used yet can really help you in singles and especially in doubles.  What is this mysterious forgotten shot?  We call it “The Dip.” Out of sight – out of mind.  When you and your partner are both back on the doubles court, the only part of the court we see clearly   More >

A Golden Nugget for Your Net Game

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You will find that the game of tennis is a beautiful expression of the laws of physics. The following “law of light” explains many of our unforced errors. “The angle of incidence equals the angle of refraction” If the incoming ball impacts our strings at an angle, then it will leave the racquet at the   More >

Read – and Adjust to – Spins on the Serve

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Baseball players at bat are typically much more attuned to gauging the spin of an incoming ball than are tennis players, notes Amy Jensen, Founding Head Coach of GlamSlamTennis. As a returner, you’ll benefit if you start to pay attention to the spin your opponent is putting on the serve. For instance, when a right-hander   More >

The Four Formations: Play to Your Strengths with the Best Doubles Positioning for Your Team

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“There are lots of myths around doubles,” says Amy Jensen, Founding Head Coach of GlamSlam Tennis.  Many players subscribe to the notion that the server’s partner must be positioned at net and the server should always strive to make her way forward. Not true, according to Coach Jensen, who notes that “the game of doubles   More >