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 Tip of the Month

Practicing, or "drilling" is a very important part of improving your game. If you find drilling boring, try to find ways to make it fun and interesting...bring a radio into the court, work on different drills for different days, track your progress, etc.

 Serious players should practice more than they play in the off-season and at least as much as they play during the playing season.

 Make sure to spend time during every drill session to work on your serve and return of serve. You should spend at least 1/3 of your drill session on serves. The serve is your best weapon and the return of serve you best opportunity.

Previous Months Tips

This month's tips concerns playing the pressure points. Often a player seems to "slip up" on the pressure points. Suggestion: In practice rehearse the pressure situation. Make yourself have to kill any 14-14 shot, or any pressure situation. Invent your own situations when you practice. Make it a 10-10 breaker shot that you have to make. Young children rehearse these "sports" pressure situations over and over. You can too!

Do not transfer your weight forward, but keep your weight back. Stay behind the ball with your weight so that when you hit a forehand or backhand you can use your hips and legs.

You can have the greatest mechanics in the world, but if you can't get to the ball, you can't hit it. If you get tired halfway through the first game, you're toast