Forehand – How To Hit With Topspin
Posted on May 19, 2011
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This video will show you how to hit your forehand with lot of real wicked topspin! Whether you’re a beginner intermediate or advanced player, it will help you really “understand how” hitting the forehand with topspin works “so you can do it too”!
Hitting with topspin is great for several reasons, for example, you can swing away freely and still be consistent, you can dip balls down at your opponents feet, you can hit incredible angles and you can pressure your opponent back deep behind the baseline with deep bouncing topspin shots that bounce up higher than usual, you can hit lobs that can’t be chased down, etc etc, once again these just to name a few reasons why the topspin is so effective, as an aggressive yet safe shot to have in your package, your arsenal of shots to go to at various times in a match.
Tennis Training – A Mobile Backboard
Posted on May 11, 2011
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In this video, my Tennis Vault partner Coach Kyril shows you how to use a mobile tennis backboard for singles & doubles practice on the tennis court when you are alone, plus a couple of tennis drills you can effectively use it for. Plus, he shows you how to build one of these for yourself, or get one built for your tennis team.
Mental Game – The Comeback Attitude
Posted on May 4, 2011
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Where does your head go?? Where?? when you are down on the scoreboard?!!
Maybe because it’s just one break of serve that you gave away it’s not so bad 
But still, that can feel horrible on a 0×3 start when the opponent serves first 
I know, I know, we’ve all been there, feels better to drive/pilot starting in front!!
Most get “altered” when down, lose their cool, patience, basically lose their pleasure in continuing playing almost even at times, a waist of opportunity.
Then, playing the game shifts to a completely different mental type, for sure not much fun, more like a miserable uphill battle, against opponent that now besides being up on you, ahead a few games on the scoreboard, also makes you angry.
And the funny thing is, “even after we see” our opponent on the other side having bad, or crazy, or negative, or silly, or stupid, or sloppy or etc etc kinds of not ideal competition mode type of attitude and body language when we are the one way in front/ahead…well, inside our minds “we do” quickly register it, acknowledge it, meaning we notice it, even more than that, we use that against our opponent!!
Seeing mental struggle only gives extra mental strength to ourselves, correct?!!
Well?? WHY ourselves be ever “The Actor/Actress Kind” on the court?? WHY??
Why would we then later, on a different day, “act just like that”, as we saw from other person just the other day when we “were happy, playing well, and ahead”, winning, opponent acting weird negative mad, we saw it, lets not do the same!!
You feel lost, confused, discouraged, angry when things aren’t going your way??
Well, check out this video that just escaped out of my mouth one sunny day here in Sausalito California, right after Tennis Vault Family Member Eliana, who has been before in a couple of other Vault videos, had just told me “in joy” that she had just won a league match on a very hard fought comeback, and how it felt so great!! She was so happy with the win, and also so very much proud of herself!! Cheers!!
Comebacks do that!! Comebacks help so much in building confidence!!
Below my personal thoughts on what “being behind” in a match “should feel” like:
Secret to a Consistent Serve Ball Toss 2
Posted on April 28, 2011
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Here are three more tips to getting a very consistent toss for your serve: hold the ball gently with your fingertips, practice the toss holding two balls in your hand to feel which three fingertips actually hold the ball so it doesn’t come out of your hand spinning, and here an extra tip for better balance hold your tossing arm up until the hitting arm starts going up so your head doesn’t collapse, exchange one for other.
Now you have a total of “seven (7) tips” to work on for your serve, just from these Pt.1 & Pt.2 Ball Toss Videos, “six (6) tips” for your “toss itself” & the Granddaddy “first of all tip” I mentioned, right on the beginning of Pt.1 : “If you wanna improve your serves, get a basket or a bucket of balls and get out there on the court and “practice it”!! Improvement won’t just fall on your lap from the sky, and there is no short-cuts, you have to “put in the mileage” and train hard whichever stroke it is, reaching your goals and dreams, and improving up to your very true potential!! Again…this means you’ll start winning more points, games, sets & matches!!
Secret to a Consistent Serve Ball Toss 1
Posted on April 20, 2011
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Here are a few keys to getting a more consistent toss. These four tips here alone (practicing serves, keeping arm straight, palm of hand opened horizontally flat & late ball release) will improve your serve consistency and increase your serving percentage big time. You’ll start winning more points, games, sets & matches!!
Two-Handed Backhand Tip for Finishing
Posted on April 13, 2011
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Discover a cool little tip that will guarantee you the proper amount of shoulder turn as you prepare to hit the tennis ball on your backhand side. Plus, you will discover also where the racket should be finishing on your follow-through!! We’ll show you HOW and WHY!! Remember this analogy, and you will start & finish correctly!!
Jed’s Forehand Is Something To Watch
Posted on March 30, 2011
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Jed is on scholarship with us, now he’s part of The Tennis Vault’s growing family cyber prote’ge’s. This kid’s story shows us he surely has the “heart it takes”, the discipline to practice hard chasing his big goals and to deal with whatever kind of adversity he encounters. He clearly shows us his strong potential for a very bright future ahead!! You Go Jed!! You keep working hard boy!!
Jed\’s Great Forehands Video Clip
Two-Handed Backhand’s Dominant Arm
Posted on March 23, 2011
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In this video, discover which should be & the role of the dominant arm when hitting two-handed backhands. Knowing this, you’ll improve your backhand dramatically!!
BNP Paribas Open 2011 Indian Wells 2
Posted on March 19, 2011
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Checking in here one last time from the 2011 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells CA, video of Rafael Nadal, Caroline Wozniacki and young Brazilian star Thomaz Bellucci out there on the practice courts pounding the ball away with no mercy whatsoever!!
BNP Paribas Open 2011 Indian Wells 1
Posted on March 18, 2011
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Checking in from the 2011 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells CA, where I found Milos Raonic warming up on the practice courts during the qualifying round of the tournament. Pay close attention to the form used by Raonic when he is hitting his forehands and backhands… anything look familiar?? Here’s some hints for you: grip preparation, shoulder turn, racket drop, swing path, follow-through… bingo!! “Fundamentals will get you where you want to be” folks, it’s worth the hard work!!