Growing your Tennis Strokes

When growing your tennis forehand or backhand groundstrokes there is an order worth focusing on in the items which you accomplish. Certain results of the stroke will be more important than others and is also essential that they can be accomplished with the correct order. All of the forehand and backhand lessons that I teach will fall into one of those categories. It really is crucial that you decide what section of your stroke needs the improvement and don't skip over steps to arrive at other areas that may be "cooler" to work on. By way of example, if you are working with a difficult time getting your forehand in play, no matter if that you're hitting topspin or otherwise is less important than developing skills to create consistency. My goal is to move through each component and explain each to assist you to decide where to start.
Consistency - The fundamental building block of most strokes is consistency. If you can't acquire the shot in play, then all the aspects commonly are not important. Building consistency is one of the least "sexy" aspect of a forehand or backhand nonetheless the most significant. In case you have a difficult time obtaining the ball in play, imagine what it's going to feel as though beneath the pressure of a third set tie breaker. If you're an consistent player, you can expect to will have that to fall back on for those who are developing a bad day.
Accuracy - Being able to consistently control the direction on the ball is the next biggest part of the stroke. The ability to position the ball in your opponents backhand consistently can win you many matches. It is best to be able to change direction of the the ball also. If the ball is arriving in from cross court changing direction so the ball goes down the line can often be difficult to do on a consistent basis. Having the capability to control depth of the shot also grouped into the accuracy category also. Keeping the ball deep which means your opponent can't attack the net or giving the opponent short shots to push them to the net when their volleys are weak are strategies it will be easy to consistently execute when accuracy is mastered.
Spin - To be able to control spin on your own strokes is the next in the chain of importance. Using topspin and under spin to make your shots more effective is a vital source to improve on the previous accomplishments. A ball hit with spin is a far more controlled shot and consistent shot. Using topspin to produce the ball drop in mid-air will improve consistency by allowing you to hit higher over the net, lower the chance of hitting it within the net, and also have it still drop in to the court. As for direction, much like a knuckle-ball in baseball, a ball without spin travels in an erratic path but a ball with spin is directed and controlled.
Power - Finally, we obtain to power. Power is precisely what everyone I teach appears to want much more of, but as we discussed, if you don't have the basis we have now previously talked about, power is going to do you no good. I define power as the speed where the ball travels. The ability to improve your power will be a necessity when playing with advanced level players. You'll use power to slow up the amount of time the other person has got to react to the ball including preparation time, movement time and reaction time.
Each forehand or tennis backhand lesson will fall in to one of these categories. You will need to identify which area you need to work on and find the lessons that are appropriate to your area of focus. If you need help with identifying your area concentration, please comment below and I will help you make that decision.