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| Welcome to the Novemmber 2022 update from Tennis Server, http://www.tennisserver.com/
Greetings,
I've just learned that John Mills has retired from teaching and writing about tennis. John was Tennis Server's very first contributor back at Tennis Server's founding in July, 1994, along with my personal tennis pro at the club that I was a member at in those days. For more than 28 years, John's contributions have graced our web site and newsletters, and we wish him the very best in the next phase of his journey.
The Tennis Server's archive of John's tennis tips, along with the tennis instruction archives from Ron Waite, Tom Veneziano, and so many others, along with Ray Bower's extensive writings on the coverage and history of the professional sport, comprise a valuable archive that I will maintain online for the indefinite future. When we started publishing back in 1994, Tennis Server was the very first web site in the world devoted to the sport of tennis. Today, of course, there are many thousands.
I've made the decision that at least for the time being, I will be putting Tennis Server into semi-retirement, and I will not be continuing to recruit new writers or publish new tennis tips. I will also not continue to publish this newsletter every single month. I will likely send something out a couple of times a year, as I feel motivated to do so.
I've truly loved connecting with so many readers over the past 28+ years, learning so very much about the sport and those who are passionate about it. Getting to meet and connect with legends like Roger Federer and Billie Jean King has also been a highlight of my career as Tennis Server publisher.
In his reprised column in this newsletter below, Tennis Warrior Tom Veneziano looks at the importance of learning to move through your volley while approaching the net, rather than stopping to set up and hit it standing still. See: "Volleying on the move!" below.
Please be careful out there. Be sure to do your part to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by getting vaccinated, and read this guide from the USTA: Playing Tennis Safely during the time of COVID-19: Player Tips and Recommendations.
Have fun on the court!
Cliff Kurtzman
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Tennis Server
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The Tennis Warrior by Tom Veneziano
The Tennis Warrior is brought to you by Tom Veneziano (tom@tennisserver.com). Tom is a tennis pro teaching at the Piney Point Racquet Club in Houston, Texas. Tom has taught thousands of players to think like a pro with his Tennis Warrior System.
Volleying on the move!
When hitting a transition volley while moving to the net, do not stop and set up to hit your volley. Instead learn to move THROUGH the volley. That's right, move into the volley rather than standing still and balanced waiting for the ball to come to you. I know you may have been taught differently, but that is NOT what the good pros are doing. The pros move toward the ball and lunge into it as they hit and keep moving. They do NOT set up and wait for the volley to come to them as is commonly taught. I'm not sure where this notion came from about stopping, setting up and then hitting before moving again, but I would forget it and let your body go for it!
I guess staying still and balanced as you hit appears to make sense. But how about being on the move and balanced? What is wrong with that? You are moving and balanced all the time when you walk or run! The same is true for the transition volley to the net. With practice you can move and also stay balanced, identical to walking and running. The benefits of learning to do this are enormous.
First, you will close in on the ball by getting to it sooner. As a result the ball will move back to your opponent quicker, giving them less time to hit their shot. When players have less time to hit their shot they will make more errors. And second, you will have more natural fluency in your movement rather than coming to a screeching halt to hit your volley. More fluency is compatible with automatic, spontaneous and instinctive play. You know I like that part!
The next time you are advancing to a volley do NOT stop and set up... keep moving! You will be surprised how much better this feels and how your feet will automatically move into the correct position. How do I know this will occur? Simple, I have taught this technique to thousands of players over the years and it works! Besides, why would you not want to emulate what the pros are doing?
Your Tennis Pro,
Tom Veneziano
In Tom Veneziano's book "The Truth about Winning!", tennis players learn in a step-by-step fashion the thinking the pros have mastered to win! Tom takes you Step-by-step from basic mental toughness to advanced mental toughness. All skill levels can learn from this unique book from beginner to professional. No need to change your strokes just your thinking. Also available at a discount as an E-Book.
Audio CDs by Tom Veneziano:
The Refocus Technique: Controlling Your Emotions in Tennis.
Think Like a Pro -- 2 Audio CDs. Three minute free sample (real audio): http://www.tenniswarrior.com/audio/sample_audio.ram
Training for Pressure Play -- Audio CD. Four minute free sample (real audio): http://www.tenniswarrior.com/audio/pressure-play-sample.ram
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--Cliff Kurtzman for Tennis Server
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