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4.0 out of 5 stars
Ambitious, technical information with some flaws,
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This review is from: $20,000 in Tennis Lessons: Your Personal Coach (Hardcover)
Easily the most ambitious tennis book written by an American author in a while. The most comprehensive tennis instruction books are those produced by the DTB (German Tennis Federation) and the ITF (International Tennis Federation: Advanced Coaching, Strength and Conditioning, etc). The author provides hundreds of tips and technical information. There are accompanying photos (most small but still in color) including some very original ones (e.g., Sergei Bruguera with a backboard marked off for passing shots)! The photos include many players over the past 50 years representing the best collection in an instructional book. The technical tips come at you furiously. But perhaps it is a bit too much informational overload. There are some technical errors that take a very discriminating expert to find. For example, the serve is well-explained but the author takes a rather narrow view of endorsing a low toss (e.g. as low as 13"). Most experts on the serve would not endorse this method. The author may want to check other sources. He quotes Vic Braden who used to endorse the low toss but doesn't claim it as the bible anymore since Howard Brody suggested that the "ideal" toss is 18" past your contact point. He also endorses the straight toss but against the circular toss -- actually many pros use the circular toss to produce greater rotation and spin. It is suggested that in the kinetic chain, the server should stop the shoulders to allow the arm to accelerate forward. However, the majority of touring pros decelerate at the hips and the shoulders do go forward and turn. In short, there are flaws. In addition, the author also suggests that the two-handed backhand be hit with the left hand dominating and with the left elbow straight but the right bent. Although these styles are common and sound, other styles are ignored: e.g., bent-bent elbows as with many female pros [...] or even co-dominance of the right and left arm. In an encyclopediac book, all acceptable styles should be objectivity included. Many of the terms can be a bit confusing: the author uses uncommon words such as midwestern and overspin and to add to confusion, uses interchangeably "overhead" and overhand." Considerable time is spent on the underhand spin serve but almost nothing on the half-volley or topspin lob. Still it is refreshing to see someone talking about the underhand serve or how to pick up the ball with the racquet. There is very little footwork and no doubles covered in the book. Finally it could be organized clearer and some information can be eliminated. Nevertheless, it is very ambitious and fascinating!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loaded with tips,
By Amidonian (Laurel Hollow, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: $20,000 in Tennis Lessons: Your Personal Coach (Hardcover)
Terrific book with tons and tons and tons of instruction in the form of tips and tricks. The title is apt. Also filled with hundreds of color photos of the legends (illustrating strokes etc...) from the 70's through 90s. This is the type of book you don't read cover to cover but pick up again and again to read snippets. Highly recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A solid tennis instruction book.,
By JKR "Jack" (New York) - See all my reviews
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When I haven't played for a while I frequently come back to this book to visualize what I need to do to get back into tennis
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returning hard serves, left net post, crosscourt direction, racket hack, hump ups, racket face, volley ready position, backhand follow, backscratch position, serving grip, drop spotting, racket head, forehand grip, heavy backspin, backhand grip, forehand follow, forehand groundstroke, bump ups, shoulder coil, straight line swing, backhand slice, racket follow, angle volley, net rusher, racket pointing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, French Open, Bjorn Borg, Roy Emerson, Boris Becker, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Ken Rosewall, Clive Brunskill, Patrick Rafter, Steffi Graf, Ivan Lendl, Michael Chang, Sergi Bruguera, Fred Stolle, Ivan Lentil, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Jim Courier, Mark Philippoussis, Monica Seles, Arthur Ashe, Grand Slam, Nick Bollettieri New!
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returning hard serves, left net post, crosscourt direction, racket hack, hump ups, racket face, volley ready position, backhand follow, backscratch position, serving grip, drop spotting, racket head, forehand grip, heavy backspin, backhand grip, forehand follow, forehand groundstroke, bump ups, shoulder coil, straight line swing, backhand slice, racket follow, angle volley, net rusher, racket pointing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, French Open, Bjorn Borg, Roy Emerson, Boris Becker, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Ken Rosewall, Clive Brunskill, Patrick Rafter, Steffi Graf, Ivan Lendl, Michael Chang, Sergi Bruguera, Fred Stolle, Ivan Lentil, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Jim Courier, Mark Philippoussis, Monica Seles, Arthur Ashe, Grand Slam, Nick Bollettieri New!
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- Grand Slam: 2 by Robert Smith on page 48, and page 54
- Hunter College (NY) (College History) by Joan M. Williams on page 30
- Chris Evert by Jay H. Smith on page 171
- Second Serve by Renee Richards on page 103
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