Tennis Training Review 8/17/18

Since I have been practicing tennis at the Sunnyvale Municipal Tennis Center for the past two years, I started recording my training session, followed by my own in-depth review of my tennis technique.

I created a video recording on my GoPro Hero4 Silver to identify my mistakes and errors for each tennis stroke.

Forehand/Backhand Video



Serve Video



I have also subscribed to Jeff Salzenstein's Tennis Evolution Plus website, where Jeff describes each tennis stroke in minute detail.

Errors Observed

General Errors

1. Not doing the split-step
2. Not moving forward before striking the ball (looking jammed up)
3. Not looking at the ball (head is turning to where the ball is going)

Stroke Errors

1. Forehand Buggy Whip
• Racket not dropping all the way down (hitting too flat)
• Too much backswing
• Move forward on each stroke
2. Forehand Drive
• Racket not dropping all the way down (hitting too flat)
• Too much backswing
• Move forward on each stroke
3. One Handed Backhand Slice
• Finishing too far on the right
4. Handed Backhand Drive
• Need to stand with the right side facing the net (not the whole body)
• Need the right arm to be higher at the finish
• Move forward on each stroke
5. Two-Handed Backhand drive
• Keep the racket close to the body during the 1st move
• The right front leg should be straight on completion (push into the ground with your right foot)
• Move forward on each stroke
6. Slice Serve
7. Topspin Serve
• The elbow should keep moving forward during the racquet drop to create the whiplash effect. Without it, one is pushing the ball.
• The ball toss should be arcing overhead from right to left while the racquet arm moves in the opposite direction (left to right) to create the topspin. I am not tossing the ball correctly.