Clinic 02: AVAC 3.5+ Adult Tennis Clinic

In today's Adult 3.5+ Tennis Clinic at AVAC, Josh Martin, our tennis pro, had us focus on the following items

•  Forehand Technique

• Early preparation (prepare before the ball bounces)
  
• Hit the ball in front of you (most everyone is always late) 
• Hit upwards (even on returns)
  
• Accelerate through the shot
  
• Use timing of contact to control the direction of the shot (do not turn your body). This simplifies the shot as only timing changes.
  
• Hit earlier for cross-court shots.
• Hit normal for down-the-line shots
• Hit late: bad (jammed) 
• Swing 
• Shorten the swing (a long swing will not work for fastballs)

• Serve Technique
  
• After the service, get ready immediately. 
• Practice going back to "ready" position after each serve
• Toss the ball higher
• Better racket drop
• To disguise the serve
  

• Return of Serve Technique
  
• Split step
• Turn
• Hit (power comes from forward momentum - not the swing)
  
• Step forward