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Overview of TennisOne Lesson Library
Rather than offering one tip each month, TennisONE provides
a whole library of tennis lessons. Anytime you have a problem
on the court, check out TennisONE's lesson page to find the solution.
We've built our library of lessons using the top local teaching
pros as well as nationally recognized industry figures.
The TennisONE library covers all six dimensions of the game
of tennis: 1) theories, 2) strokes and mechanics, 3) strategies,
4) mentality, 5) fitness, and 6) fun
TennisONE Library Wings
I. Overview
Babolat Pure Drive Team Standard
The Pure Drive will appeal most to 4.0-5.0 level players, although Carlos Moya and Kim Clijsters show us it's suitable for tour level players as well.
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I. Overview
Theories of the Game
- Tom Stow and the "All Court Forcing
Game" by Jim McLennan
- Bill Tilden and the Classical Vision
by Kim Shanley
- The
Secret Game of Tennis, by Jack Broudy
- Part
1: Introduction: "This
is the first in a series of articles exploring the illusive and
secret game of tennis. It is an internal game of balance and
harmony that is expressed outwardly by effortless, fluid strokes
and a passion for the game."
- Part
2: The Geometry of Tennis and Life Broudy discusses the "Infinity" sign or inverted figure 8 lemniscate. That geometric figure is
the basis, or the blueprint for effortless, controlled and balanced
(in every sense of the word) groundstrokes. It is the motherform
for the entire game.
- Part
3: Confidence in the Center Paying attention to the ball
as it relates to the center of your body provides the proper
perspective for playing your best and most focused tennis at
all times.
- Part
4: The 45º Angle Jack Broudy reveals how you too can
learn to draw the ball into that same hitting zone these pros
use.
- Part
5: A New Approach for the New Millennium
- Private Lessons from Americas Top Teaching
Pros
II. Strokes & Mechanics
Basics
Ground Strokes
Forehand
Backhand
Net Play
Serve
Specialty Shots
Footwork
Video Tips
- Serving - How to Get Ball Up While Staying Down - Jim McLennan
- How to Start a Match - Jim McLennan
- Waiting and Ready Position - Jim McLennan
- Spacing on Your Groundstrokes - Ken DeHart
- Two-Handed Solution for One-Handed Problem - Ken DeHart
- Cone Volley Drill - Ken DeHart
- Giving Opponents What They Don't Like - Jim McLennan
- Making Things Happen - Jim McLennan
- When to Make Angled Volley in Doubles - Ken DeHart
- Changing Direction of Ball in Doubles - Ken DeHart
- Taking the Offense in Doubles - Ken DeHart
- Art of the Turn - Jim McLennan
- Serving Leverage - Jim McLennan
- 3 "Rs" of Tennis - Jim McLennan
- Unit Turn - Jim McLennan
- Performance Goals - Ken DeHart
- Watch Your Opponent's Habits - Ken DeHart
- Doubles Formations to Hide a Weakness - Ken DeHart
- Stabilize the Wrist for a Better Two-Handed Backhand - Monty Basnyat
- Sweep Under the Rug - The Half Volley - Ken DeHart
- The Hurl Swing - Jim McLennan
- Warming Up Quickly - Ken DeHart
- Swing Slow to Hit Hard - Jim McLennan
- Carrying the Racquet to the Ball - Jim McLennan
- Volley above the Net - Jim McLennan
- Playing the Angled Volley - Jim McLennan
- Body Language - Jim McLennan
- Lobbing into the Sun - Jim McLennan
- Three Secrets to Regaining Control - Ken DeHart
- Secrets of Serving: The Body Serve - Ken DeHart
- Movement, It's All About the Big Toe - Pat Etcheberry
- Calling Your Shot - Ken DeHart
- Changing Your Point of Contact - Ken DeHart
- Use the Right Grip and Return More Balls - Monty Basnyat
- The Swing and the String - Jim McLennan
- Serving Rituals - Ken DeHart
- The Last Thought - Ken DeHart
- The Disappearing Stroke - Ken DeHart
- The Sidespin Approach Shot - Jim McLennan
- Keeping Your Doubles Partner in the Game - Ken DeHart
- Reacting to the Ball - Jim McLennan
- Match Play Fitness - Ken Dehart
- Knifing the Volley - Jim McLennan
- When to Change Directions of the Ball - Ken Dehart
- Underspin Backhand Drive - Jim McLennan
- Recovery Footwork - Ken DeHart
- The Disguised Lob - Jim McLennan
- Watching the Ball - Jim McLennan
- Roger Federer's topspin serve - Vic Braden
- Learning Topspin Against the Fence - Ken DeHart
- Footwork Shadow Practice - Jim McLennan
- Stepping Out on Your Groundstroke - Ken DeHart
- Prepare for Every Ball - Jim McLennan
- Pay Attention to Your Contact Height - Monty Basnyat
- Preloading on your Groundstrokes, Ken DeHart
- Learning to Hit Underspin on the Volley, Doug King
- Half-Volley Dropshot, Jim McLennan
- Practice Handling the Lob on Your Own, Ken DeHart
- Half-Volley and Court Positioning, Jim McLennan
- How to Get Down on the Volley, Ken DeHart
- Swinging Volley, Doug King
- Preventing Rotatorcuff Injury, Jim McLennan
- Soft Volleys, Ken DeHart
- Short Court Warm-Up and Soft Hands, Ken DeHart
- Secrets of the Serve, Jim McLennan
- Hand Placement on the Racquet, Jim McLennan
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- Moving in Twos, Jim McLennan
- Volley on Backboard, Doug King
- Ready Turn Position, Jim McLennan
- Fixing the Lasso Serve, Ken DeHart
- Dementieva Serve, Jim McLennan
- More Fluid Swing, Doug King
- Playing in No Man's Land, Jim McLennan
- Better Contact, Doug King
- Finding Continental Grip on Serve, Ken DeHart
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- Keeping the Ball Away From Net Man, Ken DeHart
QuickTips
Juniors Lessons
Pro Tips
Special Features
Teaching Kids
III. Strategy
A. Singles
B. Doubles
Pattern Play
Tennis Drills
IV. Mental Toughness
- Winning Ugly: by Steve Jamison
V. Fitness and Health
VI. Fun
Line Calls
Rule of the Week
Products
- "A Tale of
Two Titaniums" TennisONE editor Mike Whittington reviews
two of the most popular titanium racquets: the Head TiS7 and
the Prince Thunderstrike 1200/900 longbody.
- "The Softer
the Better?" TennisONE editor Mike Whittington reviews
three of the most popular strings on the market: VS Fiberfeel
by Babolat, Dunlop's Max Comfort, and Gamma TNT Rx.
Miscellaneous
- Dr. Roland Carlstedt's 2001 US Open Report
VII Features
VIII Travel
IX Interviews
Streaming Views
X ProPortraits
XI ProStrokes Gallery
- Andre Agassi
- James Blake
- Bjorn Borg
- Kim Clijsters
- Jimmy Connors
- Guillermo Coria
- Jim Courier
- Lindsay Davenport
- Nikolay Davydenko
- Elena Dementieva
- Taylor Dent
- Jelena Dokic
- Thomas Enqvist
- Roger Federer
- Mardy Fish
- Fernando Gonzalez
Sebastien Grosjean
- Tommy Haas
- Daniela Hantuchova
- Justine Henin-Hardenne
- Lleyton Hewitt
- Martina Hingis
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- Goren Ivanisevic - Serve
- Anna Kournikova
- Gustavo Kuerten
- Ivan Ljubicic
- Ivan Lendl
- Xavier Malisse
John McEnroe
- Carlos Moya
- David Nalbandian
- Martina Navratilova
- Nadia Petrova
- Mark Philippoussis
- Mary Pierce
Patrick Rafter
- Andy Roddick
- Greg Rusedski
- Marat Safin
- Pete Sampras
- Fabrice Santoro
- Monica Seles
- Maria Sharapova
- Dmitry Tursunov
- Nicole Vaidisova
- Venus Williams
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