The 3rd Annual Carpetime Club Championships are right around the corner!
They begin next week on the 7th and run through the weekend on the 11th!
We have lowered the prices, they are super affordable, only $10 for singles and $15 for doubles (2 event limit). You may fill out an entry form at the club and leave it on Bri's desk, or email us and we will get you signed up (Please make sure you get an email response confirming your entry, sometimes Bri can be scatterbrained and miss one!)
There will be prizes for winners!
SEE YA SOON. ALSO, CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR THE MOST UPDATED UPCOMING EVENTS SCHEDULE, AND THE BLOG IS NOW GOING TO START FEATURING WEEKLY UPDATES OF CLINICS, EVENTS, ETC FOR THAT WEEK.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
SAM'S TENNIS TIPS #2
Watching the Ball – What It Really Means
“Watch the ball” is a phrase that has become so familiar to most people that it doesn’t have much meaning. When they hear an instructor tell them to watch the ball they think, “Yeah, I know. Now what?” But in my opinion the one thing you can do to improve your game the most is to become disciplined about watching the ball and make it your number one priority.
If you think about it the only time that we can influence where the ball goes is when it is on our strings. So all of the stroke techniques, strategies and other things that we’ve learned are meaningless if we don’t hit the ball in the place that will make it go where we want. And that right there is the key. Tennis is not about hitting a target on the other side of the net – it’s about hitting the spot on the ball that will send it to the target on the other side of the net.
So the next time your game goes off a little and you want to start changing things around. First, focus your eyes on the spot on the ball you need to hit in order to get it to go where you want and see what happens
“Watch the ball” is a phrase that has become so familiar to most people that it doesn’t have much meaning. When they hear an instructor tell them to watch the ball they think, “Yeah, I know. Now what?” But in my opinion the one thing you can do to improve your game the most is to become disciplined about watching the ball and make it your number one priority.
If you think about it the only time that we can influence where the ball goes is when it is on our strings. So all of the stroke techniques, strategies and other things that we’ve learned are meaningless if we don’t hit the ball in the place that will make it go where we want. And that right there is the key. Tennis is not about hitting a target on the other side of the net – it’s about hitting the spot on the ball that will send it to the target on the other side of the net.
So the next time your game goes off a little and you want to start changing things around. First, focus your eyes on the spot on the ball you need to hit in order to get it to go where you want and see what happens
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