{"id":1579,"date":"2014-06-26T18:44:04","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T18:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.playyourcourt.com\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2015-06-29T18:15:23","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T18:15:23","slug":"recognizing-a-deep-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playyourcourt.com\/news\/recognizing-a-deep-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognizing a Deep Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.playyourcourt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bigstock-one-man-tennis-player-portrait-52374199.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1582 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.playyourcourt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bigstock-one-man-tennis-player-portrait-52374199.jpg\" alt=\"recognizing-a-deep-ball-tennis\" width=\"1199\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.playyourcourt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bigstock-one-man-tennis-player-portrait-52374199.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.playyourcourt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bigstock-one-man-tennis-player-portrait-52374199-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.playyourcourt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bigstock-one-man-tennis-player-portrait-52374199-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">A Deep, Weighty Issue<\/span><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\">A lot of beginner tennis players struggle with making proper contact with the ball on their ground strokes. A good deal of it can be attributed to the fact they are still learning proper footwork. Other issues include getting a handle on their racket&#8217;s swing path and post-contact follow through.<\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>But one issue that has to be emphasized is keeping their weight centered and moving it forward through the stroke.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\">When I rally with my students, I make sure I mix in some easier shots with some deliberately hit deep balls, to see if they can get a grasp on the importance of moving back and then striking forward. The majority of out balls they hit up in the air and\/or over the baseline are due to the fact they don&#8217;t get back quickly enough, and end up hitting a shot that has traveled too far and outside their ideal strike zone. (Remember, a properly hit ball comes off the racket slightly in front.) They make contact on their heels.\u00a0All of the desired forward momentum is eaten up by their weight coming up, because they aren&#8217;t centered and driving into the shot.<\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s what I recommend<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Work on their recognition of the deep ball<\/em>. Have them stand at the baseline\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">without<\/span>\u00a0their racket and instruct\u00a0them tell you where your feeds will land by moving to the spot. Have them prepare early by getting back to the proper location on deep balls, so eventually when they have their racket in hand, their weight moves forward and propels them into the shot.<\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Remind them of the Golden Rule of Tennis: &#8220;Get to the ball with your feet before you get there with your racket!&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\">Stay tuned for weekly tennis drills brought to you by PlayYourCourt&#8217;s pro Steve Boyer. <a title=\"Tennis Lesson in West Palm Beach, FL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.playyourcourt.com\/tennis-pros\/west-palm-beach-fl\/5779\/\">Book a lesson with Steve in West Palm Beach, FL<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p><div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Deep, Weighty Issue A lot of beginner tennis players struggle with making proper contact with the ball on their ground strokes. A good deal of it can be attributed to the fact they are still learning proper footwork. Other issues include getting a handle on their racket&#8217;s swing path and post-contact follow through. 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