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| Welcome to the January 2022 update from Tennis Server, http://www.tennisserver.com/
Greetings,
In his January column, John Mills provides some tips for making your match warm-up more effective. See: "What Tennis Can Teach You?".
In his reprised column in this newsletter below, Tennis Warrior Tom Veneziano debunks the myth that you must have good form to play winning tennis. See: "True To Form?" below.
Please be careful out there. Be sure to do your part to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by getting vaccinated, and read this guide from the USTA: Playing Tennis Safely during the time of COVID-19: Player Tips and Recommendations.
Have fun on the court!
Cliff Kurtzman
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Tennis Server
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The Tennis Warrior by Tom Veneziano
The Tennis Warrior is brought to you by Tom Veneziano ([email protected]). Tom is a tennis pro teaching at the Piney Point Racquet Club in Houston, Texas. Tom has taught thousands of players to think like a pro with his Tennis Warrior System.
True To Form?
MYTH - To play tennis properly you must have the correct form.
TRUTH - Did anyone ever see Babe Ruth at bat? Form? What form? This applies to most tennis pros on the circuit today! Have you been watching them with an informed eye? If not, let me help you out. The pros do not play according to the conventional methods and form that are taught today.
The woods are filled with tennis players who look good, but cannot win. Now, I am not saying to go out and play sloppy tennis. The point is to not get hung up on this 'perfect form' thing. If you do, you will begin thinking the correct form will make the ball go over the net correctly. You may be thinking, "well, doesn't it?" Answer: No! You could have the perfect form according to accepted tennis instructional books and be the idol of your club. But, if your timing and judgment are lacking you will look great as the balls go flying everywhere. You will, however, take excellent pictures for the club bulletin board or perhaps a local magazine.
Timing and judgment are far more important than the perfect form. This is why pros are pros! Even though they do not have the perfect accepted form they have superior timing and judgment and have acquired a "feel" for a given shot. This is why Babe Ruth hit so many home runs. The form does not make the ball go in the court--the unique individualized "feel" they have developed through exceptional timing and judgment does.
Stop relying on form to make you a good tennis player. Start relying on repetition and hours of practice to develop your timing, judgment, and "feel" of a particular shot. If you have nice form that comes along with this practice, terrific. However, even if you do not have conventionally accepted form, it doesn't matter. Who knows, maybe you will become a pro!
Your Tennis Pro,
Tom Veneziano
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Audio CDs by Tom Veneziano:
The Refocus Technique: Controlling Your Emotions in Tennis.
Think Like a Pro -- 2 Audio CDs. Three minute free sample (real audio): http://www.tenniswarrior.com/audio/sample_audio.ram
Training for Pressure Play -- Audio CD. Four minute free sample (real audio): http://www.tenniswarrior.com/audio/pressure-play-sample.ram
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