Play Consistent Tennis In 10 Minutes - Instant Tennis Improvements

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Play Consistent Tennis In 10 Minutes - Instant Tennis Improvements
Being consistent is the most important element in tennis. Too often, tennis players focus on hitting winners, going for big serves, trying to hit the lines and this costs them as they make countless unforced errors. At the core of every good tennis player is one thing - being consistent. Rafa Nadal couldn't win without his consistent foundation. Novak Djokovic couldn't enforce his tactics on opponents if he wasn't consistent at what he does. Roger Federer wouldn't be the player he is today if he didn't have an extremely solid base to build from.
But how exactly can we play consistent tennis?
There are many physical elements involved in playing consistent tennis, we'll cover these in this video, however, it all starts with your mindset.

How To Play Consistent Tennis In 10 Minutes?

Step One - Having the right mindset. If you walk on the tennis court with the goal of hitting winners, blasting your opponents off the court with raw power, or plan on hitting the lines with every shot, you'll struggle to be a consistent tennis player, day in and day out. However, if your goal is to make every single ball, regardless of how you do so, you'll change the way you play tennis instantly. Having the right mindset is vital to being a consistent tennis player.

Step Two - Being free on the tennis court. We often defeat ourselves and make a lot of unforced errors from trying to be "perfect" on the tennis court.
We see Federer, Nadal and Djokovic playing flawless tennis and try to copy them. Or we play a match and think we need to play a few levels above our own in order to win. This causes a lot of tension in the body and makes us play worse. By getting rid of that feeling of trying to be perfect, you'll free up your body and mind to play the game without restrictions.

Step Three - Play with good margins. There are two main obstacles on the tennis court. The net is the first one and hitting within the confined lines is the second. By hitting with good height, you'll eliminate the net from your game. The next step is to get the ball to dip before the lines. Hitting with good levels of topspin will help you do that. Think about Rafael Nadal, someone who makes very few unforced errors. Nadal hits with good net clearance and heavy topspin.
Crosscourt vs down the line - aim around 80% of your baseline shots crosscourt. By hitting crosscourt, you're going over the lowest part of the net, hitting into the most amount of space and you'll greatly reduce your recovery.

Step Four - Hit to big targets. If you're constantly aiming for the lines, even when hitting with good topspin and net clearance, you'll make a lot of unforced errors. But if you hit those same types of shots to large targets, a few feet inside in each line, you'll increase your margins once again.

Step Five - Find the ball and then speed up. A lot of unforced errors in tennis come from players speeding up the racket too early and losing control of the racket angle at contact. To counter this, try to find the ball first and then speed up.

Video Timeline
00:00 - Consistent Tennis Lesson Intro
00:22 - The mindset of being a consistent tennis player (step one)
2:25 - Being free on the tennis court (step two)
3:40 - Playing with margins (step three)
6:06 - Using the legs to create vertical momentum on your shots
6:37 - Tactical intentions when playing tennis (step four)
8:23 - Find the ball and then speed up (step five)
9:37 - Aiming for big targets (step six)
12:04 - Topsin vs flat vs slice

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Learned a lot of things from your channel...
1. Track the ball consistently before hitting and after hitting.
2. Breathe in while preparing for the shot and breathe out while hitting.
3.Have the intention of clearing the net and making the bill dip before the lines
4. Aim cross-court for 80% of the shots
5. Hit the ball from low to high to produce topspin
6.Go with the mindset of hitting every ball and drop the idea of being perfect.
Thank you, Simon and TTT for helping me to improve every single day...Have benefitted a lot from your content... Keep inspiring and educating...

BarathManohar

"Find the ball, then accelerate" is great advice. I make errors when I try to crush the ball like a drunken bar-brawler. Or, as the redoubtable Brad Gilbert puts it: Swing with your racquet, not with your ego.

patrickweston

Loved the first part when you talked about the correct mindset. It is so importante yet is something so underestimated even from tennis coaches. Congrats!!!

borgeas

“Find the ball, accelerate through it” - brilliant insight. THANK YOU!

jaykartik

Hi Simon and especially Alex: will you ever consider making a video talking about your experience playing professionally? Would love to hear your stories!

amosfong

the mental side is such a hurdle for me... often i dont even realize it. It is so easy to just try playing at a high level and hitting nice hard shots instead of focussing on staying consistent no matter the cost. Great video!

TheLEGITstuff

1. Eliminate the net, use topspin and load with the legs
2. Hit cross court, more margin, lower net, easier recovery
3. Find the ball, Then accelerate
4. Aim for safer margins

KRN

I've lost a ton of matches because of the desire to look like a good tennis player with pro Federer-like form, and you busted me in this video. One of my opponents said I play like a Ferrari in a small village (hitting every shot with full power), and that completely opened my eyes. Now I strive to hit my shots at about 60% and keep them in and deep, and am now beating people in my league 6-0 6-1. This is the best video on consistency and I salute you, Simon and the team!

dandalee

This YouTube channel has probably saved me hundreds of pounds worth of lessons that don’t work, I’m very thankful everyone involved in this channel

ninjaspeed

How to execute dropshots properly and cut the rhythm in players who are very consistent in the back of the court is something I would like to be talked about. Cheers man, nice job.

superivanhoe

Thanks Simon for all the wonderful tips you provide. It goes a long way. Really appreciate the time you take and share with people to improve our game of tennis. Can' t wait to meet you one day and learn one to one.

AteshGanesh

Great video ! I liked the explanations as always, " Find the ball and than accelerate" I didn't see the things that way and it really helps to correct our mistakes 💥💥👍🏼

djalilz

Excellent teaching for my current development 4.0 to a 4.5! “Find the ball, then accelerate.”

CRAIGLSANDERS

Solid coaching Simon! I need to save this for a reference.

fl

I like these videos. It always makes sense. They really understand the weaknesses of amateur players and they provide a breakthrough for the things they also struggled with in the past.

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