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When you go through the technique in B for 20 minutes I assume you’re breaking it down into component parts but covering the entire stroke and then you practice each of those parts as many times as necessary until you’ve grooved the muscle memory for each part.
Then do you do the complete stroke until the parts flow together properly returning to repeating any parts that aren’t correct until they’re correct and then back to the complete stroke until it’s solid?
Do you also do it repeatedly in slow motion so that every tiny inch of the stroke is drilled into your muscle memory until it’s automatic and you don’t have to think about it?
This is exactly right. You will want to break it into pieces, and then groove them as much as necessary until it is natural. Then do the same thing for the full stroke without pauses. Then take if to the court and try to recreate the same motions. You are dead on with your notes.
Thanks, always good to confirm my understanding.
Glad you liked it!
Clay
As a 66-year-old playing in a mixed doubles 18-and-over USTA league this spring, I need better skill to overcome the athleticism of younger opponents – otherwise I’m always “good enough to lose.”
Will your training help me overcome my recent “tough breaks” in matches? (I am a reasonably fit 3.5+.)
Absolutely. If you work through the drills in the system, you should improve very fast. If you watch the videos and skip the drills, you probably won’t see the results you want.
Let us all know how you do as you start working on the drills. Best of luck!
Clay