Basics & Reps There are no secrets to getting better. There are no short cuts. There is no magic wand. No super pill. One just needs to embrace basics and reps. Four more days and we will have been working with "Tennis Memphis" for a month. We have filmed over sixty players and are producing personalized training tapes for each player. Each tape will include a narrated slow motion analysis and prescribed ("show and tell") adjustments for major improvements. Upon receiving the tapes, parents shou
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Basics & Reps There are no secrets to getting better. There are no short cuts. There is no magic wand. No super pill. One just needs to embrace basics and reps. Four more days and we will have been working with "Tennis Memphis" for a month. We have filmed over sixty players and are producing personalized training tapes for each player. Each tape will include a narrated slow motion analysis and prescribed ("show and tell") adjustments for major improvements. Upon receiving the tapes, parents shou
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How to Develop a Great Base of Tennis Fundamentals with Steve Smith – From the 2021 archives- Ep.360
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Serve Tips ......by Dave Anderson The two players who were briefly critiqued on today's video can learn from each other's flaws. One point of many, I find it quite common for players to take their left arm (tossing arm) too far back struggle to have a simplified toss. I remember one of Dennis Van der Meer's remedies for players who over-exaggerated the body coil. He would simply tell them to not think of coiling and, most often, they would still turn but not as much. Both juniors are accomplishe
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Serve Tips ......by Dave Anderson The two players who were briefly critiqued on today's video can learn from each other's flaws. One point of many, I find it quite common for players to take their left arm (tossing arm) too far back struggle to have a simplified toss. I remember one of Dennis Van der Meer's remedies for players who over-exaggerated the body coil. He would simply tell them to not think of coiling and, most often, they would still turn but not as much. Both juniors are accomplishe
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Jack Kramer & Three Minutes One routine we share comes from one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Jack Kramer copied one training drill from boxers. The goal of a boxer is to last fifteen three minute rounds. Kramer used to say that he was confident that he would never face an opponent who was fitter than him. He would skip rope at a rapid rate for three minutes and then do fast sit-ups for one minute. He repeated this four minute cycle fifteen times. By completing the intense sixty mi
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Jack Kramer & Three Minutes One routine we share comes from one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Jack Kramer copied one training drill from boxers. The goal of a boxer is to last fifteen three minute rounds. Kramer used to say that he was confident that he would never face an opponent who was fitter than him. He would skip rope at a rapid rate for three minutes and then do fast sit-ups for one minute. He repeated this four minute cycle fifteen times. By completing the intense sixty mi
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5 & 5 Today's clip is of a 5 year old hitting balls. Here are 5 key points: 1) Conventional grip opposed to an extreme grip. 2) Circular swing for circular spin (topspin). 3) Repetition (the mother of skill). 4) Count for rhythm, concentration, and confidence. 5) Hit with your shirt off to intimate Rafa Nadal. Thank you for reading and sharing, Steve Smith GreatBase Tennis Education (GBTE) | GreatBase Tennis
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5 & 5 Today's clip is of a 5 year old hitting balls. Here are 5 key points: 1) Conventional grip opposed to an extreme grip. 2) Circular swing for circular spin (topspin). 3) Repetition (the mother of skill). 4) Count for rhythm, concentration, and confidence. 5) Hit with your shirt off to intimate Rafa Nadal. Thank you for reading and sharing, Steve Smith GreatBase Tennis Education (GBTE) | GreatBase Tennis
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Amazing Video Attached Coaches using our free educational content is helping kids around the world. The attached film was shot in Africa. So many thoughts, fundamentals stand the test of time. Our critics will say he looks mechanical. Why? He is working on mechanics. | GreatBase Tennis
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Amazing Video Attached Coaches using our free educational content is helping kids around the world. The attached film was shot in Africa. So many thoughts, fundamentals stand the test of time. Our critics will say he looks mechanical. Why? He is working on mechanics. | GreatBase Tennis
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Tennis Court Bench The tennis court bench can be an excellent teaching aid for teaching the serve to a tiny tyke. One benefit is the player becomes conscious about falling off the bench and, as a result, slows down and pays attention to detail. One example would be the toss. If the toss is off, the kid will fall off the bench. Thank you for reading and sharing, Steve Smith GreatBase Tennis Education (GBTE) | GreatBase Tennis
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Tennis Court Bench The tennis court bench can be an excellent teaching aid for teaching the serve to a tiny tyke. One benefit is the player becomes conscious about falling off the bench and, as a result, slows down and pays attention to detail. One example would be the toss. If the toss is off, the kid will fall off the bench. Thank you for reading and sharing, Steve Smith GreatBase Tennis Education (GBTE) | GreatBase Tennis
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6 How to Practice Tennis at Home - Teaching Aids
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Entiende el topspin en el tenis como una rueda de bicicleta
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GreatBase Tennis Next time someone asks you if you follow and support the content provided by GreatBase Tennis please respond by saying, "Do you mean solid fundamentals?" In today's short video, a young player demonstrates solid fundamentals. Thank you for reading and sharing, Steve Smith GreatBase Tennis Education (GBTE) | GreatBase Tennis
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🎾 Roger Federer Backhand - "Air The Armpits" - Vic Braden Tip. ⁣ 🎾🎓 Remember A.T.A. "Air The Armpits" to help produce a swing path where your racquet goes out and up toward your intended target on a 1-handed backhand.⁣ ⁣ 🎾🎓 "Air the armpit" of the non-dominant arm to help with balance and to stop the trunk/keep the body sideways to then accelerate the racquet.⁣ ⁣ 🎾🎙 Stay tuned tomorrow for episode #19 of The Greatbase Tennis Podcast where we discuss the backhand groundstroke. Steve Smith
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Great Base Initiative John Nallon, member of David Anderson's staff at Brookhaven helps, Jacob, an 11 year old with a stroke review. John trained and played at Brookhaven during his junior career and then played tennis at Texas A&M University. John and Jacob show a solid base. To quote one of the best tennis teachers in the history of the game, Welby Van Horn," Fundamentals stand the test of time." Steve Smith | GreatBase Tennis
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TB Test Reviewed I'd like to think that ourselves and our associates are all students of the game. Attached is a film of a student's student going through a drill that we have all of our students do. The basic drill can be done in the driveway without a ball. Steve Smith GreatBase TENNIS | GreatBase Tennis
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The GreatBase Tennis Podcast Episode 277 - LESSONS FROM STEVE DENTON
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Ken Rosewall When Pancho Gonzalez was asked about Ken Rosewall's slice backhand, he said, "What slice, he drives his backhand as flat as a pancake." Vic Braden conducted a research project with the legend from Australia. He filmed and analyzed all of Rosewall's strokes. Rosewall's racquet face was tilted less than ten degrees at the impact point on his drive slice. He averaged less than seven degrees on twenty hits. Yes that's right, the racquet face in nearly vertical at contact. There certainl
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Membership Our GreatBase Tennis backboard is $495. Membership has it's privileges. Tennis enthusiasts that join our new website, www.greatbasetennis.com, can purchase the backboard for $295. Attached is a film of Andy Fitzell hitting the backboard. One can hit 40 balls per minute and the design of the training tool forces one to have vertical, opposed to horizontal, swings on their groundstrokes. To purchase a backboard, please contact Andrew Garcia at [email protected]. Steve Smith | Great
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Thus Far, Our Most Viewed Clip Total package players can: Play all over the court, play singles and doubles and play on all surfaces. The clip below will inspire players to work on their game from the service line in. It is Pete Sampras showing absolutely, amazing footwork at age 10. Then they called him smiley. Robert Landsdorp is putting ' Little Petey ' through a four ball drill. Looks like Pete was having fun learning to play. Notice the left hand sets the racquet in an abbreviated salute po
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The GreatBase Tennis Podcast Episode 276 - TRAINING A TENNIS MIND
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“The art is where you start.” - Peter Burwash On today’s film, we help a young player with his serve. The primary flaw is the way he alters his backswing. He certainly needs to make other minor adjustments but he needs to really focus on the primary flaw; which in this case is a major problem. I am confident that he can make the changes and become an outstanding server. On another note, we recommend that coaches film a review session to clarify their analysis. For your interest, today's analysis
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"The Swing Should Match the Shape of the Court" | GreatBase Tennis
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Robert Lansdorp 1938- 2024 RIP. Attached is a short film where an aspiring junior is so, so fortunate to listen to Robert's wisdom. Steve Smith GreatBase Tennis EDUCATION | GreatBase Tennis
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THE TRUTH About Great Base Tennis | Firsthand Insights on Our Experience, and The Great Base Method
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Jeff & Dave On the attached film, Dave Anderson mimics Steve Smith's walk. He also copies Steve's hair style. Jeff Lewis was visiting the Brookhaven program in Dallas, Texas, USA. Both Dave & Jeff reinforce the GreatBase educational content with their own online presence. Please visit Jeff and Dave's Instagram accounts for more educational tennis content. https://www.instagram.com/jefflewistennis/ https://www.instagram.com/brookhaventennisacademy/ Thanks for liking and sharing, Steve Smith Great
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GreatBase Initiative 2.10 - The Serve
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Boredom to Brilliance .............that's the process "Just hit the same old boring winner." - Vic Braden " Winners don't say after they have won, "Rats, I won again." " - Vic Braden "You said our players look stiff, yeah you're right, but we let them loosen up after they win nationals." - Vic Braden "Embrace the boredom." - Tom Brady We tell kids who say they are bored that they, themselves, are boring. "To be bored is to insult one's own intelligence." - unknown Today we have posted another bo
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Freddy 1/3 Recently I was fortunate to run a immersion camp in Hamburg, Germany. Lucky for all connected to the camp, Freddy Forman visited. Freddy, the one and only, has lived and worked in Hamburg for over twenty years. The North Dakota native is a fellow tennis teaching professional. In my opinion, Freddy missed his calling. Seriously. When he was 20, he should have gone straight to Hollywood. He would have ended up on the Big Silver screen entertaining millions.. As they say, it is never too
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Blast from the Past Today's video may bring a moment of coolness to a summer day filled with heat and humidity. The oldie-goldie post is Andy Fitzell's favorite. Years ago, I had the chance to observe skating coaches throughout greater Toronto. I selected Jari Byrski, who has gone onto develop numerous NHL hockey players. I would watch Jari's skating lessons and then take my sons to repeat his drills on ice and off. Today's video shows me directing drills for Macale, age eight, and Connor, age s
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Make the Connection Tennis enthusiasts listening to our GreatBase Tennis Podcast should be making connection after connection. The voice on our short video clip is Dave Secker's. He coaches tennis at NC State University. A player on Dave's team is assisting his son with key principles from the Welby Van Horn's system of balance. Common sense should prevail. If someone plays competitive tennis, they should understand that the ball doesn't understand whether one is 5 or 20 years old. "There is no
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