by Don Metznik | Dec 26, 2023 | Tennis Blog
The best coaches are not necessarily the best players because they cannot connect with you and your game. The best coaches understand your uniqueness and draw from extensive experience to customize instruction that makes sense to you and are within your skill level....
by Don Metznik | Dec 19, 2023 | Tennis Blog
Want good news for your tennis game? What would this good news sound like? Try this on for size. You will no longer be brokenhearted after losses, feel oppressed, or captive to bad habits. You will be released from unproductive emotions and will find comfort in small...
by Don Metznik | Dec 14, 2023 | Tennis Blog
“Tennis is a wonderful tool that allows people to exceed their limits, embrace their potential and express their personalities.”* How do you get this tool? You get a coach. Have you ever thought how a book might be a coach, like a tennis bible? Google...
by Don Metznik | Dec 11, 2023 | Tennis Blog
The tennis court may seem like a battlefield at times. Offense. Defense. Transition. Between sets there is an armistice for few minutes. To win, you probe with lobs and drop shots, hoping for a momentary weakness by your opponent that can be attacked with an overhead,...
by Don Metznik | Dec 7, 2023 | Tennis Blog
There is no “pinch hitter” in tennis. Unlike baseball, when you can bring in the pinch hitter to win the game at the bottom of the 9th inning, there is nothing comparable in tennis; you can’t bring in a 130 mph server to win the match with an ace. This expression came...
by Don Metznik | Dec 3, 2023 | Tennis Blog
Yes, it is my fault and that’s why I need real hope. Not My Fault is the title of a book on tennis excuses written by Joshua Shifrin. It contains “150 hilarious excuses every tennis player should know” that may be used to rationalize a variety of errors on the tennis...