Videos by fyb

Author: fyb Added: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:23:09 -0800 Duration: 214The slice approach shot can be a good alternative to the topspin approach shot. The slice stays lower, forcing your opponent to hit up on the tennis ball and hopefully giving you an easy volley you can put away.

Author: fyb Added: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:23:09 -0800 Duration: 260A topspin approach shot is similar in many respects to a normal groundstroke. This goes for forehand and the backhand. This difference is in some of the footwork, your optimal contact height, and where you try and place the vast majority of these shots.

Author: fyb Added: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:23:09 -0800 Duration: 54The approach shot is important to master because it allows you to transition from a neutral baseline rally to the net, where you can put the tennis ball away. In this section, we'll look at two types of approach shots: topspin approaches and slice approaches.

Author: fyb Added: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:52:48 -0800 Duration: 152In the grips fundamental section of the website, we discussed how your grip changes your contact point. Your grip also changes the amount of body rotation you typically get when you swing forward, hit and follow through. The more extreme your grip, the more you rotate.

Author: fyb Added: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:45:59 -0800 Duration: 63The two-handed backhand grip is a little bit more complicated than the other grips because you have two hands on the tennis racket. This video covers how to find the most common of the two-handed backhand grips.

Author: fyb Added: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:45:59 -0800 Duration: 84In the volley fundamentals section, we said that you wanted to get to an arm position that looked similar to a U. This arm position can change when you swing forward to hit your volley if you have to reach for the tennis ball. You can straighten your arm out at the elbow so that the relationship between your tennis racket and arm looks more like a V.

Author: fyb Added: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:45:59 -0800 Duration: 96In the volleys fundamentals section of the site, we said that when you hit a volley you needed to step into the ball with your inside foot. There are several ways you might do this though, and this video explains the different footwork variations and when to use each one.

Author: fyb Added: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:19:36 -0800 Duration: 159One key difference between a windshield wiper forehand and a classic forehand is the amount your shoulders rotate during your follow through. Because your follow through is down around your side on a windshield wiper forehand (and not around your shoulder), the racket and arm will hit your body if you do not rotate further around.

Author: fyb Added: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:19:36 -0800 Duration: 136In the grips fundamentals section, we mentioned that the different grips allowed for different amounts of topspin. While the grip itself doesn't actually generate the spin, the grip does affect your swing path and thus how the racket moves across the tennis ball at contact. The result is that using various grips will naturally give you either more or less topspin.

Author: fyb Added: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:52:35 -0800 Duration: 63Our intro to the website

Author: fyb Added: Fri, 30 May 2008 17:49:35 -0800 Duration: 305This video focuses on the basics of the Windshield Wiper Forehand. The particulars of the shot are not very complicated. Most of the mechanics are the same (especially the preparation). The key difference between the Windshield Wiper Forehand and a classic forehand is the direction you swing at the tennis ball. This swing direction creates the "windshield wiper follow through" that you hear tennis commentors talk about so frequently.

Author: fyb Added: Thu, 29 May 2008 12:49:34 -0800 Duration: 56The technique for returning a serve to your backhand is exactly the same as the technique on the forehand side. This video goes through my backhand return, start to finish, to demonstrate this point.

Author: fyb Added: Fri, 23 May 2008 13:22:34 -0800 Duration: 70This video summarizes all the steps involved in hitting a return of serve from start to finish.

Author: fyb Added: Fri, 23 May 2008 13:22:34 -0800 Duration: 221From the ready position, take one step forward and hit your split step. The timing of this first part is critical. You need to be in the air (during your split step) when your opponent makes contact with the tennis ball.

Author: fyb Added: Fri, 23 May 2008 13:22:34 -0800 Duration: 187The second step of the return of serve is to close on the ball by moving diagonally to it, and take your racket back.