Using one Serve for Confidence to Develop Another
I'm sensitive on this subject because somebody important in tennis may have accused me of "taking a step backward" when I developed my Pooch Serve.
The ol' Pooch, however, doesn't come just from TENNIS FOR THE FUTURE by Vic Braden and from watching Dennis Ralston's video-laden slice lesson here at Tennis Player. No, my father, editor of the old large format golf and ski heavy "Sports Illustrated" magazine had an unusually upright golf swing like Sam Snead. My father regularly interviewed top tour players during rounds on the golf course and had a metropolitan handicap of 2, but he only lived to 54 . He sold the name "Sports Illlustrated" one time to Time-Life Inc. for $100 and sprang for one golf lesson for me. The teaching pro in Lakeville, Connecticut got me using my knees as never before. Would I want to give up that little knee trick just because I'm a tennis player?
I'm not in favor of lifting heels and bringing the back one in on forward swing like Jack Nicklaus-- just in case someone besides myself ever wants to try the Pooch. Nope, feet are flat as pancakes. It's just a little backward then forward roll of the knees to activate a natural loop same as a golfer before roundabout throw takes over.
From the deuce court Pooch Ace is quick and effective, flaring out wide. Down the middle, however, it's mediocre, sits up, says "Blast me!" That doesn't mean I don't use it down the middle for its sneaky quickness for surprise. Similarly, when I get my Cilicas working just the way I want, I'll occasionally try a first serve Cilica out wide.
I'm sensitive on this subject because somebody important in tennis may have accused me of "taking a step backward" when I developed my Pooch Serve.
The ol' Pooch, however, doesn't come just from TENNIS FOR THE FUTURE by Vic Braden and from watching Dennis Ralston's video-laden slice lesson here at Tennis Player. No, my father, editor of the old large format golf and ski heavy "Sports Illustrated" magazine had an unusually upright golf swing like Sam Snead. My father regularly interviewed top tour players during rounds on the golf course and had a metropolitan handicap of 2, but he only lived to 54 . He sold the name "Sports Illlustrated" one time to Time-Life Inc. for $100 and sprang for one golf lesson for me. The teaching pro in Lakeville, Connecticut got me using my knees as never before. Would I want to give up that little knee trick just because I'm a tennis player?
I'm not in favor of lifting heels and bringing the back one in on forward swing like Jack Nicklaus-- just in case someone besides myself ever wants to try the Pooch. Nope, feet are flat as pancakes. It's just a little backward then forward roll of the knees to activate a natural loop same as a golfer before roundabout throw takes over.
From the deuce court Pooch Ace is quick and effective, flaring out wide. Down the middle, however, it's mediocre, sits up, says "Blast me!" That doesn't mean I don't use it down the middle for its sneaky quickness for surprise. Similarly, when I get my Cilicas working just the way I want, I'll occasionally try a first serve Cilica out wide.
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