Why is Jimi Hendrix such an icon?
Well
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Jerseys , there are many reasons and understanding why could just
be the key to your tennis success.
I am sure you are eager to know how
Jimi Hendrix can help you win more tennis matches arent you?
Hang on, I
will explain in a minute!
First, a couple of questions!
Q. Do you
lose too many matches to players with shots far worse than yours?
Q. Do you
play better on the practise court?
Q. What about the excuses? Ive heard them
all by the way
They just got lucky on the day or I just never got going
or I dont know what happened
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China , Ive been playing so well in practice etc.
Has it
dawned on you yet that Winning Tennis Matches is NOT all about Hitting Tennis
Shots?
Q. Is there a way to stack the match odds in your
favour?
Q. And if there is, are you interested?
Listen, sometimes
you just dont play well or your opponent just plays a great game BUT normally
the one big factor that decides matches (unless there is a clear gulf in playing
standard) is NOT the shots you play (per se) but your MENTAL approach
Cheap
Jerseys , aptitude and application.
I dont mean being
mentally tough, I mean being mentally SMART!
Or put another way
The truth is that you are probably spending too much time working on the
technical aspects of your game without understanding THE GAME!!
Back To
Jimi Are You Experienced?
In the film White Men Cant Jump Wesley Snipes
says to Woody Harrelson the trouble with you is that you listen to Jimi BUT you
dont HEAR Jimi.
There is a crucial difference here and if you can
understand this difference you can begin to Win More Tennis Matches.
Has
the light bulb come on yet?
Lets go back to what Brad Gilbert said its
about who is doing what to who.
What does he mean?
Basically he is
saying, its the person who understands why and where he or she is hitting the
ball that controls and will win the match SIMPLE!
In my e book Beat All
The Tennis Players You Want I outline a 4 STEP MATCHPLAY SYSTEM to help you play
BETTER in matches and ultimately WIN more matches!
But I am going to let
you in on one of the steps that hardly anyone uses at club level that makes a
MASSIVE difference in your ability to win matches!
Lets look at a
tournament match that I was involved in to show you how it works!
Heres
my story.
I used to practice with Dave on a fairly regular basis and
would normally beat him. Then came the Club championships.
In the quarter
finals I was drawn to play Dave!
Anyway no problem I thought!
It
was traditional to play the Club championships on the clay courts at the club. I
had mostly played Dave on hard courts but didnt think it would make much of a
difference.
The match started and Dave who was a pretty good volleyer was
not coming into the net as he normally did. He was staying back and just keeping
the ball high and deep. I played my normal game and struggled a bit to attack
and dominate from the net as normal!
The first set was a 6 2 for
Dave.
The second set followed a pretty similar pattern with me just
playing my normal game and Dave picking me off with his steady play and passing
shots to win the second set (and the match) 6 3.
Dave had changed his
STRATEGY to suit the slower clay courts
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while I had just played my normal game.
It was only afterwards that I
realized what had happened. I didnt take my opponent and court surface into
consideration. That is exactly what Dave had done and is exactly why he was into
the semi finals.
He Was Experienced!
He knew I didnt like to stay
at the back of the court to rally and the slower higher bouncing clay court
helped him keep me on the baseline and away from the net which is where he knew
I wanted to be He took me out of my Comfort Zone and won the match!!
I
will say it again!
He had a STRATEGY!
How does this help
you?
First realize that All players (esp. @ club level) have holes in
their game. You just need to find them.
Then just Exploit and
Diffuse
1.Exploit weaknesses
Hone in on areas (shotssituations) where
they make errors.
Control play to keep them defensive.
Put your strength
up against their weakness.
Mentally put them under pressure from early
on.
2.Diffuse strengths.
They have a great forehand no problem, play
on their backhand.
Good from the baseline bring them to the net.
Powerful
serve block it back.
Great volleys keep them on the baseline.
Are you
beginning to HEAR Jimi or are you still LISTENING?
So heres what you
do!
Figure Out your opponent.
1.Before you play (if possible).
Watch them play and take notes (write them down) of what they like AND dont like
doing.
2.In the warm up Most players use the warm up as a time to focus
on themselves and get themselves ready to play, but you should look at your
opponent to pick up clues on the things they like to do and dont like to
do.
3.During the match During the first few games of the match
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Jerseys Wholesale , take mental (and physical notes write them
down) about your opponents weaknesses (to exploit them) AND strengths (to
diffuse).
Another TRUE story to illustrate the point!
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great mixed adults group every Saturday. Its full of great people and I really
enjoy coaching it. A few months ago a new guy joined and fitted well into the
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