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This work presents a detailed analysis of optimal technique for all the essential strokes. Beyond the strokes, the text covers every aspect of the game as it relates to technique, from racquets and equipment to court surfaces, and physical and mental training. Each chapter features a technical expert matched up with a top coach from the best tennis nations in the world: United States, England, Australia, Netherlands, France, South Africa and Spain. Each stroke is presented in full colour sequence photographs.
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Whether you are a serious tennis player who is highly skilled or an occasional player who plays strictly for fun, you can improve your performance by understanding a few key concepts. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Whether you are a serious tennis player who is highly skilled or an occasional player who plays strictly for fun, you can improve your performance by understanding a few key concepts. Read the first page
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Technical but intresting,
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This review is from: World Class Tennis Technique (Paperback)
This is a good book if you want to understand the fudamental bio mechanics of the top players. It is a useful adition to a serious tennisplayer/coach's tennis library. There are better teaching tools out there however! If you really want to improve the way you play go and see a coach who understands the importance of teh visual system (see Visual Tennis, by J. Yandell) and read the inner game of tennis !
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good book for improving your technique,
By linda bushell (liverpool) - See all my reviews
This review is from: World Class Tennis Technique (Paperback)
This book is a useful aid for improving your technique. It is mainly aimed at the seasoned club player but may also prove as a very useful reference guide for more serious players. In all, an excellent book.
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3.4 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Scientific Treatise on Tennis - dry and with some holes,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: World Class Tennis Technique (Paperback)
An all-star cast was called to write this authoritative primer on modern techniques. There are contributions from Jim Loehr, Dennis van der Meer, Howard Brody (tennis physicist), Vic Braden, Jose Higueras (reknown clay court coach), Bruce Elliot (Australian biomechanist), Don Chu (strength and conditioning expert), etc. The graphics are quite good and the reseach is based on the latest in sport science. Some problems do exist, however. It appears that the book is written for the serious tennis player in addition to coaches and teaching pros. However, the use of language is dry and scientific in many areas. Even advanced players may find it too theoretical. Practical implications are often up to the reader to draw. The use of high-speed multiple-frame photography isn't exploited enough considering the resources of the contributors and editors. Disappointing sections are the backhand (Braden and Jack Kramer) -- barely an effort considering it follows a brilliant section on the forehand (Crespo and Higueras), volleys and overheads (van Fraayenhoven & Schapers) -- which attempts to cover too much in little details as possible (except for approaches), and tactics and technique (Herbst and Patrick McEnroe) -- also didn't seem very well thought out. Best sections include Revolutionary Rackets (Stan Smith and Brody) --which is written for the player(!understandable and enjoyable!), Kinetic Chain (Kibler and Van der Meer) -- well thought out analysis, court surfaces (Coe and Miley, ITF), specialty shots (Paul Dent and Patrice Hagelauer) and the forehand. A must for the serious coach/pro and a good buy for the serious player if you like reading analyses. Comparable in science for the teacher is the German Tennis Association "Tennis Course" series. Roetert and Groppel's book, however, is a rarity in that it analyzes top pro modern techniques rather than giving a template for beginners and intermediates as most books do.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
More style than substance,
By Soopy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: World Class Tennis Technique (Paperback)
There are some nice stop-action photo sequences of various strokes, but the actual techniques described are pretty basic and can be found free on the internet - lacking the world-class depth that the title would lead you to believe. Deficiencies are quite glaring in the serve section, where nothing is mentioned about hitting the different serves such as slice, kick, topspin etc. As the book is a compilation of many different authors, it lacks a unifying process for describing and teaching the strokes, which are broken up into different chapters, making it overall too general and inconsistent.
9 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent primer on the major strokes and much more,
By Scott W. Welliver - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: World Class Tennis Technique (Paperback)
The full color, high speed sequence shots have already helped my game. The in-depth analysis of each sequence preceding each major stroke have given me the confidence to go to the next level. I play for fun but it's nice to surpass those that I never thought I could beat before. This book spends a chapter on such topics as forehands, backhands, volleys ( learned alot here), serves and returns, and the tactics of the overall game. From there, there are discussions on the kind of player you are, how to analyze your game and those you play. Other topics include what works for you and what to do when your game isn't working. I certainly don't win all the time, but since purchasing this book my serve speed and has improved greatly and I've only lost once. That may have been due to the breaking of yet another string on my serve in the third game. Looks like it's time for a new racket as I've broken my fourth string since May. There is a discussion on racket designs in Chapter 2 of the book as well. |
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