Archive for June, 2009

Another Revelation

Posted by Jim Bill on June 10th, 2009 under The Practice Court  •  No Comments

The Practice Court #4
6/10/09  Wednesday  12noon
Chico Racquet Club
 
Yesterday, I was working out on the ball machine trying to master my newly reconstructed forehand drive when all of a sudden I had another tennis stroke revelation.  Basic and simple, but meaningful to me and maybe to someone who reads this website.
 
The ball machine is presently not [...]

Pronating the Forehand Follow-Through

Posted by Jim Bill on June 8th, 2009 under Lessons with Eldon  •  No Comments

Lesson #19 with Eldon
6/8/09  Monday 9:00A.M.
Chico Racquet Club
 
In today’s lesson Eldon and I worked on my forehand follow-through, high short balls and moving forward to volley.
 
The Forehand Follow-Through
 
Let the wrist and forearm complete the circular motion that is begun with the take away preparation loop of the forehand drive.  In this image the palm:   1) [...]

Taking The Dink Serve On

Posted by Jim Bill on June 1st, 2009 under Lessons with Eldon  •  No Comments

Lesson #18 with Eldon
6/1/09  Monday  9:30 A.M.
Chico Racquet Club
 
Today Eldon and I had time to take a look at the progress of my new forehand and backhand and then work on the return of a dink serve looking to follow into the net to take a volley for a winner.
 
Here’s what evolved:
 
The Forehand Drive
 
I started [...]