Comments on: Why Tennis Techniques Must Be Based On Biomechanics (Part 2 of 3)

By: Joyce

Joyce — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:28:11 +0000

Simple and yet so impressive and insightful. As usual with you Tomaz. Thank you and keep on sharing with us.

By: Mahesh J

Mahesh J — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:29:55 +0000

This is a great series, and is helping me understand how much more physical training I need to do in order to learn technique more effectively. My coaches train me to do different coordination drills (like with a reaction ball), but I realise now that I need to practise a lot more after each coaching session!

By: Tomaz

Tomaz — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 07:17:24 +0000

In reply to Chris. Thanks for sharing, Chris, that's a wonderful analogy and comparison!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 03:21:47 +0000

Tomaz,

I’m also a percussionist. Recently I’ve had a breakthrough where I have gone beyond trying to get exact notes right on a xylophone-type drum and instead let myself be free and guide by what I intend the whole piece to be. Less worried about being right and more free to create.

The same is happening with my tennis. It feels great and the results are showing it. You again hit the nail on the head with your amazing insights. The training is all still there (in music and in tennis). But the understanding of how to use the training kicks into a new level with this creative intention over mechanics.

By: Tomaz

Tomaz — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:41:51 +0000

In reply to Arturo Hernandez. Yes, Arturo, maybe like teaching math only by looking at theory but not really making lots of calculations to get the "feel for it".

By: Arturo Hernandez

Arturo Hernandez — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 13:45:29 +0000

Wouldn’t these exercises teach us about physics and maybe math at a basic level? So teaching tennis through words is like teaching basic physics and math through equations?

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 13:39:53 +0000

Congratulations, Tomaz.
Great article.