Comments on: Tennis’ Critical Point http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/06/21/tennis-critical-point/ Tips for the over 60 crowd by the over 60 crowd! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:48:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Mark Sanderson http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/06/21/tennis-critical-point/comment-page-1/#comment-3008 Mark Sanderson Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:23:20 +0000 http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/06/21/tennis-critical-point/#comment-3008 Brad Gilbert discusses this in Winning Ugly, a great strategy book. I think it works well, and potentially gives you more break and hold chances. Among physically equal players, the mental edge certainly helps and focusing on strategy may help you not to focus too much on mechanics. Brad Gilbert discusses this in Winning Ugly, a great strategy book. I think it works well, and potentially gives you more break and hold chances. Among physically equal players, the mental edge certainly helps and focusing on strategy may help you not to focus too much on mechanics.

]]> By: George http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/06/21/tennis-critical-point/comment-page-1/#comment-29 George Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:03:30 +0000 http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/06/21/tennis-critical-point/#comment-29 Yes, one of the techniques i have read about is to 'fool yourself' by telling yourself that the score is different than it actually is ... to either concentrate harder or relax. i have never really been able to do that. Yes, one of the techniques i have read about is to ‘fool yourself’ by telling yourself that the score is different than it actually is … to either concentrate harder or relax. i have never really been able to do that.

]]> By: Mark Gallagher http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/06/21/tennis-critical-point/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Mark Gallagher Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:17:37 +0000 http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/06/21/tennis-critical-point/#comment-28 I know it's common among coaches like Gilbert to identify and coach the "critical points" in a game. But I don't think you want to follow any formula on this. I think how you talk to yourself during a game (for strategy or motivation) is an individual thing. When I feel a point is important I may tell myself to relax more looking for more consistency. I may tell myself to stop thinking and just play. If I tell myself the score is now "critical" by some predetermined formula, that's when I lose a nice shoulder rotation on my serve. Good discussion. Thanks. I know it’s common among coaches like Gilbert to identify and coach the “critical points” in a game. But I don’t think you want to follow any formula on this. I think how you talk to yourself during a game (for strategy or motivation) is an individual thing.

When I feel a point is important I may tell myself to relax more looking for more consistency. I may tell myself to stop thinking and just play.

If I tell myself the score is now “critical” by some predetermined formula, that’s when I lose a nice shoulder rotation on my serve.

Good discussion. Thanks.

]]> By: Bob Mazzola http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/06/21/tennis-critical-point/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Bob Mazzola Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:33:39 +0000 http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/06/21/tennis-critical-point/#comment-27 I think the most important point in a game is the setup point i.e. the one that gets you to within one point of winning the game. It's the next point when you are at 30-30 or 30-love or at deuce. I think the most important point in a game is the setup point i.e. the one that gets you to within one point of winning the game. It’s the next point when you are at 30-30 or 30-love or at deuce.

]]> By: Allan Bendett http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/06/21/tennis-critical-point/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Allan Bendett Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:00:26 +0000 http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/06/21/tennis-critical-point/#comment-25 The most critical point is the first point. Since this could determine the way a game and or set should be played inorder to get the desired result! The most critical point is the first point. Since this could determine the way a game and or set should be played inorder to get the desired result!

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