Tips for the over 60 crowd by the over 60 crowd!
Well, I have a real pain in my shoulder and am trying to figure out what to do about it. It started about two months back and now has grown to be “a problem.â€
When is it OK to say, “Play a let!†and have it be fair and correct? We all have thought about stopping play because of “something,†or had that “something†stop our play during a critical point.
While we were getting ready for last weekend’s doubles tournament, my New Hampshire doubles partner, B. Manning, and I were playing a practice singles match against each other; and he made a great observation as I double-faulted an “important†point.
B Manning and I met at a nearby hard court to warm up for a solid half hour before our 10 am finals match against the two younger finalists (turns out they are 36 and 38 years old). They, on the other hand, showed up at the tournament ten minutes before our match wearing [...]
This weekend is the annual hard court doubles tournament at Colby Sawyer College in New London. B. Manning and I again teamed up, this year in what they called the Men’s A Division: any age, with a ranking of 4.0 – 5.0.
There was a short tip in the May issue of Tennis magazine on how to improve your service toss. And I disagree with their advice.
We all have done it. In Rafael Nadal’s post-Wimbledon press conference, he said that although he won, he did “choke†when he double faulted during the fourth set tie breaker. But what really is the definition of “choking†in a tennis match?
During major tennis events on TV, there is always discussion about the new player challenge system. And strangely, I agree with what Mary Carillo has to say.
Watching Wimbledon on two different networks gives us exposure to many, many tennis announcers. Who do you like?
This is going to sound silly when you read it, but I have found a very basic solution to most volleying problems.