Essential Tennis, Podcast 83: Today I share my top three things to do and not do (Part 3)

Podcast 83: Today I share my top three things to do and not do (Part 3)

So there should be a constant switching back and forth between both players to try to find the upperhand. If neither player is paying attention and neither one has secondary game plans or different ways of hitting strokes, then it can become very boring to watch and maybe even boring to play because both players know what the outcome is going to be.

Don't focus on your own technique. Make sure you are paying attention to what's going on on the other side of the court, and make sure that you don't only have one style of play. And the top three things to make sure you do, be aware of your opponents strategy, their technique and also their tendencies.

Make sure that when you do practice your strokes, practice a wide variety of things and directions– wide variety of strokes and wide variety of targets. And make sure that you do it consistently, not just one to each spot. Make sure you can hit a bunch in a row and lastly things that you need to do to adjust like a good player .

Make sure that you keep adjusting until you find something that works and then stick with the winning game plan. Don't get off the winning game plan. So, Chris, thank you very much for the great question. That was really an excellent topic and something that I can definitely talk more about but that's a good basic overview on basically strategy in general. This is how you should be playing guys. If you go out there and just hit the ball and you're not being aware of what's going on and there is no purpose behind how you are hitting the ball, you are not going to be very effective. You're going to be effective to some degree or the other depending on who you are playing against. So if you want to be able to win more often, these are the things you should be thinking about. [music] [music] [music]

Alright, let's go ahead and move on to our next question and I've got two questions I've got here that I'm going to answer from Richard, who is located in Northern Ireland. Richard, I'm pretty sure that you are my first listener that I've heard from in Ireland . Really great to hear from you and thanks very much for your questions. I'm always excited to hear from people in new places– it's cool to hear that the Podcast is reaching a lot of different parts of the world. So, Richard, has two questions here and I like both of them a lot. The first one is short and sweet. ‘Which in your opinion is better, power or placement?' That's an excellent question Richard and just to be short and quick about it. If I had to pick only one, if I had to choose between either hitting the ball hard but with very little control or hitting the ball with less power, maybe even slowly, but having very good placement, I would have to pick placement. In my opinion, that's more important. However, that being said, why would you want to choose only one? Why wouldn't you rather have both — clearly nobody is going to say ‘I'd rather only have one or the other. Obviously having both is better but basically what I want to get at here Richard, is you need to start developing your game so you are able to do both. And Richard rates himself at a 3. 5 level player which is just about average and to be able to make your way up to higher levels, Richard, you're going to have to start developing some weapons. When beginners first start out– when you first begin playing tennis, your first priority needs to be to place the ball. It needs to be control– to be able to control what is going on with your body, with your swing, and with the ball. You have to be able to develop some consistency first.

Every tennis player, every good tennis player needs to have a good solid base of consistency before you start trying to hit the ball hard. However, once you've achieved that , you have to be able to start developing some weapons or else you are going to get stuck. And this is why most tennis players are between a level 3.0 and 4. 0, is because they don't put in the time or the effort or the focus needed to start developing weapons that they can hit consistently . There is a lot of players out there that can hit the ball very hard , they are good athletes but they don't necessarily have the technique or the swing mechanics to be able to keep it in play consistently. So if I had to only pick one of those Richard, I would say I'd rather have placement because that's really more important , keeping the ball in play, being consistent , however I definitely would not have gotten where I did competitively with tennis if I didn't also have the ability to hit the ball hard and to hit the ball with power. So for you to develop to a 4. 0 level of play, or a 4.5, certainly a 5. 0, you have to start developing some power as well. There is really just no way around it. Players at a 4. 5 or a 5. 0 level, move extremely well, they are extremely efficient and they have weapons . They have the ability to put the ball away and they have the ability to do it consistently.

If all you can do is just be consistent, that can be challenging to a player like that to a certain degree. But you are only going to get so far with your tennis game if you don't have both. So let's go to Richard's second question, and that is ‘Hi Ian, I'm in a bit of a dilemma . I'm the kind of person who loves to hit the ball hard with lots of pace, however, while hitting the ball like this, it's hard for me to control the length of my shot. Most of the time they will just barely clear the net and not get very much length , either that or they land close to the line or go just long. Should I slow my shots down and sacrifice power for more consistency and length instead of constantly trying to go for winners with power?' So now we really see why Richard was asking his first question, which is better power or placement. And again, if you only could choose one Richard, I'd like you to have placement. So if your swing technique is not going to improve at all, I'd rather you slow down and control the ball. However, let me talk to you about technique a little bit here. What you are describing — Richard is describing basically the choice between barely making it over the top of the net and usually having the ball go kinda short, or hitting a little bit higher over the net and having it be barely inside the court or be out .

So he's kind of stuck between having a shorter, weaker shot, or if he hits it a little bit higher, risking that it's going to go out pretty often. What you are describing there Richard, is a classic description of a ground stroke hit with no top spin. A ground stroke that's hit flat. And there is a reason why the pros are able to hit so hard but still maintain consistency and that's because they hit with a lot of top spin . Hitting with top spin gives you a higher margin for error and it does that because the ball , you can start to curve or arch the ball . Curve it down into the court. Top spin makes the ball spin and curve downwards so you are able to swing aggressively. You are able to aim high over the net and make it a safe shot and the top spin brings the ball back downwards into the court .

If on the other hand, you don't have any top spin, and you hit the ball aggressively, if the ball is just a little bit too high, it just continues to go forwards and forwards and forwards and you'll miss ; it'll go out once you get to a certain speed. So, the only way to keep the ball in play at that point is to aim low over the net and this is a very risky thing to do. It's difficult to do consistently and this is the reason why woman's professional tennis is less consistent. In woman's tennis, there are more mistakes, there are more errors ratio-wise between errors and winners. The points are shorter typically because they hit flatter and harder, and harder meaning not necessarily the speed of their shots, but they are trying to drive the ball directly at their target very often.

The male players on the professional tour hit with a lot more top spin, on average, it's not to say that they don't flatten it out and drive the ball to be able to put it away. But they all hit with much more top spin on your typical average rally ball hit back and forth.

And so, very commonly the points in male players are longer and even though they are hitting faster, they are hitting with more consistency because the ball is curving a little bit more. As with anything, there is exceptions to this but on average, when I'm talking about is correct. So what you need to do Richard, if you want to be able to hit with power and consistency, is you have to start to develop more top spin. Top spin is created by swinging upwards as opposed to forwards. Right now, it sounds like you are hitting the ball very flat and very straight. To really make it to the next level and be able to hit aggressively but maintain a high level of consistency, your racket path has to start being more upwards and not sure much forwards . The key to hitting with power and consistency at the same time is going to be that top spin-assuming we're talking about ground strokes. So Richard, that was a quick explanation and a quick overview. I could certainly talk more about the technique of hitting with top spin but that's my answer to your question. If you'd like any more explanation or if any other listeners would like more explanation of what I'm talking about, please feel free to let me know. Thanks very much for your questions Richard and again great to hear from you in Northern Ireland.

Take care.

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So there should be a constant switching back and forth between both players to try to find the upperhand. |||||||||来回|||||||||优势 ||||||||||||||||||Vorteil ||should = should||||||||||participants||||||advantage |||||constante (1)|alternância|||ida e volta|||||||||vantagem Por lo tanto, debe haber un cambio constante entre ambos jugadores para tratar de encontrar la ventaja. Таким образом, должно быть постоянное переключение между обоими игроками, чтобы попытаться найти преимущество. If neither player is paying attention and neither one has secondary game plans or different ways of hitting strokes, then it can become very boring to watch and maybe even boring to play because both players know what the outcome is going to be. |weder|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||player|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||result|||| |nenhum||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||resultado|||| Si ninguno de los jugadores está prestando atención y ninguno tiene planes de juego secundarios o diferentes formas de dar golpes, entonces puede volverse muy aburrido de ver y tal vez incluso aburrido de jugar porque ambos jugadores saben cuál será el resultado. Если ни один из игроков не обращает внимания и у них нет вторичных планов игры или различных способов выполнения ударов, то за игрой может быть очень скучно наблюдать, и, возможно, даже скучно играть, потому что оба игрока знают, каков будет исход.

So, Chris, hopefully that gives you some good ideas and everybody else listening , all my other listeners, hopefully that gives you a good idea of what you should be looking for and what you should be avoiding to be a better strategical player and I'll recap these again real quickly. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||vermeiden|||||||||eine Zusammenfassung|||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||evitando|||||||||resumirei|||| Итак, Крис, надеюсь, это даст тебе несколько хороших идей, а всем остальным слушателям, надеюсь, это даст хорошую идею о том, на что стоит обращать внимание и чего избегать, чтобы стать лучшим стратегическим игроком, и я быстро повторю эти моменты еще раз. Top three things that get in the way of players making adjustments, these are your top three things to avoid. |||||||||||||||||||vermeiden |||||||||||||||||||evitar

Don't focus on your own technique. |concentrate on|||| Make sure you are paying attention to what's going on on the other side of the court, and make sure that you don't only have one style of play. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||stile|| Asegúrate de prestar atención a lo que sucede al otro lado de la cancha y asegúrate de no tener solo un estilo de juego. And the top three things to make sure you do, be aware of your opponents strategy, their technique and also their tendencies. |||||||||||||||||||||倾向 |||||||||||conscious of||||plan of action|||||| |||||||||||esteja ciente|||||||||| Y las tres cosas principales que debes asegurarte de hacer, ser consciente de la estrategia de tus oponentes, su técnica y también sus tendencias. И три основные вещи, которые нужно обязательно делать: обращайте внимание на стратегию своих противников, их технику и также на их тенденции.

Make sure that when you do practice your strokes, practice a wide variety of things and directions– wide variety of strokes and wide variety of targets. |||||||||||广泛|||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||directions||||||||| Asegúrese de que cuando practique sus brazadas, practique una amplia variedad de cosas y direcciones: una amplia variedad de brazadas y una amplia variedad de objetivos. Убедитесь, что когда вы практикуете свои удары, вы практикуете широкий спектр вещей и направлений - широкий спектр ударов и широкий спектр мишеней. And make sure that you do it consistently, not just one to each spot. |||||||||||||lugar Y asegúrese de hacerlo constantemente, no solo uno en cada lugar. И убедитесь, что вы делаете это последовательно, а не просто один раз в каждую точку. Make sure you can hit a bunch in a row and lastly things that you need to do to adjust like a good player . Asegúrese de que puede golpear un montón seguido y, por último, las cosas que debe hacer para adaptarse como un buen jugador.

Make sure that you keep adjusting until you find something that works and then stick with the winning game plan. Don't get off the winning game plan. No te salgas del plan de juego ganador. So, Chris, thank you very much for the great question. That was really an excellent topic and something that I can definitely talk more about but that's a good basic overview on basically strategy in general. ||||||||||||||||||||visão geral||||| This is how you should be playing guys. Así es como deberían estar jugando chicos. If you go out there and just hit the ball and you're not being aware of what's going on and there is no purpose behind how you are hitting the ball, you are not going to be very effective. ||||||||||||||||||||||||за|||||||||||||| Если вы выйдете туда и просто будете бить по мячу, не осознавая, что происходит, и не имея цели в том, как вы бьете по мячу, вы не будете очень эффективны. You're going to be effective to some degree or the other depending on who you are playing against. Вы будете эффективны в какой-то степени, в зависимости от того, против кого вы играете. So if you want to be able to win more often, these are the things you should be thinking about. Entonces, si desea poder ganar más a menudo, estas son las cosas en las que debe pensar. Так что, если вы хотите выигрывать чаще, вот о чем вам стоит подумать. [music] [music] [music]

Alright, let's go ahead and move on to our next question and I've got two questions I've got here that I'm going to answer from Richard, who is located in Northern Ireland. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Северная Ирланд Muy bien, avancemos y pasemos más a nuestra siguiente pregunta. Tengo dos preguntas que tengo aquí y que voy a responder de Richard, que se encuentra en Irlanda del Norte. Richard, I'm pretty sure that you are my first listener that I've heard from in Ireland . |||||||||||||||Ирландия Really great to hear from you and thanks very much for your questions. I'm always excited to hear from people in new places– it's cool to hear that the Podcast is reaching a lot of different parts of the world. So, Richard, has two questions here and I like both of them a lot. Entonces, Richard, tiene dos preguntas aquí y ambas me gustan mucho. The first one is short and sweet. ||||||简短 El primero es corto y dulce. Первый короткий и сладкий. ‘Which in your opinion is better, power or placement?' ||||||||位置 ||||||||position ||||||||posição '¿Qué es mejor en tu opinión, el poder o la ubicación?' ‘Как вы считаете, что лучше, сила или размещение?’ That's an excellent question Richard and just to be short and quick about it. Это отличный вопрос, Ричард, и чтобы быть кратким и быстрым в этом. If I had to pick only one, if I had to choose between either hitting the ball hard but with very little control or hitting the ball with less power, maybe even slowly, but having very good placement, I would have to pick placement. ||||escolher|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||colocação da bola|||||| In my opinion, that's more important. На мой взгляд, это более важно. However, that being said, why would you want to choose only one? Тем не менее, зачем тогда выбирать только одно? Why wouldn't you rather have both — clearly nobody is going to say ‘I'd rather only have one or the other. ||||||||||||我会||||||| |||preferiria mais|||||||||||||||| Почему бы вам не иметь оба - очевидно, что никто не скажет: «Я бы предпочел только одно из двух». Obviously having both is better but basically what I want to get at here Richard, is you need to start developing your game so you are able to do both. And Richard rates himself at a 3. ||avalia||| Y Richard se califica a sí mismo con un 3. И Ричард оценивает себя на 3. 5 level player which is just about average and to be able to make your way up to higher levels, Richard, you're going to have to start developing some weapons. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||armas Игрок уровня 5, что примерно соответствует среднему уровню, и чтобы подняться на более высокие уровни, Ричард, тебе придется начинать развивать оружие. When beginners first start out– when you first begin playing tennis, your first priority needs to be to place the ball. |||начинают||||||||||||||||| Когда новички только начинают – когда вы впервые начинаете играть в теннис, вашим первым приоритетом должно быть расположение мяча. It needs to be control– to be able to control what is going on with your body, with your swing, and with the ball. |||||||||||||||||||movimento de golfe|||| You have to be able to develop some consistency first. Сначала вы должны быть в состоянии развить некоторую последовательность.

Every tennis player, every good tennis player needs to have a good solid base of consistency before you start trying to hit the ball hard. Каждый теннисист, каждый хороший теннисист должен иметь хорошую стабильную основу последовательности, прежде чем вы начнете пытаться сильно бить по мячу. However, once you've achieved that , you have to be able to start developing some weapons or else you are going to get stuck. Sin embargo, una vez que hayas logrado eso, debes poder comenzar a desarrollar algunas armas o de lo contrario te quedarás atascado. Однако, как только вы этого достигнете, вам нужно начать развивать некоторые оружия, иначе вы застрянете. And this is why most tennis players are between a level 3.0 and 4. 0, is because they don't put in the time or the effort or the focus needed to start developing weapons that they can hit consistently . ||||||||||esforço||||||||||||| There is a lot of players out there that can hit the ball very hard , they are good athletes but they don't necessarily have the technique or the swing mechanics to be able to keep it in play consistently. So if I had to only pick one of those Richard, I would say I'd rather have placement because that's really more important , keeping the ball in play, being consistent , however I definitely would not have gotten where I did competitively with tennis if I didn't also have the ability to hit the ball hard and to hit the ball with power. |||tivesse|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| もし、リチャードの中から1つだけ選ぶとしたら、プレースメントがより重要で、ボールをプレーにとどめ、安定したプレーができることでしょう。 Так что если бы мне пришлось выбрать только одно из этого, Ричард, я бы сказал, что я предпочел бы размещение, потому что это действительно важнее, удержание мяча в игре, быть последовательным. Однако я определенно не добился бы тех результатов в теннисе, если бы не умел также сильно ударять по мячу и наносить мощные удары. So for you to develop to a 4. Так что, чтобы вам развиться до уровня 4. 0 level of play, or a 4.5, certainly a 5. 0 или 4.5, определенно 5. 0, you have to start developing some power as well. There is really just no way around it. На самом деле, здесь просто нет обходного пути. Players at a 4. Игроки на 4. 5 or a 5. 5 или 5. 0 level, move extremely well, they are extremely efficient and they have weapons . They have the ability to put the ball away and they have the ability to do it consistently.

If all you can do is just be consistent, that can be challenging to a player like that to a certain degree. Если всё, что ты можешь сделать, это просто быть последовательным, это может быть сложно для игрока такого типа в определённой степени. But you are only going to get so far with your tennis game if you don't have both. Но ты не продвинешься далеко в своём теннисном мастерстве, если не будешь иметь и то, и другое. So let's go to Richard's second question, and that is ‘Hi Ian, I'm in a bit of a dilemma . ||||Ричарда|||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||困境 Итак, давайте перейдём ко второму вопросу Ричарда, а именно: 'Привет, Иэн, я в небольшой дилемме.' I'm the kind of person who loves to hit the ball hard with lots of pace, however, while hitting the ball like this, it's hard for me to control the length of my shot. |||||||||||||||速度|||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||speed|||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||velocidade forte|||||||||||||||||| Most of the time they will just barely clear the net and not get very much length , either that or they land close to the line or go just long. |||||||勉强|||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||apenas o suficiente||||||||||ou então|||||||||||| Die meiste Zeit gehen sie nur knapp über das Netz und haben nicht viel Länge, entweder das oder sie landen nahe der Linie oder gehen einfach weit. La mayoría de las veces, apenas irán a la red y no obtendrán mucha longitud, ya sea que caigan cerca de la línea o simplemente se acerquen. Should I slow my shots down and sacrifice power for more consistency and length instead of constantly trying to go for winners with power?' |||||||牺牲|||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||comprimento da bola|||||||||| So now we really see why Richard was asking his first question, which is better power or placement. And again, if you only could choose one Richard, I'd like you to have placement. So if your swing technique is not going to improve at all, I'd rather you slow down and control the ball. |||movimento de golfe||||||||||||||||| Так что, если ваша техника свинга совсем не улучшится, мне бы хотелось, чтобы вы замедлились и контролировали мяч. However, let me talk to you about technique a little bit here. Тем не менее, позвольте мне немного поговорить с вами о технике. What you are describing — Richard is describing basically the choice between barely making it over the top of the net and usually having the ball go kinda short, or hitting a little bit higher over the net and having it be barely inside the court or be out . |||||||||||just enough|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| То, что вы описываете — Ричард описывает, по сути, выбор между едва ли преодолением сетки и, как правило, мячом, который проходит довольно коротко, или ударом немного выше сетки, и мячом, который едва оказывается внутри корта или вылетает за его пределы.

So he's kind of stuck between having a shorter, weaker shot, or if he hits it a little bit higher, risking that it's going to go out pretty often. ||||||||||||||||||||arriscar|||||||| Así que está atascado entre tener un tiro más corto y más débil, o si lo golpea un poco más alto, arriesgándose a que se salga con bastante frecuencia. What you are describing there Richard, is a classic description of a ground stroke hit with no top spin. Lo que estás describiendo allí, Richard, es una descripción clásica de un golpe de fondo sin top spin. A ground stroke that's hit flat. |||||raso Un golpe de fondo que es plano. And there is a reason why the pros are able to hit so hard but still maintain consistency and that's because they hit with a lot of top spin . Hitting with top spin gives you a higher margin for error and it does that because the ball , you can start to curve or arch the ball . ||||||||容错率|||||||||||||||||| ||||||||margem|||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||дугой|| Curve it down into the court. Curva hacia abajo en la cancha. Изогните мяч вниз в корте. Top spin makes the ball spin and curve downwards so you are able to swing aggressively. ||||||||вниз||||||| ||||||||para baixo||||||| Top spin hace que la bola gire y se curve hacia abajo para que puedas hacer swings de manera agresiva. Топ-спин заставляет мяч вращаться и изгибаться вниз, так что вы можете агрессивно нанести удар. You are able to aim high over the net and make it a safe shot and the top spin brings the ball back downwards into the court . |||||||||||||||||||||||вниз||| ||||mirar|||||||||||||||||||||| Puede apuntar alto sobre la red y convertirlo en un tiro seguro y el top spin hace que la pelota vuelva a la cancha. Вы можете целиться высоко над сеткой и сделать безопасный удар, а топ-спин помогает мячу вернуться вниз в корте.

If on the other hand, you don't have any top spin, and you hit the ball aggressively, if the ball is just a little bit too high, it just continues to go forwards and forwards and forwards and you'll miss ; it'll go out once you get to a certain speed. So, the only way to keep the ball in play at that point is to aim low over the net and this is a very risky thing to do. |||||||||||||||mirar||||||||||arriscado||| It's difficult to do consistently and this is the reason why woman's professional tennis is less consistent. In woman's tennis, there are more mistakes, there are more errors ratio-wise between errors and winners. The points are shorter typically because they hit flatter and harder, and harder meaning not necessarily the speed of their shots, but they are trying to drive the ball directly at their target very often. ||||||||mais raso|||||||||||||||||||||||||| Die Punkte sind in der Regel kürzer, weil sie flacher und härter schlagen, wobei härter nicht unbedingt die Geschwindigkeit ihrer Schläge bedeutet, sondern dass sie versuchen, den Ball sehr oft direkt auf ihr Ziel zu schlagen.

The male players on the professional tour hit with a lot more top spin, on average, it's not to say that they don't flatten it out and drive the ball to be able to put it away. |||||||||||||||||||||||drive||||||||||||| But they all hit with much more top spin on your typical average rally ball hit back and forth. ||||||||||||||||back|and| ||||||||||||||||||de um lado ao outro Но они все попадают с гораздо большим верхним вращением на вашем типичном среднестатистическом мячике для ралли, который ударяется туда-обратно.

And so, very commonly the points in male players are longer and even though they are hitting faster, they are hitting with more consistency because the ball is curving a little bit more. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||кривится|||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||curvando|||| Итак, очень часто мячи у мужских игроков длиннее, и хотя они ударяют быстрее, они бьют с большей стабильностью, потому что мяч немного больше изогнут. As with anything, there is exceptions to this but on average, when I'm talking about is correct. Как и в любом деле, есть исключения из этого правила, но в среднем то, о чем я говорю, верно. So what you need to do Richard, if you want to be able to hit with power and consistency, is you have to start to develop more top spin. Top spin is created by swinging upwards as opposed to forwards. ||||||||||para a frente Right now, it sounds like you are hitting the ball very flat and very straight. To really make it to the next level and be able to hit aggressively but maintain a high level of consistency, your racket path has to start being more upwards and not sure much forwards . |||||||||||||||preserve||||||||||||||||||| The key to hitting with power and consistency at the same time is going to be that top spin-assuming we're talking about ground strokes. Ключ к ударам с силой и стабильностью одновременно заключается в верхнем вращении - предположим, что мы говорим о грунтовых ударах. So Richard, that was a quick explanation and a quick overview. |||||rápida||||| Итак, Ричард, это было быстрое объяснение и краткий обзор. I could certainly talk more about the technique of hitting with top spin but that's my answer to your question. Я, безусловно, мог бы поговорить больше о технике удара с верхним вращением, но это мой ответ на ваш вопрос. If you'd like any more explanation or if any other listeners would like more explanation of what I'm talking about, please feel free to let me know. Thanks very much for your questions Richard and again great to hear from you in Northern Ireland. Vielen Dank für Ihre Fragen, Richard, und es war wieder einmal schön, von Ihnen in Nordirland zu hören.

Take care.