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It's time to talk about tennis rules! And, specifically, more talk about hindrances! In this episode, I'm answering another question from a Tennis Quick Tips listener on hindrances. And I think you're going to want to know the answer to this question because I'm going to tell you just what I think you should do when your opponent is moving during your serve.
And, if you want to get information about Tennis Summit 2020 and grab your free ticket, just click here:
Click HERE for your Free ticket to Tennis Summit 2020
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips190
If you’re looking for tips to tune up your serve, you can quickly and easily get my free cheat sheet, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook -
So I'm still stuck at home and I bet a lot of you are too. But I'm still working on keeping my tennis sharp and focused by doing some at home, Do-It-Yourself drills that I can do by myself right around my house.
I'm using low compression red and orange tennis balls for these drills but all of these can be done with regular tennis balls too. So listen in for my favorite DIY at home tennis drills.
And, if you want to get information about Tennis Summit 2020 and grab your free ticket, just click here:
Click HERE for your Free ticket to Tennis Summit 2020
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips189
If you’re looking for tips to tune up your serve, you can quickly and easily get my free cheat sheet, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook -
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In this episode, you're going to get more tips on doubles strategy than you could ever have thought possible. That's because I'm talking to my friend Mehrban Iranshad, the host of the Tennis Files podcast and he also hosts the annual Tennis Summit, a huge online tennis instruction event. Mehrban agreed to come on Tennis Quick Tips to give us his very best doubles strategies tips. So in this episode, Mehrban gives us not 10, but 11 awesome tips for doubles strategy. And at the end of the episode, I give you all of the information you need about Tennis Summit 2020. You can find out all of that info and grab your free (yes, FREE!) ticket to the Summit right here:
Click HERE for your Free ticket to Tennis Summit 2020
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips188
If you’re looking for tips to tune up your serve, you can quickly and easily get my free cheat sheet, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook -
Are you stuck at home right now? Yeah, me too. But that doesn't mean I've given up on getting better at tennis. Not at all! I am doing all kinds of things to improve my tennis game and you can too. Because just because we can't get out on the tennis court right now, doesn't mean there aren't things we can do in the comfort and safety of our own homes to get better at the game we all love so much. So, in this episode of Tennis Quick Tips, I'm going to tell you what I'm doing right now to play better tennis without playing tennis.
And if you're interested in the Home Tennis Max course I talk about in this episode, here's that link:
http://tennisfixation.com/home
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips187
If you’re looking for tips to tune up your serve, you can quickly and easily get my free cheat sheet, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook -
One of the things that makes tennis a unique sport is that, in most of the matches we play, our opponent is also our umpire. The one person who has a definite interest in having calls go against us is often the very person making those calls. And because of this, because in the vast majority of our matches, there is an absence or a virtual absence of any on-court officials, cheating in tennis is very easy. All you have to do is say "out," and you can win the point. And win it with almost no penalty for this unethical behavior.
So what can we do to deal with cheaters in tennis? How can we try to get our opponents to follow the rules? That's what we're talking about in this episode - how to deal with tennis cheaters.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips186
If you’re looking for tips to tune up your serve, you can quickly and easily get my free cheat sheet, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook -
If you have listened to past episodes of Tennis Quick Tips, then you already know how much I love to talk about the rules and matches and how that all works. But one thing I've never really talked about, for some unknown reason, is the difference between officiated and unofficiated tennis matches. And specifically, how the rules can be a little different depending on whether you are playing an officiated or an unofficiated match. So in this episode we'll get into the difference between officiated and unofficiated matches and why you should care.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips185
If you’re looking for tips to tune up your serve, you can quickly and easily get my free cheat sheet, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook -
Hey all! As I’m recording this episode, it’s March 13, 2020 and things in the world are disconcerting, to put it mildly. So because this is having a big impact not just on our lives, but on our tennis lives, I’m doing a super quick podcast episode here about COVID-19, otherwise known as the Corona Virus. You’ll notice there’s no music and none of the other fancy stuff I usually do in my podcasts. I just wanted to put this together quickly because I think this is an important topic for all of us.
The fact is that the threat of Corona Virus is quite serious. We all need to do what we can to prevent the spread and “flatten the curve” and if that means not playing tennis for a while, then that’s what I’ll do. But for now, I’m still playing. And while I’m not a doctor, and nothing I say here should be taken as medical advice, I do have a few safety precautions I’m observing to hopefully keep myself and those around me healthy. And I want to let you know what I’m doing so you can think about what you might do if you’re still able to get out and play some tennis. Again, this is not medical advice, just some common sense tips from one tennis player to another.
So listen in for my tips or health precautions that I think tennis players can observe to stay health and to help protect the health of others.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips184
If you’re looking for tips to tune up your serve, you can quickly and easily get my free cheat sheet, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook -
Well, here's something I've never done before. I'm going back into the Tennis Quick Tips archives to bring you a "best of" episode! Today, I'm going all the way back to Episode 3 of Tennis Quick Tips, which was called "What To Do When You Win the Spin." And I'm going back to this episode because I not only had a listener recently ask me about this topic, but it also came up in a tennis match I just played.
Now, I've never done this before, replay a previous episode. And that's because I have a LONG LIST of things I still have never talked about and want to talk about on this podcast. But I decided to re-listen to this episode, thinking I would update it and add some new info, but it turns out that Episode 3 pretty much did a good job of analyzing this episode and explaining what I think you should do when you win the spin.
So, listen in to what I had to say way back in Episode 3 and then I'll give you my thoughts on what I do now when this comes up in my matches. Here it is - a blast from the Tennis Quick Tips past, what to do when you win the spin!
GET THE SHOW NOTES:
Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips183
You can quickly get the free cheat sheet I mentioned in this episode, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It's has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook -
Well, I’m still talking about the Australian Open! I’m sure I’ll bring up that time I went to the Australian Open in this podcast every chance I get. Anyway, a super critical match that happened while I was there was the quarterfinal match between Roger Federer and up-and-comer Tennys Sandgren from the USA. During this match, Federer performed an absolute miracle, saving - get this - seven match points and ultimately winning the match in five sets. It was truly amazing!
So what can you and I get from this Houdini-like performance? In this episode, I'll tell you about what I saw and learned from this match. So keep listening!
GET THE SHOW NOTES:
Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips182
You can quickly get the free cheat sheet I mentioned in this episode, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It's has my best tips for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
Thanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis! -
Let's talk about the Australian Open! Again! I told you I wasn't going to be able to let this go. In my last episode, I gave you all of my tips for making the most of any professional tennis tournament you might attend. But in this episode, I'm giving you some completely different tips. I'm going to let you know all of the tennis lessons I learned at the Australian Open. And the good news is, these are the kinds of lessons that regular ol' recreational players like you and me can apply to our games to help us play better tennis.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips181
You can quickly get the free ebook I mentioned in this episode, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It's packed with my best tennis for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
Thanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis! -
Have you attended a Grand Slam tennis tournament? Are you thinking about it? Well, I just returned from an amazing trip to the 2020 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. And I was blown away and now will be recommending this experience to all of my tennis playing pals. I had an absolute blast, saw so many amazing players, and honestly learned some things that I know I will be bringing to try out in my own tennis game.
So if you’re interested in going to a professional tennis tournament or if you’ve been thinking about it but not sure just what is involved or whether its really worth all the time, effort, and money it might take, I’m going to give you my best tips for attending a professional tennis tournament. Because if you go to one of these, you’re going to want to make sure you squeeze every last drop of tennis goodness out of your experience. And I think by the end of this episode, you’re not only going to be convinced that you need to attend a professional tennis tournament, you’re going to be desperately searching for the next big one that you can get to ASAP. So here they are, my best tips for attending a professional tennis tournament.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips180
You can quickly get the free ebook I mentioned in this episode, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It's packed with my best tennis for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on Apple Podcasts. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
Thanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis! -
This week I have a super quick tip for you! This is in response to a great question that I got from a Tennis Quick Tips listener and I know it's a great question because I had this same question at one point in my tennis career. So let's talk about how to handle the volley aimed right at you in a way that not only protects you, but might also produce a playable shot to keep you in the point!
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips179
You can get the free ebook I mentioned in this episode, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It's packed with my best tennis for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on iTunes. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
Thanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis! -
I'm sure you've heard it said many times - in doubles, the team that controls the net usually wins the point. But why is that? Have you thought about it much? It turns out that there are many reasons for doubles teams to get up to the net and try to take control of the point. In this episode, we'll talk about this "both up at the net" formation and why it is very, very often a great position to get yourself into when playing doubles.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips178
You can get the free ebook I mentioned in this episode, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It's packed with my best tennis for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/free
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on iTunes. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
Thanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis! -
I've got a question for you. How many of you are playing the one-up, one back formation when you play doubles? And why are you doing that? Have you thought about all of the pros and cons of the one up, one back formation? Because yes, there are pros AND cons. In this episode, we're talking about the most basic of all doubles formations - one up, one back. And we'll look at whether or not this is the best formation for playing out your doubles points.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips177
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on iTunes. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!
CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
Get my free ebook, 10 Quick Fixes to Improve Your Serve: No Lessons Required. It's packed with my best tennis for getting a better serve fast! Just click here:
http://tennisfixation.com/freeMy Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
Thanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis! -
Hey Tennis Quick Tips listeners! I'm so glad you are here and listening in to this episode. Because this is Part 2 of my two part mini-series called "The Life Lessons I Learned From My Big Tennis Break." Hopefully, you listened to Episode 175 already because that was Part 1 and in that episode I explained just how I was able to achieve complete and total tennis burnout back in the summer of 2017, right before my big two year break from tennis.
In this episode, I'm going to let you know how I got over my tennis burnout and how I came to love tennis again. So much so that I returned not just to playing tennis, but to talking about and writing about tennis, and to recording this podcast right here, Tennis Quick Tips. I'll also tell you what I learned about myself and how I continue to work on improving myself and living a better life. Because I have learned some pretty big lessons over the past year that I think are helping me to become a calmer, kinder, happier person, not just in my tennis life but in my life.
And I hope when you hear my story, you'll hear something that makes you think about yourself and your own game. I hope you'll hear something that will make you love tennis and want to continue playing and improving your game. And if you also hear something that becomes a life lesson for you, that's even better!
So, if you haven't already listened to the previous episode, Episode 175, I highly recommend you do so before you listen in to this episode. Because this one will make a lot more sense if you've already heard Part 1. And with that recommendation, let's get into Part 2 and talk about the big life lessons I learned from my big tennis break.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips176
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on iTunes. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!
CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
Thanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis! -
Well, here we are at the end of 2019 and here, at last, is the episode I've been promising. If you've been listening to this podcast in the last few months, you've heard me say that I was going to explain where I was and what I was doing in the two years that went by between Tennis Quick Tips Episode 164 and Episode 165. That's a pretty big gap and a lot happened during that time, not just in my tennis life, but in my life life. I learned a lot about myself during that time and I also found out just how big of an impact tennis has in my life.
So today, I'm going to talk about what happened during that two year gap and I'm ultimately going to tell you about what I learned about myself and about tennis. I'm going to tell you just how I came to love tennis again. Because it wasn't simple or easy to do. And I wasn't loving tennis at one time. And I'm going to tell you the big life lessons I learned that I am trying to apply to my tennis game now.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips175
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on iTunes. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!
CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
Thanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis! -
I have talked a lot in this podcast about talking on court - when you can do it, what you can say, what you can't say, and even what you should say. I've talked about what you should talk about with your partner and what you should and shouldn't say to your opponent. But I have never really talked about what you should NOT say to your partner. In this episode, I'll answer a listener question and make some recommendations on what you should NOT say to your doubles partner and how exactly to handle the moment when that communication comes up.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips174
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on iTunes. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!
CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
Thanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis! -
Just what are you carrying around in your tennis bag? Are you sure you have everything you need to give yourself every possible advantage in your next match? In this episode, I'll go over the items I believe you absolutely must have in your tennis bag to play your best tennis.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips173
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on iTunes. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!
CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by going here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
Thanks so much and, as always, Happy Tennis! -
o you've joined a tennis team. Or you're on a team and you're starting to think about how to get more play time this season. What can you do, if anything, to make sure your captain puts you in the line-up again and again? Well, winning is one thing you can do of course. But believe it or not, there are several other things you can do to make sure your captain chooses you to play. In this episode, I'll give you a few tips on how to be a great tennis team member, the kind that gets to play every week.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips172
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on iTunes. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for the "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!
CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by clicking here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
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There are lots and lots of tennis "one-liners" - little bits of tennis advice that are summarized in just one sentence. And a lot of times, they're actually great! They can be simple to understand and easy to apply. So how often have you heard this one? "Take the ball on the rise." Your tennis pro may have said that to you. Or maybe you've heard a commentator talking about a pro doing it during one of the Slams. And maybe you're already doing that - taking the ball on the raise. But maybe you're not. Maybe you've heard that one-liner and wondered - what the heck does that even mean, take the ball on the rise? And how do I do that? And why would I even do that? In this episode, we're talking about taking the ball on the rise and why you should try it out the next time you hit the tennis court.
GET THE SHOW NOTES:Hi, it's Kim! Thanks for listening! You can leave me your comments or suggestions by going to the show notes for this episode and leaving a comment at the bottom of the page. Those show notes also include an edited transcript, links to resources and tons of other tennis info. You can find them at:
http://tennisfixation.com/quicktips171
If you enjoy this show, I hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of the episodes. And I would be so grateful if you would take just a minute or two to review this show on iTunes. You can easily do it on your computer but you can also do it on your phone by searching for the "tennis quick tips" in the Podcast app, clicking on the Tennis Quick Tips artwork, and then clicking on "Reviews" (it's easier than it sounds!). I would love to highlight reviews on the podcast so if you leave one, listen in for me to read it! And thanks in advance for doing that!
CONNECT WITH ME!
You can find me and get more of my tennis stuff by clicking here:
My Tennis Fixation website: http://tennisfixation.com
My Amazon book: Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players at http://tennisfixation.com/tipsbook
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