I agree but, would it be OK to practice new things with worse and equal players? And with better players, in "official matches", I would just try my best with the current tools that I have?

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Totally me, I follow way too much my emotions and I need to get someone take stats for me to see what the actual truth is of my forehand in terms of winners and errors

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I think using Casper here is not the best example because he is known for his weak loopy balls that sail long on him a lot. Johnny Mac was just commenting on this today during his match as a matter of fact. Watch Sinner, he literally stays down and through the ball on nearly every shot.

So much mental game!!! Great stuff. Thx!

Ah! If "the opponent is not going to attack the net, there is no need to go for a big passing shot." Yeah, just slow it down and recover, makes sense.

Interesting, underspin not that effective? My slice has something to say about that

that's true, I try to focus on expecting to have to battle not on if I should win

Can't this be be boiled down to: never underestimate your opponent?

I don’t full agree with Vic’s statement that you can swing as hard as you can and ball will still land inside the court. If that’s the case, Nadal, Federer and top pros would never hit the ball out and never lose a point from unforced error. It has a lot to do with how much force you put into the ball, your court position…. Also, too much low to high not only makes the ball lands short but also hard to time it well, reducing the shot tolerance. To say tennis is a lifting game is overly exaggerated and can send people to the wrong path.

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By definition, if you have a split step, you're not old yet.

Hoping to connect insights from sports psychology research to evidence-based tennis coaching. I'm working on a post that explains this better so keep your eyes open for that in the future! Hoping to carve out a nice little niche here... but let's see how it goes. P.s. I'm also ethically bound to tell you that I am not a sports psychologist-along with being an experienced tennis professional (player, coach, director/head of tennis), I'm currently pursuing a graduate degree in Sports, Exercise, and Performance Psychology.

KZbin needs more of this. Fantastic delivery and much appreciated

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Love the CBT reference

Do you have an NRTP ranking? My guess is somewhere around 5.0 to 5.5?

“I QUIT!” That’s the text I got after a player lost their match. Their mood swings were tied entirely to wins and losses. Win = confidence. Lose = doom and gloom. Sound familiar? I get it-I used to base my self-worth on match results, too. Losing to someone I thought I should beat? It would ruin my day (or week). And it’s not just competitive players who feel this way-recreational players fall into this trap just as easily. I was surprised when I learned this. But your emotional health shouldn’t be dictated by a tennis score. So, ask yourself: -What kind of relationship do you want with tennis? -How do you want to feel every time you step off the court-win or lose? Instead of riding the emotional rollercoaster, focus on what’s within your control. Set process goals. Compete hard. Play smart. And enjoy being on court! When I shifted my focus from results to improvement, tennis became infinitely more fulfilling. (It’s still a work in progress for me). But I hope it can for you, too.

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Dear Malhar, Thanks a lot for your content ❤ This is really great, I am currently in the process of a big shift from winning orientet thinking (with a lot of going over the boundaries of my body, frustration and pressure) to progress and enjoyment oriented tennis. I started tennis age 44, and even in the lowest league, there is a lot of ambition to win, I can tell. Interesting aspect for me is that this thinking can transform also other aspects of everyday live, e.g. how I cook a meal, how I act in the job etc Keep going man, great videos

I call it the "4.0 trap." What gets a player to 4.0 is consistency, rarely making a mistake. To get that, most players reduce their toolbox to a handful of shots they know will go in, waiting for the opponent to make the error. To get to 4.5, one must hit winners, something 4.0 players struggle with - a very different mindset.

I have often considered a loss against a better opponent as superior to a win against an inexperienced opponent.

Winning is complex in everything! In chess you can win easily with tricks, but little by little as you improve it becomes more and more difficult to win doing so. That's why the scholar's mate is such a bad play to attempt, and you only understand how bad it is the better you play the game.

Thing is, I believed this heavily and I became on the other side, it’s also not good. I only focused on technique and big shots and nothing else, while it helped me and I have great technique now, I didn’t really understand tennis because “pushing the ball” and making one more shot is also a big part of the game and understand the game is more than just blasting shots. They’re 2 different skills, technique( big shots), and winning

I agree 100 percent!!! A young n developing junior should never settle with playing moonballs n being a pusher......they must learn to play the right way....thanks for the video!

Thanks for the video! So true!...so many are like that. My regular hitting partner who is a pusher just wants to win.....never ever practice to improve.....i told him he needs to learn hit topspin to get better....his response was he was never ever going to change his strokes.....very fixed n contented mindset unfortunately

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Haha by using an example from Casper Ruud on a deep forehand with the ball above the hip on contact where you should hop, does not mean not to stay low on most of your balls. As specialy low ones. Staying low = Improve of Balance, Better Accuracy, Quicker Recovery.

Gear matters, but most rec players stay stuck for decades because they skip structured, deliberate practice. New rackets or endlessly tweaking your setup won’t magically fix your game if you don’t know what to work on.

Thanks coach. One of my favorite gems is the question "what is your relationship to tennis?" And the idea of coming in with a grateful mindset. Your newsletter has great information about process-based goals, which I found can liberate us from the typical pressures of desiring winning outcomes. It's hard to let go of focusing on a winning outcome. But I'll also say that setting process-based goals helps when we (or is it just me?) have the opposite problem: when we don't care at all about winning. Like you said - what do we see in the crystal ball, and what kind of player do we want to be?

Unfortunately have quite a few friends in my circle that will whine and pout away a whole evening of practice due to them playing bad. It’s never because I’m playing better. Just like you said a complete emotional roller coaster. I am just as competitive and intense as them but thank god I can regulate myself and maybe not have the most fun time on an off night but there are still things I can find myself to focus on to get something out of the session.

Absolutely no question, my self satisfaction is inextricably tied to how well I played rather than if I won or not. Unfortunately, in 18 months of playing 30 or so matches, I haven't had a match where I came away with that self satisfaction. Alas.

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Great video and great advice 👍

Awesome

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