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FEARLESS TENNIS is my methodology of teaching. Fearless tennis is a way of approaching sporting competition which gives the emotional and mental aspect of the game priority over the physical. It was a sad and puzzling thing to see the poor performance of myself and many tennis friends in times past, as we became miserable replicas of the players we usually were, when placed under emotionally stressful conditions during big matches. A fearful player regresses to beginner technique, and also becomes physically weak. The resulting poor performance leads to frustration and many players giving up altogether in tennis or whatever sport they are involved in, even after many years training and reaching high technical and physical levels. Inconsistency is a constant companion, until competition becomes unbearable. This also happens to beginners in a different way. Those of us who are in this frustrating and confusing situation, and have no proper guidance, find it difficult to accept that the simple reason for our predicament lies in the fact that, WE ARE INDIFFERENT TO THE REAL REASON, which has been underestimated for so long that even proposing this point of view was once met with disbelief.
Fearless tennis is a very exciting way of approaching the game, whether you’re playing recreational or competitive tennis, at all levels. Most especially though, for beginners and those who are playing competitive tennis for the first time. This way of approaching the game is the foundation on which many successful and enduring champions have managed to stamp their success on tennis history. It is a state of mind in which a player consciously and assertively, encourages those atmospheres and objectives that will reduce excessive fear, nervousness, anxiety, embarrassment and fear of failure, before, during, and after play. Replacing these negative emotions with courage, calmness, clarity of thought, fast reactions, enjoyment, improvement and confidence. Though implementing this takes time, it can actually improve other areas of your life, where you lack confidence.
Hitting the ball with two hands on both sides has been the greatest blessing for beginners in 20 years. Most beginners especially women and children, do not have strong enough wrists for swinging a racket with one hand. With two hands on the racquet this problem is solved. Because of two handed strokes, the difficult orthodox stance is no longer always necessary, so footwork has become easier than before. As a player improves, they can make the switch to one handed strokes if they want to. There are world class top players using Double handed shots on both sides. (Santoro, Seles,Gambil)
Not enough BEGINNERS make use of this powerful tool. Available for a small extra fee, 16 photos are taken in one second, which shows proof of errors in a stroke that would normally be very difficult to see. The most import use of this tool, is the powerful proof it supplies for beginners to see, and so believe, that they are really making serious errors during play, that needs changing ASAP.