Joe Edles is a terrific Denver area tennis pro. Years ago he tried to convince a group of junior excellence players that consistency is the number one objective for every player. He chose two nationally ranked boys to play sixteen points in front of the group. Joe asked the observers to keep track of winner and errors. He said that The Last Ball Theory is soooooo important. Well, here are the results. There were three winners and thirteen errors. So, if you want to improve your game immediately, respect LBT….Last Ball Theory. Most matches at the club level have similar ratios and the person/team who respects this theory most wins a lot of matches. Thanks Joe.
By the way, the five priorities in tennis in order are:
Consistency
Directional Control
Depth Control
Spin
Power
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