Drew Goodman is the television voice of The Colorado Rockies baseball club.
In a broadcast today as The Rockies played The Arizona Diamondbacks, Goodman said that giving up runs with two outs is a very distasteful way to ‘press the ouch button.’
It made me think about the ouch button as it applies to tennis.
What is your ‘ouch button?’
Most players have developed a reliable serve over time.
Week after week on the lesson court, I hear players lamenting the inconsistency of their return of serve.
Vic Braden devised a terrific learning aid to help players be more consistent on returns. He’d have the player hold a racquet in each hand at the ready position. Vic would have the player pivot and notice that the racquets would stay relatively close together unless the racquet arm took a solo and proceeded into an excessive backswing.
With a little practice using the two racquet drill, a player should be able to tame the solo racquet arm and meet and greet the ball with more consistent results.
If you have return of serve or other ‘ouch buttons’ ….contact your favorite USPTA professional.
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