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Jeff Greenwald joins us for the 62nd episode of Baseline Intelligence. Jeff is one of the premiere sports psychologists and wrote the award winning book "The Best Tennis of Your Life".
We talk:
2:16 Why people get nervous
5:57 Framing "not missing" in a positive way
7:05 Step 1 to handling nerves
8:59 How expectations affect nerves
15:50 The stats he wished he knew when he was a player
18:34 Permission slips
20:33 Taking your practice game to the match court
29:10 Building confidence
30:36 Best advice for the 4.0 player
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Last week I got to coach Desirae Krawczyk at the WTA Charleston 500 event. It was an absolute blast and I learned so much from her, as well as the other players and coaches. In this episode I share 5 of the biggest lessons I took away from the week.

Scott Fawcett is our guest for the 61st episode of Baseline Intelligence. Scott founded the golf analytics platform DECADE Golf, and has helped players win NCAA Championships and PGA Tour events.
We talk:
1:35 Who is Scott Fawcett?
3:49 Tiger 5 statistics
10:47 Managing expectations
15:24 Solving problems
26:45 Four pennies drill
29:12 Shot patterns
41:02 Optimal strategy

Bob Moran is the tournament director for one of the most popular events on the WTA calendar, the Charleston Open.

We talk:

1:09 How they make this a popular event for the top pros

2:39 Getting the best field for the event

4:28 The grind of a tournament director

6:56 Special events outside of the tennis matches

9:37 Growing the game in your local community

12:23 Knowing the top 100 players

16:21 If he were tennis commissioner...

We talk:
1:33 Analyzing Krueger vs. Badosa
6:04 Adapting to different court conditions
14:32 Why depth is important for your rally ball
18:45 Maria Sharapova at the French Open
24:04 When you should change directions and go down the line
30:54 Taking your practice game to the match court
34:42 Best advice for the 4.0 player

On today's episode I share my thoughts on how to get more consistent while not getting attacked by your opponent

:25 Are you afraid of missing or your opponent hurting you?

2:41 What's the downside of hitting the ball too high?

4:31 Lack of depth leads to attacking

5:21 How to hit deeper