Jim McLennan's Essential Tennis Instruction

Jim McLennan | Tennis Instructor
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  1. 07/23/2020 · VIDEO

    Early to Step

    Download this Video The most difficult opponent we face is often the “dreaded pusher” – but in spite of this players consistency, this players movement, and often how “poor we think they look” – often the simplest issue here is that their soft floating moon balls deprive you and I of the rhythm we get […]

  2. 11/08/2018 · VIDEO

    Wall to the Ball

    Both Roger Federer and Bianca Andreescu square the face to the incoming ball – though still moving forward they have both “aligned the wall to the ball.”                   Tom Stow often introduced the simplicity of the volley technique by using a stool or chair such that the […]

  3. 11/08/2017 · VIDEO

    The Other Side of the Net

    http://dg2e30wx7kvei.cloudfront.net/eti_network/ETI_TheOtherSideOfTheNet.mp4 Download this Video Some time ago I was in Sacramento watching the Power Shares tour event – Courier, Sampras, McEnroe and Blake. James Blake beat John McEnroe in the finals – Mac having beaten Courier, and Blake easily beat an injured Pete Sampras (who was looking very slow on court compared to the other […]

  4. 08/12/2017 · VIDEO

    Listen to your hits

    Watching the ball - moving into position - you can always listen to the outcome!

  5. 08/24/2016 · VIDEO

    ETI 047 | Will Staying Sideways help you hit up on the serve!

    The common problem I see at the club, as well as on television, is where the server flexes at the waist at the hit - more or less jackknifing to create a little more ball speed. And this action creates both forward and downward forces - and is generally associated with netted serves.

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  6. 06/15/2016 · VIDEO

    ETI 046 | Gravity Motion

    Agility = moving quickly and easily.  We know when we are gliding, we know when we are moving heavily. Equally, when can see on the adjacent court who moves well and who does not. But often more than strength training or explosive movement, the secret can be in a subtle unweighting where the body leads […]

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  7. 03/08/2016 · VIDEO

    ETI 045 | Sidespin Serve

    Pete Sampras, "I won 7 Wimbledon titles because I had the best second serve in the game." The second serve is about spin that will make the ball curve down as it crosses the net.  Yes it may corner the opponent and either swing them wide and out of court, or kick up into their backhand.

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  8. 02/03/2016 · VIDEO

    ETI 044 l Topspin and the Racquet Drop

    Consider the critical 24 inch hitting zone when creating topspin on a forehand or on a serve – to create this spin the racquet must be swung up from beneath the ball (12 inches) but carry upward after impact (another 12 inches) to create the rolling spin that more and more of us want in […]

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    Jim McLennan | Tennis Instructor
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2020
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