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Damian Semple's avatar

Agree. If you’re already competing well at ‘your level’ there’s no need to change technique, but when you can no longer compete you have to look at ways to improve.

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Jonathan Stokke's avatar

Absolutely. And that improvement could be conditioning, strategy, OR technique.

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tennis coach conor casey's avatar

Trying to fix a losing tennis game by obsessing over technique feels like trying to fix poor sales by obsessing over marketing. The real problem shows up in competition, just like the real problem shows up when you are selling. (I think this metaphor makes sense lol!) You need to play matches first—compete, test yourself—because only then will you see what actually breaks down under pressure. Once you have experienced that, you can go back to technique with clarity, knowing exactly what deserves your attention.

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Thanh Nguyen's avatar

I've been obsessing over technique for the last 2 years. The problem for me has been constantly changing my technique based on the next popular YouTube video. I will try to make this mindset shift and focus on where I'm not getting good results rather than perfecting technique. I'm realizing that pro technique isn't always going to work for amateurs anyway. But fundamentals do apply.

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Larry Hupe's avatar

Thank you for this. I am working so hard to improve, but I also catch myself obsessing on every little detail. The problem is during match play, I’m focusing on my technique details and not the match… and losing 😆

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Mike Brush's avatar

Looks like Cam Norrie stole your technique

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George Chast's avatar

This helped me scouting last night. My wife and I are trying hard to practice observing players for patterns and weaknesses so we are watching our friends 3.5 matches (who I'll play against in Combo 6.5). We had been somewhat blinded by their technique. Now we're focusing on which shots they like, succeed with, and can't handle instead. Thanks

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