Tennis

Tennis
Author: Jim Brown
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780736053631

Outlines a twelve-step program for becoming an accomplished tennis player, providing 117 drills to help in game development and including drawings that illustrate proper tennis strokes and strategies.

Ben Hogan's Five Lessons

Ben Hogan's Five Lessons
Author: Ben Hogan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1990
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0671723014

You can shoot in the 70's!Ben Hogan has long believed that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break 80 if he applies himself intelligently -- and here, with Herbert Warren Wind, and artist Anthony Ravielli, he tells you, step by step, just how to go about it.The greatest golfer of our generation has distilled his experience as teacher, player, and observer of golf into a series of richly illustrated "visual instructions" that not only can improve your game and lower your score, but also can help you get even more fun out of what many people already think is the most enjoyable game in the world.Each chapter, each tested "fundamental" is explained and demonstrated with amazing detail and clarity. It's as though the master himself were right there at your elbow, giving you a personal lesson with the same thought and care that has gone into his lifetime of golf.The Modern Fundamentals of Golfis no instant and easy shortcut. There is none. But with Ben Hogan as your pro,you can master these basic movements very quickly.And then you can go on to develop a correct, powerful swing that willrepeat.As Ben Hogan says, it's only then that you'll "discover golf for the first time."

The Open Stance and Three Short Game Lessons

The Open Stance and Three Short Game Lessons
Author: John Wright
Publisher:
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2016-12-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692825808

The proposition of this book and its contents is that open stance philosophy and employment is the cure for EVERY inefficiency in ANY golf swing. It seeks to inject a literary cleansing agent into the muddy, confused, or otherwise stagnant pool of knowledge in modern golf instruction. The author presents a logical progression of cause and effect using the continuum of disciplines, from the esoteric to the provable, as they occurred in human history and then became accepted truth in the world.

Tennis

Tennis
Author: Jim M. Brown
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492581887

Master the essential skills, take the court with confidence, and ace the competition! Tennis: Steps to Success provides in-depth, progressive instruction and accompanying full-color photos for each stroke. From forehand to backhand, serve to volley, this popular guide has you covered. Practice and improve those techniques with more than 80 drills that feature a unique scoring system to gauge and accelerate your progress. After mastering the skills, add tactical knowledge to make the right shots in match situations and achieve on-the-court success. You’ll learn how to neutralize your opponent’s strengths, recognize weaknesses, force errors, and capitalize on every opportunity. Whether playing singles or doubles, you’ll have the skills, strategies, and confidence to ace the competition. Become the player you always wanted to be. As part of the popular Steps to Success Series, which has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, Tennis: Steps to Success will take your performance to new heights in all facets of the game.

Coaching Mastery

Coaching Mastery
Author: David W. Smith
Publisher: TNT Tennis Academy
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2011-11
Genre: Coaching (Athletics)
ISBN: 0974902616

Coaching Mastery : The ULTIMATE "Blueprint" for Tennis Coaches, Tennis Parents, and Tennis-teaching Professionals. Learn how to: Attract tennis players to your program, develop sustainable tennis programs, and build perennial championship teams and successful individuals. Following the world-wide embrace of David W. Smith's book, TENNIS MASTERY, David now brings his "Advanced Foundation" to the art of coaching and teaching tennis. For the High School, Club or Team Coach, from the highly experienced to the uninitiated, Coaching Mastery is a PROVEN "blueprint" to attracting players and designing highly effective and efficient tennis practices. For the Tennis Parent: Regardless of your tennis experience, Coaching Mastery will provide a clear and proven method to make sure you are providing your child the right progression and patterns of play to insure they will reach their personal best...and do it in a way that makes it fun for both parent and child! For the Tennis-teaching Professional: Coaching Mastery provides a lifetime of successful tennis club programming and teaching experience, a resource to enhance any teaching professional's teaching program. Coaching Mastery provides over 70 effective drills and dozens of ideas that allow any coach or teacher to get the most out of their tennis opportunities. In addition, Coaching Mastery provides the "Advanced Foundation" principles that define every shot and every stroke in the sport.

The Tennis Drill Book

The Tennis Drill Book
Author: Tina Hoskins-Burney
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2014-02-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492584428

The world’s best tennis drill book returns—bigger, better, and more comprehensive than ever. Building on the strengths of the popular first edition, this second edition of The Tennis Drill Book includes more drills, expert instruction, advice, and analysis for today’s players and coaches. The Tennis Drill Book is your complete collection of drills, games, and tips for improving stroke technique, match strategy, and everything in between. Inside you will find • progressive technique drills for mastering every stroke and shot combination; • tactics drills for winning with aggressive or defensive strategies in every game situation; • mental training drills for staying focused when the pressure is on; • warm-up, cool-down, and conditioning drills for increasing speed, agility, and endurance; and • game-based drills that simulate singles and doubles match play. With insights, recommendations, and performance tips from teaching pro and former WTA player Tina Hoskins-Burney and veteran coach Lex Carrington (coach to Vera Zvonareva), The Tennis Drill Book is an essential reference that belongs in every tennis library.

Archery from A to Z

Archery from A to Z
Author: Christian Berg
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2019-03-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 081176835X

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO EQUIPMENT AND SHOOTING FUNDAMENTALS FOR NEW ARCHERS OF ALL AGES Archery from A to Z covers all the basics, from purchasing the first bow to shooting techniques, plus an introduction to competitive archery and numerous resources to help new shooters further their archery journeys. This comprehensive volume is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in getting involved in this exciting sport, including parents whose children have expressed a desire to shoot a bow.

Your Perfect Swing

Your Perfect Swing
Author: Jim Suttie
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2006
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780736034234

A leading PGA instructor presents ways to identify natural tendencies, physical strengths and desired shot patterns to master a swing that's consistent and repeatable under pressure.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Improving Your Short Game

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Improving Your Short Game
Author: Jim McLean
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2000
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780028638898

Explains the significance of the short game, offers advice for improving pitching, chipping, and putting skills, and includes effective practice drills.