GETTING TO A GOOD PLACE
We QEhardrocks mostly play doubles. Its a pleasantly social game, and not as physically demanding as singles, for adult working and retired folk who are not the athletes they once may have been, or dreamt of being. The hardrocks range all over the map in skill levels, and some are new to doubles. The newbies, and even some of the oldbies, can be a bit bamboozled as to where to go on the larger doubles playing surface. Figuring out where one ought to be on the court, and when to get there, is one of the keys to competitive doubles. Doing that tends to extend rallies and make more enjoyment and excercise for all.
These days there is easy access to help with the mysteries of good tennis play if one has a computer. Cyberspace is replete with tennis instructor types wooing hits to their web sites with YouTube videos. Some of these things are pretty darn good. I present here three such videos on tennis doubles positioning, from Brent Abel of WebTennis.net.
MOVING WITH THE BALL
POSITIONING FOR ATTACKING SERVER AND PARTNER
RETURNER’S PARTNER
These vids strike this hardrock as being eminently useful for doubles players of any skill level, even those who may not yet have the volley skills necessary to be dangerous at the net, or who cannot do great overheads. Moving to a good spot helps decide where the players on the other side try to put the ball, and helps one’s partner cover the part of the court where you can’t be. Good stuff. Thank you, Brent Abel.
QEhardrock dh recommends Abel’s site, WebTennis.net, and also fuzzyyellowballs.com, for help with all aspects of one’s tennis game. Both these sites are new to me. Looks like registration may be required to get the most out of them. But there’s no charge for that, so far as I can tell.
