Strive to pit your strengths against your opponent’s weaknesses. Power baseliners, for example, don’t like low, sliced backhands. If she’s stooping for the ball all the time, she won’t be able to generate the power to take control of the point. #TennisTips
Hit every shot with a purpose. Every time you strike the ball, do it with the intention of improving your situation—either by gaining a better court position or forcing your opponent into a worse one. #TennisTips
Most recreational players have trouble with high, soft balls to their backhand, trying to hit it back too hard and ending up missing. Instead, respond like-for-like by rolling a high-bouncing ball to your opponent’s backhand. #TennisTips
Recreational players tend to be rhythm players. They do better hitting the same shot over and over again. So, vary your shots. On the backhand, for example, hit your best shot—topspin?—most of the time, but throw in a slice every so often to unsettle your opponent. #TennisTips
You may have heard not to hit every ball to your opponent's weakness because you’ll make it stronger. I disagree. Match play doesn’t lend itself to improvement. If your opponent has a bad backhand when the match starts, he’s still going to have it when you finish. #TennisTips
Changing the ball direction in a court-cross rally dramatically increases your chances of making an unforced error. Even if your down-the-line shot finds the corner, if your opponent reaches it, you’ll be on the defensive trying to retrieve her cross-court reply. #TennisTips
Accelerating the racquet head into the ball is the key to consistency. And topspin is the most effective way to do that. It brings it back down into the court. And it produces a high-bouncing ball, pushing your opponent back and limiting her ability to pressure you. #TennisTips
I don't know who needs to hear this, but they had to rejigger the marshmallow test once they discovered it actually tested whether the kids under study trusted adults
First ever preserved adult cave bear unearthed - "'Today this is the first and only find of its kind - a whole bear carcass with soft tissues. " Preliminary analysis suggests the bear to be between 22,000 and 39,500 years old. siberiantimes.com/other/others/n…
Our brains are designed for:
- 1 to 3 tasks per day 🔥💧🦌
- A social group of less than 50 👨👩👧👦
- Most time spent silent in nature doing a task 🌲🌲🌲
- No awareness of anything happening outside of 5 square kilometers 🧭
No wonder we’re all miserable.
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