Comments for Joe's Blog - Tennis News, Tips & Articles http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog Joe Dinoffer's Tennis Blog Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Power Through Relaxation on the Serve by Joe http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/power-through-relaxation-on-the-serve/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Joe Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:38:46 +0000 http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/?p=348#comment-188 Sorry Tana, but I am not sure. Please feel free to email me at joe@oncourtoffcourt.com and then I can forward it to my IT person and try to get an answer for you. Joe

]]> Comment on Power Through Relaxation on the Serve by Darrell Hilario http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/power-through-relaxation-on-the-serve/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Darrell Hilario Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:29:05 +0000 http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/?p=348#comment-187 I really enjoyed ready this, thanks!

]]> Comment on Power Through Relaxation on the Serve by Tana http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/power-through-relaxation-on-the-serve/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Tana Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:28:49 +0000 http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/?p=348#comment-186 Hi :) Is it okay that I go a bit off topic? I’m tryin to read the website on my new iPod Touch but it won’t show correctly (some of the boxes are pretty much hidden), do you have any recommendations? Shall I try and find an fix for my browser or something? Thanks in advance! Tana x :)

]]> Comment on Paradox #4 How much should we “watch the ball”? by Jeff Lahm http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/paradox-4-how-much-should-we-%e2%80%9cwatch-the-ball%e2%80%9d-2/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Jeff Lahm Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:30:25 +0000 http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/?p=260#comment-166 I teach a lot of small children on the public courts. While hand feeding forehands I may have a child totally miss 3 or 4 in a row. When this happens, and since I use colored Quick Start Balls, I simply ask the child to yell out which color they hit on the ball, for example red or yellow.
Now no one can actually tell what color they hit, but when the kids try to do this they will almost always hit the ball. (Interestingly they always call out a color, too, even though I know they did not see it. But they were obviously trying.)

]]> Comment on Paradox #1 of Teaching and Coaching by Delana Platko http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/paradox-1-of-teaching-and-coaching-2/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Delana Platko Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:44:31 +0000 http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com.php5-9.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/blog/?p=209#comment-148 I am glad I found your blog, I will return.

]]> Comment on Paradox #4 How much should we “watch the ball”? by John Lee http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/paradox-4-how-much-should-we-%e2%80%9cwatch-the-ball%e2%80%9d-2/comment-page-1/#comment-128 John Lee Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:22:57 +0000 http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/?p=260#comment-128 Truth is, most teaching pros and almost all players have no concept of what the instruction watch the ball means. Watching the ball means first staring at the ball from the moment you can pick it up in flight which should be a little before you opponent hits the ball- watch the ball not the opponent which is what most people look at. As the ball approaches, pick-up some detail on the ball ie;color of the lettering, pattern the seems make, fuzz sticking out-some way to get yourself to see the ball to the exclusion of everything else. Here’s the real trick and what most people just don’t seem to get: stare at the ball until it makes contact with the racquet and at the exact point of contact (the spot where the ball was last seen) freeze your head and your eyes at that exact spot until the stroke if finished (which seems like an eternity). It helps to practice exaggerrating keeping your head steady for a count of three. In real time in a match it’s just one long second. How well you see the ball at contact has alot to do with how fast the ball is moving and how good your eyes are. A slow moving ball to my underspin backhand I can see the actual compression of the ball because the ball is slow and the racquet frame is not obscuring the contact point. A fast moving ball I’m just following the ball in focus as long as I can until it becomes a blur and then I watch the blur into the racquet. The blur usually happens in the last several feet before contact. It absolutely drives me crazy when people, especially pros downplay the importance of watching the ball. I can take any player and improve his or her game dramatically in one lesson after teaching them how to watch the ball.

]]> Comment on Filling Empty Court Time by Raymond Cossette http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/filling-empty-court-time/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Raymond Cossette Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:14:31 +0000 ?p=186#comment-120 Great article. Awesome.

]]> Comment on Filling Empty Court Time by figure coach http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/filling-empty-court-time/comment-page-1/#comment-118 figure coach Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:51:54 +0000 ?p=186#comment-118 You made some Good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree.

]]> Comment on Paradox #4 How much should we “watch the ball”? by Joe Dinoffer http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/paradox-4-how-much-should-we-%e2%80%9cwatch-the-ball%e2%80%9d-2/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Joe Dinoffer Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:06:16 +0000 http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/?p=260#comment-103 Stephen,

Thanks for the comment. Much appreciated. Was watching a local pro in Dallas feeding balls to a group of 4 beginning ladies. They were standing on the baseline, he was across the net. The instruction? “Watch the ball” and “Track the ball.” This is absolutely a valid instruction and essential. Most people do it without being told. However, in this particular situation, the problem the women were all facing was tension. They were all too tightly gripping the racquet which, in turn, prevented a fluid swing, which in turn produced mishits. This caused the teaching pro to slightly adjust what he was instruction. He started to say “watch the ball” louder! They in turn tightened up more. True story. Just happened a few weeks ago.

]]> Comment on Filling Empty Court Time by Student Loan Refinance http://www.oncourtoffcourt.com/blog/filling-empty-court-time/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Student Loan Refinance Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:34:36 +0000 ?p=186#comment-100 I’ll visit this site again to find out your upcoming article! Good job done!

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