Court Visualization: SEE THE POINT!
7 Shot Tennis™ is about what you see when you watch a point; it’s about what you see or feel when you play or practice points; it’s about how you talk about how points and games and matches are played. 7 Shot Tennis is the best, yet easiest to understand, approach to visualizing and remembering what happens during tennis points and to analyzing how to improve your game using that information.
As a game plan for player development, 7 Shot Tennis focuses on the use of mental representation, purposeful practice and deliberate practice.
The “Seven Shots” refer to your target areas. Add to that the five tactical situations that define where you are hitting from. Serve targets and return targets are also essential to a player’s performance. Together with a clear understanding of the elements of defending, neutralizing and offensive positions and patterns, you’ve got the tools for both player and coach to collaborate on a path to higher levels of tennis performance.
SEE THE POINT… TO GET MORE OUT OF YOUR TENNIS GAME
▪ When you win a point in tennis, you need to understand WHY you won the point.
There’s a skill involved in understanding WHY you won a point. First you need to “see the point”.
You didn’t win that last point just because you used the right grip, or because your backswing had the right arc, or because you “kept your eye on the ball”, or because you had a good follow-through. Let’s face it: You also did all those same things on most of the points that you LOST!
▪ When you lose a point in a tennis, you need to understand WHY you lost the point.
There’s also a skill involved in understanding WHY you lost a point. First you need to “see the point”.
You didn’t lose that last point just because your opponent hit a nice shot, or because you hit a shot without enough topspin, or because you had to run to get to the ball. Let’s face it: All of those same things happened during many of the points that you WON!
▪ Between matches you need “deliberate practice” to focus on improving your opportunities to win points and reducing your opportunities to lose points.
If you’re not practicing those things that are the answers to WHY you won and lost points, then you’re not practicing the right things.
7 Shot Tennis is the best, yet easiest to understand, approach to visualizing and remembering what happens during tennis points and to analyzing how to improve your game using that information.
At this website you have access to all the tools and support you need … as a player, coach or teaching pro… to get more out of your tennis game and to correctly see the point.
Visualizing the 7 Target areas on the court: