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	<title>How To Play Better Tennis - Tips From A Professional Tennis Coach &#187; Tennis Instruction</title>
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	<description>A Tennis Pro Sharing Tips And Thoughts About Tennis Instruction, Strategy and Mental Game</description>
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		<title>Bring Your Racquet – Tennis Basics For Kids Book Review</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2011/02/13/bring-your-racquet-%e2%80%93-tennis-basics-for-kids-book-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had a chance to read a book by Steven White titled Bring Your Racquet. Steven is a professional tennis coach and a former satellite tour player and has in my opinion done a great job condensing and simplifying often complex and massive topic of tennis instruction. His book is aimed at kids wanting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tennis Forehand Technique Dillema &#8211; Full Extension Or Not</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/07/24/tennis-forehand-technique-dillema-full-extension-or-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roman R asks: In your article about tennis forehand and backhand technique you say: &#8220;at the point of contact the racquet is parallel to the ground and the arm is bent in the elbow.&#8221; Please explain to me, how, this aspect of the stroke, which has been in the game for so long, and is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keys to Racquet Preparation</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2009/03/01/keys-to-racquet-preparation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shot preparation is as important to making good shots as the actual execution itself. Without good preparation, your body isn’t as easily (if possible at all) able to get the power, balance, and control needed to hit an effective shot. Good shot preparation is made up of two key elements- footwork and racquet preparation. Footwork [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tennis Serve And Pronation</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/10/14/tennis-serve-and-pronation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2008/10/14/tennis-serve-and-pronation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Tomaz, After watching your service video, I still can not completely understand it. Here are my questions: In the video, first we should hit racket from low to high, left to right(parallel to net), to give the ball a top spin so ball can land on the other side&#8217;s court. Then, when the racket [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hitting In Practice But Missing In A Tennis Match</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/12/22/hitting-in-practice-but-missing-in-a-tennis-match/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/12/22/hitting-in-practice-but-missing-in-a-tennis-match/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi! I recently ordered your e-book on mental toughness and would like to ask a question about my tennis. I have a wonderful forehand against the machine and my tennis coach. However, during match play, every time I try to do things the &#8220;right way&#8221;, the ball goes long. I&#8217;m pretty sure my issue is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tennis Grips Dilemmas</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/11/16/tennis-grips-dilemmas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/11/16/tennis-grips-dilemmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are 3 questions and answers about tennis grips that I received recently. 1. What grip do you hold when you are returning a serve (backhand, forehand or in between)? I generally don&#8217;t teach that. I leave it up to the player to find what is comfortable for them. I personally hold a forehand grip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Improve Reaction Speed in Tennis</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/11/04/how-to-improve-reaction-speed-in-tennis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/11/04/how-to-improve-reaction-speed-in-tennis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reaction speed is one of the keys to playing great tennis at a higher level, where the balls fly much faster. Quick reactions are also important at all levels of tennis doubles, where there are ball exchanges at the net when players volley at each other at shorter distances. If your reactions are fast, you’ll [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why You Freeze When You Are About To Hit The Ball</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/30/why-you-freeze-when-you-are-about-to-hit-the-ball/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/30/why-you-freeze-when-you-are-about-to-hit-the-ball/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do I avoid self-cluttering? This happens occasionally when I get to the ball and freeze because my footwork stops. After that I play a short ball which my opponent can easily attack. Let’s try and figure out why you freeze. The most obvious reason at least in my experience is lack of decision. You [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Learning To Hit A High Kicking Top Spin Groundstroke</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-hit-a-high-kicking-top-spin-groundstroke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/10/09/learning-to-hit-a-high-kicking-top-spin-groundstroke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tennis Instruction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[groundstrokes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top spin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tomaz, A coach I know teaches a topspin groundstroke style that produces shots with a pronounced curved trajectory and land deep into the opponent&#8217;s court with an aggressive high bounce (above shoulder level on a hard-court). This style seems to be very effective: it pins your opponent to the back court and often forces him [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Timing The Racquet Drop And Knee Bend When Serving</title>
		<link>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/09/20/timing-the-racquet-drop-and-knee-bend-when-serving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tennisthoughts.com/2007/09/20/timing-the-racquet-drop-and-knee-bend-when-serving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomaz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Tomaz, I am very happy with my subscription to your Web Page and I am trying to implement by myself some of the things I learn from it. I have practiced what you say on the serve in the page on How to Play Tennis Videos and what you say in The Ultimate Topspin [...]]]></description>
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