by Don Metznik | Nov 12, 2023 | Tennis Blog
How prepared are you for your next game? Another way to ask this question is how seriously do you take winning and losing? Preparation takes many forms. Do you stretch your muscles? What is your strategy? How well do you know the style of your double’s partner?...
by Don Metznik | Nov 4, 2023 | Tennis Blog
This is Phillip Allman, 99 at the time this photo was taken in 2022, and hailed as possibly the world’s oldest tennis player. He reminds me of the title of a book in my tennis library, Never Too Old to Play Tennis by Mansfield Latimer. There’s a comforting...
by Don Metznik | Sep 19, 2023 | Tennis Blog
The right partner can make all the difference in doubles and there are many things to consider when choosing a partner. Skill level seems obvious, but compatibility may be even more important. Can you play as a team, do you communicate well, can you handle difficult...
by Don Metznik | Sep 10, 2023 | Tennis Blog
You can’t improve without practice. I actually enjoy practice as much as playing. Even just hitting the ball feels good, whether alone, with a ball machine, or with a practice partner. Of course, the type of practice is important and distinguishes itself from mere...
by Don Metznik | Sep 1, 2023 | Tennis Blog
Tennis is played between the lines. Keep the ball within the lines and you are in pretty good shape (except for hitting the net!). Think of tennis as a game of boundaries. “Between the lines” is also an interesting framework with which to compare the Old and New...
by Don Metznik | Aug 31, 2023 | Tennis Blog
I enjoy tennis and the people I play with so much that I can never have a bad day on the courts. I may lose, be frustrated—even discouraged—but this does not make for a bad day. This, however, is not about joy. It is happiness. Happiness is transitory and the result...
