Orindawoods Tennis Club Newsletter
Table of Contents
2024 Insturctional Article Topic
Apr 24 Junior Development Through the Junior Years
Mar 24 Weather App and Reports, Beware of Tennis Tips
Feb 24 Damp Courts, What to Do? Twist My Arm
Jan 24 New Association Management; Club Doubles, the Biggest Errors
2023 Insturctional Article Topic
Dec 23 Dealing with Arm Pain, The Overhead
Nov 23 Holding the Racquet; Mouse and the Sledgehammer
Oct 23 Keeping it Real, USPTA World Confrence Highlights; Control and Energy
Sept 23 US Open Thoughts and Musings, Tennis Court Etiquette.
Aug 23 A Misunderstanding of Force; Orindawoods Membership; A Game of Ladies and Gentlemen
July 23 The Vortex; Defending the Lob (II).
June 23 Four Squares on a Tennis Court; Why Do We Make Mistakes
May 23 Holding On; Where Are We in Twenty-Three
Apr 23 Defending the Lob in Club Tennis
Mar 23 Oreos, Depth of Field; Balance and Luck
Fed 23 Moment of Decision; Tennis and Skiing
Jan 23 The Pros Have it Easy :-)
2022 Instructional Article Topic
Dec 22 Positioning: In the Way, Instead of Out of the Way
Nov 22 More Control = Longer Rallies?, Spring Tennis, Problem Solving, 2023 Junior Program
Oct 22 USPTA Convention Lessons, Focus in Match Play
Sept 22 Play Social Tennis, Keith's US Open Journal
July 22 The Force of Nature
June 22 USPTA Instruction Highlights; A Koan For Tennis Improvement
May 22 Patric's Goodbye; The Warm Up
Apr 22 Catch the Wave, USTA Annual Meeting, State of US Tennis
Mar 22 Slow to Quick, Moving at the Net
Feb 22 The Orindawoods Way, The Shape of Things
Jan 22 Catching the Ball for Better Control and Confidence
2021 Instructional Article Topic
Dec 21 Strategy and Tactics, Impressions from the USTPA Fall Convention
Nov 21 Footwork: Moving Around the Court; Pickleball Playdays / Drop-ins
Oct 21 Joy of Tennis; Finding the Balance in Play (safety and aggression)
Sept 21 Playing to the Side, Pickleball rules
Aug 21 The Hourglass (doubles tactics); Pickleball at Orindawoods
July 21 On Hurrying; Physicsology, combining physics and physiology for success.
June 21 Tach Line; Time and the Lob; How Muscles Work; Focus
May 21 Knowing, Doing, Believing, Being; The Ego and the Forehand Volley
Apr 21 The Natural, Two Choices, Setting Up the Volley
Feb 21. History of Tennis in Four Balls; The Propeller
Jan 21. Playing with Members of Your Household; Thoughts on Shelter in Place
2020 Instructional Article Topic
Dec 20. Depth of Field, positioning; Everything You Need, Nothing That You Don't
Nov 20. Tennis: A Competitive Game AND a Group Activity
Oct 20 The Next Shot, Serve+1 and Return+1
Aug 20. Contact: Two-One-Two; Reading and Reacting to Your Opponent's Ball
July 20 Footwork Revisited and Enhanced; Tennis Tips From Rumi
June 20 Twenty-Five Years, A Reflection; Positive Energy, An Inspiration
May 20 Resources to Help In Pandemic Times
April 20 Tennis in Times of Uncertainty; Tennis is a Receiving Game
Mar 20. Court Positioning 3.0 to 5.0, Shoulder Rotation, A Human's Advantage
Feb 20 Levels of Cool; Receiver's Partner, Moving Reduces Aiming
Jan 20 The Thinking Conundrum; How the Pros Hit So Hard
2019 Instructional Article Topic
Dec 19 Doubles Troubles; Flying Solo; The Little Big Errors
Nov 19 Effects, Not Side Effects; One More Step; USPTA Convention Highlights
Oct 19 Play the Ball, Not the Player; Analytics
Sept 19 What Players Know; The Hardest Thing in Tennis; Avoiding the 3.5 Winner
Aug 19 Footwork: The Split Step, Styles of Play 1970 to 2020
July 19 Consistency, Dreams vs. Expectations
June 19 3.5 Thinking vs 4.5 Thinking; The Contact Challenge
May 19 Ready Position; Quickness; Experience and Reality; Receiver's Partner
April 19 Bag Check, Knowledge and Belief, The Essential, Tale of Two Shots
March 19 Shot of Choice, Serenity Tennis, The Forehand Volley
Feb 2019 Over the Net, Spin for In; Dealing With Lucky Shots; Taking It Slow
Jan 2019 The Performance Triangle
2018 Instructional Article Topic
Dec 2018 How to Use Gravity; Six Stages of a Match
Nov 2018 Whose Your Master?, Returns, Two Big Lies, Tie Breakers
Oct 2018 Tennis Triangles; Tennis Cons; Contact: Touching and Catching
Sept 2018 Playing the Middle; Contact: Line of the Ball / Line of Your Stroke
Aug 2018 Mapping the Court, A Boat Load of Really Bad Physics, and Keeping It On The Road.
July 2018 Targets and Jr. Lines; Target Middle; The Target Not the Ball
June 2018 Timing and Contact; The Natural
May 2018 Tactics; The Many and The Few
April 2018 Ball Alignment Pt. II; Shot Selection
Mar. 2018 Alignment In Tennis; Practicing Serves
Feb. 2018 The Alley; When to Restring
Jan. 2018 Stroke Breakdown; The Second Voice
2017 Instructional Article Topic
Dec. 2017 Dealing with the 3.5 Sitter
Nov. 2017 Playing for "Fun"; Timing; Form, Footwork, Timing
Oct. 2017 Workout Buddies; Round Ball / Flat Racquet
Aug 2017 The Easy Game; A Tennis Koan
July 2017 Controling Time; A Perspective on Line Calling; Cutting Through The Air
June 2017 Rotation/Counter Rotation; Foundations of Your Game; Practice
May 2017 Calm Above, Quick Below; Bad Line Calls, A Plan; High Performance; League Tennis
April 2017 Lefties: A Different World View, Footwork Master Class
March 2017 Invisible Tennis, Form Informs Footwork
Feb. 2017 The Rain Daze; Questions For Improving Anticipation; Counter Rotation
Jan. 2017 Gravity, Keeping Loose and Tension Free
2016 Instructional Article Topic
Dec. 2016 "Three Simple Changes for Big Results"; Being a Competitor
Nov. 2016 Four Fears, Performance Triangle
Oct. 2016 I've Been "What-ifed", Nuance of Belief, Some Points Matter, Some Don't, Targets
Sept. 2016 Let The Ball Hit The Racquet First, Nunchucks and a Rotating Axis
Aug. 2016 Time & Space in Tennis; The World (Ball) is Round
July 2016 Hard to Learn, Easy to Play
June 2016 Seeing and Believing, the Reality of Lobbing
May 2016 Knowing vs. Doing; Watching The Ball, Sometimes
April 2016 Attack or Defend?, Thoughts on Indian Wells 2016
March 2016 Firing Sequences; Presence; The Four Weapons
Feb 2916 Changing Directions: The Art of Deception
Jan 2016 Defensive Alignment: Anticipating Your Opponent's Shot
2015 Instructional Article Topic
Dec 2015 The Cardinal Rules of Tennis
Nov 2015 Serving Plus One & Returning, Shots 1, 2 & 3 of a Doubles Point.
Oct 2015 Buiding Your Doubles Game One Shot At A Time
Sept. 2015 Return of Serve, First and Second
August 2015 Anticipation, Getting The Most Out Of Your Game In Each Match
July 2015 The Art of Calling Lines As Best As Humanly Possible
June 2015 Character (and Dealing With Characters)
May 2015 The Life of A Tennis Ball, A Brief History; Long-term Health Benifits of Tennis
April 2015 Ten Things: Indian Wells (lessons from the Desert)
March 2015 Tennis Over the Years: Some Things Change, Somethings Remain The Same
Feb. 2015 Playing After A Layoff; Duece Court Return Strategy; Frustration vs. Determination
Jan. 2015 Anticipation: The Nature of Indecision
2014 Instructional Article Topic
Dec. 2014 USTA Leagues: Apples and Oranges; Spin Or Bounce Solutions At Contact
Nov. 2014 Nature of Contact, Touring Pros Have It So Easy
Oct. 2014 Know the Code of Tennis (Rules for unofficated matches), Defending Squares of the Court
Sept. 2014 Defending the Lob, Zone Defense
August 2014 Playing With Different Level Partners; The Pain of Learning
July 2014 Learning Tennis: a Game for Everyone; Light Touch on the Ball
June 2014 A Racquet is a String Instrument, How to Move Without Moving
May 2014 Junior Issue: Parenting Your Junior on the Tennis Court
April 2014 Defending the Lob, Lessons to Learn From Roger and Stan at IW
March 2014 Shots, Situations and Crazy Characters
Feb. 2014 Dealing with Disappointment
Jan. 2014 Levels of Thought, What Can Your Racquet Do For You
2013 Instructional Article Topic
Dec. 2013 Hitting A Crooked Ball Straight, Connecting The Dots
Nov. 2013 Chasing Spin, Getting Two Steps Faster
Oct. 2013 Unlocking Doubles: spotting the keys, Thoughts on Errors
Sept 2013 Observing the Court and the Task at Hand in Tennis
August 2013 The Illusion of 50/50 Thinkiing; Hand Signals
July 2013 Connection vs. Colison, Being Appropriate
June 2013 Playing the Ad Court
May 2013 What Pushers Understand, and What They Miss About Tennis
April 2013 Up or Back? Coming in or staying at the baseline?
March 2013 Acomplishing Change, Challenges and Techniques
Feb. 2013 Net Play in Modern Doubles
Jan. 2013 Improvement, Challenges and Success
2012 Instructional Article Topic
Dec. 2012 Modern Strokes: the Perpendicular Swing
Oct. 2012 Creating Opponent's Errors
Sept 2012 Doubles: A Court of Thirds; Practicing Returning Aces
August 2012 Power & Control, You Can Have It All
July 2012 The Game Behind the Game; The Six Stages Of A Match
June 2012 Dealing With Bad Memories; Overheads and Serves
May 2012 It's The Middle, Stupid!
April 2012 Serving: Punch Up; Being A Good Winner
March 2012 Court Reservation Policy; Fun (Phun) With Physics
Jan 2012 Running The Plays: Basic Doubles Plays
Feb 2012 How the Impossible Shot Can Help You; Serving Tendencies
2011 Instructional Article Topic
Dec. 2011 Keith's Rules For Playing Doubles; Waggling To Victory
Nov. 2011 The Only Point You Can't Afford To Lose; The Meaning of Cheating
October 2011 Doubt, Faith, Belief and Conviction: The Net vs. Baseline Battle
Sept. 2011 Balance Between Offense and Defense; 10 Things You Didn't Know About Keith
August 2011 Hitting With Power; Hot Spots, Hot Shots
May 2011 Pull, Not Push Your Way To Success; What Shots, When and Where
April 2011 Ball Toss & Between Point Focus; Shot Types & Heights Over the Net
March 2011 Three Types of Movement; How Much Should You Play?
February 2011 Tennis Rule Change: Correcting Call; Doubles Quick Tips
January 2011 Where Do Most Balls Go, and How Could You Defend That
2010 Instructional Article Topic