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| |  | Books and DVD's | Home » » World-Class Tennis Technique | | | | | | | Description: | | Let the game's most brilliant players and coaches teach you World-Class Tennis Technique! You'll find the most up-to-date information, based on solid scientific principles and presented in a practical, easy-to-understand manner. No other book on the market offers the level of world-class instruction and expertise found here. World-Class Tennis Technique is written by some of the world's top experts in biomechanics, tennis technique, and coaching, including - Patrick McEnroe
- Jim Loehr
- Mary Joe Fernandez
- Stan Smith
- Tom Gullikson
- Pam Shriver
- Former world-class players
- National coaches
- Past or current Davis Cup Captains Together these venerable tennis pros present a detailed, comprehensive look at the optimal biomechanics and technique for playing tennis. Each chapter features an expert with a scientific or technical background matched up with one of the top internationally known coaches. They explain the modern game and share their research, knowledge, and experience. Their explanations are succinct and to the point, making the best techniques easy to learn. You'll learn to improve your technique in every aspect of the game, including - perfecting your strokes,
- improving your footwork and positioning,
- training the appropriate muscle groups,
- choosing the right racquet and equipment for your style of play,
- adjusting to different court surfaces,
- maintaining proper technique under pressure, and
- analyzing your own game. You'll find an in-depth analysis of the proper fundamentals of each stroke—forehand, backhand, volley, overhead, serve, return, and specialty shots—presented with an incredible selection of full-color sequence photos. Learn the science behind the strokes to hit the ball with greater force, accuracy, and consistency. Then master and fine-tune your execution to excel in competition. With World-Class Tennis Technique, you'll soon play better than ever. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Paul Roetert | | Paperback:
| 288 pages | | Publisher:
| Human Kinetics | | Publication Date:
| July 03, 2001 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0736037470 | | Product Length:
| 10.16 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.14 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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35 of 35 found the following review helpful:
 An Scientific Treatise on Tennis - dry and with some holesDec 13, 2001
An all-star cast was called to write this authoritative primer on modern techniques. There are contributions from Jim Loehr, Dennis van der Meer, Howard Brody (tennis physicist), Vic Braden, Jose Higueras (reknown clay court coach), Bruce Elliot (Australian biomechanist), Don Chu (strength and conditioning expert), etc. The graphics are quite good and the reseach is based on the latest in sport science. Some problems do exist, however. It appears that the book is written for the serious tennis player in addition to coaches and teaching pros. However, the use of language is dry and scientific in many areas. Even advanced players may find it too theoretical. Practical implications are often up to the reader to draw. The use of high-speed multiple-frame photography isn't exploited enough considering the resources of the contributors and editors. Disappointing sections are the backhand (Braden and Jack Kramer) -- barely an effort considering it follows a brilliant section on the forehand (Crespo and Higueras), volleys and overheads (van Fraayenhoven & Schapers) -- which attempts to cover too much in little details as possible (except for approaches), and tactics and technique (Herbst and Patrick McEnroe) -- also didn't seem very well thought out. Best sections include Revolutionary Rackets (Stan Smith and Brody) --which is written for the player(!understandable and enjoyable!), Kinetic Chain (Kibler and Van der Meer) -- well thought out analysis, court surfaces (Coe and Miley, ITF), specialty shots (Paul Dent and Patrice Hagelauer) and the forehand. A must for the serious coach/pro and a good buy for the serious player if you like reading analyses. Comparable in science for the teacher is the German Tennis Association "Tennis Course" series. Roetert and Groppel's book, however, is a rarity in that it analyzes top pro modern techniques rather than giving a template for beginners and intermediates as most books do.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 More style than substanceOct 27, 2003
By Soopy
There are some nice stop-action photo sequences of various strokes, but the actual techniques described are pretty basic and can be found free on the internet - lacking the world-class depth that the title would lead you to believe. Deficiencies are quite glaring in the serve section, where nothing is mentioned about hitting the different serves such as slice, kick, topspin etc. As the book is a compilation of many different authors, it lacks a unifying process for describing and teaching the strokes, which are broken up into different chapters, making it overall too general and inconsistent.
9 of 15 found the following review helpful:
An excellent primer on the major strokes and much moreOct 24, 2001
By Scott W. Welliver
The full color, high speed sequence shots have already helped my game. The in-depth analysis of each sequence preceding each major stroke have given me the confidence to go to the next level. I play for fun but it's nice to surpass those that I never thought I could beat before. This book spends a chapter on such topics as forehands, backhands, volleys ( learned alot here), serves and returns, and the tactics of the overall game. From there, there are discussions on the kind of player you are, how to analyze your game and those you play. Other topics include what works for you and what to do when your game isn't working. I certainly don't win all the time, but since purchasing this book my serve speed and has improved greatly and I've only lost once. That may have been due to the breaking of yet another string on my serve in the third game. Looks like it's time for a new racket as I've broken my fourth string since May. There is a discussion on racket designs in Chapter 2 of the book as well.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 the book is uselessJan 10, 2009
By ane
"rower"
it is equally useless for an expert and for a beginner. Actually I was amazed how much text can people write and say nothing useful. Do not buy this book, I would gladly sell you mine for few dollars
3 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Enhanced with full color sequence photographsSep 08, 2001
By Midwest Book Review
In World-Class Tennis Technique: Master Every Stroke, Paul Roetert and Jack Groppel have drawn from some of the world's top experts in biomechanics, tennis techniques, and coaching to provide the aspiring or practicing tennis player with a comprehensive guide covering every aspect of the game as it relates to technique. An in-depth analysis of each stoke is enhanced with full color sequence photographs. If you are an amateur player seeking a professional level of mastery, or an aspiring tournament contender, give a careful reading to Roetert and Groppel's World-Class Tennis Technique!
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