Visual Tennis

Visual Tennis
by John Yandell

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Author: John Yandell
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-01
ISBN: 0880118032
Number of pages: 179
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers

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Book Review: Good on basics
Summary: 4 Stars

I think putting emphasis on the visual basis of learning is a valuable instructional technique. As the author notes, watching good tennis players raises the level of our own game automatically. However, still photos can benefit from moving pictures. What we can take away from a visual approach to learning is not only a visual picture but a kinesthetic one--how it "feels." In this regard, I think that moving pictures would be an excellent addition to this book and, hopefully, a future edition will incorporate them.

As to the issue of "classical" Eastern forehand styles vs. the pro tour-dominated "Western" styles, with their heavy topspins, I can't fault this book like one of the other reviewers did for excluding the latter. Employing a heavy topspin style is an advanced technique and is beyond the focus of this book, which is obviously instructions for beginners. At the recreational and club level, I would hazard a guess that the majority of players do not use heavy topspin. Likewise, one of the best web-based instructional series--Brent Abel's WebTennis--is based on the "classical" style exclusively.

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Summary of Visual Tennis

In acquiring and mastering sports skills, a picture is often worth a thousand words. Research shows most athletes learn skills better through visual demonstration than through verbal instruction. If you're a visual learner, Visual Tennis may be the most natural and effective way to improve your game.

As former tennis great John McEnroe-who used Visual Tennis techniques to correct his serve during his pro career-explains it, "This book teaches the way players actually learn." The classical photo sequences combine with simple checkpoints to show exactly how to execute the game's core technical elements, from the forehand through the serve.

Visual Tennis provides more than 200 photographs-including many of top stars like Pete Sampras, Martina Hingis, Andre Agassi, and Steffi Graf. Leading teaching pro John Yandell shares his proven method, which has helped thousands of players realize their potential and raise their game to new levels.

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