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• The Morrisons Rule - OK?

  Created: Sunday, 20 November 2011 10:37 Author: John Debnam

  Nice to get some feed back about some of the folk I have coached over the years. And the other day I received an e-mail from the Morrison family in Scotland.First to tell me of the success of the two Morrison lads Scott and Robert. Scott has recently wo...

• Paddies Pulverize Ex-Pats Team

  Created: Monday, 31 October 2011 17:23 Author: John Debnam

  Or something like that..the title is my tenniszoo editor in chief bit. But basically a team from N.Ireland whitewashed a team of ex-pats plus one Norwegian(who I blame for the entire defeat) last Saturday at the Los Gigantes Tennis centre. A match organ...

• Sunglasses - These Could Make A Difference.

  Created: Saturday, 22 October 2011 16:27 Author: John Debnam

  Rain was a recurring theme of the 2011 U.S. Open, as dreary drizzle forced the men's final to be staged on a Monday for the fourth consecutive year. But despite the sometimes sun-starved conditions, sunglasses were a glaring gear presence during the Flush...

• Tennis String Bracelets

  Created: Sunday, 16 October 2011 11:10 Author: John Debnam

  Another idea to come out of the USA(who says that the USA don't make anything anymore?) Its a bracelet made from tennis string, and held together with a magnetic clasp. The multi-colored bracelet measures slightly less than 8 inches around and comes in ...

• Want To See Your Tennis Strokes On Video?

  Created: Tuesday, 11 October 2011 18:06 Author: John Debnam

  No question, visualization is an effective method for reinforcing tennis strokes but professional video analysis can be expensive. For those who want a look but can't afford packages being offered at clubs and training centers, Ultimate Pro Compare offers...

• 7 Tips For Racket Maintenance

  Created: Sunday, 02 October 2011 09:18 Author: John Debnam

  Here are some reminders for players for the "care and feeding" of their racquets.... 1. Change your grips or over-grips often. I often see racquets that should have had a new grip installed perhaps a year or so earlier. I don't know how players can get t...

• Strange Cloud Over Teide

  Created: Friday, 30 September 2011 13:27 Author: John Debnam

  These photos were taken yesterday of a weird cloud formation over the peak of Mt Teide here on Tenerife. Not a UFO but just caused by high winds and warm air over the island. ...

• Racket Facts From The 2011 US Open

  Created: Wednesday, 28 September 2011 16:44 Author: John Debnam

  Racquets Restrung per Player So how many racquets does the average player restring during a major tournament? How many do you re-string in a year?? The answer is at the US Open was 8! But this is a fairly meaningless number as the range is huge – f...

• The Bullet Serve App

  Created: Sunday, 25 September 2011 10:41 Author: John Debnam

  How about this new app for the i phone. An app that will measure your serve speed from a video either taken using your phone, or a camcorder, or a method called tap that can record your serve in real time- but not so accurate. For more info watch the vi...

• The Court 2 Bunch - Los Gigantes Tennis Centre

  Created: Friday, 23 September 2011 13:30 Author: John Debnam

  Once a week these four guys play an hours tennis on court 2 at the Los Gigantes Tennis Centre.And like a good wine, the four of them just get better with age! From left to right they are: Harvey,Eric,Peter and Don.Between them they have a few years of te...

• Some Tennis Ideas In The Early Years

  Created: Thursday, 22 September 2011 18:03 Author: John Debnam

  For anyone starting out, or a parent trying to help your youngster with this game, here are 3 basic principals that you can work on in your tennis practices. The first one is margin for error. So when rallying or practicing on your own, make sure that...

• The Samantha Stosur Story

  Created: Monday, 12 September 2011 11:34 Author: John Debnam

  Yes at the age of 27 she finally won the US Open Singles title, after beating Serena Williams in two straight sets. I know all the press about Serena and her "rant", but this is about the winner, so I will say just one thing- you can take a kid from ba...

• What The Pro's Use - Rackets,Strings and Tensions

  Created: Friday, 02 September 2011 17:33 Author: John Debnam

  Thought this may be of interest to you, an uptodate list of some of the top ATP and WTA players, and the rackets they use/types of strings and a rough idea of the tension.I think the tensions may vary slightly depending on where they play, so this list wa...

• The Wozniacki Forehand Using DartFish

  Created: Saturday, 20 August 2011 18:07 Author: John Debnam

  DartFish is a programme used by sports coaches to video a player and then add comments allowing coaches to use the material to improve performance of their own players. On the time line you will see small white triangles, and as the ...

• No Man's Land - Don't Call It That!

  Created: Wednesday, 17 August 2011 17:35 Author: John Debnam

  No Man's Land suggests to tennis players that they shouldn't be there - but of course in doubles many times you need to be attacking or defending somewhere around the service line (No Man's Land - the yellow shaded area above) Instead, I call this area t...

• Tennis Crunch - New Online Tennis Notebook

  Created: Tuesday, 16 August 2011 15:10 Author: John Debnam

  Juniors and adults bent on improving their tennis game should take a look at TennisCrunch.com, a new online tennis notebook designed to keep track of player goals, next steps, conditioning, tactics, opponents and more. A player and his or her coach(es) c...

• The Jim Courier Work Out

  Created: Thursday, 11 August 2011 08:48 Author: John Debnam

  Jim Courier is back to play in the 2011 Champions Series, and it was interesting for me to see his typical weekly work out for a guy of 42 years( yes I know he was once No 1 in the World) In the old days he would train for a possible 5 sets, but nowdays ...

• Height Over The Net - The Key To A Great Serve

  Created: Sunday, 07 August 2011 11:28 Author: John Debnam

  I have this week been working with a young lad from the UK, and we have been spending some time on developing a kick serve - one that crosses the net a couple by a couple of meters and then bounces up high. We started the feeling for the shot by sitting ...

• Circuito Del Sur - Los Gigantes Tennis

  Created: Tuesday, 26 July 2011 14:03 Author: John Debnam

  There is a tennis tournament on at the moment at the Pancracio Sports centre, in Playa de la Arena. It is the first of 4 events called the "Circuit of The South" being played in different venues in the south of the island. The event is for all ages from...

• Strength Training For Tennis

  Created: Monday, 25 July 2011 13:34 Author: John Debnam

  A useful video from Ian Westerman at Complete Tennis Fitness, showing you some simple exercises that you can do in your own home. Ian is assisted by Steve Beck and they go through the exercises, and then give you a challenge at the end of the video. I...