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Well, I really think that the best part of the eBook was the diagram, because I’m the type of person that can visualize better with diagrams, paintings, than with just words, I really want to say thank you, to all of the Tennis Assit team.
—Luis Aguiar
Hi all,
I enjoyed the ebook because there are aspects i.e. positioning of opponent’s feet, racquet face etc that I had not appreciated. All in all , a great effort; butI can’t print the Diagram large enough. My fault, not yours. Best wishes,
—Christopher George Burt
—South Hurstville NSW
The article was very interesting and useful, glad to have read it.
—John Michael Ray
I’m still reading it, but I think you found a great underreported area: You’ve got the skills, but that’s only half the battle. Now use them to their full advantage. Put pressure on your opponent. Here’s how.
—Bruce Wilson
I like it, I like it very much. I lookforward to “Play tennis to win”
—Richard Philpott
Hi Michael and Pete,
Thanks for the eBook, I have read all of it, and have found that it offers a different side to tennis which my coach hasn’t ever taught me. Anticipation is something which I will look to improve the next time I go out and play a match. I had read some of the eBook at Fuzzyyellowballs.com, so it wasn’t a completely new idea, but the eBook rounded it out nicely. Thanks,
—Michael Littlemore
Here is my feedback: 1. I have taken a printout of the diagram and stuck it in my son’s room. I plan to discuss each step of that in detail with him. He is already going through that. That diagram is such an easy way to convey what is in the book. 2. I have ready the whole book and I keep re reading it so that I can remember the main points and explain it to him. You see a nine and half year old wouldn’t have much attention span and so getting the message across takes time. 3.On the whole I simply love the book. I consider myself lucky to come across this in the net. Can you please let me know if there are any other such books available?
—Soundarya Lahari
This is a really valuable resource for me! You organized the game of tennis in a succinct and easily understandable manner, and really stressed the importance of anticipation because it is truly a vital part of winning matches, and playing tennis in general. Thank you!
—Paul Shapturenko
G’Day Mates! You’ve given me a valuable perspective when you compare sending versus receiving a tennis ball. I happen to teach higher education communication classes. Most of the time is spent on analyzing and creating effective messages. In other words, we focus on encoding (or sending) messages. Comparatively little time is spent on decoding (or receiving) messages. There are few classes offered on “listening.” You’ve helped me see that most of the time spent on building a solid tennis game is focused on sending the ball. What’s needed in today’s modern game is precisely what you’ve offered in terms of receiving the ball. Much like effective listening skills are important in human communication, so are effective anticipation skills on the court. Having great anticipation skills “sends” a strong message to your opponent!
—Jim Falvo, Ed.D.
I thought it was great! The Diagram seemed a bit lengthy, but the bit about accumulative pressure was very interesting. Definitely made my game better.
—Ammon D’Alessio
Thanks very much for “The Power of Anticipation” e-book. It’s excellent and opened my mind. You have changed my way of playing. I now enjoy building pressure while playing and that helped me to improve my inner game. It’s incredible, concentrated on building pressure I avoid others thoughts.
—Daniel Romero, Uruguay
What I most liked of the book,was that it made me think, and it made me be attentive to details that had not previously considered or did not see. As you explained in the book, when we are to buy a car just began to see that model on the street. Also, I started to demand from my coaches, to continue the move after an excercise to fix in mind what is camming back after a drop, a volley, etc. The book made me think and see the game in another dimension. I would like now, a second section explaing techniques or strategies more in detail according to what we can anticipate. Thank you
—RICARDO FEIJOO,Argentina
Actually you have some very interesting ideas and concepts here. Unfortunately, I find there to be considerable lack of cohesion in the sequence of ideas presented in your E-book, especially with respect to the build-up of ideas related to the concept of anticipation. The ideas presented are all certainly related to anticipation, but how they all fit together is not clear to the reader. Also, some concepts are not well defined. For example, what was it…. the high percentage center court thing? Lastly, the diagrams seem like a cool thing. I like the idea, but I often had trouble interpreting them and understanding how they connected to the concepts you were explaining. Hope that helps.
—Jim Bill
I have experience in electronics trouble shooting using flow charts. I have been able to apply these skills to the flow charts created by Tennis Assist. Thank You
—Jerold Spragg
What i like the most about it is that all that most of us, amateur players, always needed to practice to rise our game level is there. Thanks for the help and keep it like this.
—Alberto Cacace
Great article, i enjoy reading it even thou I’m just a weekend tennis warrior. Thanks
—Rayner, Weekend Tennis Warrior
I read every single sentence of your ebook very carefully. I enjoyed it a lot. and I had a great experiance on that. I have a very experienced tennis partner. He had won all the matches since we had met. but after your ebook we had a match again and I won that one. your book changed my point of view to tennis. before your book tennis was only a game. now it is a game and a mental battle at the same time.
—Mehmet Ceceli
I really liked it. I am always looking for great material for the classroom work I do with my college tennis team and this fits the bill very well. Thanks,
—Eric Arrington, Eastern Arizona College
thank you very much for the eBook it really helped me a lot with my tennis and my level of play
—Indy Metla
I really enjoyed the ebook. I found it very helpful and made me think about my game. It showed me what to watch in my opponent where before I was mainly concentrating on my own game and not watching what my opponent is doing.
—Mark Brusamarello
The book gives you a great understanding on how the game is REALLY played. Fancy winners won’t get you anywhere if you don’t know how to play tactically correct
—Santiago Pechieu
awesome stuff!! you have no idea how this small concepts change my percepion of the game….
—Alejandro Garcia, Chile
I read them all. I’m still trying to take to the court what they say.
—Jaime Murillo
It is great, we learnt a lot from it. Thanks a lot,
—KW Au
excellent overview of a critical element of the game of tennis; already starting to use it in match play!
—Tatiana Petrova
At first, as I’m brazilian, my apologizes for the grammar mistakes. About the book, I’ve already read it and I did enjoy it. It showed me a new and very important way to see and to think the game. I’m sure that many of the book’s thoughts will be in my mind in the next time that I am in court. I do appreciate it.
—Thiago Martins Jorge, Brazil
very, good, article, thanks
—Bill Beck
1) Forced Error. I also do know understand why match statistics ignore them. I work hard to eliminate unforced errors and I try to hit winners maybe too often, but with the new understanding that forcing an error from my opponent is much easier than hitting a winner, my game has improved immediately (mainly due to more patience and a reduction in unforced errors my me) 2) Receiving. I watch many good players (in the USA) practice Sending, but very little practice Receiving. I am guilty of the same. If I get a soft floater in a match like a coach would feed, I am fine and take control of the point, but when pushed back, my mechanics break down. 3) Other. Back when I took up tennis in the early 1980′s Vic Braden had a video with some great and not so great advice. One thing that always stuck with me that goes along nicely with this was his views on anticipation. Professionals try to anticipate and then COMMIT to their educated guess. They will break either to forehand or backhand EARLY and sometimes get “embarrassed” because they guessed wrong, but they made a decision and took Action. Amateurs are often so afraid of guessing wrong and looking silly that they will NOT MOVE either way until way too late. “Is it going to my forehand or my backhand…..I think my backhand……yep, definitely my backhand…..I should start moving now…..whoops! too late.
