3 Tips To Play Like The Pros 

3 Tips To Play Like The Pros

No long speeches, no boring talk. This coach says something and immediately proceeds to do it.

I also have a (common) tip: look at the ball when your hitting it. A lot of player know this, but don’t do it in their matches, because it is very tempting to look at where you want it to go

Ryan, you can mix up science and art like no other tennis teacher. And, by the way, a Harvard professor doesn't get more articulate and graceful than this. Thanks a million for that magnificent job. I'm learning so much! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Coach you are too good. Ball strike just looks effortless.

I like the brain zap electric shock analogy.

You are my favorite online instructor. I devour every video I can find to constantly work on my game, but you have a special ability to explain every concept in a beautifully concise way. After every video, i audibly reach with an "ohhhhh, that makes sense" I've learned so many ways to think think about my strokes and concepts much more clearly. Thank you, I love you.

My tennis has drastically improved since watching your videos. And I've played tennis for a very long time. Thanks for your tips......Never too old to learn....

In short, some of this guy's advises are more helpful for skill development than hours of training with private coaches

As a 4.5/5.0 ITR player I was aware of tip 1&2. Number 3 was something I never realized instead. Thanks again for your insights Coach, keep up the great work

Super clear explanation! He is not just telling you what you should do, but also why. I believe that these 3 points are the basic keys to developing stroke skills. Thanks to the couch.

One thing never mentioned about split stepping is fitness. In order to be able to do this on every shot for the entire match, you have got to be fit. 2 things: just doing it is energy intensive. Also doing this increases the entire pace of the match. Double whammo. I feel you need to be at around a 6 min mile to be able to successfully split step for an entire match Energy management is a separate but complicit issue here. What pace can you play at? The minute mile time is a great analogy. Run 10 min mile, play at a 10 min mile pace. Go down to 7 min pace on the court for a few pts and we blow ourselves out. Hit the track and get down to 7 min and we can pick up our over all pace to a corresponding speed. At 8:30 I'm a low 4.0 player. Sub 6 I'm a high 4.25 touching 4.5 guy. There is a direct correlation. Fascinating stuff

This channel has revolutionized Tennis coaching. For folks like me in India, where we have a paucity of resources (courts, coaches, players), this channel is a life-giver.

Good video. On the split step I think a major reason the pro's land later is so they don't need to land the same way each time. If you watch slomo pro's they will land and already be orienting/adjusting as they go down so they are better prepared to move in the required direction afterwards. Hence if you split step landing neutrally but the ball is heading way off to one side you probably got it wrong, as on landing going down you should already be rotating so you are positioned to push up in the direction you need to go to chase that ball. If you land neutral (like you did in all your examples) then have to rotate and push off you've lost the muscle loading and the momentum that gives.

So many online tutorials just show the coach talking to the camera. Love that you demonstrate... I like to emulate versus listening and trying to implement on my own.

WON.DER.FUL ... your videos are something SPECIAL - not always something NEW - but vividly told & brilliantly demonstrated & clearly narrated - I always have something FRESH to take away and learn and implement into my Tennis ... WE GOT THIS - thanks to YOU, Ryan !

Love you videos coach! I put your doubles strategy to work in our A8 match the other night and we punched way above our weight. We lost the match, but we played great and perhaps the best we ever have. Keep them coming, and yes, God Bless you for putting out this valuable content.

Great stuff. On the take-back, it might just be semantics. I dont think the other coaches are telling students to delay or speedup the take-back. They seem to be saying that "unit turn" is a better phrase to think about. The old school "racket back" coaching got students to to focus on the backwards movement on the racket and the expense of the turn and high racket elbow. Your use of "take-back" includes the turn and the high load.

You are by far one of the most resourceful coaches on youtube.. not just focusing on strokes and serves but other aspects of the game too. I always wait for the ball bounce before the take back, not anymore though! This video is gold ! Thank you !!!

These 3 tips are what we call the "Golden Nuggets" of tennis...thanks a lot Ryan for the excellent lesson once again...greetings from Brisbane.

Good tips and I like the "You got this" tagline.

Best advice I heard about the timing of the split step.... I went on the court saying “zap” with every split step.... and found myself able to love better towards the ball.

Ryan, this is a great video. Using the "J" motion, huge help to get the ball into the court, and keeping your tossing arm straight up has been a huge help. Thsnks again.

One more important tip , keep your balance when hitting ,think about a triangle centerpoint of the gravity ( body ) should always be in the middle.

Timing, timing and timing, that's the demon in myself while rallying in tennis. After watching this, particularly the first step, I've more in depth understanding of what I've been doing wrong all these while. Thanks and appreciate your valuable tips

THE BIRTHDAY HAT HAS CHANGED MY SERVE! THANKS FROM VENICE-ITALY

I think this guys knows what he's talking about! Well done. You opened a can of worms regarding how/when/why you SHOULD be inside the court or behind the baseline(i.e., what are you trying to accomplish when you are in these areas of the court). Generally speaking though, I love the thought as your describe, aiming higher or lower based on where you are on the court. Thank you!

Hey Ryan I have absolutely no words how thankful I am that I found your channel and your videos. You are such a great person that explain Tennis so easily and so logical that I can understand it simply. I’m from Germany and I love your videos I wish I could see you and hug you and say thank you for your absolute amazing tips and tricks. Keep going!!! I will keep supporting you with sharing and watching and liking your videos! Best regards

Such a great coach, like he’s getting in your head and knows what you want to learn. Keep it up coach .

"If you're moving forward, the appropriate miss is into the net." Aha! now I'll never beat myself up for burying those approach sitters deep into the webbing

Great tips for timing, direction, and height over the net. Love the "leave early for work" analogy!

These tips are so great. I won’t share it with nobody. I want to beat everyone lol Subscribed immediately after watching half of the video.

As a beginner tennis player, these tips have been super helpful! Thanks!

These incredibely seemingly simple tips actually totally transform your game. The early swing back I found so many people struggle to do. These tips are all things that are not exactly hard, they just need to be applied. Unlike tough serves, spin etc.

Love the last tip. So simple, but something I never considered consciously.

Your tips are helping me. Thank you for the tips

Wow this is the first RU-vid video that actually helped my tennis

IF I COULD LIKE THIS VIDEO TEN TIMES I WOULD!!! It’s like a switch flipped in my brain. This has to be by far one of the most resourceful videos concerning footwork and consistency that I’ve seen, and it’s really helped! New follower! And I look forward to studying your videos so I can improve. Thanks so much!!

Your awesome coach! Tennis is not an easy but you make it looks simple with your teaching. Thanks alot for sharing videos which enhance the game of player 👍

So much of what you said makes perfect sense! Thank you for the excellent instruction! 👍🎾

Oh my God not getting tired of binge watching your channel until middle of the night here...i want to talk to you someday even if it is for 5 mins please...

Great analogies, coaches need to elevate their coaching game

Simply brilliant - your videos are OUTSTANDING, Ryan!! Keep rocking!

I love your relatively classic technique/strokes. Beautiful backhand.

You do know what you are saying and showing, in a graceful way. The analogies you use are unbelievably enlightening. You do have some wisdom above and beyond tennis, which is rare:-) Thanks a lot.

Excellent coaching. Looking forward to putting into practice this afternoon

This is incredible, I'm going to show this to my students. Keep up the good work👏

Very much enjoying all your videos, Ryan. It's only been a week, but I've noticed improvements in my game. I look forward to more.

Thanks coach Ryan I really learned a lot and now I know what is wrong in my position when im striking a forehand❤️❤️❤️ Thanks a love from the🇵🇭

Thanks for the tips, and I like it when you talked about the appropriate misses. You have to miss trying to play properly, and you will always miss even at advanced, pro level. But the joice of playing is from missing less while being able to generate more pace. So many rec players are only concerned with winning, their strokes are never developed properly, because they're afraid to miss.

I think other instructors distinguish between the unit turn which you do right away and the take back which starts the swing.

Nice tips! Reg early take-back: what I’ve seen reg this, hasn’t been directed towards not starting the unit turn early, but differentiating the rotation of the the upper body part, from the part where the hitting arm extends (the start of the C). The first part is done seemlessly and immediately after the split step, the latter part will often be delayed as most 4.0s and down have a much slower pace. Feeltennis has a good explanation as to why most 3.5s and down, have the wrong impression of what happens when, in the unit turn, often resulting in little upper body rotation and a lot of arm extension.

This has to be one of the most useful tennis vids I have seen

Love your videos... Extremely informative. Thanks for sharing

I like your videos cause it's easy to understand and it's for intermediate players. You should do a video on reading the serve and also reading which way the opponent hits the ball when I'm volleying at the net. I can't find anything good on those subjects.

hello, i live in India and i have a 35 ranking in the country. i had come for my sisters college in around july and august for abt 2 weeks and trained in a cleveland club. and this was the same court. i had met you and u gave me a few good tips thank you for that it helped me.

Very good explanation coach , its really true on the split step , I just compare video of roger practicing for roland garros

Excellent. The difference between fast and early is my kind of analogy. Well put

😶😶😦😦 7:41 I just found out what I was doing wrong from the last 7 days..... I couldnt control the depth of the ball.... sometimes it went out of the court and sometimes it bounced so early.... and I couldnt even figure out what was wrong with me..... Thanks a lot sir...😁🙏👍

Great tips for consistency . Tks for sharing

Great explanation of the fundamentals! I have had countless students come to me having never heard of the split step, or even if they did they were never explained why or when to do it. For the net clearence what I love to do is erect an extra “net” over the original and tell them to hit over it with tons of spin if they are behind the base and go for in between the two nets if they can step inside. Works great for a drill as well and its a super visual aid. 🎾

Few easy suggestions for good results...thank you I like the way you teach 🤗

Ryan, you explain things so well. I love all your videos. Thank you for putting out these great videos!

Thank you so much. By following your instructions my tennis skill had a big improvement. I will try these three tips next time I play. Thank you.

I really enjoyed this one Ryan! Great to see you hitting too, great strokes my friend!

Super useful, easy explanation, thank you! Subscribed!

Doesn’t get clearer than this, amazing and useful video!! Also thanks for the pragmatism! Great work, keep it up!

Thanks coach! That 3rd tip really helped my game its a pretty unique tip that nobody discusses too often

Really valuable content, kind of a high density tutorial. Every word worth listening to. Thx for sharing.

Great advice! I'll try the green/blue analogy when I hit the courts this week.

Sharing this pure gold with my mates in Dublin.

Great video!! Liked and subscribed :) thanks for the points coach!

Ryan.... man, you’re THE BEST!!!! Love your work and allegories 🎾🎾🎾

I had never thought about altering ball height to influence depth. Good stuff Ryan. BTW - I advocate depth placement /ball height over pace - at least at times to get yr opponent out of rhythm.

Very good. Thanks for your coaching

You are teaching wisdom tennis and commonsense 1 just perfect.....thanks .

Thank you so much Ryan! So humble of you to share these tricks of the game!

Great tips. If you could organise the other side player stand in an angle which the camera view was not blocked by your body when s/he starts hitting then we can see better. Like you and other player stand on opposite side of the court for example you stand on your right side and the other player stand on his/her right side but close to the middle so we can see more clearly. Thanks for slow motion.

Coach. thank you for this immensely helpful video. You are a great coach.

Nice share. 3 tips are helpful. thanks

The 3rd tip is the most useful for me. Thanks a lot

Best video for hitting like a pro.Can you share the Tennis overhead hitting technique.

During military service in korea, your advicement really helpfull to normal soilder. Thank you

Fantastic tips. Ready for spring rallies 🎾

Your tips are very useful. thank you for share them

You're amazing! Just unbelievable how good you are at explaining... Thanks for sharing Ryan!!!

My eye are not fast enough to pick up the blur of ball contact, respectfully. I hear at contact, after contact and before contact. Doesn’t mean I’m doubting your expertise. It all sounds pretty subjective. I will add that your videos are great and I have incorporated many of the playing strategies into my practice routines and they work in my favor, thanks again.

The best video I have seen in Tennis so far...

Ryan! awesome tips man Great explanation for the 3 tennis tips. I will start implementing them in my game. You got a new subscriber!

Wow!!! I just found this channel. I am amazed by your class! I hope my opponents don't watch it lol 🇧🇷

Good advice. Timing has always been my problem

Hi Ryan, I watched many your videos. Very interesting in birthday hat. It helps my serve more accurate and powerful. This video is more valuable than several months with private trainer. I feel like my level increasing without touching a racket. lol. thanks a lot ryan. keep up your excellent work. Love you from Vietnam !!

Thank you sir for teaching the basics with these 3 basics now I think I could definitely improve my game

Ryan, don't forget to breath 😁 Best lessons i have ever seen on the net.

Powerful video Ryan im feeling the ENERGY you put into this!Really like how you explain things.Already looking forward to your next video.How many lessons do you give in a week?

Great common sense coaching tip. I totally agree with you. Been playing tennis all my life. Great approach to teach it btw. Keep it up. I will be watching your vids. Wish you the best!

This is gold Ryan. Thank you!

You’re the easiest to understand and it makes sense and it’s engaging

Like the sunrise analogy, and the last tip is like a wake up call.thx a lot

Thanks excellent tips for tennis learning. 👍🇦🇷🎾