Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Tennis and Robotics: Robo Tennis

                     Photo Courtesy: jackodawson

Check Out this Video: Robo-Tennis Play (Courtesy: Stefan Bojic)

Click Here: Robo Tennis Play  

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Tennis Book: "Modern Tennis Instruction: A Historical Guide to Play Your Best Tennis Vol. I (1874 - 1907)" by Coach John B. Carpenter


Modern Tennis Instruction: A Historical Guide to Play Your Best Tennis Vol. I (1874 - 1907) (Limited Collector's Edition), John B. Carpenter, PTR Pro and USPTA Elite Pro with Chuck Tomlin, PTR Certified (Advanced Tennis Foundation Productions, LLC: Fairburn, GA 2023) (Editor Richard Hillway), Featuring the Congruent Tennis Model by Chuck Tomlin, 304 Pages, 7 Chapters, Bios, Tribute, Table of Contents, Appendixes A - J, Dedication, Acknowledgements, Foreword, Author's Preface, Intro and Articles by Various Contributors. 

Based on 18 years of exhaustive research, Coach John B. Carpenter has published a massive compendium on tennis instruction history, weaving together analyses of historical and modern players, tennis trivia, anecdotes and quotes. 

The teaching model featured is drawn from Coach Chuck Tomlin and dubbed the "Congruent Teaching Model" which seeks to link effective modern technique with appropriate past instruction and historical examples. 

The book is a premium Limited Edition Hardcover, profusely illustrated with stunning color and black & white photographs, relevant diagrams, and illustrations of players from the historical past to the modern age, together with their strokes and matches. 

And it includes contributory articles and commentary by Tennis Historian Richard Hillway, Major Champion Johan Keiek, and others, as well as an extensive Appendix ranging from tennis history to trivia quizes. 

For more information and to order the Book, visit Coach John Carpenter's Facebook Page

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Tennis Concept of the Day: What is Truly Essential in Tennis or Life?


What is truly essential in tennis or life is not technique, style, strategy, mentality, nutrition, fitness or even health. In the end, it’s Passion and Inspiration. That is what justifies existence and makes life worth living!