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Hey hey, this is Shaun with the GoTennis Podcast powered by Signature Tennis.

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Today's tennis tip comes from Ben Hestley of Bull Shark Sports.

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Have a listen and let us know what you think.

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Hi, this is Ben Hestley of Bull Shark Sports.

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Today's tip is about mini-tennis.

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Exciting topic right?

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But I want to encourage you to become a master of mini-tennis.

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Oftentimes, people are warming up for a lesson or a match.

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They start short-core, just kind of aimlessly tapping the ball back and forth.

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But put some purpose into this practice.

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When you're doing mini-tennis, think about how low you can keep the ball.

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Can you use underspin and make the ball skim over the net and land on the other side?

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Work on your down-the-line shots.

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Can you get underspin from the short-court in the alley?

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Go cross-court.

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Work on angles.

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Can you keep the ball low at a sharp angle across the court?

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Do mini-tennis with purpose and really work on it.

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In doubles especially, a lot of points are one at the net from the front side of the

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court.

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And we often think about that quote "putaway shot."

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But being really good at mini-tennis helps you get in position to hit that high volley

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putaway shot.

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So when you're out there, think about where the just aimlessly tapping the ball back

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and forth and boring mini-tennis.

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Have some purpose in a plan behind it.

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Really work at it and become a master of mini-tennis and that's going to help you get in

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a better position to dictate play from the front part of the court.

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Be able to get into the net which we all want to do in doubles and put more balls away.

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Hope that helps and again master the mini-tennis.

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