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About Me
- Gary Hi10spro Sakuma
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- I have played for 25 years and coached for the last 17 years--certified United States Professional Tennis Association Professional One--worked for Punahou Schools-voted the #1 Sports School in the United States, as a Program Supervisor, in charge of coaching the High Performance Players as well as coordinating programs for K-12 and Tennis Pro Education.
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Hawaii Tennis Pro presents SIMPLE TENNIS his How to Play Singles, How to Play Doubles, and The Tennis Book of Plays-- THREE Ebooks for only $19.99 plus 7% tax. 130 pages and counting. one year of free updates plus video links with simple explanations.
it will be sent via email to you and when we update it, we update your copy for one year. Nearly every page has clear diagrams and pictures to help with your understanding. Difficult topics have a video link for added understanding. Hawaii Tennis Pro Tennis for everyone. Covers mental toughness, match preparation, practice techniques to work on the shot and shot selections
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Serve and Volley
Is the serve and volleyer dead? Considering I'm a serve and volleyer, SV from now on. The biggest problem is the speed of my serve and the speed of the return--for a SV to be successful, I must make contact with the first volley somewhere around the service line, BUT the harder I serve the faster I must get in AND if the returner steps in or hits it back harder, it's difficult to get in.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Song Kran in Khon Kaen
This is what you look like during Song Kran. The powder is for good luck...
The holiday is known as Song Kran, or the Thai New Year. It marks the transition from one year to the next. It was a wild time and I enjoyed riding around in a truck throwing water at people.
The holiday is known as Song Kran, or the Thai New Year. It marks the transition from one year to the next. It was a wild time and I enjoyed riding around in a truck throwing water at people.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
The Forbidden Kingdom
This movie has everything you would want from a movie. The fight scenes are many and well-done with a classic one between no other than Jet Li and Jackie Chan. The plot is excellent and keeps you guessing to a certain degree and the cinema itself is beautiful, bringing to mind Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It's worth every cent to see this one.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Video your practice
If college and pro coaches for every other sport is videoing and analyzing their practices, why do we not do the same.
I've been videoing my practices and come to the following conclusions:
1) my game is very intericate--meaning i play alot of low percentage shots, always have and probably always will, but to do so, i need to practice. Over the course of 25 years, I have always coached--this is the first year of my life where I'm not spending time on the tennis court, thus, my skills are eroding.
the solution is obvious, increased court time and video analysis.
from that, I notice that I'm not stepping into my shots, bending, and springing. These are big issues in my game, and I'll have to address it. Also, on my forehand, I'm making contact with an open shoulder, extended arm, and quick snap--which makes my contact a bit helter skelter.
the goal over the next few weeks is to focus on using more body and a smoother contact, a more of a push contact as opposed to a pull.
we'll see.
I've been videoing my practices and come to the following conclusions:
1) my game is very intericate--meaning i play alot of low percentage shots, always have and probably always will, but to do so, i need to practice. Over the course of 25 years, I have always coached--this is the first year of my life where I'm not spending time on the tennis court, thus, my skills are eroding.
the solution is obvious, increased court time and video analysis.
from that, I notice that I'm not stepping into my shots, bending, and springing. These are big issues in my game, and I'll have to address it. Also, on my forehand, I'm making contact with an open shoulder, extended arm, and quick snap--which makes my contact a bit helter skelter.
the goal over the next few weeks is to focus on using more body and a smoother contact, a more of a push contact as opposed to a pull.
we'll see.
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