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Bill Patton
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Bill Patton posted a status"Cutting Edge Fitness for Tennis Players, and sport specific! Tune in on Saturday http://ning.it/11GiV76"
Bill Patton commented on Bill Patton's video
NIKE Tennis Camps Serve Lesson - Pause Briefly to Read Notes!
"Thanks for the comment Hal. Vic Braden said that Ashe could slice a serve that would hit the side fence at a 90 degree angle..."
Bill Patton posted a status"Can a radio show help you play better Tennis? Yes! http://bit.ly/11xYi7M"
Bill Patton replied to Mark / The Mayor's discussion 'Robbed by a Tournament Director'"It was drizzling, I was serving and volleying successfully against the #1 seed, and was a break up. It started to rain lightly I started to slip all over the place. I stopped to ask the referee if we could stop, he GOD, said "No, I…"
Bill Patton posted a status"Tune in 8am PST to get insights that will help your game today. Guest: Dick Gould, 18 time National Champion Coach http://bit.ly/11xYi7M"
Hal Wagner commented on Bill Patton's videoNIKE Tennis Camps Serve Lesson - Pause Briefly to Read Notes!
"Pancho, Arthur Ashe, Nastase were my serve idols. What's weird is that I can't remember who taught me the inward rotation, could have been being a pitcher in baseball.Good stuff Bill."
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- Castro Valley, CA
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- Jeff Beck
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- Guga
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- NTRP 4.5, NTRP 5.0
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- chip-n-charger, trixter, slicer, poacher, doubles partner, singles player, serve-n-volleyer, one-hander, gamer, trash talker, drop-shotter, gracious winner, tournament goer
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A Radio Blog Interview on Inner City and High School Tennis
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 7:08pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Haha Sucker Moment
Posted on November 16, 2012 at 11:31am 2 Comments 1 Like
Recently I had one of those moments where I caught the suckers off guard. Its a great idea to hit a completely unpredictable low percentage shot, just to make them think. It was doubles, and I had been lobbed. When lobbed 99% of the time I lob back. My opponents began to drift forward cautiously so they could come to the net, but still be in position to hit an easy overhead if I did not lob perfectly. I had looked over my shoulder to see them on my way back. So I.... turned and ripped…
Continue Invited to Pro-Am, as the Pro
Posted on October 29, 2012 at 1:48pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
This does not happen for me too much, because I peaked at a 5.0 level during my playing days, but I was invited to play in a Pro-Am as a Pro, presumably with 3.5 players and lower. Either way, serious training has commenced today! Got out for some hits with a 3.5 lady I know who is friendly, available and always ready for a hit.
I told the promoter of the event, that I would be a standby in case he could not find someone else, but I have to get ready just in case. Tomorrow the…
Continue The Total Serve
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 9:13am 0 Comments 0 Likes
In a short while I am going to post two videos. Radha aged 9, is going to attempt the first serve of her life. As a coach who really values teaching beginners, its great when you can start a kid properly. When you inherit a player who was not taught well, or simply struggled for whatever reason with the serve, it takes a bit longer for them to learn the ideal pattern. It's ok, its what we do. Videos coming soon!
Off to SAP Open
Posted on February 14, 2012 at 9:31am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Glad to have a chance to see Steve Johnson, and bring my Super Slow Motion Camera to see the pros up close and slow... Its a great teaching tool. Then to show clips to my students compared to what they do.
Comment Wall (20 comments)
- At 2:11pm on January 25, 2013,
Alex Doty said… LOL. hey Bill, probably a ball that I hit off my frame that's going over the fence.
- At 6:28pm on January 13, 2013,
Mark / The Mayor said… So Bill, post your videos here:
http://tennisopolis.com/video/video/addEmbed
You can use the youtube embed code and BE SURE to set it large, 640x480 is a nice big size. This will be better than the old vids you embeded.
Thanks,
Mark
- At 11:41am on January 25, 2012,
Steve sohn said… - Sound great but first when can i call you at the club for specifics?
- At 1:06am on January 11, 2012,
Pete Mikkelsen said… I like to keep informed on what's going on and available out there. I'm pretty happy with my job right now though.
- At 12:51pm on December 21, 2011, Mark / The Mayor said…
This is going out only to my friends on Tennisopolis. I'm trying to build some buzz on facebook for Tennisopolis. I couldn't think of anything extremely clever, so I figured giving away cool stuff always works! I need your help today; To enter, just LIKE the post our our fb page. And stay tuned, we're going to be having more giveways on fb in the near future.
Here's the link to the Verdasco autograph:
http://www.facebook.com/tennisopolis
Thanks, Mark
- At 10:29pm on November 28, 2011,
TennisFlex said… Are there any clay courts at your club? cheers Cam
- At 12:58pm on November 23, 2011,
Warren Tungol said…
Oh wow! How I miss San Ramon! I used to live @ Alcosta and Crow Canyon.
I'm here in Chicago, IL and it's a beautiful city. Too bad the weather is not the same. I recently joined Tennisopolis to get in some games and join the group for other events.
- At 11:39pm on November 20, 2011,
hofertennis said… Yeah, that was all my doing, being featured an all...
- At 1:37pm on September 26, 2011, Alan Manewitz said…
Sorry 9/28 is Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) Can't make it. Maybe another time.
Alan
- At 8:58am on June 25, 2011,
Mary K said… - OK thanks for the clarification, I'll give it some thought.
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