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You know how there are all these kernels of tennis wisdom that are easier said than done? They can be so frustrating in their simplicity. Let's list all the prophetic one-liners in this thread. Try to avoid discussion, oh, and one at a time please. :-)
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I have a very consistent rally friend with a very bad serve. Solid 5.5 drive forehand and low 4.5 double handed backhand. He will NEVER practice his 3.5 serve. 

Been trying to reduce my practice time with him, but boy is he persistent. lol

I know the frustration of finding and keeping good drilling partners.  And, the older you get, the harder that gets.  I've had some very good practice partners in the past, and I always played my highest level when doing drills regularly.  The good news is that I don't need a partner to practice the most important shot in the game, which is why my serve has always been my best, most reliable shot, and my biggest weapon.  It's nice going in to a match knowing that, if you serve well, you can get in to a tie breaker.  You can always pay a coach to stand at the opposite service line and smack serves at you.  But, it's not the same as practicing returning real serves.

True indeed. The return can be almost as important as the serve, especially if you're a counterpuncher.

The way I see it is this: According to Vic Braden, the average point in professional men's tennis lasts for 3 shots in play, that's serve, return and one more shot in play which is either a winner or draws an error (much more likely to draw an error).  The average amateur point is barely 2 shots in play, serve and return.  You can see how important the return of serve is.  At the amateur level, just getting your return back in play puts the odds heavily in your favor of winning the point, on average.  Even moreso if it's a deep forceful return.  Yet, serves and returns are among the least practiced parts of the game. 

Ah, Vic Braden! I went to his academy for five days. Learned a great deal.

I try to find partners who will do the following: practice points out without keeping score, so the serve and return is practiced. The guy serves as many times as he wishes, and the point is played. This way, attention can be given to the form of the serve and the form of the return. Also, point construction is also developed.

Tie breakers where one player serves the whole tb is a good drill.

I'll try that one server tiebreaker deal then!

" there is no way I can win when shots like that go in!" - Derek D

27:40 backhand Miss-hit lob winner.

From the http://tennisopolis.com/forum/topics/tonight-10pm-eastern-derekd-co...

Yeah, that's a one liner I've heard from one of my partners. lol

If you make your first serve, you wont ever double fault.

This is a great one!  I have to say, if you make your second serve you will never double fault either.  ;-)

If you hit the ball in the net, at least your opponent will never hit a winner.

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