Tennis Tips (Answer the Phone) from Coach Ben Hesley: Quick Fix for Your Overhead Shot

Welcome to the Atlanta Tennis Podcast, powered by Go Tennis! Looking to improve your confidence and control when hitting overhead shots? In this episode of the Atlanta Tennis Podcast, Coach Ben Hesley of Bull Shark Sports shares a quick tip. Coach Ben demonstrates a quick and effective way to get your racket in place, avoiding the huge backswing in favor of a technique. On the Atlanta Tennis Podcast, you can hear this excellent advice and other great tennis information. Today's Guest: Ben Hesley - from Bull Shark Sports, is a professional tennis coach. He shared a valuable tennis tip that improves your overhead short. In This Episode, You’ll Hear About: In this episode, Coach Ben Hesley gives a helpful tip for improving your overhead shots. He explains that many players have long backswings when hitting overheads, which can be ineffective. Instead, he recommends that players consider the overhead to be similar to but not identical to a service move. The goal is to get the racket into the hitting position as soon and efficiently as feasible. Coach Ben provides a simple analogy to help players understand the proper technique: "Answer the phone." He says players should visualize putting their racket exactly at their ear, like they would when answering a phone, as soon as the ball is in the air. This positions the racket well for an excellent overhead shot. This tip is intended to assist players shorten their backswing and get into a hitting stance faster, resulting in more successful overhead shots. Coach Ben recommends that players use this strategy the next time they're on the court. In this episode, you'll learn: A simple technique to improve your overhead swing How to find more tennis resources online Where to get exclusive deals on tennis equipment and apparel Don't forget to: Subscribe for more tennis tips and insights Visit AtlantaTennisPodcast.com for upcoming events, special offers, and an online tennis shop Remember to click the following button for more tennis tips and articles. Visit AtlantaTennisPodcast.com to view the calendar of upcoming tennis tournaments, discover the greatest offers on Tecnifibre products, and shop for tennis clothes and more. If you are a coach or director, please get in touch with us to build up your own shop selection of branded products! Stay tuned for more tips and insights from the Atlanta Tennis Podcast. See you next time! https://bullsharksports.net/about-coach-ben Shaun Boyce USPTA: shaun@tennisforchildren.com https://tennisforchildren.com/ Bobby Schindler USPTA: schindlerb@comcast.net https://windermerecommunity.net/ Geovanna Boyce: geovy@regeovinate.com https://regeovinate.com/ This podcast is powered by GoTennis! Atlanta: Membership has its privileges https://letsgotennis.com/ https://letsgotennis.com/join/ https://shop.letsgotennis.com/ https://letsgotennis.com/deals/ https://letsgotennis.com/podcast/ https://www.youtube.com/@gotennispodcast Do you want to read about some good things going on in the world of tennis? https://letsgotennis.com/stories/ Check out our GoTennis! Atlanta Facebook page for deals, updates, events, podcasts, news, stories, coach profiles, club information, and more https://bit.ly/gt_facebook_page Also, you can support this show (and save some $) by shopping at https://letsgotennis.com/deals/ Or, donate directly HERE Want to get into crypto? This is easy: https://www.coinbase.com/join/boyce_3s?src=ios-link Want donate with Bitcoin? Here’s the address: 3EqTU1gQBLoieMeFLC1BQgCUajPpPMCgwB Considering your own podcast? We (obviously) recommend Captivate: This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free .