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Ep 106 - Philip O'Callaghan (@Mr_Tennis_Coach)

Talking Performance

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What's the Difference Between Tennis and Football?

The best players in the world can nearly tell where the ball is going before they even hit. They're also able to get information from the flight of the ball so what spin is on the ball and which way will it bounce. In tennis there's kind of slice which means the ball is kind of going to stay a bit lower and it will slow down or it depends on the course but it was probably slow down as it went up in this whereas topspin it would kick up a lot higher when it bounces. So like the best players are able to kind of judge where like adjust their positioning based on the information they're getting from the ball flight so they can put themselves into the best

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