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Practical, video-backed guides from Bolor on fixing your game, training between lessons, and helping your player without overcoaching.
Series
The Serve Series
The most important shot in tennis, built from the ground up: grip and toss, the kick serve, more power, placement, and the spin that fits each moment.
- 1How to Hit a Better Serve (Grip, Toss, Power, and Spin)8 min
- 2How to Fix Your Serve Toss (Lift, Do Not Throw)6 min
- 3How to Hit a Kick Serve (Your Reliable Second Serve)7 min
- 4How to Serve Faster (Without Losing Control)6 min
- 5Tennis Serve Placement: Wide, Body, and T6 min
- 6Flat vs Slice vs Kick Serve: Which to Use and When6 min
- 7How to Fix Your Second Serve Under Pressure7 min
Series
The Backhand Series
A complete, video-backed guide to every backhand: two hands, one hand, the slice, the return, and drills you can do alone.
- 1How to Get a Better Backhand (Two-Handed, One-Handed, and Slice)11 min
- 2Two-Handed Backhand: Grip, Technique, and the Fixes That Matter7 min
- 3One-Handed Backhand: How to Learn It (and Whether You Should)7 min
- 4The Backhand Slice: How to Hit It Low and Heavy6 min
- 5How to Hit a Backhand Return of Serve6 min
- 6Backhand Drills You Can Do Alone6 min
Browse by topic
The Serve
The most important shot in tennis, built from the ground up: grip and toss, the kick serve, more power, placement, and the spin that fits each moment.
8 guidesThe Backhand
A complete, video-backed guide to every backhand: two hands, one hand, the slice, the return, and drills you can do alone.
7 guidesThe Forehand
Build a forehand that holds up in rallies, not just warmups: grip choice, topspin, depth, and the contact point that stops the spray.
3 guidesNet and Volleys
Survive and win at the net: a compact volley, a calm overhead, and a simple rule for which ball to approach on.
4 guidesFootwork and Movement
Most stroke errors are really position errors. Split step timing, recovery, and balance, plus drills you can run alone.
4 guidesReturn of Serve
Turn your weakest shot into a weapon: block the heat, punch the medium one, drive the slow one, and stand in the right place.
3 guidesThe Mental Game
Close out leads, quiet the nerves, and play your practice game in matches. Routines and reframes, not just be tough.
4 guidesMatch Strategy
Win the matches your strokes say you should: beat the pusher, build a game plan, and play the patterns that score.
5 guidesJuniors, UTR and Recruiting
The path from junior tournaments to college tennis: UTR explained, how to raise it, and a recruiting timeline that works.
5 guidesGear and Equipment
Spend where it counts and skip the gimmicks: racquets by level, strings in plain English, and when new gear actually helps.
5 guidesLevels and Improvement
Break the plateau and actually move up: what separates the levels, how long it takes, and the weekly plan that turns hitting into improvement.
4 guidesFitness and Injury
Warm up, get stronger, and stay on court for decades: tennis-specific strength, prehab, recovery, and the gear changes that protect your arm.
6 guidesOnline Coaching
How remote coaching actually works: the weekly loop of plan, train, upload, and review that keeps your game moving between lessons.
6 guidesFor Tennis Parents
Support your junior player without overcoaching: handle the logistics, protect recovery, and leave the technique to the coach.
5 guidesLatest guides
Browse by topicServe
How to Hit a Better Serve (Grip, Toss, Power, and Spin)
The serve is the only shot you fully control. Build it in order and it turns into a weapon instead of a liability.
Technique
How to Get a Better Backhand (Two-Handed, One-Handed, and Slice)
Most backhand errors come from late prep, a tight grip, and hitting too close to your body. Here is the full fix, from grip to match pressure.
Technique
Why Your Forehand Falls Apart in Rallies (and the 3-Foot Fix)
A clean warmup forehand that sprays in points is almost never a technique problem. It is a margin problem. Here is the fix.
Technique
Stop Popping Up Your Volleys: The Block-and-Redirect Fix
If your volleys float long or pop straight up, you are swinging when you should be blocking. Here is the compact fix.
Technique
Your Strokes Aren't Broken, Your Footwork Is
You keep tinkering with your swing, but the misses come from arriving late and off balance. Footwork is the fix nobody films.
Technique
Block, Punch, Drive: A Return-of-Serve Menu for Every Serve
Your return falls apart because you use one swing for every serve. Here is the menu: block, punch, or drive, by what you are facing.
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