Interesting video! My focus issue is generally more mental - jamming my matches into my working day it takes several games to transition into play then second set it starts to wander into what’s coming up next in my day 😮
There is no doubt about it that squeezing tennis between work commitments makes things challenging. With that said, if you want to be able to focus on tennis while you are playing, you should be able to block work out. If your mind drifts, training the brain areas will help to prevent it.
Really great content ! Have been searching for tennisrelated focus now since my family situation is a bit off I have dropped down in our series from 2nd to 5th and thats is mainly focus related. Thanks ! New sub here
For eye movement exercises it’s generally better without glasses because the frames restrict visibility and the emphasis is on the eye movements rather than clarity. But if you feel uncomfortable doing them without glasses, start wearing them. Then as things improve you should be able to do them without.
Most points are lost in errors - correct. In unforced errors - not correct. Around 30-35% are UE. Just slightly less are winners. And up to 40% are forced errors. So most points are earned via forcing plays - be that strong hitting, net approaches, good serves or just deep moonballing, slices and dices, attacking the backhand, etc. But focus is important, for sure.
It very much depends on what level you are talking about. For most levels we don't have precise statistics, so we don't know the exact numbers. For the general adult player that uses youtube to improve their game, I'm confident that most points are lost by unforced errors.
@@TennisHacker well you judge them as “unforced” from your level perspective. Even as a coach. There’s a range of UE from players trying to do what they are not capable of - sometimes delusional, sometimes simply lacking the skill. You might say they must be more focused and patient, and sometimes you are right. Other times they just need to develop better movement, technique and decision making - so that incoming ball don’t force them into error-likely situations. To understand what I say, put a complete beginner, like 3 days into tennis, on court, and play points with him. Will he make unforced errors? Or will any ball apart from perfect feed be forcing a tough situation for him? The key is, looking at whole game from perspective of UE reduction is not bringing no healthy development, fun, and also sets very close ceiling. Meanwhile, developing better shots (with focus, of course) to set your opponent against overall stronger ball, as well as being able to put pressure with improved power, spin, tempo and placement - makes better players. As well as accepting some rate of errors going for those plays, particularly through development stage. And again, from stats, from personal experience (4.0+) I see people forcing much more errors than making true UEs out of nothing. Yes, everyone gets a bad day where he just misses everything. Yes, there are some players who miss easy shots too much - it’s usually glaring technical and mental hole in the game. But most competition is about making it uncomfortable for the opponent, hence forcing a chance or error - or weak shot to pressure on.
I agree that what constitutes and unforced error or forced error is relative to the level of tennis player and it's also subjective. One video can't cover everything and that isn't my intent either. I don't target my videos to beginners or professional players. My videos are aimed at players from 3.5 - 4.5 level. Based on my observations of players at that level is that the majority of points are lost through poor shot selection or unforced errors. I put them somewhat in the same category as an error that in theory shouldn't have been make in that situation. Generally at those levels it is the player that chooses higher percentage shots and makes less errors that wins. We can argue the finer points all day and not agree because we view things differently. So I'm happy to agree to disagree. The focus of the video is to teach players things they can do to improve focus. If you intent is to improve your tennis, my recommendation would be to work on the exercises and see if it helps!!!
Hi I wear glasses all the time for long and short distance . The only time I don’t wear glasses is for playing tennis. Is that affecting my shots/errors?
If you cant see is clearly without the glasses, yes it's highly likely it's contributing to errors. When you play it's recommended to wear your best correction for distance vision. But you'll notice very few professional players wear glasses because the frams of the glasses restrict vision. So if your eyes can tolerate contacts, that's a better option.
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Interesting video! My focus issue is generally more mental - jamming my matches into my working day it takes several games to transition into play then second set it starts to wander into what’s coming up next in my day 😮
There is no doubt about it that squeezing tennis between work commitments makes things challenging. With that said, if you want to be able to focus on tennis while you are playing, you should be able to block work out. If your mind drifts, training the brain areas will help to prevent it.
Really great content ! Have been searching for tennisrelated focus now since my family situation is a bit off I have dropped down in our series from 2nd to 5th and thats is mainly focus related. Thanks ! New sub here
Thanks, glad you found the video helpful. Hopefully everything is ok with your family now.
Solid content
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Gracias Richard !!
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thank you richard. I wear bifocal glasses, so should i be doing these exercises with the glasses on or without?
For eye movement exercises it’s generally better without glasses because the frames restrict visibility and the emphasis is on the eye movements rather than clarity.
But if you feel uncomfortable doing them without glasses, start wearing them. Then as things improve you should be able to do them without.
Most points are lost in errors - correct. In unforced errors - not correct. Around 30-35% are UE. Just slightly less are winners. And up to 40% are forced errors. So most points are earned via forcing plays - be that strong hitting, net approaches, good serves or just deep moonballing, slices and dices, attacking the backhand, etc.
But focus is important, for sure.
It very much depends on what level you are talking about. For most levels we don't have precise statistics, so we don't know the exact numbers. For the general adult player that uses youtube to improve their game, I'm confident that most points are lost by unforced errors.
@@TennisHacker well you judge them as “unforced” from your level perspective. Even as a coach. There’s a range of UE from players trying to do what they are not capable of - sometimes delusional, sometimes simply lacking the skill. You might say they must be more focused and patient, and sometimes you are right. Other times they just need to develop better movement, technique and decision making - so that incoming ball don’t force them into error-likely situations.
To understand what I say, put a complete beginner, like 3 days into tennis, on court, and play points with him. Will he make unforced errors? Or will any ball apart from perfect feed be forcing a tough situation for him?
The key is, looking at whole game from perspective of UE reduction is not bringing no healthy development, fun, and also sets very close ceiling.
Meanwhile, developing better shots (with focus, of course) to set your opponent against overall stronger ball, as well as being able to put pressure with improved power, spin, tempo and placement - makes better players. As well as accepting some rate of errors going for those plays, particularly through development stage.
And again, from stats, from personal experience (4.0+) I see people forcing much more errors than making true UEs out of nothing. Yes, everyone gets a bad day where he just misses everything. Yes, there are some players who miss easy shots too much - it’s usually glaring technical and mental hole in the game. But most competition is about making it uncomfortable for the opponent, hence forcing a chance or error - or weak shot to pressure on.
I agree that what constitutes and unforced error or forced error is relative to the level of tennis player and it's also subjective. One video can't cover everything and that isn't my intent either. I don't target my videos to beginners or professional players. My videos are aimed at players from 3.5 - 4.5 level.
Based on my observations of players at that level is that the majority of points are lost through poor shot selection or unforced errors. I put them somewhat in the same category as an error that in theory shouldn't have been make in that situation. Generally at those levels it is the player that chooses higher percentage shots and makes less errors that wins.
We can argue the finer points all day and not agree because we view things differently. So I'm happy to agree to disagree. The focus of the video is to teach players things they can do to improve focus. If you intent is to improve your tennis, my recommendation would be to work on the exercises and see if it helps!!!
and we're allowed to blink during what we're focusing on?
Yes. Blinking is normal. For the fixation just try and keep them as still as possible.
@@TennisHacker thanks! and remember the exact same fixated spot of I'm going back and forth between multiple objects?
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I wear glasses all the time for long and short distance . The only time I don’t wear glasses is for playing tennis. Is that affecting my shots/errors?
If you cant see is clearly without the glasses, yes it's highly likely it's contributing to errors. When you play it's recommended to wear your best correction for distance vision. But you'll notice very few professional players wear glasses because the frams of the glasses restrict vision. So if your eyes can tolerate contacts, that's a better option.
Ok
Thank you for responding