Archive for September, 2009
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Congratulations to San Jose Junior Tennis
For the 5th straight year, the juniors at San Jose Swim & Racquet Club in San Jose, California have dominated the summer South Bay League play. With outstanding performances by the boy’s 12’s, 15’s and 18’s, SJSRC has captured the best records in league play. There are also divisions for girl’s [...]
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A Moment of Hope – A Moment in Time
With the difficult economic times and stress in the United States at this time, Americans, ever the hopeful, were ready for good news. They were eager to be a part of a celebration that times were changing.
America had elected a new president – an African-American president and a new political party was going to [...] -
Begin with the End in Mind
When you begin a point, you need to start with the end in mind…. where do you want the ball to go? You have to select a target. Once you have selected a target…down the line, down the center, cross court or an angle, you can begin to choose the spin and the [...]
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Ken’s Tournament Preparation Blog
It is tournament time again for me. As a tennis teaching professional, I seldom have time to really prepare for a tournament like the pros – of course, I don’t and never have played like them.
So when I planned to play in the USPTA Nationals on Marco Island, Florida this September I had a [...] -
SJSRC Annual Wooden Racquet Tennis Social
Each year, around the 4th of July and Wimbledon, SJSRC Director of Tennis Ken DeHart goes into his storage and pulls out a selection of wooden tennis racquets from his collection of over 2,000 old tennis racquets, gathers up some interesting books on the history of tennis, orders some white tennis balls from Wilson (yes, [...]
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Racquet Review for Wilson K4
The Wilson K 4 has been my favorite racquet for 2009.
Having played with the Wilson K Zen, the heavier version at 10.5 ounces, for 2 years it was time for a change. The 2009 version of the K Zen came only in a lighter version (9.5 ounces) and I was having difficulty making the [...] -
PTR Professional Development Week
Each year the Professional Tennis Registry host PDW on Hilton Head Island, SC. This week is filled with continuing education opportunities for PTR and other tennis industry leaders at the home of the Professional Tennis Registry on Shipyard Racquet Club in Shipyard Plantation.
This week, 5 PTR Master Professionals were in attendance and part of the [...]
