Outside the Lines Bob Schewior
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- Sports
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Tennis commentary on all aspects of the game from pros to club players
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How Many Coaches For an Aspiring Club Player?
Players on the Tour typically have one coach. Sometimes, a second coach is added, but they always work as a team. We explore the possible loss of efficiency of having multiple coaches. In particular, having many voices may cause uncertainty.
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Opponent Awareness 1
Who is the Most Important Person on the court? The standard answer is: I am. We explore the often neglected ability to dissect an opponent.
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AO 2024 Recap
Tournament results, Osaka, Gauff, Sabalenka, Sinner and Djokovic. Also a new metric for analyzing your own game: "conversions" and "steals."
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What's Cookin'? (with your Feel)
Food has Texture; shots have Feel. We talk about this significant but often overlooked part of playing good tennis.
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Playing With Freedom
Playing with Freedom. We systematically deconstruct the rewards to playing either Scared or Confidently under the umbrella of a player's role as Underdog or Favorite. It ends up that playing Scared is ok if Winning is the only thing that matters to you. However, if you'd like to improve your game or have the chance of defeating better players, playing with Confidence is the only way to go.
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US Open Recap 2023
We dissect several of the most notable matches with a focus on adaptability. Surprisingly, the top players frequently don't display this quality. The match-fixing scandal revealed in the Washington Post on 9/7 is also discussed.
Customer Reviews
Great show
Thanks guys:
Loving your insights
Other possible topics:
-how to know if your club pro is good for adult or junior instruction
-how to know if you have the right racquet
-how to know if you ar being aggressive enough.
-how to speak constructively with a partner
-how to get rid of pre, and in match jitters
(Playing tight)
-can you break down “the inner game of tennis” for us
For starters… lol
Keep it up
Steve K