‘Read My Tips’ Archives
Ratings changes: Is it time to panic?
READ MY TIPS Doug Browne dbrowne912@aol.com Uh, oh, it is that dicey time of year where anxious tennis players find out if they are going to stay put or will stay on their current teams. If you are a CTA league participant, coordinator Vivian Welsh publishes her new list; a small percentage of players must adjust as they may either [...]
Yes, even young Pete Sampras listened!
READ MY TIPS Doug Browne “Come on, you have to move your feet or it’s not worth our time,” I sternly remarked to my slow-moving teenage student. “Go, go, go, you can get to that ball,” I continued. One of the greatest coaching challenges is when the young student just doesn’t want to be on the tennis court. There is that [...]
The two-handed backhand: The far superior stroke
READ MY TIPS Doug Browne dbrowne912@aol.com To me, it is not the great debate: Which stroke is better for the tennis player – The one-handed backhand style versus the two-handed backhand stroke? It appears the only real argument for the one-handed backhand is the reach argument. Proponents of the one-handed stroke claim that the [...]
Typical target species when fishing the flats and near shore areas of the 10,000 Islands
FOLLOW THE FISH Capt. Pete Rapps Pete@CaptainRapps.com There are so many different species of fish that we catch here in the 10,000 Islands and the Everglades National Park. Some fish that are targeted for food purposes, depending on their open season, are Redfish, Snapper, Trout, Flounder, Mackerel, Tripletail, Cobia, Pompano, Snook, [...]
It didn’t work for General Custer and it won’t work for you
READ MY TIPS Doug Browne dbrowne912@aol.com One of the key tactical mistakes doubles teams frequently make, is that they completely underestimate their opponent’s ability to execute a variety of shots during a big tennis match. Inexperienced doubles teams assume that all doubles teams will hit lobs when they are in trouble and this [...]
My day with the UPENN tennis team
READ MY TIPS Doug Browne dbrowne912@aol.com There is just nothing like being a college coach. In this case, a part-time assignment but nevertheless, an experience that I will never forget. In my everyday life as a club pro, it is illegal to talk to my players when they compete in match-play. Whether it is a USTA/CTA match, [...]
Hideaway Beach Open doubles tournament
READ MY TIPS Doug Browne dbrowne912@aol.com The 2nd Annual Hideaway Beach Open Doubles tournament featured 94 tennis players from all over Collier County and beyond. The following tennis facilities were represented: Hideaway Beach, Fiddler’s Creek, Marco Island Racquet Center, Marco Island YMCA, Cape Marco, Eagle Creek, Player’s [...]
Do you know how to put the ball away?
Doug Browne dbrowne912@aol.com With all the power in today’s game, there is a lot of pressure on tennis players to put the ball away in dramatic fashion. Unfortunately, a good majority of tennis competitors do not have the right skills to execute winners all over the court. If I had to pinpoint a good place to hit a winning stroke, it [...]
2nd Annual Doubles Open returns to the Hideaway Beach Club
Read My Tips Doug Browne Entries have already rolled in from the Player’s Club, Fiddler’s Creek, Eagle Creek, and Island Club and of course, Hideaway Beach for the 2nd Annual Open Doubles event at Hideaway Beach beginning Friday, March 2nd. Due to the success of last year’s event, past participants already sent in their entries last [...]
Wayne Bryan and the USTA
READ MY TIPS Doug Browne dbrowne912@aol.com If you have time and a lot of patience, and perhaps some perseverance, tennis coach/author Wayne Bryan (father of successful twins Bob & Mike) offers a number of strong opinions about the United States Tennis Association and college tennis. To be fair, I am an acquaintance of Mr. Bryan and [...]
