Alligator eyes
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Lee Couillard, USPTA, Head Tennis Professional, Punahou School explains a concept known as "Alligator Eyes." He attended a 2 day Alexander Technique workshop held at Punahou School where he learned this concept plus many more to help with peak performance. The Alexander Technique is of particular use to performing artists, athletes, actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and martial artists.
Some well-known people who have studied the Alexander Technique include George Bernard Shaw, Aldous Huxley, Robertson Davies, Paul McCartney, Sting, Paul Newman, William Hurt, Robin Williams, educator John Dewey, and Nobel prizewinner for Medicine Nikolas Tinbergen. For more information about the Alexander Technique, please visit the Alexander Technique website.
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Daisy,
Oklahoma
Posted by: Daisy | July 23, 2010 7:04 AM
Yesterday i was playing and one of the guys who i was playing against was getting all of the luck in the world, he was hitting the net and everything was going over, shanking everything and hitting the ball on every piece of the racket and I was getting angrier by the minute ... muscling everything and i am arguably playing better than him and getting no luck, it was really really frustrating and he ended up beating me. :(
And when i'm playing like this and believe i cant beat players like this i seem too lose my interest and competitiveness.
I will give this a try and let you know. Enjoying all these vids.
Cameron,
Miami
Posted by: Cameron | June 30, 2010 1:12 AM
I have always had a problem with putting too much pressure on myself, but until you learn to control it you will probably end up not improving at all.
I would recommend just trying to take some deep breaths and calm yourself down. If you hit a bad shot, just focus on how to hit the next one well.
You can't worry about the luck your opponent is getting. Luck is not going to win in the long run unless you think it is.
And if this video tip doesn't seem to work, take a break for a couple of weeks. You will probably find that when you come back after the break you will probably have a clearer mind and will focus more on playing the game than the opponent.
Charley,
Vegas
Posted by: Charley | June 11, 2010 5:17 PM