As I stated in my blog I will be introducing various tennis tips. This morning the gloomy overcast skies in Virginia Beach sparked a tip that most people tend to forget concerning tennis. "Controllables vs. uncontrollables" Tennis is a sport that has a lot of uncontrollables...what are they? The one uncontrollables I would like to introduce today is the weather. Here is my tip concerning playing in windy weather...don't sweat it!
Remember that you and your opponent have the same factors to deal with. This is your time to use the weather as an ally. You must assess the situation at hand and use the wind to your advantage. Take your game back to basics. Keep the ball down the middle of court, take less chances and play very conservative well structured points. Note: this is easier said than done...I would advise you to practice in the wind so there are no surprises once you are in match play.
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Great tip James. One tip I try to use is to take my towel with me when I change sides and push it through the back fence on the "upwind" side if the wind is blowing across he court. This reminds me to "hit towards my towel" when hitting near the line.
On the upwind side of the court I can hit closer to the line (my towel being a reminder on the back fence) knowing the wind will blow the ball in. On the downwind side of the court I "hit closer to the towel" which gives me the extra margin when the wind will be pushing the ball toward the line.
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