You oversleep for your 7 a.m. tee time and race to the course, only to
get there five minutes before your first shot. Never fear, that's
plenty of time for this pre-18 warm-up.
For many golfers, this scenario may sound familiar.
Trapped in your old practice routine? Try the Jimmy Conners method for a pulse pounding workout.
Tennis is an anaerobic sport. That is, it is played in short bursts of
normally four to ten seconds and requires a special kind of
conditioning. Some players condition themselves by running long
distances each day, but that has only limited value for playing tennis.
A properly packed tennis bag can help carry you to success on the court.
It's one of the greatest allies a tennis player can have, a silent
spectator that occupies a prominent place on the courtside chair next
to you. The fans can overlook it, but players seldom undervalue it.
When a crisis erupts on the court, it's often the first source of
solace a panicked player consults.