Bigger Better Tennis - Paul Dale

THE ART OF UNDERSPIN: Rediscovering Tennis's Most Undervalued Technical Skill By Paul Dale | The 3AM Method IS UNDERPIN MAKING A COME-BACK? Is there a resurgence in the use of underspin in tennis today? Having witnessed years of topspin domination and underspin neglect, we're finally seeing underspin getting the recognition it deserves from top male and female players. Here's what most tennis players need to understand: Every failed volley, every floating approach shot, every defensive slice that sits up for easy winners stems from fundamental underspin technique errors that have been ignored for decades. We're approaching underspin training all wrong. Players don't need more slice practice—they need systematic technical foundations that create consistent underspin under match pressure. Your next breakthrough in net play and defensive skills doesn't come from hitting more slice shots. It comes from mastering the underspin fundamentals that separate recreati...

As a coach, I've always believed in allowing my students to develop their own games naturally as much as possible. I often provide the lead but later I like to see my players find solutions to their own problems. I design the lesson plan, create the most appropriate drills for the topic and provide feedback whenever necessary.  However, once all this is successfully taking place on the practice court it's often best for me to literally take a step back and allow players the freedom of self-discovery. The only time I seldom let this happen is when I'm teaching the Volley. I find that most players have a warped idea of how the Volley should work. Perhaps this is because they've watched the pros volley on TV and feel they now understand how it should be performed and can easily imitate what they saw.  If left to their own devices the vast majority of students would flounder around in lessons trying to perfect their volley game over a long period of time.  Because of the ...

Starbucks knows its coffee-drinking customers much better than any of its competitors. How else do you explain why Starbucks customers happily purchase its products at inflated prices, and yet their stores are always full of contented patrons? If you know me at all you know that I'm a huge Starbucks fan, it's my go-to place to work and relax. But I don't like coffee! Often as I make my way to a Starbucks coffee shop (Starbucks operates 372 stores in Thailand, most of them located in Bangkok), I can't help but notice the other empty coffee shops within the exact same mall. The difference is stark and anyone interested in marketing or improving their own business should be looking at this phenomenon and trying to understand what's going on here. The stores of Starbucks competitors in the same mall look great and their drinks taste great too, probably in some cases even better. Why then are Starbucks still able to do so well in the face of so much competition? The answ...

1. LESS TALK IS BETTER Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out  and remove all doubt    - Abraham Lincoln You're not learning when you're talking. You can only learn or understand something when you are listening to what others have to say. While in conversation the advantage goes to the person saying less and listening more! "There are none of Man's  problems that can not be  solved by sitting alone in a quiet room"    - Anonymous   2. HAVE A MORNING ROUTINE   How you wake up each day and your morning routine (or lack thereof) dramatically affects your levels of success in every single area of your life. Focused, productive, successful mornings generate focused, productive, successful days - which inevitably creates a successful life.   -Hal Elrod   Morning routines are in equal measure about what you do, and what you don't do.  The bottom line is for you to find a morning routine that helps you set up ...