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THE MOST IMPORTANT LINE IN TENNIS: THE HEAD TO FOOT RELATIONSHIP

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      The most important line in tennis is the imaginary line from your head to your                contact foot.  This line creates the smooth effortless power, timing and consistency        that the pros possess and we all envy. Let’s look at the Head & the Contact Foot separately… Your Head is a centre point for balance.  If the head is inside your two feet, you are balanced. If your head is outside either the left or right foot you are off balance.  Therefore controlling the head position is important, especially in a dynamic sport like tennis where we are faced with a series of complex movements in quick succession.  At the moment of contact the head is positioned between two feet Disciplining the head leads to consistency of timing The Contact Foot is the foot you use to interact with the ground and create inertia. Nature doesn’t care which foot you use, it can be the “back” foot or the “front” foot, nature just wants that link to be established so tha