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THE FORM MYTH

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Today's greatest myth in tennis is that a perfect swing ( form) equals  a perfect game.  Players and coaches everywhere focus on training form, hoping it will translate into better results. Players and Coaches everywhere are teaching form over function That's simply not true. Golfers can work on their swing at the driving range for hours, perfecting the smallest details and seeing great results later.  Golf, however, is a "Closed" skill sport. Picture a golfer standing over the ball, having already decided what club to use and with the luxury of calmly deciding the specific flight they want the ball to travel. With Closed skill sports, you have time. Closed Skill: "A skill performed in a stable or largely predictable environmental setting. The movement patterns for closed skills can be planned in advance"     - Oxford Dictionary Closed-skill sports also often rely on a similar, repetitive movement each time.  High board diving, snooker, and archery are othe