You'll learn specific strategies for improving the mechanics of your game - from stroke production and footwork to equipment selection and mental fitness. You'll benefit from easy-to-find instructional cues that allow you to refer to the book quickly during practice. And you'll learn about some of the game's most often misunderstood facts and most widely held myths.

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Presents a comprehensive study of the technology behind the sport of tennis and contains diagrams and graphs to give a visual understanding of the physics involved in such things as the flight and bounce of the ball.

Top tennis experts contribute to this analysis of optimal techniques for all the essential strokes of the game. 160 photos.

Plagued hackers and experts alike. This informative primer will help turn hours of mindless practice into a focused application of principles affecting the impact, bounce, and flight of the ball.

New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.