It was a beautiful morning to reopen at PRC. Our administrative and professional staff are happy to serve everyone in a safe and healthy environment. Private and semi privates were taught and courts were reserved. Unfortunately, rain dampened the courts for the afternoon and evening. The outdoor courts (hard and clay) will be open for…
Dear Family and Friends, Little did we know on March 17th, that we would create 65 episodes of At Home With PRC! Thank you for allowing us to visit with you each day and share a tip or two. We hope that you learned and grew through your “shelter at home” experiences and even tried…
Today, we offer a demonstration of a Dennis Van Der Meer drill called the 10 minute warm up. Judy volleys and Cos will always half volley. The first five are done for one minute each: forehand volley to forehand half volley, back hand volley to forehand half volley, alternate forehand and back hand volleys to…
We are pleased to announce that PRC is permitted to open for outdoor tennis starting on Friday, May 22nd. Courts can be reserved by calling the front desk (732-329-6200) any time after Thursday at 9:00 am. Courts must be prepaid and all participants need to have signed a waiver form. Do not leave phone messages…
When will Princeton Racquet Club open? That decision is up to Governor Murphy. The new procedures for safe play are up to us. We thought it would be beneficial to demonstrate the new guidelines and procedures for play for Phase 1 at PRC. If you did not receive our Rules and Regulations for Reopening, please…
Today, we focus on reading the height of the ball over the net and consider it’s effect on the depth and height of the bounce. Judy shows 1 racquet height over the net, and then, two and three racquet heights over the net. Cos identifies the different levels of contact when she strikes the ball. …
Hopefully, you are comfortable with each grip and their corresponding strokes. Today, we review 2 for 1 – focusing on the keeping the head and eyes still for each: serve and the forehand and backhand crosscourt. Feel your target and trust your shot. Enjoy the nice weather and be safe.
Did you practice your grips yesterday? Today, we identify the strokes that match the five grips we showed yesterday. The backhand (white) is used for the one handed backhand groundstroke. The continental (blue) is used for serves, overheads, volleys, drop shots, approach shots, under spin groundstrokes or chips and the two handed backhand. The eastern forehand…
Have you lost your grip?! Today, Judy distinguishes the five grips for playing tennis, color coding each bevel. First, backhand (white), continental (blue), eastern forehand (orange), semi western or hybrid (green) and lastly, western (gray). Your forefinger knuckle would move from top to bottom in a clockwise pattern (bevels 1-5). Left handed players would move…
Get ready for a couple of footwork warm ups and then some fun hand eye exercises. Be creative and add variety. If you don’t have a partner, you can toss off a wall. Have a ball!