If you ever been down and out on the tennis court, feeling out of sorts and not feeling the ball at all, this tip can turn around your whole match. I use it a lot and it always works. You may not wind up with a "W" in your column, but your level of play will...
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Make a Tennis Recruiting Video
This recruiting video was made last month for a local tennis player, Max Roder, using predominantly the Kodak Zx3 and the QM-1 Camera Mount as both a monopod to steady the camera on the ground, and to hang on the fence for match points. Not bad for an inexpensive...
Managing Momentum in Football AND in Tennis!
Managing Momentum My home is in Denver, Colorado, and last night was both bitterly cold (-4) and bitterly disappointing, to say the least. The Broncos went down 38-35 in a hard-fought game in what could have and should have been a satisfying win, and they were ahead...
How to Win, Part 2 – Don't Miss the "Make-able" Shot
While editing some match videos of the top men's 60's players in the world, I was reminded by their tenacity and the length of the points, of an old adage a friend of mine had to say. This friend, Warrick Jones (winner of several National Championships), said...
Becoming a Better Tennis Player – The Inventory
As tennis players, it's easy to become stuck where we are with our level of play. And there is nothing wrong with that. After all, we probably all started playing tennis just for the pure joy of movement, of the physical exertion and the good feeling it gave us....
Learning Tennis – Which Path?
Assuming that your end goal is to be the best tennis player you can possibly be, what's the best approach to learning the game of tennis, to climbing that mountain? As I look around, I often see players taking one of two paths: Go for the big shots, and hope that...
16 gb Transcend Memory Cards
With the interchangeable sdhc memory cards, each one is good for 4 hours+ of recording time at 720p and 30 fps (our preferred filming settings).
A Different Way for a Tennis Instructor To Use Video
Most players and coaches think of using video for tennis instruction as sitting down with a student and reviewing a video together, discussing technique or strategy or how both dovetail together in a particular situation. Which is great and I use it this way myself...
How many QM-1 Camera Mounts in one bag? Just for Fun
As an active teacning pro, I love to attend the USPTA World Conferences every year (or at least every other year) and catch up on all the latest in the tennis world. What a great time it is, seeing old friends and connecting with so many new people. Anyway I decided...
How Do You Know What You Are Videotaping?
The first question people ask about using the QM-1 is "how can you tell what the camera is recording?". I address this in the Frequently Asked Questions but will go into more detail here. First off, tennis courts are constructed according to certain guidelines. The...