by Robert Ray | Apr 14, 2024 | Tennis
The Last of Six Lessons for Lester Elder High Balls andMoving Through the Hit by Robert J. Ray Lester has always had a problem with high balls. He loves to lob, but when someone lobs him, he gets the jitters. He has trouble tracking the ball. It’s worse now because...
by Robert Ray | Apr 7, 2024 | Tennis
The Fifth of Six Lessons for Lester Elder Serve and ReturnAnd Return Plus One by Robert J. Ray Before Lesson 5 rolled around, Lester had a medical telephone chat with his MD in Seattle. The MD switched Lester’s meds to control his BP. So when Lester joined the coach...
by Robert Ray | Apr 1, 2024 | Tennis
The Fourth of Six Lessons for Lester Elder Targeting by Robert J. Ray By now, the Coach had figured out Lester’s hitting problem—he was always late to the ball—something he couldn’t fix—because of his bad knees. But also because he was short of breath. First they...
by Robert Ray | Mar 24, 2024 | Tennis
The Third of Six Lessons for Lester Elder Volley and Lob by Robert J. Ray Lesson Three started with a refresher course on the Backhand Chip shot—with the focus on arms separating. The Coach demonstrated the open arms movement to help Lester remember to aim with the...
by Robert Ray | Mar 16, 2024 | Tennis
Lesson Two Backhand Chip In Lester’s second lesson, the Coach started off with a question about doubles positioning: “In doubles, which court for the stronger player? Ad court or deuce court?” “Ad court,” Lester said. “Why?” “Because,” Lester said. “If...
by Robert Ray | Mar 11, 2024 | Tennis
The First of Six Lessons for Lester Elder At the Fabled DCTC In Palm Desert, California by Robert J. Ray, Senior Tennis Player (Age 88) To escape the slippery ice of a normal Seattle winter, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Elder rented a cute condo on Jack Kramer Lane at the...
