How many of the following questions will you answer yes to? Do you want to be more mentally tougher? Are you enjoying playing less and less because you get frustrated thinking you should be playing better? Are you looking for another (easier) way to play so that you can improve your game? Do you feel […]
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Tennis Instructor In Anacortes, WA
Through his books and his coaching, David Ranney guides tennis players to a place where they learn to play up to their potential. With coaching the boys and girls tennis teams at Anacortes High School to doing Peak Performance Seminars private lessons and holding tennis camps in the summer, David’s passionate approach has his students […]

Why Don’t other Tennis Players Play Like Federer?
Here is what I don’t understand. Roger Federer is definitely, in my opinion, the greatest player the world has ever seen. Maybe he is over the top and will not win another major tournament, but that doesn’t change the fact that he has broken just about every record out there. In order to do this, […]

Playing in a Zen State
As you may know, I have published 3 books dealing with Zen tennis, Zen baseball and Zen basketball. So, what is this Zen stuff all about? The word Zen is from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chán (?), which can be approximately translated as “meditation” or “meditative state.” OK, everyone knows you must […]