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The Perfect Ball Toss
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The Perfect Ball Toss
John Craig
Maybe you thought you had seen everything on the ball toss. Maybe you thought you would never have a consistent toss. In this original article John Craig details the critical, overlooked elements in building the perfect, consistent toss. Like achieving a still balanced lower body. Like the Palm Side hand position.
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John is a former Division I Collegiate player with over 35 years of playing, coaching and teaching experience. He is an Elite member of the USPTA, and has been an avid player, student and coach since his passion for tennis flourished in 1976. Based in Orange County, California, John has developed hundreds of students into quality players over the course of 3 decades.
John has held a variety of prestigious tennis positions, including serving as the Director of Tennis at the legendary John Wayne Tennis Club in Newport Beach, CA. John was also the founder and Director of The Edge Tennis Academy, a high-performance Junior Development program, also in Newport Beach. In addition to developing his latest project - Performance Plus Tennis, John is also a Pro at the Newport Beach Tennis Club.
Source: tennisplayer.net archive — The Perfect Ball Toss.docx (John Yandell teaching library, 2002-2022). Extracted and rendered as HTML for Tennis Future Lab.