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Live ball tennis in Brentwood.

Continuous fed-ball point play. The ball is always live, so you are making real decisions under mild pressure instead of standing in a line waiting for your turn.

Player striking a backhand during live ball point play

What a session looks like

The hour, start to finish

  1. 01

    Short warm-up, then straight into it.

  2. 02

    I feed the first ball and the point plays out — winner stays, next player in.

  3. 03

    Themed rounds: first strike, defending wide, finishing at the net.

  4. 04

    Volume is the point. Expect to hit far more balls than in a normal lesson.

Who it's for

Intermediate players and up. It is the best bridge I know between drill tennis and match tennis — if your practice strokes look better than your match strokes, this is the fix.

Level

Intermediate and above.

Intensity

High — bring water.

Why it works

Repetition under pressure, with no queueing.

Questions

Live ball, answered

Call or text
What level do I need for live ball?

Enough to keep a rally going crosscourt. If you can hold three or four balls in play, you will get plenty out of it.

How is live ball different from a group lesson?

A group lesson teaches a shot. Live ball makes you use it while somebody is trying to beat you.

Is live ball good for match preparation?

It is the closest thing to match tennis you can do in a coached session — decision-making under pressure, at volume.

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