Absolute Tennis: The Best And Next Way To Play The Game

by Marty Smith, Nick Bollettieri (Foreword)

Absolute Tennis is thorough and comprehensive guide to improving your tennis. In this insightful and visually engaging book, Marty Smith, an NCAA Division I Southern Conference Champion and long-time Director of Tennis at the New York Athletic Club, shares his extensive knowledge of tennis technique, strategy, psychology and fitness in easy to understand language. His meticulous explanations of the strokes, coupled with narrated individual and sequenced photos of the world's best players, will help you develop powerful and consistent swings, play with more confidence and win a lot more. A forward thinker, Smith not only discusses the strokes of today, but also the future. Marty goes through the evolution of the game, and makes a compelling and persuasive case for three unconventional strokes that may become accepted techniques as the game continues to evolve and become faster. Recognizing that tennis is a highly athletic, tactical, and mental game, he also dedicates a large part of the book to the body, singles and doubles strategy and the mind. You will learn how to improve your footwork and movement, integrate winning game plans that highlight your strengths and expose your opponents' weaknesses, and use your inner voice to remain focused, positive and energetic, helping you attain peak performance.

322 pages, Paperback

Published October 3, 2017

About the author

Born 1959. Grew up in Suburbia (Washington, DC, then Omaha, Nebraska). Kent State University, 1977-82, majoring in Architecture with minors in Partying and the Society For Creative Anachronisms. Then moved to North Carolina, and never left.
Worked as draftsman to local architects for 15 years; also as movie-theatre projectionists, census clerk, hobby-shop staff.
Volunteer DJ at WXDU, Duke student radio, 1986-2009.
Member of Carolina Bear Lodge (gay fraternal order) and St. John's Metropolitan Community Church.
Married my husband Robin unofficially in 2005, legally in 2015.

Reviews

[David Makowicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent book on the basic, to high-level specifics on the techniques of all strokes, strategies, and mental approach to the game.

[Horacio Zambrano · Rating 4 out of 5]

good for players and beg to intermediate

Great summary of things coaches and advanced, committed players would already know. But for the uninitiated this is a good resource.