Saturday, 29 February 2020 / Published in ATP Tour

Indian Wells 2020. Let me analyze your match video in a Centre Court Suite!

A unique tennis experience.

Video analysis of your matches + analysis of Centre Court matches.

G’day from Austin,

How would you like to spend two days working on YOUR game with me at Indian Wells this year?

The tournament is fast approaching, but there are still some spots left for this really cool package that will see you play practice matches at the iconic La Quinta Resort in the mornings and then analyze the tagged match video with me in a Centre Court Suite in the afternoon – while you also enjoy watching (and analyzing) the best players in the world.

This package is designed for 3.0 – 5-0 level players who want a completely unique training experience, while also getting Centre Court access in a luxury Suite to enjoy and learn the strategy of the world’s best players at one of the greatest tournaments on the calendar.

I put this program together with Will Hamilton from Fuzzy Yellow Balls. The two of us will be driving the ship and making sure you have the time of your life!

The video strategy analysis you will receive includes having your match videoed and tagged and a 10-page “Match Intelligence Report” generated which identifies what you did well, and areas for improvement.

This exact strategy analysis is identical to what I have delivered to Novak Djokovic over the past three seasons where he won four Grand Slams, including back-to-back Wimbledon titles.

Now it’s available for you as well.

A key component of the two-day package is the new analytics that you will receive from the report, and the ability to immediately look at the points of your match that mattered the most. The new analysis will help drive your practice court in the coming months to isolate the strategies for you to focus on that matter most to winning.

Here are some details…

Option 1 March 13/14 (Friday & Saturday)
Option 2 March 15/16 (Sunday & Monday)

Day 1 Morning Session – Recorded Match Play at La Quinta Resort

You play a practice match that is videoed. You also receive instruction during the match.

Day 1 Afternoon Session – Match Analysis in a Centre Court Suite

The first thing to look at it is a 10-page Match Intelligence Report, which includes data points such as rally length, the eight serve locations, return direction & win percentages, Serve +1, Return +1, best patterns of play and isolation of specific moments in time where you can improve your strategy.

By looking at the numbers first, we know exactly what points in the match we need to focus on. Yes, you get to keep the Match Intelligence Reports, and yes you get to keep the tagged match video. It’s all yours to use as a resource for your ongoing improvement.

Day 2 Morning Session – Match Based Coaching / Practice

We customize your training session based on what we learned from your match the day before. We focus on building strengths and fixing weak links in your chain.

Day 2 Afternoon Session – Strategy Presentation – Indian Wells Suite

I identify a crystal clear “Game Style” for you based on your match, and how you performed in your practice session. I will show you a strategy presentation based on what matters most to winning matches, and integrate your game style into it. We discuss the best strategy for specific moments in a match, how to best handle adversity, pressure & nerves, and what patterns of play are best suited for you. We also analyze the best players in the world we are watching right in our Centre Court Suite.

Last three things…

This is for both singles and doubles.
It’s going to be so much FUN!
This is a unique tennis experience that simply doesn’t exist anywhere else.

The price for the event is $5000. (hotel & transportation not included). We are keeping the event small, so we can overdose on the personal attention that a unique experience like that can afford.

If you are interested, please click on the link below and fill out the contact form.

CONTACT LINK: Click Here To Connect WIth Us

Once you do that, we can chat on the phone to answer any questions you may have. But please hurry, there are only a handful of spots left, and the tournament is only a few weeks away.

All the best,

Craig

The practice court is clearly broken. Here’s the proof.

Points are "front loaded". By far the majority of the action, and the winning, takes place in THE FIRST 4 SHOTS. The practice court is full of long rallies. Matches are dominated by short rallies. There is a massive disconnect occurring.

We spend too much time grinding, banging balls up and down the middle of the court – that have no real benefit to winning tennis matches.

There are 3 specific rally lengths in tennis. Here is their percentage breakdown of total points.

0-4 Shots = 70%
5-8 Shots = 20%
9+ Shots = 10%

The First 4 Shots is specifically the serve, return, Serve +1 groundstroke and Return +1 groundstroke. Those are normally the shots that get practiced the least, but matter the most to winning tennis matches.

The net is an extremely high percentage place to be!

If you love playing tennis for fun, spend as much time at the baseline as you like. But if you compete – if the score matters – then you must turn your attention to the net to maximize your potential.

The “herd mentality” in tennis thinks it’s too tough to approach the net in today’s game. The conversation starts with improved string technology, more powerful rackets, and finishes with stronger, faster athletes. The herd think approaching is a relic of the past. The herd is WRONG!

AVERAGE WIN %
Baseline = 46%
Net = 66%

Data from ALL Grand Slams provides the facts about approach and volley, and the data is crystal clear – it’s immensely better than staying back at the baseline, grinding for a living.

The baseline is a tough place to create separation. Here's how to do it.

At the 2012 US Open, only 7 men and 14 women had a winning percentage from the baseline. At Wimbledon 2016, Andy Murray won the title only winning 52% of his baseline points - and he is one of the very best at it in the world!

Num3ers deeply explores the data that rules points, especially from the back of the court. Take a "deep dive" into all three rally lengths (0-4, 5-8, 9+), and winner and errors totals from the elite level of our game. The numbers will shock you!

All 4 Grand Slams

Forcing Errors = 41% Men / 37% Women
Winners = 32% Men / 29% Women
Unforced Errors = 27% Men / 34% Women

Num3ers is very much like putting a jigsaw puzzle together. It's about bringing together different data sets together to create the big picture.

Every recorded match from the 2015 Australian Open - Rd2 to the final.

There is a lot happening on a doubles court. Situations and strategies are constantly being adjusted to create mis-matches with court position. It's hard to keep track of - until now. Dou8les Num3ers is the most comprehensive analysis of doubles data in our sport. The focus is on how a point ends, and it's broken down eight ways to Sunday. Specifically, you find critical information on:

Winners rise to the #1 way a point ends (over forced & unforced errors)

- The last shot of the rally is overwhelmingly struck at the net.
- Center Window: the most important part of a doubles court to control.
- Stephen Huss: an in-depth interview on Wimbledon's Centre Court with the 2005 Wimbledon Doubles Champion.

Dou8les Num3ers leaves no stone unturned. Percentage breakdowns of how often the server or receiver hits the last shot highlight the dramatic influence of the serve. The last shot of the rally is significant, and is broken down into the following categories: volleys, overheads, passing shots, lobs and groundstrokes.

When you play a match, you actually play two matches.

When you walk out onto a tennis court, there are two matches that you are about to play. The first is during the point - a part of the match that you have spent a lot of time preparing for on the practice court. But there is a second match, that takes place in the 20 seconds between the points. This is where the mental and emotional aspects of our sport kick in.

Let's face it, there will be adversity in almost every tennis match that you play. The storm clouds are coming. How bug they are, and how long they last for, are up to you.

Between the points is very tennis specific. It provides a roadmap for the 20 seconds between the points, teaching how to handle the adversity that will surely come, and how to build on the successes that will also be present. Your mind is your biggest asset in a match, and Between the Points takes your hand off the self destruct button and stops you beating yourself.

You don't have to be good at everything, but you have got to be good at something.

You can break tennis down into four key elements - serving, returning, rallying and approaching. Each part has specific patterns of play that consistently deliver higher winning percentages than the others. No more guessing. No more opinions. All facets of our sport are covered in this exceptional product, clearly outlining what patterns to gravitate to, and how to best construct the practice court. Data comes primarily from the 2015 Australian Open.

Building Blocks

MEN = 70% errors / 30% winners
WOMEN = 74% errors / 26% winners

Forcing errors is the best way to construct a point.
You can simply break tennis down into primary and secondary patterns of play - and they are all covered here. Primary patterns include serve and return direction, forehands v backhands, and the best way to approach the net. Secondary patterns include drop shots, serve & volley and 1st volley options. If you play tournaments, this product will greatly help you simplify the singles court.

The conversation starts & ends with the Center Window.

The doubles court is like an hourglass. There are two big ends, but a small neck in the middle where all the action happens. Once you learn the power of the Center Window, where you stand to start the point will take on a lot more significance.

Doubles is a lot more about situations, with four people on the court all "dancing" with one another. Learn all the best doubles patterns, broken down for the server, returner, server's partner and the returner's partner.

Doubles Situations

The "J" - the most ideal movement for the returner's partner to attack the net.

The "V" - a better way of understanding where the server's partner should move to.

Volley Targets - there are four main areas to attack. Know which ones are higher percentage. Beach Volleyball - the idea of a "setter" and "spiker" is ideal for the doubles court.

There are certain parts of the court that the ball travels to a lot, and other low percentage areas that you really don't want to cover at all - like the alley! In general, the serving team wants to keep the ball in the middle of the court as much as possible (to help the server's partner), while the returning team benefits from hitting wider and creating more chaos in the point.

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Indian Wells 2020. Let me analyze your match video in a Centre Court Suite!

A unique tennis experience.

Video analysis of your matches + analysis of Centre Court matches.