Tennis Doctor
Here the link to his website.
Here a video analysis of my serve.
What I like about Vincent Simone
He is a young coach with the ambition to revolutionize the world of online tennis coaching. In French, we would say that « he wants to shake the coconut tree ». He openly criticizes local coaches. It’s not very politically correct, but it has the merit of awakening people’s minds.
Aside from his online tennis coaching skills, I appreciate Vincent’s sense of humour.
Why did you buy your online course?
Frankly speaking, I let myself be guided by my heart and my intuition.
Of course, my interest developed after an initial positive experience with his advice. By chance I watched one of his videos where he explained how to hold the racket in the preparation position. It immediately brought a clear improvement, even though I had already tried a lot of things on this subject.
Then I bought his book “The Tennis Bible”. The combination of his personal story and a summary of technical tips appealed to me.
On the other hand, I believe that YouTubers who create quality content must be paid. Not everyone can afford to invest in tennis lessons, either with local coaches or online. My contribution allows us to continue creating content and benefits these many anonymous players.
My experience of working with Vincent
The collaboration began with a Zoom video check-in session. It allowed me to tell my story and say where I was regarding tennis.
The next step was to do a video analysis of my serve, my strong point. My local coach filmed me from different angles. Vincent created a very analytical video, highlighting the most important aspects with a marker.
The power of video analysis amazed me, see the next chapter for more details.
The collaboration allows me to ask all my tennis-related questions and usually have an answer within a day. My last two questions were to ask his advice on changing my one-handed backhand to a two-handed backhand, as well as what I should do to avoid hitting attack balls into the net.
Vincent’s answers get to the point. Maximum two points to consider as a priority. This avoids getting scattered. If it is useful and possible, Vincent refers to his course library or one of his many videos on YouTube.
My tennis has improved greatly over the last three months. The quality of training is much better and tournament results are improving.
Conclusion
Although the subscription amount is quite high, I have never regretted my investment.
Not all advice from tennis coaches is good. Following bad advice produces bad results. In addition, it wastes time, money and concentration, since the attention is focused on something that is not working.
My shots are gradually improving technically. My forehand has become faster, more penetrating and more reliable. I no longer open my hand during the service movement and the racket goes down better behind my back. I was encouraged to start playing my backhand with both hands. My game is much calmer. I get less angry. I no longer get frustrated after a workout.
The stars are aligned. I discover and multiply the pleasant sensations in tennis.
I hope it stays like this for a few years!
