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All About Tennis At The Boulders

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Located in one of the most scenic spots in the Valley of the Sun is the home of the Boulders Tennis Garden. Surrounded by a beautiful Sonoran landscape and amazing boulder formations one can experience tennis in one of the most intimate and warm environments in the world.

Perhaps you may not be aware that The Boulders Tennis Program is rated one of the top ten tennis resorts in America by Tennis Magazine, as well as rated number four in the world for tennis resorts by TennisResortsonline.com. It is truly a place to have a world class tennis experience.

The Tennis Garden has eight player friendly soft surfaces(5 Premier Cushioned courts and three Classic Clay), a pro shop with the latest in tennis fashion and a 24 hour racquet stringing service. In addition they offer daily drills and specialty clinics, private and group instruction, round-robins, camps, ball machine rental, and match arrangement.

The staff prides itself on providing the most friendly environment to learn and play the game. The emphasis in the teaching program is to tailor the teaching to the needs of each student, and keep the game simple, healthy and above all enjoyable. Many students and teams travel from across the country and world to experience tennis training with a more holistic and softer approach that the pros emphasize at The Boulders Tennis Garden.

From Donald Crawley – Boulders Golf Academy

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

After the rain, we are back on the links, and how beautiful it was today. Clear sunny skies, 63 degree weather.

I had fun and good results helping three ladies on the North course today. We worked on the ‘course or shot strategy’, especially the short shots around the green. Learning to use the correct loft and roll are so important to understand. Know when and where to make the best shot selection increases your chances of getting the ball close to the hole. If the pin is cut close to the front of the green and minimum rolling room is available, you should select a high flying shot that stops quickly. Select your most lofted club, sand or lob wedge. This shot looks dramatic but is a lower percentage shot (unless your name is Phil and you like to ‘flop’).

As a rule of thumb get the ball on the green and lower to the ground whenever you can, and increase your percentages to knock the ball close. If the pin is cut in the middle or the rear part of the green you have more room to roll the ball. Take a lower lofted club, pitching wedge or 9 iron and fly the ball to the front part of the green allowing the ball to run toward the pin. Play the ball in the middle of your stance and lean the shaft an inch forward to help you nip the bottom of the ball creating a little backspin to help the ball brake.