Rating:  Summary: This is a great book! Review: This is a great book! It is well written and provides very concrete guidance on how to improve your doubles game. It also provides a number of drills to reinforce the concepts presented.
Rating:  Summary: Order two at once: share one with your doubles partner Review: This is a must read for the player who wants to advance. I wish I had this book five years ago when our team went to USTA sectionals. Every chapter has practical advice to win at doubles. It's worth at least a game every set. The book can be read and re-read until the truths sink in. Improvement does happen when the player realizes that there are optimum plays and positions and begins to understand what their jobs on the court are. Well worth the price.
Rating:  Summary: Great stuff! Review: This is a very clear book on virtually every aspect of proper doubles play. It demystifies doubles and allows you to understand how good players execute in doubles. The author writes extremely well. I can not recommend this book enough to anyone wishing to truly understand advanced doubles play.
Rating:  Summary: Great book Review: This is a very clear book on virtually every aspect of proper doubles play. It demystifies doubles and allows you to understand how good players execute in doubles. The author writes extremely well. I can not recommend this book enough to anyone wishing to truly understand advanced doubles play.
Rating:  Summary: A good supplement to the real thing Review: To improve one's game, nothing beats getting out on the court and playing competitive doubles, but this book is a great off-court companion. By breaking down various situations into easy to understand components, Blaskower enables players to understand why certain shots and positions are better than others. She uses photographs and figures to illustrate her points, thus reinforcing her words with visual aids. Don't read this book only once - refer to it often as you improve your doubles strategy. This book is not for beginners because it makes certain assumptions about your understanding of tennis. I recommend it for the advanced beginner and intermediate player (NTRP 2.5 to 3.5) to hone teamwork and shot selection.
Rating:  Summary: A good supplement to the real thing Review: To improve one's game, nothing beats getting out on the court and playing competitive doubles, but this book is a great off-court companion. By breaking down various situations into easy to understand components, Blaskower enables players to understand why certain shots and positions are better than others. She uses photographs and figures to illustrate her points, thus reinforcing her words with visual aids. Don't read this book only once - refer to it often as you improve your doubles strategy. This book is not for beginners because it makes certain assumptions about your understanding of tennis. I recommend it for the advanced beginner and intermediate player (NTRP 2.5 to 3.5) to hone teamwork and shot selection.
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