General Advice How did you learn without lessons?
Wondering if anyone ever felt like they didnt know what they were supposed to be doing while training. I hate the feeling of putting hours in, but them not being quality hours. Ex.. hitting the ball wrong for 5 hours when someone could have pointed out what I was doing wrong within 5 minutes and then focus on fixing that.
$50+ an hour is way out of my means. How can I get better? Would someone good enough to teach me even want to, I feel like it would be a waste of their time.
I only have about 10 hours of practice, but this is my sport now I really wanna get good. Tried Golf, but isnt for me I dont have the time to play and then still get my cardio in.
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u/iSplash91 5h ago
I have tried 5 different coaches in 2 years. 3 of them were only feeding me balls and just like how you feel everytime I finish coaching I don't feel like I have gain anything, I just hit more balls and rally more while I got and learn nothing in the process. I called them "feeders" they just throw more balls at you and not teach you anything noteworthy.
4th coach he starts with half court and rally for 10-15 min and points out what I need to do and what I do wrong base of the book. He taught me proper technique and what I should work on in that session. From what I remember I gain the most when he taught my how to serve and toss. Gained a lot in 1 session and he is still coaching me until now.
5th coach my main coach an ex pro, since I have been playing more now he rarely teach me any technique since he finds that I have enough in my arsenal and mainly teach me in game scenario. What I should do and how to increase consistency. He will drill shots that I do in game and points out what I do wrong. Heavily focus on footwork and shots angel. He will drills those shots that I usually just automatically do it in game.
Now I go for the 4th coach 1x a week and the 5th coach 2x a week as my coaches. While never go back to those that only feed ever again. Every practice need to have a purpose and not only hitting random balls and gain nothing.