A lot of coaches tell us that beginners need to be more consistent, but what does that mean? Are we focusing on the right forms of consistency? Tennis is a game of attack and defence, of changes of direction, of mastering the effectiveness of the strokes, of getting the ball to do what you want it to do. Tennis is not about hitting endless groundstrokes waiting for the opponent to make a mistake!

So let’s ditch the idea of consistency being about hitting over the net and in to court in long rallies, and instead let’s look at what consistency could mean! Our guide gives you drills to do just that!