Track the ball as if you were going to catch it. Keep the non-playing hand on the throat of the racquet to prevent it from going back too early.
When the ball touches your strings you should focus on the feel of brushing it up and across. Let the racquet do the work for you. Don't force it.
On groundstrokes, always finish with the butt of the racquet pointing to where you hit the ball. Minimize your backswing - the finish is more important.
The Wegner Method was initially created to help popularize tennis by making it an easier sport to learn. Tennis teaching is too complicated and too many false techniques are taught which does nothing but frustrate the player and hurt their game. The Wegner Method is simplicity at it’s finest. Forget what you have been taught before, because you are about to learn the game in a whole new - easier - way.
Watch Oscar Teach a Total Beginner:
Recommended Material:
Tennis 101 / Play Like the Pros
Master Strokes Volumes 1 & 2
The Ten Amazing Secrets
53 Drills for Better Tennis
In January, 1999, a man greeted me with a big smile and said "Oscar, it is an honor to meet you. I used to watch your show. Your techniques made so much sense that I taped them and had my girls watch them every day. Thank you so much for what you have done for tennis."
The name of the man, Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena.
Do Pros Use the Wegner Method?
Yes! "Oscar is a great coach. In a few days he helped me regain my strokes and my feel for the ball." Bjorn Borg. Read more top examples.
Recommended Material:
Intermediate / Advanced Package
Advanced Tennis Techniques
Ultimate Professional Coaching Techniques
"This system is amazing, like planting 250 seeds and getting 250 trees. All of the children I teach at the summer camp keep coming back every year, all of them. They learn quickly and they love the sport."
Bob Ruzanic, a Pennsylvania tennis coach and former Chairman of the U.S. Davis Cup Committee.
Watch the MIT Mens Coach on MTM
The mens coach of the MIT tennis team is interviewed regarding his views on the Wegner Method. Part 1 | Part 2
Recommended Material:
The Modern Basics
Modern Footwork
Coaching Modern Strokes
Modern Serves and Volleys
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12Sep
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Is Tennis Easy? |
Tennis has been thought to be, for more than a century, a difficult sport to learn.
The main reason for...
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04Sep
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The Second Tier of Improvement |
You already learned your strokes according to MTM (Modern Tennis Methodology).
Your forehand and backhand...
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30Aug
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To Extend Or Not To Extend |
Many players have a tendency to overreact and extend or prepare the arm first before starting the move...
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21Aug
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Angle Your Racquet, Not Your Feet |
A lot of people think that the position of the body or the feet determine the direction of your shot.
In...
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15Aug
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Tracking the Ball |
Conventionally, you are taught to track the tennis ball with the racquet.
That puts the ball at a certain...
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09Aug
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Play with an Edge |
Conventional tennis has been thought to be played with the strings meeting squarely the ball.
Modern...
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02Aug
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It’s a “c”, oh no, it’s an “o” |
It may seem like a matter of semantics, but there is a marked difference between the old conception of...
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24Jul
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Finish of the Stroke is a Most Important Part |
The finish is a most important part of the stroke.
A consistent finish takes your mind off the impact...
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17Jul
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In Tennis, Less Brings More |
Most people play really well in practice, and not as well in a match.
A lot of it has to do that in practice...
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09Jul
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First Serve Percentages |
Getting your first serve in is one of the most important aspects in professional tennis.
That statistic...
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12Sep
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Don’t Shun the Techniques of the Pros, Embrace Them |
On August 24th a NY Times article was written by Tom Perrotta that throws tennis development back into...
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04Sep
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U.S. Open and the Value of Consistency |
The US Open is showing, more than ever, the value of consistency.
Power is quite a significant factor,...
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Your teaching method is logical, easily understood, and works. Now I understand why Spain has so many players.
Jana Hunsacker, former Director of Tennis, U.S.T.A. National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, N.Y.Oscar’s techniques are incredible. Back in 1982 he was with me (coaching) in Germany and the students called him “the American who taught tennis...
Jurgen Fassbender, former #1 player in Germany and Top Ten player in the worldThis book (Tennis in Two Hours) describes to a “T” what I felt when I was at the top of my game. It is amazing that Oscar makes it so simple...
Martin Mulligan, Wimbledon finalist to Rod Laver in 1962 and three-time Italian Open winner.I recommend this method to other professionals. With this method we had positive results all over the world.
Carlos Alves, coached Guga Kuerten & Nanda Alves #1 in Brazil“When my children were very young and just starting to play tennis, Oscar gave them drills that were fun to do. He generated an interest and eagerness...
Vincent Spadea Sr., father of former #4 American and 19th ranked in the world.“Wegner strips instruction of all those accepted phrases and directions that only clutter your mind and confuse…..I think you’ll find...
Bud Collins, Boston Globe, NBC© Oscar Wegner 1989-1992-2004-2011. All Rights Reserved.
