Cliff Swain - Simple Yet Difficult Drill

A Simple Yet Difficult Drill for Racquet Control and Swing Mechanics

The drill is deceptively simple. Stand in the court Hit the ball slowly, straight back to yourself off of the front wall Repeat At first, I thought Cliff was joking. But after spending a rather embarrassing 20 minutes chasing the ball around the court, I had to admit that I couldn’t do it. Why? The
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Cliff Swain - Good Racquetball Equipment

How Good Equipment Can Be an Advantage on the Court

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I had the benefit of filming nearly 14 hours of Cliff Swain Racquetball Clinic video footage over the last couple of days. As always, I learned a ton of good information that I’ll be sharing in upcoming blog posts. One totally unexpected lesson that I learned, however, had to do with equipment. Good equipment, it
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Cliff Swain teaching a racquetball clinic, July 2016

Multi-Day Cliff Swain Racquetball Camp – August 2016

Registration is now open for the August 2016 multi-day Cliff Swain Racquetball Camp. Register now on R2 When: August 12-14, 2016 Friday 8.12: 6 – 9:45 pm Saturday 8.13: 9 am – 4 pm, lunch included Sunday 8.14: 9 am – 1 pm ALPHA workout for racquetball each day Where: Life Time Fitness Minneapolis –
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Cliff Swain - Improve Power and Accuracy

Improve Your Power and Accuracy in 0 Steps

I know what you’re thinking: A zero step program for improvement? Really? If you want to get rid of the wasted motion in your swing, then yes. Really. Check out the advice that Coach Cliff gives to LPRT pro Ceci Orozco. Power comes from rotation. Accuracy comes from consistency. Cliff’s ‘feet together’ drill both encourages
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Cliff Swain - racquet prep

Why You Should Focus on Racquet Prep

What, according to Cliff Swain, is one of the most important elements of your game? Racquet prep. Racquet prep. Racquet prep. “Late preparation, no matter how many good things you do – if your preparation is late, you’re going to miss all kinds of shots that you’re capable of making.” — Cliff Swain * Note:
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