The Academy · Season One

Pros don't try harder.They choose better.

Hit harder. Get there first. Win the big points.

24 lessons on your phone that show you what they see: real points on film, strokes in 3D, games to play and a drill for your next session.

Free lesson: 20 minutes, no account. The Academy: $79 once, no subscription.
  • 24lessonsmade for your phone
  • 6tracksthe whole player
  • 14gamesfeel it first
  • 24court cardsa drill for every lesson
Inside a lesson

Not videos.
Lessons you play.

Each lesson runs on your phone, one screen at a time, in 5 to 9 minutes. You watch the pro, make the call, move the model, then take one drill to court.

  1. The real point: a screen from The second serve
    1The real pointWimbledon on film, traced frame by frame. It stops when there's something to see.
  2. The stroke in 3D: a screen from The service motion
    2The stroke in 3DThe serve in 3D, with the kick drawn on it.
  3. Your call first: a screen from The forehand
    3Your call firstChoose before the reveal. A wrong answer tells you why.
  4. A model you drag: a screen from Where to stand
    4A model you dragStep back from the baseline: the time you gain, the angle you give.
  5. A drill for court: a screen from The forehand
    5A drill for courtEvery lesson ends with one drill and a number to beat.
The Academy · Season One

Six tracks.
The whole player.

Four lessons a track, from the stroke to the scoreboard. Open now: Strike · Serve and return. The rest open week by week until Thu 19 Nov, and joining now includes every one.

Free · no account · no card

Try it before you join.

One free lesson and two free games. Wimbledon final, fifth set, 5–4: drag across, and the open court for Alcaraz's next ball is already there.

The Wimbledon 2023 final point with the reply cone and the open court drawn on it
What TV shows you
What the pro sees
  1. 1The point starts before the tossThe four-phase reset
  2. 2The arm is lastKneel, stand, launch
  3. 3You can't wait and reactSplit and call
  4. 4The shot after the serve winsThe serve +1 ladder
  5. 5Four millisecondsHit and freeze
  6. 6Recover to their optionsThe moving cone
  7. 7Spin buys marginThe window drill
Try the free lessonSeven moments, a drill for each. About 20 minutes.

Two games, free.

All 14 games →
Your turn · live 3D · free

Meet it
in front.

Tap as the ball bounces. Early, and the face is closing: it pulls wide. Late, and it sails long. In front of the hip, it goes deep.

A model of the principle, not a physics sim.

Contact · in front
Drawn from measurement, not memory

The pros, traced frame by frame.

22 strokes traced from real footage, eight instants at a time, each beside the measured numbers and their sources. Free to look through.

All 22 pro strokes →
Early-bird price · while the tracks open

Join the
Academy.

  • 24lessonsOne screen at a time, made for your phone.
  • 6tracksStrike, Serve and return, Move and react, Play the point, Mind and Train. Each one included as it opens.
  • 14gamesFeel each idea before you take it to court.
  • 24court cardsOne drill and one number to beat for every lesson.
The Academy · Season One
$79once
no subscription

The price goes to $129 when all six tracks are open. Join now and you pay $79 once, for everything, including every track that opens later.

Join the Academy · $79Not yet? Try a free lesson

Questions

What do I get?

Dominating Tennis Academy, Season One: six tracks of four lessons, each with a court card for your next session, and every game on the shelf. Strike, and Serve and return are open now. Move and react opens Thu 5 Nov, Play the point and Mind Thu 12 Nov, Train Thu 19 Nov. Every track is included.

Is it a subscription?

No. One payment, and every track that opens later is included. You never pay again.

Why is it $79 now?

It's the early-bird price while the tracks open. When all six are open the price goes to $129. Join now at $79 and you keep everything, including every track that opens later.

How is this different from tips on YouTube?

A tip tells you what to do. A lesson shows you why on a real pro stroke, lets you feel it in 3D and in a game, and hands you a drill for court.

Is the free lesson really free?

Yes, all of it: one real pro point, the seven moments that decided it and a drill for each. No account, no card.

What do I need on court?

A basket of balls, two cones, a rope and your phone. Most drills work alone; the rest say so.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. It runs in the browser, and it's built for the phone you'll have on court.

How do I get back in on another device?

Go to dominatingtennis.com/account and sign in with the email you joined with. No password.

The Library · free to read

Straight answers, with the sources.

Every guide gives the short answer first, then the mechanism, the sources, a drill with a number to beat and the faults that stop club players.

Serve and returnHow to serve in tennis: the service motion step by stepBuild the serve through coordinated leg, trunk and arm movement. Compare your loading, racquet drop, contact and landing with a coach. Published energy and racquet-speed contributions describe different quantities; they cannot be added or used to predict your speed gain.Serve and returnHow to hit a reliable second serve under pressureUse a familiar second serve at a comfortable, repeatable effort to a broad target. Keep the brush you have practised; full brush does not mean maximum effort. Slowing the action changes both pace and spin, and net clearance alone does not settle the trade. Judge both whether it lands and what happens in the point. Second-serve points won includes double faults; a rate calculated only on serves that land answers a different question.StrikeHow to hit a modern topspin forehandPrepare early and give yourself room to meet the ball in front. Racquet path and face orientation affect topspin, but they do not guarantee accuracy. In Kwon and colleagues’ collegiate sample, upward racquet velocity and a more closed face were associated with more spin. Use the contact drill to explore comfortable spacing, then test placement with a target.