| ETCH-Swing Tennis Stroke Training Aids |
ETCH-Swing is great to use for tennis strength training, whether you're working on your serve, forehand or backhand. At advanced levels, it has become an integral part of the training regimens of pros Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic and Victoria Azaeenka since the Etch-Swing allows players to merge movement drills with upper body strengthening for more efficient training sessions. The unique design of the Etch-Swing does much more than a weight on the end of a racquet.
Etch-Swing is a wind resistance stroke training and strengthening device designed by legendary trainer Pat Etcheberry specifically for tennis coaches, trainers and players. It allows coaches to simultaneously combine a variety of elements of a technical practice such as footwork and stroke with a strengthening workout for more efficient and effective use of time and effort.
| How It Works: Etch-Swing has four blades on it which help build resistance when hitting tennis strokes. As you accelerate through the shot, Etch-Swing creates a stronger resistance than you get using a normal racquet, even one with a weight attached. It works on sport-specific strength training by mimicking specific movements while introducing greater resistance, making your normal racquet feel much lighter and easier to use after training. A significant factor in training with Etch-Swing, and one that addresses a growing concern in the sport of tennis, is that it helps prevent injuries. How? As Etch-Swing accelerates and decelerates, the wind slows it down after the stroke, not your shoulder, thus reducing the stress on your shoulder and arm. Other weight equipment currently in the marketplace can actually contribute to injury by placing too much pressure on vulnerable parts of the body. It also a great way to assist in rehabbing from injuries by reducing the force and stress being placed on recovering muscles |
Includes a series of drills exclusively for ETCH-Swing developed by Pat Etcheberry to maximize your strength gains specific to success in tennis.
Etch-Swing is highly portable, light and easy to assemble & dismantle, so you can take it on the road to tournaments to maintain your training regimen
Meet the Inventor: Pat Etcheberry a legend in the field of sports fitness and movement for more than thirty years, Pat's knowledge and expertise is wide-ranging and has been since his days at the University of Kentucky where he was the trainer for all of the university's men's and women's intercollegiate teams.
Etch to all his players, the name Etcheberry is synonymous with success in the sport of tennis, with Pat having trained nearly two-dozen Champions who have raised the Victor's trophy at more than ninety Grand Slam tournaments and many Masters contests. A former Olympian himself, Pat has also trained fifteen Olympic Medalists.