Tony Wright, Balanced Tennis

Tony Wright is a USTPA Elite professional and a teaching pro at the Newport Beach Tennis Club. He runs the brand Balanced Tennis, where his interesting and often humorous clips using film references caught my and many other followers eyes. It turns out he is also a really nice guy and an interesting chat. In this podcast we get into anything from coaching headaches, to the life of being media on the tours and, as well, lots of gear. Time stamps 00:00 Intro 03:34 Starting tennis late 07:59 Coaching kids vs seniors 16:17 Typical issues among rec players 17:45 Common injuries and racquet choices 22:27 Control racquet over power racquet to improve 25:56 Dealing with injuries 34:34 From creative writing to tennis 40:33 Being a self-taught tennis nerd 44:20 Are there pickleball wars in Newport? 52:37 The state of US tennis 1:00:18 Breakpoint vs ITF Futures 1:09:14 Going behind the scenes 1:19:18 Tony’s racquet(s) of choice 1:25:14 Playing tournaments 1:30:32 Tennis apparel and shoes 1:51:35 Selling tennis as a sport