My Journey to Copy Cannon Kingsley’s Tennis Moves
I’ve been watching Cannon Kingsley smash opponents lately and thought, “Man, I wanna hit balls like that dude!” Grabbed my racket last Tuesday morning and decided to crack his style. First thing? Watching his matches non-stop. Noticed three big things: his stance is super wide like a crab, he whips his wrist like cracking a towel, and he lunges forward like he’s diving for pizza.
So I hit the courts trying to copy his wide stance immediately. Felt like doing the splits! Almost face-planted twice before lunch. My buddy filmed me – looked nothing like Kingsley, more like a drunk flamingo. Decided to break it down:
- Started doing sideways shuffle drills against the fence, knees bent so low my thighs screamed
- Practiced that wrist snap by flicking water bottles in my garage – ruined 3 t-shirts with backspin splashes
- Put a yoga mat near the net and kept diving for phantom balls. Got weird looks from joggers
Thursday was brutal. Tried combining all moves during rallying. Served like Kingsley with that helicopter backswing – ball flew backwards over my head. Twisted my wrist too hard on a forehand and nearly launched my racket into next week. Quads were shaking so bad I chugged two Gatorades just to walk home.
But Friday? Magic happened. That dive-drill finally clicked. When Erin smashed a drop shot, my body just torpedoed forward like muscle memory kicked in. Whacked a winner past her! Then tried Kingsley’s famous inside-out backhand. Held my breath, snapped that wrist like cracking a whip… ball curved like a banana into the corner. Felt like friggin’ Thor!
Massive reality check though: I can’t maintain that wide stance for more than two games without wobbling. Kingsley probably trained since diapers. But stealing just his wrist trick and dive? My returns got way nastier. Played yesterday and bagged three games straight against Mike who always crushes me.
Final takeaway? You can’t become Kingsley overnight unless you’re some tennis mutant. But yoink his best tricks slowly, especially the wrist snap. Practice tossing stuff around your house first unless you enjoy looking like a doofus on court. Still can’t serve like him though – that helicopter move stays in the “maybe later” bucket.
