DEAR DR. DONOHUE: This summer I have taken up tennis. I'm 55 and never played it before. I have played many other sports. I really like tennis, so I've started taking lessons with a young, local pro. He played college-level tennis, and he's a good instructor. He tells me I can improve my game by "visualizing" myself hitting the ball. I find this somewhat hard to believe. Have you heard of it?

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