Some weeks you do not need instruction. You need an hour against someone who can hold the level, keep the ball coming at real pace, and play out points that actually mean something. That is what this is.
Anyone above a certain level in Los Angeles runs into the same wall: finding someone who can actually hit with you. Partner-finding apps are full of players two levels below what you need, club ladders take weeks to arrange, and the friend who used to give you a good hit has a job and two children now.
Meanwhile the work you did in a lesson quietly decays, because a technical change only becomes permanent when it survives live ball at pace. Without that, you are paying for coaching that never gets consolidated.
A hitting partner session fixes that directly. One hour, competitive intensity, at a time you choose, on a court we arrange. No scheduling negotiation and no wondering whether the level will be there.
It is not a lesson and it is not casual hitting. It sits deliberately between the two, and it is shaped around what you say you need that week.
Competitive juniors between lessons and before tournament blocks. Adult league players who need a hit at a level their club cannot reliably supply. Former college players who want to keep the game sharp without committing to instruction they do not need.
A common pattern is one coached lesson and one hitting session per week — the lesson introduces the change and the hitting hour makes it permanent. It is a noticeably faster route than two lessons a week for players who are already technically sound.
You are above the level your regular partners can reliably give you, and arranging it every week has become the hard part.
You need volume and intensity, not new information, in the two weeks before you compete.
What you fixed in a lesson only becomes yours once it survives live ball at pace.
Sets and tiebreaks played properly, including from behind — the reps that actually transfer.
Heavy and consistent, awkward and varied, or straight into match play. Two minutes of setup decides the hour.
Long crosscourt and line sequences at competitive pace, building shot tolerance and rhythm.
Real serves and the sequences you are trying to make automatic, run under live conditions.
Sets or tiebreaks played out properly, with scores that can be set to put you under pressure.
Markos plays these sessions. Being a genuine high-level hitting partner is a playing skill rather than a teaching one, and very few coaches in the area can hold the level for a full hour.
Markos coaches every level, and spends most of his week with 3.0-and-up players — cleaner mechanics, sharper patterns, and matches that start going the other way.
Every rate on this site is the rate you pay. No booking fee, no platform commission, no membership.
| Session | Hayk | Markos |
|---|---|---|
| Private lesson (1 hour)One-on-one, one hour, on a court near you | $100 | $120 |
| Weekly package — 2+ sessions per weekBilled per session, structured plan and progress tracking | $90 / session | $110 / session |
| Group lesson (3–4 players)Drill-based session with live point play | $55 / player | $55 / player |
| High-level hitting partner (1 hour)Competitive-intensity rallying, patterns and match simulation | — | $120 |
| Semi-private for twoSiblings, partners and doubles pairs — ask when you book | On request | On request |
Send this and it reaches the coaches directly — no marketplace, no call centre, no service fee. Most enquiries get an answer within a couple of hours during the day. If you would rather just text, that number works too.
It is the same rate — $120 an hour with Markos. You are paying for an hour of a high-level player rather than an hour of instruction, and the court is arranged either way.
Solid intermediate and up. You should be able to sustain a rally at reasonable pace. Below that, a private lesson will do far more for you per hour than a hitting session will.
Yes, and it happens naturally — but if what you actually want is instruction, book a lesson. The two are priced the same, so choose by what you need rather than by cost.
Yes. Sets, tiebreaks, or points starting from a set score if you want to practise playing from behind.
Tell us the player, the level and the part of town. We will match you to the right coach and arrange the court — usually the same day you ask.
