How to hit a tennis forehand
The forehand is any stroke made with a racket when the palm of the hitting hand is facing the net. Correctly executed, if you’re a righty, the left foot is advanced toward the ball, bringing the body sideways to the net. In a previous instruction you have learned to stand sideways to the net when…
How to hit a tennis serve
The serve is the first stroke in tennis. It places the ball into play. The server, standing behind the baseline, tosses the ball into the air and that’s it diagonally over the net into his opponent’s service court. If the ball falls into the net or falls outside the service box of the opponent, it…
Tennis Footwork – Start the Momentum With The Pivot
To develop proper tennis footwork, you need to understand the main principles of the game. Tennis is not a matter of hard-hitting or brute strength. On the other hand, tennis is not a game of dinking the ball over the net. With our knowledge of strokes and footwork, which we achieve accuracy with, we must…
Timing your tennis swing
When we say timing we mean the gauging of time the precise instant when we hit the ball. There is a regulation timing to tennis just as there is in music. It gives rhythm to your play, smoothness and gracefulness to your strokes and. It is also your check on your tennis swing. Timing is…
The right tennis grip: forehand and backhand
For the moment let’s not worry about your tennis racket. Instead, pick a straight stick, about half the length of a broom handle. A child’s baseball bat may be used. It’s helpful that the state be about the same weight as your racket.
Beginner Tennis Strategy: accuracy & footwork
The basic strategy of tennis is accuracy and not strength. If it were a matter of hard-hitting and brute strength it stands to reason that the heaviest and strongest player would win, while actually quite the reverse is true. Accuracy — the ability to return the ball to any desired portion of the court —…
Tennis balls for beginners
Don’t play with dead balls. The same argument that applies to rackets applies equally, in fact more so, to tennis balls. It is not possible to hit old, light, worn-out tennis balls of any degree of accuracy. Play with new balls. The fuzz on the covering of a new ball keeps it in true flight…
The beginner tennis racket
… Should not be a beginner racket. Many beginners believe that a cheap racket is good enough to start with. This is not so, because no degree of accuracy can be obtained with a poorly strung, badly balanced racket. Purchase the best racket of a nationally known make that you can afford. It is advisable…
Tennis Clothing
Generally there are no rules for what you need to wear, but it is important to wear loose comfortable clothing as well as shorts or pants that contain pockets deep enough to hold two balls comfortably. Unless you’re playing in Wimbledon you can wear any color combination you like.