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.