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You will hear tennis coaches talking about various things at any particular time and here’s a favourite of many; Path Angle and Speed. Continue reading Path, Angle & Speed (PAS) The Flight of the Ball and how to use it in your groundstroke preparation. If you watch a ball leave a player’s racquet and fly down the court, notice how much time it takes to arrive there and bounce for the first time and contrast that with how little time there is then to the contact Continue reading The Flight of the ball – Groundstoke preparation The serve The grip The grip for the serve is the chopper grip, also known as the hammer grip. To find this grip, simply pinch the strings of the racket over the frame of the racket and slide your hand down the frame to the grip. The grip tension should be light and be held more in Continue reading The Serve The double handed backhand groundstroke The grip The grip on the double handed backhand is not as disciplined as the single handed, as you can use which ever grip feels comfortable as long as the hands do not have a gap between them and you do not hold the racket too tightly. The swing/action Turn your shoulders approximately 90 Continue reading Double Handed Backhand The single handed backhand groundstroke The grip As with the forehand we use the Eastern backhand grip. This can be found by placing your racket under your non playing arm with the butt of the racket grip facing the net and the racket head pointing to the back fence and simply grab the racket handle with Continue reading The Backhand The Forehand groundstroke The grip The most conventional grip is called the Eastern forehand grip (shaking hands grip). This can be effectively found by placing your playing hand flat on the strings and by sliding your hand down the side of the racket until you reach the grip or alternatively this can be found by placing the Continue reading The forehand groundstroke Other useful doubles rules and tactics ● Vary direction and height of returns: Most returns will be cross court. It’s the easiest return because it doesn’t involve changing the direction of the ball plus it’s over the lowest part of the net. However, if players hit the same return every time, their opponents will soon pick Continue reading Doubles tactics – Part 3 Server’s partner:
Wrong: Players in this position tend to stand too close to the net and tramlines. Traditionally, players were taught to stand a racket length and a step away from the net, leaving them very close to the net and vulnerable to the lob and with little reaction time to deal with fast shots. Continue reading Doubles tactics – Part 2 |
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