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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 You many not have picture perfect technique but you can still be a pretty hot doubles player if you observe the golden rules, so says coach to thousands of British club players, Nick Ring
When I begin a doubles session with a new group I often quote the great Bill Tilden who once said that Continue reading Doubles tactics – Part 1 Use your wrist on the serve and turn it in a weapon!! The majority of club players generally hold the racket too tightly – the racket handle is not the winning lottery ticket, so ease off the grip pressure and hold the racket looser and turn your serve into a weapon. The Two effective ways Continue reading Serving Smashing fun To improve your club double’s play and tactic’s – practice your smash! You’re probably bored of hearing your club coach pleading with you to get to the net. Remember, the strongest position in doubles is both players up at the net – but forget it if you are afraid of being lobbed! So to gain greater Continue reading The Smash Five of the most common backhand volley errors:
1: Wrong Grip Mistake: People often use a forehand grip, which is fine for putting away a very high forehand volley, but it’s not much good on the backhand side or for most other types of forehand volley come to that. It promotes the dreaded ‘reverse volley’ whereby Continue reading Five of the most common errors on the backhand volley The Ball toss
The problem of the wayward ball toss is sometimes more of a mental and confidence issue. However, it can often be overcome by improving your technique.
1: Holding the ball Problem: Players tend to hold the ball in the palm of their hand facing down. This is often the result of players bouncing the ball Continue reading The tennis ball toss |
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