All Articles Tagged 'beginner' (6)

We may not be in Melbourne, Australia playing tennis and perhaps we have not been able to play at Wimbledon or Roland Garros but we have seen our share of interesting tennis courts. 

Some we love and some we hate, some are fast, some are slow, some are lucky and some are cursed. Each tennis court is unique and has its own special beauty.

What…

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Have you ever used a sponge ball (those oversized orange/yellow now sold for kids) and played it back and forth over the net with your hand?

This is perhaps the most basic and most helpful drill of all.

If you don't have a partner, you can do this drill against a wall or your garage door. Once you are proficient with your hand, then do it with a racquet,…

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Hi,I have just started playing tennis for a few months and of course was not that great.

 I started looking for tennis instructors or lessons but most of them are high priced.

Just a month ago i was looking thru a magazine and found  a deal, four, once a week classes for 100$.

These classes are two hours each lesson, and there are two instructors that are real polite and have a lot of experience.

I learned alot already, and started playing more frequently since i…

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It starts with a forehand in my… Continue

I played a little tennis as a teenager and in my early 20's but without any instruction of any kind from anyone who knew what they were doing. It was never much fun because I was horrible at it. I'm not naturally athletic at all and am very un-coordinated. A girlfriend used to laugh at me when I played and a male co-worker literally got mad at me once when I played with him and told me I played like a girl (no offense to the girls out there but you understand). So my tennis experience back then… Continue