| Always wanted to learn how to play tennis but don't | | | | words is slowing the ball down less then a slow court. |
| know where to start? Don't worry, there's a bunch of | | | | The ball also generally bounces higher on slower |
| different ways you can learn how to play tennis online. | | | | surfaces then on faster surfaces and vice versa. As |
| Books is a great way to explore what tennis has to | | | | expected the fast court surfaces suites a big server |
| offer, not to mention videos which is even better since | | | | and serve-and-volley player best, although shorter |
| you get to see all the moves and techniques get | | | | strokes are easily executed on a fast surface |
| preformed in front of you. So how do you play tennis? | | | | compared to longer strokes. Slow court surfaces are |
| This article will teach you the basics of tennis, reveal | | | | baseliners favorite courts with their long strokes and/or |
| the tennis scoring system, discuss court differences | | | | a consistency based game. To sum up, slow courts |
| and hopefully give you some insight on the subject. | | | | makes you run less while fast courts make you run |
| Technique in tennis is just a little part of the abilities and | | | | more, which by the way is a good thing as a game of |
| skills required to play tennis. I've encountered many | | | | tennis is a fabulous workout opportunity. |
| instructional videos and books which hasn't understood | | | | Tennis requires flexibility and agility to keep up with the |
| this. They are all about how you play tennis, and how | | | | ball, raw strength for powerful shots, endurance to be |
| to make the correct move with your arms or legs, not | | | | able to play a whole match and a good mental mind to |
| twisting your wrist etc. when you actually might have | | | | stay ahead of ones opponent. Tennis allows you to |
| problems with judging the balls landing spot or getting | | | | train all of this while having fun, relieving stress and |
| into position for the ball within the time limit. How do you | | | | energizing your spirit. Tennis shapes the body as well |
| play tennis? You study the rules of the game, learn the | | | | as sharpens the mind. Each time a ball is hit, one is |
| basic moves and perform them over and over again | | | | forced to react and respond fast. Some might want to |
| until you feel like you can evolve and try performing | | | | find a strategy to use against an opponent. This keeps |
| some more advanced techniques that will let you get | | | | your brain young and helps relieve tension. Hitting the |
| that score advantage against your tennis partner. | | | | ball with a racket for an hour or two will leave you |
| To describe the tennis scoring system as simple as | | | | stronger and surely tone and sculpt your entire upper |
| possible, a player must win four points to win a game, | | | | body. Tennis players often have good core strength |
| six games to win a set, and two or sometimes three | | | | (abs and lower back muscles) because they do the |
| sets to win a match. Game points will be counted | | | | hard work when hitting a tennis ball but also keeps you |
| 0(love)-15-30-40-game, and if the score between two | | | | balanced when you run and provide power to your |
| players is 40-40 it's called Deuce. To win the game at | | | | strokes along with your legs and upper body. And the |
| deuce, a player must first acquire an advantage by | | | | fact that your legs will get a full workout should be |
| winning a point, and then win the following point. If a | | | | apparent when playing tennis, but you might not have |
| player gains an advantage but loses the following point, | | | | known that you stretch muscles all over your body, |
| the score is reset back to deuce. The first player who | | | | (increasing your flexibility) including a few you didn't |
| wins six games by margin of two points wins a set, | | | | even know you had just by playing tennis. Your heart |
| and the first player to win two (or sometimes three) | | | | is also getting a piece of the action when you play |
| sets wins the match. The outcome of matches can | | | | tennis, interval training improves your heart function and |
| often depend on which type of court the match is | | | | you might well say tennis is interval training since you |
| played on, so it is important to know the differences | | | | get a few seconds rest in between the points. |
| between them. | | | | As you probably can tell this is only a fraction of the |
| There are many types of courts used for tennis, but | | | | subject, but what you've read in this article is the |
| do you know what a fast or slow court is? A fast | | | | basics of playing tennis. So if you're still asking "How do |
| court is a court which has a faster surface, in other | | | | you play tennis?", maybe this game isn't for you. |