| If you are wanting to improve your tennis game then | | | | ball to go in your opponents court. |
| the following tennis tips on how to hit the tennis ball and | | | | To improve your serve, the following advice is the |
| basic tennis tactics should help you improve your | | | | basic stuff: |
| tennis game, and start you winning more games. | | | | Stand sideways on to the net, and throw the ball into |
| Remember the main point of tennis is to get the ball | | | | the air so that it hangs nicely in the area where you |
| over the net and into your opponents court in such a | | | | want to contact the ball, it is no good throwing the ball |
| way that your opponent can't return the ball. Lets start | | | | 3 feet away. Then try and make contact with the ball |
| by looking at ways for you to improve your forehand | | | | in the middle of your throwing action at full stretch, |
| and backhand strokes. | | | | slightly in front of you, and above your hitting shoulder. |
| 1. Make sure you are holding the tennis racket | | | | Now you know the basics of how to hit the ball where |
| comfortably | | | | are you going to hit the ball, after all you want to win |
| 2. On the forehand a good way is to hold it with your | | | | the match and to do that you have to win points, so |
| palm behind the handle. | | | | what are some tactics to make this happen. |
| 3. You can use 2 hands for the backhand but do not | | | | Keep the ball in play which you do by getting the ball |
| overlap your hands. Keep your dominant hand at the | | | | over the net into your opponents court. If your |
| bottom with the supporting hand just above the handle. | | | | opponent can't do this and you can...you will win, but |
| Keep an eye on the ball as reading the path of the ball | | | | lets hope your opponent is better than that. Make your |
| will ensure you are in the right place to hit the ball. | | | | opponent move in order to hit the ball and try to get |
| Move to where the ball will be after it has bounced | | | | them off balance and test their skill to see if they can |
| and stopped rising. | | | | hit the ball while moving. While doing this remember and |
| Your Stance, in the beginning sideways on is good | | | | keep yourself in a good position on the court and don't |
| enough, if you can't get your feet sorted out try and | | | | get caught on one side of the court or between the |
| ensure that your shoulders are sideways to the ball. | | | | baseline and the net. |
| Now you actually have to hit the ball, so try and hit it | | | | Remember to look for your opponents weaknesses |
| comfortably to the side of your body and slightly in | | | | and try to play to them, and also try to play to your |
| front of your body and somewhere between the | | | | strengths. If you follow these tips hopefully your tennis |
| waist and shoulder height. When you hit the ball make | | | | game should start to improve. |
| sure the strings are pointing to where you want the | | | | |