| How to hit the ball is described in tennis as technique | | | | To serve, the following advice is the basic stuff:a. |
| Technique is learnt so you will be better in a match. | | | | Stand sideways on to the net.b. Throw the ball into the |
| The first thing you will need in a match is to get the ball | | | | air so that it hangs nicely in the area where you want |
| over the net and into the court. | | | | to contact the ball (see below for where that is!). The |
| The following basic advice will help you get the ball | | | | throw up is also called the placement, coz thats what it |
| over and in when you are hitting forehands and | | | | should really be.c. The action of hitting the ball should |
| backhands – otherwise known as ground | | | | be very much like a throw.d. Try to contact the ball in |
| strokes. | | | | the middle of your throwing action at full stretch, slightly |
| 1.Hold the racket in a way that is comfortable for you. | | | | in front of you, and above your hitting shoulder. This |
| On the forehand, a good way is to hold it with the | | | | sounds easy! Trouble is you cant do it if you have just |
| palm behind the handle (imagine you were hitting the | | | | thrown, or even placed (!) the ball backwards and |
| ball with your palm, then put the racket there). | | | | three feet away! |
| On the backhand, you can use two hands or one | | | | Where to hit it. |
| hand. If you use two hands, it is probably best to have | | | | A tactic is a plan to win the point. |
| your dominant hand at the bottom and your supporting | | | | There are five basic tactics. |
| hand just above it on the handle, though not | | | | First is to keep the ball in play, by getting the ball over |
| overlapping. | | | | the net into court. If your opponent cant do this and |
| 2.Watch the flight of the ball. Move to where it will be | | | | you can,you will win. If they can though,try to make |
| after it has bounced and after it has stopped rising. | | | | your opponent move in order to hit the ball. Try to get |
| Reading the flight path of the ball is vital to move to | | | | them off balance or at least hitting on the move and |
| the right place, and the right place involves the | | | | test their skill on the move. |
| following. | | | | Whilst doing this,you will be better placed to hit each |
| 3.Stance, for beginners on the forehand and backhand, | | | | ball if you maintain a good position on the court before |
| sideways on is good enough,tennis is a moving game | | | | and after each shot. Be like a goalie defending the |
| so try to get your shoulders sideways to the ball, even | | | | gaps, do not get caught out of position to one side of |
| if you cant get your feet sorted out! | | | | the court or stuck half way between the baseline and |
| 4.Contact point, try to hit the balla) comfortably at the | | | | the net. |
| side of your body,b) slightly in front of your body,c) | | | | Once you can do the above tactics successfully, try |
| between waist and shoulder high. | | | | to play to the weakness of your opponent,this might |
| 5.Swing the racket at the ball,from low along to | | | | be their forehand, but is usually their backhand. |
| high,makeing sure the strings are pointing where you | | | | Equally, use your own strengths as much as possible. If |
| want the ball to go as you swing, it is a bat and ball | | | | you can use your strengths against their weaknesses, |
| game, so use the bat to direct the ball! | | | | that would be a fiendish plan to bring off. |