| Play Better Tennis | | | | over, take that video back with you and honestly |
| If you're reading this article, you are probably not a | | | | compare your strokes and follow-throughs to some of |
| beginner looking to get started in the sport of Tennis. | | | | the pros you see on sports television. Noting any |
| But, rather you are a tennis player already on a league | | | | improvements you can make. Then practice, practice, |
| and are looking at ways to improve your game. | | | | and practice some more. |
| Outside of hiring a personal Tennis coach, let's look at | | | | Spin: |
| what it takes to get a spin on moving your game to | | | | Spin is sometimes the hardest for even the most |
| the level. Here are a couple of places to focus your | | | | seasoned players. But, spin used properly can have a |
| attention for the quickest and longest lasting results: | | | | tremendous impack on your game. Top spin for |
| 1. Foot-work and Conditioning | | | | example can allow you to sit back on the baseline and |
| 2. Strokes | | | | hit ball high that drop in the short court of your |
| 3. Spin | | | | opponent forcing would be baseline players into the |
| 4. Angle of Attack | | | | center court. Another example is spin on your serve. |
| Foot-work and Conditioning: | | | | Good spin on a serve, whether traveling at the speed |
| The size of the tennis court is seventy-eight feet long | | | | of sound or not, can cause the ball to either kick away |
| from baseline to baseline, and twenty-seven feet wide | | | | from your opponent or into your opponent, in either |
| - thirty-six feet for doubles matches. Thats 39 feet by | | | | case forcing them to adjust. |
| 27 feet (or 1053 square feet), for singles matches, that | | | | Angle of Attack: |
| you must be able to cover in the blink of an eye. | | | | This is the overall point plan for the point you are |
| You're not going to be able to do this if you're out of | | | | playing. You should have a point plan, angle of attack, |
| shape or are tripping over your feet. So, think full body | | | | for each and every point. Matches, Sets, and Games |
| conditioning, sprints, foot-work drills, and stamina. | | | | are won a point at a time. The key to you winning the |
| Strokes: | | | | point is placement of your opponent and the angle of |
| The emphasis here is follow-through. You can have | | | | your winning shot. I say placement of your opponent |
| the best swing in Tennis, but if you don't complete the | | | | because the idea is to force your opponent to a |
| follow-through on each and every stroke, you won't | | | | position on the court through a series of strokes |
| have the power to drill the ball to your opponent for | | | | where they will have a low probability of returning your |
| the winner. One option here for training is to either | | | | final shot and you stil have a high probability of hitting |
| have a friend video you playing or setup a camera on | | | | the shot within the lines. |
| a tripod and video yourself. Then, when the match is | | | | |