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Beginner in tennis?
I just started playing tennis but I think I'm starting to get th knack of it. The only thing is, it's hard to hit the ball with a lot of power without it going out of bounds and what not.
Also when I hit a backhand, I'll either miss it all together, or the ball will hit the rim of my racket. Luckily I'm hitting more and more each day. But I know it's not a quality hit when it hits the rim. What can I do?
Next, I can get my serves over and into the right squares, but my Dad (who's my coach) says it's more like a badmitten serve than anything else. (Kind of weak in other words). Any suggetions.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
1 Tennis, like any other sport, takes practice. As people inprove, they tend to but more topspin since it creates a Magnis Effect, which is decribed in the Bernoulli's effect
*The top of the ball moves forwards against the flow of air, which consequently slows down the flow of air on the top surface. The bottom surface does the complete opposite of this. It moves in the same direction as the airflow, thus accelerating the airflow on the bottom. This causes the air pressure above the ball to be higher than the air pressure below the ball. The pressure differences impart a downward force on the ball.* Which means that you can hit much harder and still keep the ball in since the ball goes in a arc like path. ( something unachievable from flat or slice hits). Use the western grip for top spin.
2.For right-handed players, the backhand is a stroke that begins on the left side of their body, continues across their body as contact is made with the ball, and ends on the right side of their body. It can be executed with either one hand or with both and is generally considered more difficult to master than the forehand. For most of the 20th century it was performed with one hand, using either an eastern or a continental (hammer) grip.
*7 TIPS for a better (one-handed) topspin backhand:
1) ROTATE YOUR GRIP so that your palm is more on top of the handle.
2) TURN YOUR SHOULDERS sideways to the net, watching the ball over your front shoulder, saying quietly to yourself, "this is my new badass topspin backhand."
3) KEEP YOUR RACKET ARM LOW and relaxed but straight, cradling the racket throat with the fingers of your opposite hand.
4) STEPPING FORWARD, LIFT YOUR ARM UP and through the contact point in a smooth relaxed motion.
5) KEEP A FIRM WRIST. it should not move before, during, or after contact. it simply holds the racket steady.
6) THE MOTION SHOULD FEEL FLUID, natural, the way your shoulders and hips feel when you throw a frisbee.
7) DON'T SPIN OUT OF THE SHOT. imagine you are bowling -- not literally, just in the way your energy is directed forward into your target, sending the ball on a linear path.
FINAL TIP:
a good drill is to practice hitting backhands while keeping your shoulders COMPLETELY sideways to the net, allowing just the slightest turn into contact.
3.A serve (or, more formally, a "service") in tennis is a shot to start a point. The serve is initiated by tossing the ball into the air and hitting it (usually near the apex of its trajectory) into the diagonally opposite service box without touching the net. The serve may be hit under- or overhand.
Experienced players strive to master the conventional overhand serve to maximize its power and placement. The server may employ different types of serve:
Flat Serve
Topspin Serve (Sometimes called a "Kick/Kicker" serve. Often confused with the "American Twist" serve, since both types of serves are called "Kick/Kicker" serves.)
American Twist/Twist Serve (Also, sometimes called a "Kick/Kicker" serve, which can confuse people, since "Topspin" serves are also called the same thing. Furthermore, this serve is often confused with the "Topspin-Slice" serve.)
Slice/Slider/Sidespin Serve
Topspin-Slice Serve (Often mistakenly identified as the American Twist/Twist. The serves are very different from one another.)
Reverse Slice/Reverse Slider/Reverse Sidespin Serve
Reverse Twist/Reverse American Twist Serve
Reverse Topspin-Slice Serve
A reverse type of spin serve is hit in a manner that spins the ball opposite the natural spin of the server, the spin direction depending upon right- or left-handedness.
A good tip is to practice a consistent toss. Use a cup to toss the ball straight up in the air. This should help eliminate wrist movement or spin on the ball during the toss. Your serves will become much more consistent and then you can work on power mechanics.
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