How to Play Tennis: Tennis Tips and Video Lessons To Help You Play Better Tennis

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Tennis is a fast and fun sport to play, and it is easy to get started. Anyone can learn how to play tennis. I teach players ranging in age from 3 to 50 years old. It’s a great sport for kids to stay active, and exceptionally convenient for older adults that want a fun hobby. Continue reading for the simple and easy to prepare recipe on how to play tennis.

INGREDIENTS:

1 tennis racket

1-2 cans of tennis balls

1 accessible tennis court

1-2 tennis buddies (optional)

STEPS:

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Purchase a tennis racket. These are fairly inexpensive, especially for beginners. When looking for a tennis racket, be sure that the grip size is comfortable for your dominant hand. Smaller hands want smaller grip sizes and larger hands usually prefer larger grip sizes. Another issue with tennis rackets is the weight. If it is too heavy, it may hurt your shoulder or cause pain along the hands and arms. You will also want to pay attention to the frame size. It is common for beginners to use over-sized frames versus mid-plus sized frames for more advanced players.

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Find a good deal on cans of tennis balls as you will be investing quite a bit on these. You have a choice between pressureless tennis balls or regular tennis balls. You can try both to see which you are more comfortable hitting with. You can choose based on cost or based on feel of the ball against the racket.

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Designate a time to play tennis and make a commitment to continue playing tennis during those designated times. It is best to play at least once a week to keep consistent with your game.

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Find an accessible tennis court that would be available during your designated tennis time. There are many parks that have tennis courts available to the public at no cost. There are also tennis clubs and recreation centers that have tennis courts but with a court fee or a monthly fee. The downfall with public courts is the availability. They are on a first come first serve basis, which means they might not be available during your designated tennis time. These courts are usually busy during mornings and nights and free during the afternoons. With clubs, they charge a fee, but you are guaranteed a court when you reserve it. They also have more courts available compared to public parks that usually have only a few courts available.

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Find friends that play tennis. This will encourage you to go out to the courts to practice your tennis game. This is an optional step because there are tennis ball machine that can take the place of a tennis partner. These tennis ball machines are great for practicing a particular shot and getting consistent at it. These ball machines basically act as a feeder to give the ball to you at a certain pace and at a particular spot. The way to take advantage of a ball machine is to practice one particular shot at a time or practice moving around to perfect the footwork. This will help your consistency and your footwork. They are available at most tennis clubs but not at your local public tennis courts.

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Learn the basic tennis grips; this is how to hold the racket for different types of shots. There are specific grips for serving, hitting volleys, hitting groundstrokes, and overheads. Some of the different strokes and hits use the same grips. For example, the serve grip and overhead grip are the same because they  both have the same motion.

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Watch videos that demonstrate how to hit groundstrokes (forehands and backhands), volleys, and serves. I would recommend these videos for beginners who want to learn how to play tennis. These are detailed instructional video guides that give you step-by-step instructions on all the fundamentals of tennis. This video guide also includes information on grips as well! Good investment, in my opinion.

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The most important part of learning how to play tennis is to practice. Go out onto the courts and use what you’ve learned. It is important to go step-by-step; start by watching how to hit forehands then go and practice these shots. The next time you go out onto the courts, practice what you learned previously and add on a new skill. This way you will get better with each time you practice.

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Take a look at these drills to give you ideas for how to practice on the tennis courts. These drills can be done with tennis ball machines or another player.

In following all these steps, you can learn how to play tennis the right way. Also, learning with the videos really saves your wallet. These videos are great for learning how to play tennis for beginners. So go get yourself a tennis racket and learn how to play tennis today with these simple steps!

It is important to know what you are doing right and what you are doing wrong in order to improve your tennis skills. Feel free to send me videos of your tennis game for a free critique. Good luck with your game!