by PerErik | Sep 30, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Where do I stand when my partner is receiving serve? The best place to stand is at the service line, about a racket in arm’s-length away from the center service. this allows you to protect the middle court where 8 out of 10 shots will travel. the name of this...
by PerErik | Sep 30, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What is a drop shot? The drop shot is a ball struck usually just inside the baseline with backspin. This shot travels with a little bit of backspin, but barely makes it over the net, and bounces usually three times before the service line. the player takes the pace...
by PerErik | Sep 29, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What is a lob volley? The lob volley is a specialty shot, it’s similar to a volley, where you would strike the ball down into the court. The trouble is it takes touch and in not hit down into the court , but up like a normal lob. This shot is strict upwards,...
by PerErik | Sep 29, 2012 | Tennis Tips
How do I understand power levels? The tennis player needs to know how much force he’s applying to a tennis shot, the way to understand this is to bounce a ball on your racket and try to bounce the ball high, which is a applied amount of force and then try to...
by PerErik | Sep 29, 2012 | Tennis Tips
What are the two types of forces we used to generate power in a tennis shot? The tennis players today used primarily angular momentum and then the other type would be a linear momentum this is the up-and-down movement when we strike a ball where knees go from low to...
