As a beginning tennis player, you should make every effort to work on your technique and strategy in the early stages. This is for two reasons. Firstly, this will result in the fastest progression of your game, as great biomechanics will lead to more consistency, balls in the court, and, ultimately, more wins! Secondly, it ensures that you don’t built-in any bad habits early on, which could come back to haunt you later down the line. Once a habit has been formed, it’s difficult to eradicate completely.
There are also a few tennis shots that you need to learn straight away when you start playing! These will help you to dominate your opponent and put them in all kinds of trouble on court!
The Flat First Serve
Having strong pace and accuracy on your first serve will help you to win more matches right out of the gate. The serve is the one shot that you are in complete control of, yet, many amateur players never practice it!
Tennis legend, Pete Sampras, had one of the best serves EVER on the professional tennis tour and often talked about the gruelling service practice sessions that he endured in his pursuit of excellence.
So, take a bucket of balls and get down to your local club! Try and hit 100 serves, three times a week. Aim at targets in the corners of the service box and vary up which side you serve from, so you’re constantly forcing your body to adapt to new situations.
For more information on dominating your serve, check out, TheTennisBros.com – one of the world’s leading tennis websites.
Reliable Second Serve
Having a second serve that you can depend on every time will not only allow you take a little more risk on your first serve, but, will radically increase the number of points won over a match.
One of the most common causes of lost matches amongst amateur players is double faulting, so working on a second serve that you can execute with margin for error, time and time again will set you apart from the other players at your club and make you a feared opponent, even if you have only just started playing!
Topspin Forehand
Having access to great topspin on your forehand is a vital component of any good tennis player’s arsenal. Topspin has a direct correlation with consistency, due to its nature, and ultimately, physics.
Hitting a topspin forehand ensures the ball dips down inside the court, as opposed to a shot with no spin, which has a tendency to fly out the back of the court.
Advanced players are able to hit a very aggressive topspin on both the forehand and backhand wings. Not only does this allow them to take a huge swing at the ball, and keep it inside the court, but it also creates a super aggressive “kick” effect on their opponent’s side of the court. Instead of the ball bouncing fairly neutrally, it picks up speed after the bounce and LEAPS off the court, making it very difficult to both predict and time.
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