when you spin a tennis raquect to see who takes serve which is up and which is down on a bablot?
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It was always easiest with a Wilson where it could either be a W or an M; or with Prince racket (P or d).\nHowever, not impossible with a Babolat racket: choose one of the knots on the strings (there should either be a total of 2 or 4 knots on your racket). 'Rough' is the side where the knot has the protruding end and 'Smooth' is the side where the knot is smooth and rounded. So you call out 'Rough or Smooth' to your partner and spin the racket. \nHey-Presto!
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To distinguish between the forehand & Back Hand.
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its federer or nadal.
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This actually refers to the discus-like way of throwing the putt. You start at the bottom end facing the rear. Wind up with a couple of spins and throw forward at the top end. The spin will help keeps you in the circle.
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Well, hard court is the in-between and it's the standard that most tennis players are usually judged on. Grass is the fastest, especially at Wimbledon with how finely packed the grass is. Clay is the softest/slowest and is better for defensive players that lack power. That's why Roddick sucks on clay but is formiddable on grass and hard court because of his excellent serve. Nadal is the king of clay because no matter how hard a ball is hit, he can catch up to it and return it well while mastering the baseline.
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When  I played baseline it was The Black Dahlia Murder. Since I've started playing a serve & volley game I've changed to  OK Go. Kinda calms me down which is what I need for net, smooth and solid.
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instructions here --> http://tennis.about.com/od/forehandbackhand/ss/fhtopspinlobsbs.htm
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sideout means that that you defend the serve and put the ball away so the opposing team does not score and your team has the serve for the point.
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Rule 1. Opponents stand on opposite sides of the court. The player who delivers the ball to start the point is called the server. The player who stands opposite and cross-court from the server is the receiver.\n\nRule 2. The right to serve, receive, choose your side, or give the opponent these choices is decided by a toss of a coin or racquet. If the choice of service or receiver is chosen, the opponent chooses which side to start.\n\nRule 3. The server shall stand behind the baseline on the deuce court within the boundaries of the singles court when playing singles and within the doubles sideline when playing doubles. See court dimensions. All even points are played from the deuce court and odd number points played from the advantage court. The server shall not serve until the receiver is ready. Serves are made from the deuce court to the opponents service box on the deuce court. Advantage court to advantage box. If the server misses his target twice, he loses the point. If the ball hits the net and goes in the correct service box, another serve is granted. If the server steps on the baseline before contact is made, the serve is deemed a fault.\n\nRule 4. The receiver is deemed ready if an attempt is made to return the server's ball. The receiver can stand where he likes but must let the ball bounce in the service box. If the ball does not land in the service box, it is deemed a fault and a second serve is given. If the ball is hit by either opponent before the ball bounces, the server wins the point.\n\nRule 5. The server always calls his score first. If the server wins the first point, he gets a score of 15. Scoring is done like a clock. See example below. Love means zero in tennis. The second point is called 30. The third point is called 45 (now-a-days known as 40) and game is won when the score goes back to love. If the score is 40-40, also known as deuce, one side must win by two points. Advantage-In means if the server wins the next point, he wins the game. Advantage-Out means the receiver has a chance to win the game on the next point.\n\nLOVE 15-30-40\n\nRule 5. After the game, the opponents serve. Games equal 1. The first to win 6 games, by two, wins the set. The first to win 2 sets wins the match. If the score is 6-6, a tie-breaker is played. This is scored by one's. The first team to score 7 points winning by two wins the set. The tiebreaker continues until one side wins by two. Hence, Game-Set-Match.\n\nRule 6. If the ball goes into the net, or outside the boundaries of the court, the player who hit that ball loses the point. If the ball hits the net during the point and goes into the opponents court, the ball is in play. A player loses the point if he touches the net, drops his racquet while hitting the ball, bounces the ball over the net, hits a part of the surroundings such as the roof, or a tree, the ball touches him or his partner, he deliberately tries to distract the opponent.\n\nRule 7. A let is called during the point if a ball rolls on the court or there is a distraction from someone besides the players on the court.\n\nRule 8. A ball that lands on the line is good.\n\nRule 9. If players serve out of turn or serve to the wrong person or court, the point or game will stand and order will be resumed following the point or game.\n\n\nThe server is required to keep his feet in nearly the same position during the serve. The server's feet may be raised off the ground, but walking or running are not permitted, so as to prevent the opponent being misled as to where the serve will originate. Breaching this rule or exceeding the permitted part of the court constitutes a ''foot fault''.\n\nIn a legal service, the ball travels over the net without touching it and into the diagonally opposite service court. If the ball hits the net but lands in the service court, this is a ''let service'', which is void, and the service is attempted again. If the first service is otherwise
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On a tennis court with a net.
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Fastest Tennis Serve\nThe fastest tennis service by a man (measured with modern equipment) is 246.2 km/h (153 mph) by Andy Roddick (USA) during a Stella Artois Championship match against Paradorn Srichaphan (Thailand) at the Queen's Club, London, UK, on June 11, 2004.
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The flat serve is a very effective weapon, as it is the fastest serve. \n \n   \n  Steps:  \n1.   Grip the racket with a Continental grip, not a forehand grip (see the Related eHows).  \n  \n2.   Stand near the center mark for hitting down the centerline. Stand farther from the center mark for a wide, flat serve.  \n  \n3.   Assume the normal posture for a serve, with a sideways stance and your hands down.  \n  \n4.   Throw the racket to the "back-scratch" position as you toss the ball in front of you.  \n  \n5.   Toss the ball farther in front than you would for a slice, topspin or kick serve and farther to your right for right-handed hitters.  \n  \n6.   Throw your racket out of the back-scratch position, with your palm facing the net at contact with the ball.  \n  \n7.   Hit the ball with your arm fully extended.  \n  \n8.   Let your arm finish the serve on either the right or left side of your body.  \n  \n  \n  Tips:  \n Mix a flat serve with other service choices, so it will not be predictable to your opponent.  \n  \n Practice hitting down the line on the deuce side and serving wide on the ad side.  \n  \n  \n  Warnings:  \n Tennis is a physically demanding sport that can result in serious injury. We recommend that you seek the proper equipment and training before undertaking this activity.
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Ok, here's an answer which does not involve bleach OR tennis:\n\nA "drop spin" is a way of spinning the flag in a circluar motion.\n\nThe drop spin is usually where you hold the flag in front of you (you could do this with a broom or something if you don't have a flag), usually about the level of your chest/torso area.  (Don't hold it too high, or it will be harder to do this move.)\n\nTo do a righthand one, hold the flag in your right hand, fairly close to the bottom of the fabric.  Rotate your wrist to the left, until the flag is facing downward.  Turn your left hand downward and grab the flag under your right hand, then rotate your left wrist to the right, completing the turn, or "spin."  \n\nTry this a few times, and if you've got it down, try to increase your speed.  Try counting a steady marching beat ("ONE two THREE four FIVE six SEVEN eight") and doing them to this pace.  You could even try marking time (marching in place, just using the backs of your feet) while doing this if you feel like it. \n\nHope this is helpful.
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Hey man, the sports-tennis section is not where you should be asking this. You ought to re-ask this question in, lets think, the Yahoo section. Someone may be able to help you there.
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"Up" refers to getting the ball on the green (the putting surface) and "down" refers to getting the ball in the hole.\n\nIt is common for professional golfers to get "up and down" in two strokes.
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1st law objects at rest tend to stay at rest and objects in motion stay in motion with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by an un balanced force.\nThe tennis ball at you feet will stay on the ground at rest unless an unbalanced force occurs, such as high wind.\nThe ball you volley will travel in the direction you hit at a constant speed at direction if the unbalanced forces did not interfer. (gravity wind, the other player returning it)\n\n2 the force of an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration. your tennis ball can be hit with tremendoius force, or lobbed more gently, the mass of the ball has not changed, but the acceleration has and so the force of the object varies.\n\n3 For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." Ok lets toss a ball up and overhand serve it.\nthe ball meets the racket. If you could slow motion the whole thing you  would see a moving ball and a moving racket. when they make contact the ball moves in the direction it was hit.  You could see the strings of the racket react to the force of the ball, you can feel the "shock" of the rackets travel being acted on by the ball.\nthe ball reacts with travel based on the force with which the racket interacts with it, the racket seems little moved by the hit but in fact we know it has asorbed the impact and transfers it down your hand, wrist, arm. The greater the force of the racket the more it's path is interupted and the more you Feel the hit. The ball also reacts in equal part with traveling with greater or lesser force. The racket does not travel off at the same speed and manner as the ball,why? F=M*A the mass of the racket in your hand is greater than the ball.\n\ncan you figure out how this applies to a returned volley?\n\nof course we are subject to unbalanced forces playing tennis. gravity is one of them, wind can be another. How windy coes it have to be to take a toll on your game? what about the court surface being wet? can you  think of any other forces? why does the ball drop rapidly after some hits?
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nope you gotta play with some one else in tennis like your cuzin