When hitting a forehand, how do I control whether the ball goes cross court or down the line?
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if you wanna hit a cross  you should hit the ball a bit sooner in front of your body but for down the line you should hit it a bit later.\nremember you can move the ball from a side of a court to other side just by 19 degrees so becareful about the angel.
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for me to hit a draw, the first thing I do is widen my stance. I will take a few practice swings normally to see the path of the club coming thru at impact. next I will round out my swing and play the ball a little back in the stance. If you are right handed then you need to swing the club and at the finish your club should point at 2 o'clock.
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i'm not very good at underhand serving so i could offer a little tips on the overhand serve.  r u a male or female? \n \n1) don't use ur fist to overhand serve.  that might seem easier to give the power but that's not good cuz u can't control ur serve.\n\n2) a good friend of mine who plays very well always says to keep ur fingers close when serving.  that gives a good floater (a ball that has no spins causing a floating action that could drift off the direction sometimes) if done correctly.  but for me, i like it w/ my hand wide open.  if u get used to and good at it, u can also serve floaters w/ hand wide opened.  so that i guess it's up to u, whichever u feel more comfortable with.\n\n3) toss the ball in front of u, not rite above ur head or behind.  tossing is very important actually.  no need to toss too high.  grab the ball w/ ur serving hand and extend up, just slightly in front of u, but parallel to ur serving shoulder, that should be that point where u hit the ball.\n\n4) do not bend ur elbow.  at the point where u contact with the ball, ur arm should be straight, reaching for it. (pretty much the highest point of ur swing)  u r not hitting it rite by ur ears.\n\n5) follow thru ur arm swing.  some ppl stop rite after hitting the ball w/o following thru.  that might work, but follow thru will give more power.\n\n6) snap ur wrist.  that doesn't mean to hit the ball down.  ur wrist should be snapping down along w/ ur follow thru, that will give the ball a nice projectile.  some ppl snap it hard enough to give a lot of spin on the ball.  but please, don't break ur wrist!\n\nif u r male, u should hav enough arm strength the serve the ball over, so what u need to concentrate on is how ur palm contact the ball. also depend on ur height.  if u r really tall, u don't wanna hit too bottom of the ball to give a high serve.  (unless u mean to do it.)  if u r shorter, then hit it more bottom.  i'm guess between the horizon line to it's 45 degree down is good.  (bottom doesn't mean right under.)\n\nlook at where u r serving to, imagine the line of how u want ur ball goes.  then look at where ur hand is when making contact to the ball.\n\nthat works for female too, but a lot of female when they start overhand serve, they don't hav enough strength.  one of the things they r missing is, using their body to help.  this is how i started learning overhand serve in junior high (i served sideway and round house b4 that):  1st, say if u serve w/ ur right hand, the ready position will be, ur right leg in the back, left leg front, put the weight on ur right leg.  as u toss and hit the ball, u r also changing ur weight from ur right leg to ur left, so u r like walking forward.  u r actually throwing ur right side body to the front, ur right hand is only use to hit the ball, where the power is actually coming from ur body.\n\nHIT the ball, not pushing it.\n\nlastly, of cuz, a lot of practise!  =P\n\noh yeah, as u r serving, think of it: "SMACK IT LIKE IT JUST SMACKED U!!"\n\nthis is only my 2 cents, and everyone is different.  to be correct is important, but to be good at what u've got is even better.  i'm not very good in explaining in words, but i hope this will help.
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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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Everything is bound by the laws of physics. \n\nUpon contact of the cueball to the object ball, try imagining a line that connects the center of both balls- call this "line A". Then imagine another line that connects the cueball's current position(in contact w/ object ball) and its original position-call this "line B".\n\nPlay the scenario:\nAs the Cueball hits the object ball, the object ball move along the path we marked as "line A". The white ball will then be taking the path perpendicular (90degrees) to "line A" but going away from "line B". This perpendicular path is called the "normal angle".\n(This scenario only applies when you hit the cueball at its center)\n\nCurves:\n- You can apply a "spin" reaction on the cueball so that the cueball wont be moving along the normal angle. Hitting the cueball above the center will force it move forward after the impact. Similarly, hitting it below the center will cause it to draw back after the impact; or if it was a straight ball impact, hitting it just SLIGHTLY below the center will stop the cueball dead after impact. Hitting the cueball left or right will imply a left or right spin on the cueball AFTER IT HITS A CUSHION after making impact on the object ball. Now, you can combine these 4 basic spins to create top-left or bottom-right spins, etc. This is called controlling the cueball or positioning for the next shot. But that's for another chapter. Try learning the basics 1st.
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first of all, your position needs a left leg player but also you should use the right leg in shooting.i mean when you are running dribble with your left and shoot by the right.in corner kicks and wide crosses from the right , try to be in the 18 yard area if you are a header or you can wait for the ball outside the area to shoot directly, first time or dribble and shoot without neglecting your duty in defense.
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I would say that if you are still learning your overhand serve, then you will want to perfect that before trying to hit the "line drive" serve. Being a good server doesnt mean hitting it hard to your opponent, but being able to serve to your opponents weakest spot. Study your opponent when your team serves, find their weak link, and exploit it by hitting that mark when you serve.  Once you have perfected that the "line drive" serve will be easy.  Its a matter of force, once you know how to control the amount of force you have on the ball you will just be able to do it, and the practice from your basic overhand serve will help you control it.
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For a one-handed backhand:\n1. Keep your hips parallel to the long side of the court during the entire swing. In other words, don't twist your hips. \n2. Follow through with the racquet. \n3. Watch Roger Federer! His one-hander is the best. \nFor a two-handed backhand:\n1. Make sure your arms are extended during the swing. \n2. Hit a two-hander like you would a forehand with your non-dominant arm. So, if you're a righty, work on your lefty forehand and when you put your right hand on there, let your left hand do the most work. \n3. Start the stroke with your hips parallel to the long side of the court, but unlike the one-hander, twist your hips during the stroke. \n4. Follow through with both hands on your racquet. \n\nIf all else fails, watch the pros!
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shorten your backswing and make a conscious effort to swing through the ball( also called releasing the club)\nGo to the driving range and try this, just focusing on making good solid contact with a good follow through and don't try and kill it. nice easy swings and see how far it goes.
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Hitting(returning) the ball outside the lines(singles or dbls whichever applicable)\nHitting a "good ball" into the net\nDouble fault on serve\nBody/raquet touching the net during the point or when trying to hit the ball...even on follow through
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anytime you do not hit the ball in the center it's called english \nin combination with strenght and speed and soft shots you can decide where you want the cue ball to go after you make the shot this is called cue ball control by hitting it in differnt spots with differnt force you can have a big advantage over the other player by making it do what you want it to do
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The serve. You have to be able to at least get the ball in play. With other strokes, your opponent can effect how you hit them. The serve is all on you.
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You should use the same grip for both- its called the 'chopper' grip. Imagine you are going to use the frame of your racket as a hammer as hold the grip how you would a hammer.\n\nIt will feel strange at first & you may find it unsuccessful but stick at it & the power increase in your serve will be very noticable.\n\nUse the same for a topspin serve, you just need to place the ball up in a different place- it should be slightly behind you & towards your left shoulder (assuming you are right handed).\n\nHope this helps but it is a bit hard to explain. Go to your local libary & look for a coaching book, they will have good diagramms to help you
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You can watch or go to a tennis competition and observe how the advance level players serve and just imitate and practice it. Try the underhand serve it will go over the net, but you got to adjust your strength (power) , so the ball wont go flying out of the court or lines.\nCheck out the link below, the videos on there teaches you the correct way to serve a tennis ball!!!
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Catch the defense offguard and take advantage of what they leave open for you. Use the shot clock and time outs to your advantage. Try pressing on the inside to draw the foul or taking a hook shot.
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There are singles lines and dbles.  Whichever you're playing determines if it's in or out.  No matter which you're playing though if the ball touches ANY part of the line it's good.  You must be able to see a space between in order to call the ball out.  If you have to question yourself or do not know then the ball is good.  Tennis is based on the honor system and that applies to all who play.
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When the ball's on your side, don't let it hit the ground and when you hit it to the other side, hit it hard and make sure it goes inbounds where no one on the other team is able to return it.  That's about it.