Are there any Tennis drills that I could do when I am alone?
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nope you gotta play with some one else in tennis like your cuzin
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ZZTOPSPIN, if you want to serve like a profesional, then you should find yourself a coach because it's really the best way to do it. But with that in mind, I'll try to help you the best that I can.\n\nAs a tennis instructor, we teach the serve in steps. The first things we work on are the toss and the contact. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart (and with your non-dominant foot forward) and place your racket on the ground with the strings about six inches from your front-most foot. Toss the ball so that it goes up about a foot and a half from your outstretched hand and lands on the racquet. Keep doing this until you can hit your racquet consistently. You may be thinking, "This is so stupid!" But how often do you see professional players toss the ball, and then have to take steps sideways to get themselves in position to hit their poorly performed toss? NEVER! And how many times do you see recreational players do it? ALWAYS! And so, I repeat, the toss is a key to a professional's serve.\n\nAlso, when you toss the ball, hold the ball with the tips of your fingers. This is because you want to release your toss such that the ball DOES NOT spin in the air. If you hold the ball in your palm, the ball will end up rolling up fingers, will spin in the air, and will respond differently every time. We want consistency here.\n\nNow that you've got your toss down consistently, you're going to want to work on your contact. Before we do that, we want to address your grip. Changing your grip is a good way to change the kind of spin that you put on the ball, but it usually isn't the way that pros do it. Spin comes later. Don't worry about that now. Hold your racquet with the "V" of your thumb and pointer finger on the middle bevel found by following the side edge of your racqued down to your grip. Start with your racquet in "back scratch position", or with the side of your racquet touching the middle of your back. Toss the ball, and extend up to contact and swing through the ball. Keep doing this until you gain comfort with the motion and consistent placement.\n\nCongratulations, you've made it past the first step. There are dozens of different drills that you could do to work on these different aspects of the first step. I've only mentioned two. You should really contact an instructor to help you if you struggle making it through this first step.\n\nStep Two: Now you're going to add the loopy motion that is typical of professional serves. This motion ends up being different for everyone. Pete Sampras, as was mentioned earlier, has a serve that is considered the perfect serve. Theoretically, it maximized momentum and power, however, Andy Roddick badly violates many of the principles of the Sampras serve and still manages to hit his serve harder than anyone ever before. And so, I can't tell you that there is ONE way to do things. All that I can suggest is that you start with your weight on your front foot, and that you transfer that weight to your back foot as you move through to your backscratch position. That way, you can spring out of backscratch and into the ball.\n\nFor you, do whatever you have to do to go from the resting position, to the back scratch position. Some players serve from a pinpoint stance (meaning their feet move together before springing into their serve) while others maintain the shoulder width distance. This is all up to you. The key is to explode up to the ball from the backscratch position. You already mentioned making contact at the highest point, you also want to try to "hit up" on the ball. You may think that you're going to send the ball into the next time zone, but if you tossed the ball at the correct height and make contact at the apex, "hitting up" on the ball will give you the explosion that you need to really power through the ball.\n\nAnother thing, is that you're going to want your serve to lead you i
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I learned to by myself at 10 yrs.old.I just practiced.I'm 40 yrs. old and can STILL do them!
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Okay look at it this way...What will playing soccer do your your tennis skills?! Well lets break them down one by one shall we. (Now these is something that you can use to tell your parents to encourage them if you're really interested in playing soccer.)\n\n- running: it keeps you fit and flexible and helps with your agility.\n- footwork: will be dramatically improve since that is what soccer is all about. The better footwork you have the more you excel. Plus you need to have good footwork on the tennis court, eh?\n- aiming: sure its with your feet rather than with your hand but it will help you with your concentration. Make your more visual so you can visualize where ur gonna send that tennis ball.\n\nGetting ready: Keep running. Just like tennis where you help your agility around the court by running for the balls down the line do the same thing for soccer. Just place them farther apart each time as your progress. Take time with concentrating on the ball and keep reminding yourself that you are not allowed to touch the ball with your hands unless you are a goalkeeper!
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sometimes if you plan to have public lessons there will be other single people there so you can just pair up... other than that my only suggestion is to find a woman and ask her
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The previous poster is correct, but he doesn't give much help in the "puncturing" techniques.\n\nAny cheap tennis ball will do. Used ones that don't have much bounce are great. \n\nWhen cutting or puncturing the tennis ball, make sure that the tennis ball is stationary (and don't do this by getting someone else to hold it). The best thing you can do is use a vise attached to a work bench. Then use a utility knife (with only a small part of the blade protruding) or an ice pick to STAB the tennis ball. (try not to enjoy it too much as this may suggest some sort of psychiatric aggression towards the game of tennis.)\n\nOnce you've made the initial puncture, it's fairly easy to work in a big enough groove so that it will fit on the walker.\n\nBe careful and good luck!
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Some good passing drills would to have groups of 3 girls: 1 girl is on the other side of the net (tosser) one at the net (target) and one back passing.  The tosser should toss the ball to the passer, trying to move her around.  If this is too complicated for the girls then just have the girls in groups of 2, 1 tosses, 1 passes and they switch after 20.  Try havign them toss behind the girl, short, and side to side to get the passer moving.\n\nA blocking and approach drill that I enjoy is called Cat and Mouse. Split the team in two and have one side the mouse (attacker) and the other side the Cat (blocker).  The mice do three approaches down the net, making sure they get off the net and come back to the ten foot line every time.  The cats follow them and block making sure they line up their bodies with the attackers shoulder.  there is no ball involved in this, it's just practicing the basics of both skills.\n\nAttacking drill: Have groups of 3. 2 girls are on chairs up against the net with a cart of balls. the girls hold the ball up at above the plane of the net and the other girl approaches and attacks, this is really good practice.\n\nServing:  Split the team up on two sides of the court. 2 girls go at the same time and have to serve 8 times around the court. If they miss the team has to do a sprint.\nFun Serving Drill: (Around the World) Split team up into 2 teams.  1 girl from each team must sit them selves on the other side of the court in the 1 spot as their team serves to them they have to catch it.  If your serve is caught you advance to the next spot (1-2, 2-3, etc.)Which ever team gets back to the zone 1 first wins!\n\nHope these help... there's also many websites with lots of drills on them... just use the search engine to find them.
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I think that is amazing to do that. I sure have never done that and I think you deserve praise. What level of tennis players do you play against. The better the level, the more praise you should recieve. That might show you how much of a clutch player you really are and you deserve to feel good about yourself for this amazing feat.
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1. every single year go on the tennis team. \n2. play people who are more skilled then you most of the time, you could learn something. \n3. people who are worst then you can be good practice of hitting the ball.\n4. find someone and try to beat them\n5. practice at least 3 times a week, even without a net you can\n6. practice drills at home, swings, serveing, hitting the ball towards the wall. drills as in foot drills then foot drills plus swings\n7. try your best.\n8. if y9ou can use chalk and draw a tennis court, and practice drills over there.
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Swimming, alone, is a very strenuous workout.  You need to give your arms more time to recouperate.
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try concentrating on these three things\n\n-bend at the knees slightly\n-follow the ball to the racket with your eyes\n-follow through steping your back leg up so your facing the net
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Well for me I go to the gym to build up my muscles and speed, because this helps me improve my strength and timing on the court. Also if you do cardio exercises you can last longer on the court. The best way to improve your tennis skills is basically exercising and playing against people that are at a higher level than you, because you can learn things from others that you never realize that are useful. \nI have added a link below on tennis video instructions, it teaches you the proper way to serve, forehand, backhand etc...
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First, I'd suggest any club that has group classes. Not only is this cheaper than private lessons, but you can learn from others and also develop some practice partners.\nIf you are near the Lloyd Center, I'd suggest the Portland Tennis Center, next to Benson High. Otherwise, any of the numerous tennis clubs in town should have classes available. Just call one near you and ask about their schedule and prices.
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I don't really thing there are any tricks to play better, the only tip that I can give you is to practice. I think it all comes down to that. When I used to play, I practiced 3-4 hours a day and I played pretty well... now that I haven't played in a few years I can't even hit the backboard -_-'. :) but yea, just practice if you really want to impress your friends.
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you can practice any chance you get at home to make yourself better. you could also pay attention, try your hardest, act polite, do what the coaches tell you.
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I recommend going to a local pro shop and working with someone to find an appropriate racquet to match your physical characteristics and skill level.  You can often "demo" (try out) a few different frames at a time, allowing you to get a feel for the different technologies and vendors.\nSecond, enroll in a group lesson at a local tennis facility.  This is a low-cost way to be properly introduced to the game.  I highly discourage starting to play without getting professional instruction.  You will naturally develop bad habits that are nearly impossible to break once established.
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A lot of sprints that do not go that far, but you have to stop and start a lot. You can run the lines on the court.  Jump Rope . It is a great way to get light on your toes and improve your endurance.  Do some sprints that have you change direction, kind of like you do when you are playing a match.  One is called the Star run.  There is a coach who works with a lot of the top players named Pat Etcherberry.  He has written a few books on just tennis specific exercises , they include a ton of footwork drills.  He is the best.  You can do most of them by yourself.  Go to Amazon and pick one up or try your local bookstore.