developing a tennis player?
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Anyone can play tennis at any age. In fact I read a article in the news that tennis is a sport that can be played by anyone. They have wheelchair tennis too, if you didn't know. Also if you want to be good The Enterprise Newspaper says that if you want to become better at tennis take private lessons or lessons at a club, that's what most pros did including Blake.
800663
From a personal level i would suggest a heavier racket overall. It will give you the power that new players seem to always want yet you wont kill you arm getting it. Instead you can focus more on placement.  With a lighter racket you need a faster, not necessarily stronger, swing. The absolute best thing to do would be to go to a tennis shop and try out the demos. It is the only way to try it. That is how i found my racket (babolat pure drive).\nDont listen to Lady, do not just pick a brand if you have any intention of continuing tennis past strictly recreational.
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Here are some suggestions that should work, depending on what is available to you in your area.\nFirst, find out the most popular club and public facilities in your city. If you can afford a club, I'd recommend that you join and ask the manager or pro to suggest some matches.\nOr, if you prefer the public facilities, hang around practicing your serve or hitting against a backboard, and usually someone will ask you to play.\nBetter, sign up for group lessons at a club or public courts. You will meet others at similar levels, and they often are looking for practice partners.\nIf you are already a decent player, sign up for local tournaments or, even better, for USTA leagues if they are available.\nGood luck.
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Personally, I'd prefer an instructor who could sensibly explain anything he is asking you to do, but sometimes that isn't always the case.\nSometimes the teacher's suggestion really is not sensible, but it could still work. For example, some tell you to "peel an onion" to hit a slice serve. This really doesn't make technical sense, but it may get you to move your racket head across the ball, which is required for a slice serve.\nOr he may suggest that you need to jump to hit a serve, which again is not really correct. Your momentum carries you off the ground as you hit, but you don't jump and then hit. However, it could help to think about jumping if you hadn't been using your legs.\nI also realized a long time ago that, in terms of strategy, an "incorrect" plan may be better than no plan at all. I.e., doing the wrong thing well can cause you to focus confidently on that strategy, causing you to do better than if you remained confused.\nThat's the best I can do. Good question.
955151
Practice until you become a damn good tennis player.
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Tennis is a rather simple game to understand scoring and rules wise, and one that you will be able to pick up rather quickly if you have the ability to swing the racquet on an even plane.  Your best bet for learning about the game is to visit the USTA website.  As far as playing, all you need is a racquet, a ball, and a wall. I would spend some time hitting in that fashion prior to spending any money on a lesson.  However, I used to be a certified pro and very often we would get beginners no matter what age.  Tennis is, as they say, for everyone.
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Try here:\n\nhttp://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=10020795
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I give tennis lessons, but I am a lttle ways north of you in the Concord, Walnut Creek area.  You can view some of the answers I gave about tennis by looking at some of the questions provided by jeff spin.  I would give you my email address but this is not the right forum
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Just talk about tennis. Watch a match on TV or something and then ask someone is they saw that match. If they say no, fill them in. Also, if you've seen these people play and you wonder how they do a certain thing ask and praise them. Everyone loves praise!! And if worst comes to worst and they all shut you out, make sure you beat them when you play them!
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Forget about which racquet is the highest rated. The racquet is nothing. Proper technique is everything.\n\nGet a dozen demo racquets and play-test them. Buy the one that works best for you. Spend whatever money is left over on tennis lessons (private lessons are STRONGLY preferred). \n\nIf you can't afford private lessons, buy several instructional books and/or video tapes. This is surely the fastest way to improve.\n\nThe magic is not in the racquet.
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If you go post a flyer on either campus you will probably find a willing student.  Expect to pay about $20 an hour.  If you are looking for a true professional you can expect to pay at least double that amount.  However, many teachers offer group lessons at a discounted rate if you don't mind sharing a court with at least 3 other players.  I would suggest looking for a local tennis club and explain that you are interested in learning how to play, and you can probably find a club member that is willing to give you a weekly lesson for about $10 to $15 an hour.  If you are in Northern CA, you can send me an email.
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Yes, I do. You don't have to play something your entire life to be good at it. I know someone who started playing tennis when they were 10 and they're the best tennis player I know. They went to state, and they're only 16 years old. They've only been playing for six years and they're good enough to go to state, so if you play for 15 years, who knows what you could do... Just stick with it, and if you really love tennis, you'll be willing to put all the hard work that's needed into it. \n\nBest of luck!\nSarah ^_^
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Tennis Court Construction\nbrightuse.org/tennis-court-con... \nYou can even check the below links
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Cancel your trip to the Bolletieri tennis camp ASAP. \n\nI'm a nationally certified tennis instructor, and I have several tennis students who've attended his camp. They all tell me the camp relies far too heavily on hard work, and provides far too little actual tennis technique.\n\nAnd, even though I've not actually attended his camp, I can absolutely confirm you'll receive far too little technique there. \n\nIndeed, one of my tennis instructor friends, who used to work at Bolletieri's camp, showed me the camp's instruction manual. It definitely contains far too little, as well as basically incorrect, tennis technique.\n\nIn fact, you should forget all tennis camps because they all suffer from the same problem... too little technique and too little individual attention.\n\nInstead, take PRIVATE tennis lessons from a qualified tennis instructor. This is absolutely the best bang for your tennis buck!
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Yes!! I love to play tennis.  I have even started my own team at school becuase we didn't previously have one.  With a little more practice I believe we will be ready to compete and I am seriously considering joining a community team for the coming year.  So while I don't currently compete I hope to in the future.
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Join a local tennis club and play as often as you can.\n\nFirst take some lessons so you learn the proper way before you develop any bad habits in your game.\n\nIf you are playing against good players and you become good your talent will show.\n\nIf you are young enough and your parents have a lot of money you can go to some good tennis schools where they have top notch coaches.\n\nIt's not easy to get to the top but even if you don't you can still become a decent player and play for the fun of it most of your life and that will be good for your health.
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Your parents are right when they're against (I guess for economic reason) since tennis is really expensive; further to learn tennis you need better to get private lessons (and this will cost you a fortune) otherwise it will take you really a longtime to start amusing (and also this will cost a lot to hire courts,rackets,buy balls,etc.etc,).- If you think it's possible to learn tennis thru some website forget it. Tennis is a very technical sport and even playing with a friend who plays tennis will not help you at all since teaching is really difficult and must be done in a professional way to get some result.