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May 22nd, 2008 by someoneyouknow

I started practicing tennis a week ago on Saturday. I had been playing before but, I had stopped about 4 years ago. So I didn’t remember anything about the game. The first day of practice I knew my stance and nothing else. My couch would pass the ball and  when I hit that yellow fuzz ball it went flying to the complete side. He passed me 2 more and the exact same thing happened. He noticed from my first swing, that I was doing four things wrong. I was:1. Swinging way too hard.2. Had my wrists to tighten.3. My positioning of my racket.4. My footing was to close and badly placed.I knew I wouldn’t get it right the first day so I wasn’t too surprised but, I never realized that how you hold your racket and from what angle/height you should hit the ball. Also I never thought that “top spin” was so necessary to keep the ball on its path. And trust me this is maybe only ¼ of the list of things. So after my practice shots he showed me the movement I should have been making. He showed me from start to finish (and let me say that start was nothing like finish). He also showed me how to hide the racket while you’re moving so, your opponent couldn’t predict the form of your shot. Of course it took me maybe 25 shots just to get my feet in the right places before the ball came and then another 25 for when the ball came. Also if I thought it took forever to get the footing right, getting the shot right felt like never-ending. The shot considered of three steps. First hiding the racket and getting to the ball in stance, second getting the top spin on the ball and hitting the ball at the right angles, and third making a half turn (while setting the racket on your shoulders and then have the back foot on its tips) so you face the other side of the court and preparing your next shot. If I am making it sound easy… I suggest you pick up a racket and try.

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