Team Line Tennis i suck at tennis and need serious help?
my mom signed me up for this tennis thing (it's like for an hour every day all summer) and i am awful!! this wouldn't be as much of a problem if i was playing with people who were about the same or a little better than me, but i'm with these insanely awesome people who are mostly on the tennis team and really know what they're doing! it's so embarassing to play with these guys it's not even funny (well, it kinda is, but whatever). i actually used to be good, and was asked to be on the high school team when i was in 6th grade (which i declined, since i play soccer and that monopolizes all the time i would dedicate to sports) but i seem to have lost my talent, or maybe forgotten it.
bottom line:
i just need some advice on how to instantly improve my game (i.e. how to hold the racket, how to hit the ball), because right now the only way for my skill to go is up.
Tennis isn't a game that you'll instantly get better at.
I would suggest you ask one of the others to guide you, or get a private instructor, or join a nightly semi-private tennis club, they usually have group lessons in the evening.
I certainly dont' want to discourage you from the game. Perhaps you can try one aspect of your game first, and move from there. I suggest you try improving your serve. It is the most spectacular move in tennis (other than maybe a smash), but it's surprisingly the easiest to improve at.
The toss is the most important aspect; you need a consistant toss; try tossing it blindfolding, and hitting the ball. It sounds silly, but the goal isn't to get it into the box, but rather just to hit it. Once you get the toss down; you can move on to other things. You'll notice with a longer windup, you'll have a more power, but at times inconsistant serve. Keep the longer serve, you'll have better racquet speed, and a faster serve (I realize this is personal opinion...everyone likes their serve a certain way).
Use an Eastern grip for your serve (imagine you are shaking someone's hand) it may be odd at first, but you'll get use to it. What it does, is it gives you the option to give and vary the spin on your first and second serve. The more spin, the more control you have of bringing the ball down.
Good luck (this is my first tennis post, I hope it's helpful)
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