How long will it take to learn tennis?

Question

I would very much like to play tennis on a regular basis but, I've never learned the sport. I started learning with the help of a tennis insrtuctor this week.
Just wondering if someone knows how often should I play per day per week? Approx. how long will an average person take to get the hang of the game?
I know everyone learns at different pace but, just wanna get the jist of others experiance.

Answer 1

You question is fair, but it sort of sets you up for misery! Tennis is a SKILL BASED sport. This puts it in the same catagory as learning other skills like typing, reading, or driving a car. It is true that the more you practice the better you get and the faster you'll learn, but you want to really stress QUALITY of instruction at the beginning. Tennis lessons are expensive, but you want to get put on the best path possible because bad habits in tennis are impossible to break- you don't want a friend who might be a good player with no teaching experience teaching you how to hit like they do. You want to find a teaching pro who speciallizes in PLAYER DEVELOPMENT. This person can put you on track to maximizing your inherent ability and assure that you will become the best player you physically are capable of becoming.

Also remember that their are really only SIX shots in tennis. Once you are taking lessons and have good fundamental strokes in place, go play as much as you can! Experiment and try to play matches and compete. Every ball you hit increases you sensitivity to the ball (your "feel") and this will give your fundamental stroke more power, spin, depth, and accurracy as you continue to play.

So to answer your question directly: you will never learn tennis to your satisfaction! Even Federer misses shots and that is the essence of the challenge inherent to the sport. You will feel satisfied and happy with your playing level when your technique and skill level will allow you to maximize your athletic ability in order to win matches. Whatever level that happens to be depends on your athletic ability, your competitive spirit, and your talent level. Enjoy the process of learning the game the best you can! I've played all the way up to the national level and against players from all over the world and now I teach others how to play.... I've never shown up to a court and felt like I didn't have something to learn from my experience playing that day! Have fun!

Answer 2

If you just want to learn enough to get the hang of it and be able to rally a bit, beginning with once or twice a week for an hour each time is a good start. That will probably take you around a month (give or take depending on you, of course). I was at a tennis camp for a week and there were a few people who had never touched the sport before and they were able to rally relatively consistently after the third or fourth day (3 or 4 hours per day). So it depends on how hard you want to work. It's not so hard to get the hang of it just to rally back and forth a bit, the difficult part is in perfecting it - power, accuracy, consistency.

Answer 3

Like any activity, the time it takes people to pick it up varies greatly. Tennis is very different from going to a gym or skiing. Tennis is about strategy and hand eye coordination. It sounds like you don't have strong hand eye coordination. This takes time to develop. Have you ever watched a little kid try to catch and throw a ball? It's astonishing how horrible they are at it. We all think it's very simple, but the truth of the matter is most people develop this skill over many years. You're playing catch-up right now, and I would suggest you practice as often as you can. I would imagine you should be able to play a decent game in less than two years if you really stick to it. However, if you're not having fun, feel free to stop. But if you really want to pick it up, and you enjoy tennis; just relax, give yourself a break, and keep on practicing.

Answer 4

I started with a ball machine July 21st last year if I keep at the same rate on doing so far I will have 1000 hours of practice actually play the game 20 times I am NOT doing too bad but I don't consider myself very good I usually do well whenever I try PS can anybody tell me how well I should be doing???

Answer 5

It took ME to learn it in 2-3 weeks 5 days a week !

Answer 6

To increase your learning of the game, find a wall that you can hit against, and do that everyday for at least 30 to 45 minutes, make sure you either take lessons for proper strokes or get a good book that explains proper technique.

Answer 7

At least 1 year to be normal (training by a tennis amatuer)

at least 4 years to play to a competitive level againts amatuers.

Answer 8

daily half an hour for first week.Then daily one hour for next two week. then 2 hour alternate day for one month.i.e 50-51 days needed to learn proper tennis.

Answer 9

You need to play at least 2 times a week but the more you play the better you will get, so play as much as you can.

Answer 10

dont get excited.first try to learn step by step."slow and study wins the race."if u learn step by step u can be able to understand your mistakes and u can learn from them.so u can be perfect.if u learn in hurry and over excitement you will not understand the mistakes and u will have to repeat the same mistakes. ur coach knows how many hrs a beginner shud play so don't worry.