Tennis Question?

Question

Everytime i play tennis, I hit the ball as soft as possible and it still flies across the court over the base line. are there any tips and strategies on how to hit it normally and stay in the court? i know practice and hit softer, but any more detailed?

Answer 1

Eric it sounds to me like you are using a powerful OverSized racquet or the frame that you do use is strung too loose and catapulting the ball too far. Your grip may be wrong or your technique may be off. Perhaps you are hitting with too much of an open face aiming up rather than (level or flat) or most closed aiming down. You are not getting any topspin on your shots- you need to be swinging low to high and brushing up on the back of the ball. It could be one or many of the above possibilities. My sugggestion Eric would be for you to speak to a tennis instructor and see what he has to say about your frame first of all. Then schedule an hour lesson with him to work on your game. This said you should notice a vast improvement next time out.

You should probably have a mid to mid plus frame 95-105 square inch head size.
You should probably have a less elastic string with some bite to it like a Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough. This will also help with the topspin issue once you have proper technique. Remember Perfect practice makes man Perfect.
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Answer 2

USE TOPSPIN!

If you hit the ball "flat" and your technique is not really good, your balls will go flying out of the court. Swing your racket from "low" to the ground to "high" on the follow through to brush slightly over the top of the ball and "push" it back into the court, rather than swatting at it with an open face racket. Also, try using an open stance (legs apart) when you hit the forehand to give you some more control.

Practice! Do some drills where your partner hits only to your forehand side. Try hitting with topspin on almost all of your forehand shots. At first aim for the center of the net (so that your ball is stopped by the net). Then modify your angle so that your ball is now brushing just over then net. Eventually you will figure you the proper angle so that the ball easily clears the net, but consistently stays in the court.

Remember, the more topspin you use, the "harder" you want to hit the ball. This ensures that your ball be hit hard enough to clear the net but the topspin on it will dip it back down into the court.

Answer 3

Contrary to popular belief, hitting a tennis ball "easier" may actually cause it to go further or higher than you want.

Crazy as it may sound, what you really want to do is to hit the ball HARDER!!!

As long as follow through on the ball, correctly (i.e., your hitting hand should end somewhere near your opposite shoulder), you will naturally impart spin to the ball, which will bring it "down"! (most players tend to hit the ball, then stop right there, or, maybe even get as far as directly in front of their chest, which will send the ball further out or away from the intended target)

Since you are probably a beginner, this will take some getting used to, so be patient!

Answer 4

here is a checklist you can use:

1. keep your racquet face closed (@ a 90 degree angle to the ground)- if the angle is greater than greater than90 degrees, the ball will likely sail over the baseline

2. use a fairly level stroke- don't use the baseball hr swing!
remember to swing through the ball not up on the ball

3. use topspin- this will cause the ball to spin so it drops.

here's a link to a web article

http://www.tennis4you.com/lessonlounge/tennis4you/spins/hitting-topspin.htm

4. follow through your shot- don't stop swinging at the point of contact

if these don't make any improvement, then it might be an equipment issue, but hopefully some free advice will do the trick!

Answer 5

You can hit your shots with topspin. Topspin will keep the ball inside the court and is hard for your opponents to get. To use topspin you have to brush up on the ball.

You can also slice the ball which is kind of the opposite of topspin.

Answer 6

you need to use topspin. swing low to high.

backswing - racquet head should be lower than the ball
contact - even when you hit
follow through - finish high.

also keep the racquet face from "opening up" (ie pointing to the sky) when you hit the ball

Answer 7

u might be pushing it flying high
keep it low
and my dear frd practice makes man perfect